[Tampa_Gamer]

Q - The Amon'Krie are not one the modified races. They are included in the mod directory so that they will still be used as a random race, just as the other original non-modded races are. I think what you are seeing are differences betwen the actual original races and what the AI modders have been doing over the Last year.

Chewy - sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Please understand this is a very hard response for me to write. Our problem is one of capacity. In the beginning, for each new Version of the TDM-ModPack, it used to take Mephisto, Daynarr or myself only a few hours to finalize the proper directories, update the readme, TEST, bug the various authors for quick fixes and finally upload to the site. Lately, and especially this Last time, the time involved was close to 20+ hours (Mephisto correct me if am wrong), we have to actually use spreadsheets to keep track of authors/Versions/files and this does not even include modding our own races! Over the past month, we have had to make hard decisions and tell people (even those who already have races in the ModPack) that we do not have any more capacity. So unfortunately at this time we are sort of at capacity. Now, if the public at large is screaming for us to add a race that is kicking everyone's collective butt (that is how the Rage got added B/T/W) we may have to reconsider this policy.

Some people want us to just add the majority of the races out there so the ModPack would consist of 60+ races to choose from. But then all we would be doing is zipping up the files and passing all of the problems to the Users. There would be no quality control, no testing, Versions would never come out on time b/c we would be waiting for x or y's latest tweaks, etc.

Sorry for the long-winded response, but Mephisto and I have been getting this question a lot lately and instead of just replying to you via e-mail, I thought it better to let everyone know where we stand.

Now having said all that, I would like to see the Vandron included on the next CD run, so be sure to post them in the "DEFINITIVE MOD" thread.

Thanks
-TG



[This message has been edited by Tampa_Gamer (edited 18 November 2001).]