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Old November 17th, 2006, 02:05 AM

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Default Re: Balance Mod to become Stock SEV Petition

Hmm, I guess my definition of mod is different. I suppose it would be more accurate to say I had planned to develop Starscape as a mod of the stock game, rather than a total conversion. There's no need to reinvent the wheel with Starscape. I'd build it on stock, but since I'd rather have a balanced basis for my mod, it looks like I'll be using balance instead.
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Old November 17th, 2006, 12:31 PM

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Well, to get technical, what SJ is describing could be called a TC (Total Conversion), rather than a mod.
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Default Re: Balance Mod to become Stock SEV Petition

In my terminology what SJ described is a Total Conversion. To me a Mod barrows some parts from Stock or another Mod. When I hear ‘from scratch’ it tells me that one or more files have been created from a blank text sheet. In my humble opinion and using the Mod I am working on as an example, the Components, Tech Areas, Vehicle Sizes, Governments, and Society Types are all from scratch. So basically I am just reiterating what Phoenix-D said.
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I do not think it should replace stock. It should be an additon.

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Old November 17th, 2006, 07:32 PM
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I do not think it should replace stock. It should be an additon.
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Old November 17th, 2006, 02:58 PM
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Total Conversion == Mod
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Old November 17th, 2006, 05:52 PM

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I just want all the game-muddling bugs fixed. < Maybe everybody could work on that first. :]
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Only Aaron Hall can work on those.
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Old November 17th, 2006, 07:04 PM

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Default Re: Balance Mod to become Stock SEV Petition

Yes, technically a TC is a mod, however in a TC the game is basically rebuilt, very little of the original game content is left in place. In general usage a mod (as opposed to a TC) doesn't change things as drastically. Or:

TC == Mod, but, Mod != TC
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