Suggestion for Modding Forum/Knowledge Base

[Mindi]

Tampa_Gamer said:

The new proposed subforum is more akin to a working knowledge base dedicated to resolving modding issues.

With that said, would there be enough material to constitute a subforum? I'm not opposed to this subforum as long as everyone thinks it will actually be used and not just add more clutter to the forum.

[Combat Wombat]

I think sticking with the status quo is the right way to go right now. I see no reason to make changes.

[President_Elect_Shang]

I disagree CW, I think there is enough to constitute [being/becoming] a valuable addition to the Shrapnel family.

[Tampa_Gamer]

Mindi - in the past two days alone (2 pages) I count close to 20 threads that would probably belong in that forum. I think there is too much material frankly, but this is the best I can think of. The idea is for core concepts to be transferred to the wiki once it becomes widely accepted/tested.

Much of modding is a stab in the dark through trial and error (since even the beta testers don't know how many of the files actually function). Unfortunately, much of what we do is lost to obscurity because threads slink off the page or become too unwieldy to search/read properly (like the SEV modding one which is currently 24+ pages!). By setting up dedicated threads for each file - at least modders would have a starting point to see if someone else has posed/tested a particular function already.

[Devnullicus]

I agree with with TG - I think a new subforum would be helpful, with a sticky thread for each major data file.

[President_Elect_Shang]

Devnullicus said:
I agree with with TG - I think a new subforum would be helpful, with a sticky thread for each major data file.

Or as Fyron suggested, which I think is much better; one sticky with a single post that contains a shortcut to each of the major data file threads.