What are collections and how does it all work? It is our conviction and vision that modding should be as easy as possible, so more people can enjoy this hobby that has brought us all together and that laid the foundation for the very existence of our site and community 20 years ago. This means that many people miss out on enriching their experience with fantastic mods, they don’t get to enjoy being part of our community, and they don’t get to become part of what we all love. However, we understand and know from decades of experience as well as user feedback, that it is this - at times grueling - process that deters many people from even trying to mod their games. Many of us have gone through this “baptism of fire” as we have grown up with modding being a hobby for the more tech-savvy.

Internally, we’ve been referring to this project as “collections” and as you are reading this we are edging closer towards external testing with a small number of people.Īs you all may know, depending on the games you are modding, it can at times be quite difficult to set up a large mod load order, find the right mods that work well together, look for patches, resolve conflicts, establish the right load order, test for any issues, and so on. This is a long one, so brew up some coffee, put on some chill-out music, and strap yourselves in your seats before reading - you have been warned!Ī while ago, as announced in 2019, our team started work on a project with the goal of making it easier and far less time-consuming for the average person to set up a thoroughly and well-modded game. If you would like to hear the whole story behind why this change is necessary and what our plans for the future are, keep on reading. We understand that not everyone in the mod author community shares our convictions and our vision, and that is why we are granting a 1 month grace period in which mod authors can request to have all their files deleted for good by contacting Ģ0 July Update: Based on feedback we've received from mod authors who would like to have some but not all of their mod files deleted, we're now offering partial deletion requests based on this form, subject to the 5 August deadline. The change was announced to mod authors recently, and basically means that mod files are no longer deleted, but rather archived - which will make them inaccessible unless directly requested e.g. For the benefit of this system we have to implement a change to how mod file deletions work. We are convinced that our collections system, a project we have spent almost 2 years and many work-hours on, is the way to achieve this goal. TL DR: It is our core belief that making modding easier is a noble goal, so more people can enjoy our joint hobby.

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