Major Mod fo sho!

[Cymera]

Well, I thought I would post this here, before posting it in the Capitol. Is everyone here, and most importantly Dime believing that XGM should now be considered a major mod? I have read in the Curia that many there believe the same, I believe that XGM has evolved to the level that it may be considered a major mod.

[Zarax]

Well, while XGM surely got "major" mod attributes we still have a small perk here as the minor mod list is far shorter...

[Balikedes]

Well, while XGM surely got "major" mod attributes we still have a small perk here as the minor mod list is far shorter...

I agree...although it looks (from the outside) like a minor, it feels like a major when you play...

[Cymera]

Come on people! This would mean that XGM gets along with the Big boys! as it should be IMHO. If most here prefer the perk of being minor, then this won't go to the capital. The most important thing, of course, is Dime's approval.

[Zarax]

Well, it's mostly up to the admins, we are the 6th mod by number of threads and the 5th by number of posts so we are definitely one of the big guns by members following us.

Judging from a purely modding perspective, we changed the gameplay extensively enough to warrant the status and we are not done yet (not until we'll be recognized to be the best halfway mod between EB and DM), while on the graphical side we did a more limited job, even though that's a design choice rather than a limitation as we employed some excellent skins in a few places (spartans, romans and a few others).

[Warmaster]

as i said when i brought this up yesterday, im all for it . its about time considering how much this mod achieves.

[Cymera]

It's 9-3 so far, the only thing that is missing is Dime's approval of this. I can see that if he would like this mod to remain minor, i'll drop it. But XGM has gone sooo far that I believe that it requires more recognition.

[DimeBagHo]

I guess it's time to admit that XGM is a major mod.

[Cymera]

W00t! Happy that I finally have the go from ya! Would you like me to wait until the poll is over, or can I bring this up with the Curia now?

[RedFox]

Well, I figure this Poll is over, though I quite liked that XGM is the first in the list of Hosted Modifications.
That's the only reason i'm against XGM going major, would be really sad to look for XGM somewhere down the list...

[Zarax]

That was pretty much my sole concern too...
Luckily our members are doing a good job passing the good word and signatures...

Just another thing... I think it's time to change the mod description to something more accurate to the current mod status, we went a long way from just improving the depth of Hellenistic factions...

[RedFox]

Well, we have mostly changed everything about the game, so I figure just adding a line where it says "improves the gameplay" or something similar would do the trick.

[Zarax]

It could be something like this:

"Born as mod to bring more depth and accuracy to the Hellenistic factions, XGM brings a widely enriched gameplay experience, with a cultural assimilation system, revisited faction rosters and several other improvements towards a finer balance between historical accuracy and gameplay"

[RedFox]

Maybe add a line with "historical accuracy" kind of text, but other than that, sounds pretty good to me.

[Zarax]

Edited...

[RedFox]

Though, just a personal opinion... the "born as" sounds a little bit dodgy.
Other than that, excellent indeed.

[Zarax]

Yeah, could use a little retouch, I'm sure DBH will give something better...

[LucretiusTC]

[quote=Zarax;1598523]
Well, it's mostly up to the admins, we are the 6th mod by number of threads and the 5th by number of posts so we are definitely one of the big guns by members following us.

If the numbers count, the XGM should be among the major mods. I think the current classification system seem a little bit strange when there´s only two minor mods and 17 major ones. I also agree with Zarax that maybe a new description would give a better picture what the XGM is all about. If it is the Extended Greek Mod, also Rome, Carthage and various Barbarian Factions are very playable in deed. Plus all the other extra stuff comparing to the vanilla version.


Luc.



P.S. I voted "Yes", if even I prefer kittens... ..instead of puppies..

[Balikedes]

It could be something like this:

"Born as mod to bring more depth and accuracy to the Hellenistic factions, XGM brings a widely enriched gameplay experience, with a cultural assimilation system, revisited faction rosters and several other improvements towards a finer balance between historical accuracy and gameplay"

You gotta read it like it's a made-for-radio movie ad...good job!!!

[Cymera]

Well, this poll seems to be over, but before I take it to the Capitol, I might need Dime to post in that thread as well. I am just waiting for the go from him.