On the future of WAC and of this forum
Posted: October 13th, 2011
As some of you may already know, I'm working on the next version of WAC, and it will be the last version from me.
After the next version of WAC I will have no opportunity to continue working on the mod at all. I am leaving on a multi-year travel around the world, and I will not have access to a gaming machine to continue WAC in any means. I am taking a small notebook with me, but it's not powerful enough to run Oblivion nor to do extensive 3D and graphic work.
So this is going to be my last contribution to Oblivion. I have worked a long time on modding the game although I was not playing it other than for testing what I modded into it. In all that time, there was a few realizations that dawned on me over the years.
I'm not interested to micro-manage problems, bugs and stuff that users have with their game or their load order. I felt that I gave enough of my time as it is that I shouldn't have to be a tech support at the service of anybody that have problems with their games, and even less so if those problems are due to other mods, or worse for people that don't read the read-me and info provided. My work on WAC was done with a very limited load order to ensure that what I worked on was working with the game itself. The fact that it will/would be played alongside other mods is irrelevant here, as if I had to take that into account I wouldn't have been able to change one thing in Oblivion due to the several thousands mods out there already. I have taken note of the bugs that are from WAC itself and I'm grateful to everyone of ye who took the time to write about it here, and I tried to address those in the next release.
But for anything else like WAC compatibility with other mods I couldn't care less, it's not my problem. We are talking of taking (more of) my time to be sure that the free work I give away should be patched so it work with other free work? Get real! I only have one life, same as you.
It's a fact that for most people once they got their download will not come back to comment unless they have a problem, and that with a few exceptions that come back with comments (or praises) (or requests), this forum effectively only served one goal: to distribute the mods.
In one month time Skyrim will be out. I would like to say I'm anticipating the release, but the truth is I'm not even going to play it as I will be travelling around. I'm pretty sure that once Skyrim is out, Oblivion and it's modding scene will take a big dive to the bottom of most Elder Scrolls player's list.
As such, and because of what I'm doing (travelling) there's a few question that need answering about the future of this forum, and it's reason to exist.
So Maigret asked me to post this and ask you lot a few questions that will decide on that. Because she's disgruntled about giving her time away only to help people resolve their problems with WAC, as she's also not playing Oblivion anymore, same as me. Because we only have one life and our time is precious and limited. We are not tech support.
What this poll shall answer will decide on the future of the forum. There are few choices about what may happen after I left. As you may guess I will not be helping anybody that want to take over WAC. I will leave WAC with a few directives and suggestions as to what I think should be done, and what my ideas where for it, but after I'm gone I'm not going to interfere with it unless I receive questions about points I wanted myself in WAC. Those points will be clearly enumerated though, so there shouldn't be much else to tell.
Be aware also that if it is decided that the development of 'WAC after waalx' will not take place here, I will not answer anybody about anything else.
It's my idea that if WAC is developed further (and I'm sure it will) it should be done on here though. This forum would be the most effective platform for whoever may want to work on WAC as it's where it was created. After we get the results of this poll, and the next WAC version is released if somebody is REALLY interested to take over WAC I will do my best to provide you with a comfortable situation to work via the forum (if the forum is deemed to survive that is).
So the ball will be in your hands, so to speak.
Thanks for your support!
After the next version of WAC I will have no opportunity to continue working on the mod at all. I am leaving on a multi-year travel around the world, and I will not have access to a gaming machine to continue WAC in any means. I am taking a small notebook with me, but it's not powerful enough to run Oblivion nor to do extensive 3D and graphic work.
So this is going to be my last contribution to Oblivion. I have worked a long time on modding the game although I was not playing it other than for testing what I modded into it. In all that time, there was a few realizations that dawned on me over the years.
I'm not interested to micro-manage problems, bugs and stuff that users have with their game or their load order. I felt that I gave enough of my time as it is that I shouldn't have to be a tech support at the service of anybody that have problems with their games, and even less so if those problems are due to other mods, or worse for people that don't read the read-me and info provided. My work on WAC was done with a very limited load order to ensure that what I worked on was working with the game itself. The fact that it will/would be played alongside other mods is irrelevant here, as if I had to take that into account I wouldn't have been able to change one thing in Oblivion due to the several thousands mods out there already. I have taken note of the bugs that are from WAC itself and I'm grateful to everyone of ye who took the time to write about it here, and I tried to address those in the next release.
But for anything else like WAC compatibility with other mods I couldn't care less, it's not my problem. We are talking of taking (more of) my time to be sure that the free work I give away should be patched so it work with other free work? Get real! I only have one life, same as you.
It's a fact that for most people once they got their download will not come back to comment unless they have a problem, and that with a few exceptions that come back with comments (or praises) (or requests), this forum effectively only served one goal: to distribute the mods.
In one month time Skyrim will be out. I would like to say I'm anticipating the release, but the truth is I'm not even going to play it as I will be travelling around. I'm pretty sure that once Skyrim is out, Oblivion and it's modding scene will take a big dive to the bottom of most Elder Scrolls player's list.
As such, and because of what I'm doing (travelling) there's a few question that need answering about the future of this forum, and it's reason to exist.
So Maigret asked me to post this and ask you lot a few questions that will decide on that. Because she's disgruntled about giving her time away only to help people resolve their problems with WAC, as she's also not playing Oblivion anymore, same as me. Because we only have one life and our time is precious and limited. We are not tech support.
What this poll shall answer will decide on the future of the forum. There are few choices about what may happen after I left. As you may guess I will not be helping anybody that want to take over WAC. I will leave WAC with a few directives and suggestions as to what I think should be done, and what my ideas where for it, but after I'm gone I'm not going to interfere with it unless I receive questions about points I wanted myself in WAC. Those points will be clearly enumerated though, so there shouldn't be much else to tell.
Be aware also that if it is decided that the development of 'WAC after waalx' will not take place here, I will not answer anybody about anything else.
It's my idea that if WAC is developed further (and I'm sure it will) it should be done on here though. This forum would be the most effective platform for whoever may want to work on WAC as it's where it was created. After we get the results of this poll, and the next WAC version is released if somebody is REALLY interested to take over WAC I will do my best to provide you with a comfortable situation to work via the forum (if the forum is deemed to survive that is).
So the ball will be in your hands, so to speak.
Thanks for your support!