whoward69
DLL Minion
'The Whoward/Gazebo Authoritarian Patch You Must Use Or Else' just didn't have the same ring to it.
My lawyers will be calling your lawyers
'The Whoward/Gazebo Authoritarian Patch You Must Use Or Else' just didn't have the same ring to it.
My lawyers will be calling your lawyers
'The Whoward/Gazebo(With His Right-Hand-Man Gazebo) Authoritarian Patch You Must Use Or Else'
What!? Your name was first! Fine, I'll change it...
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I will, but we're not at that point yetGreat at graphics? Fantastic, start designing stuff.
This 'Community Patch' mod is a completely different beast as it is from the outset devised by more than one man and developed by a community (for the sake of this discussion I wont go further into what constitutes a community as it is a pointless exercise, IMO.)
Please, can we drop the discussion over the name? It is what it is.
The patch is largely a modder's toolkit, with "community" referring to an attempt to make this a common DLL for most mods that need DLL edits (excepting, e.g., total conversions or edge cases; but even those could provide a DLL based on the community patch to maintain compatibility). Your concerns about the default behavior of the patch seem misplaced, since it will apparently be light-touch, only fixing obvious bugs and applying performance enhancements where possible.1) The Community Patch [is] focused on fixing bugs, improving AI performance, and making the Civ V dll more accessible to modders.
But this is where the rubber meets the road for the meaning of the word "community" to which you've been referring [i.e., a community process].If the only task is to discuss the balance patch, then that has no interest to me.
Frankly, we have yet to see how well this project aligns with the ideals inherent in the name, but there is certainly a balance to be struck. I'm willing to assume that Gazebo and other designers will do so in good faith (else they risk our justified wrath).2) The Community Balance Patch... will endeavor to correct and modify existing gameplay mechanics in order to provide a more enjoyable and exciting CiV experience.
In this regard, maybe the "community patch" may be indeed a misnomer when it comes to the toolkit. But does it matter? I believe what they mean by "community" may be just in the end "supported and sponsored by the civfanatics community".
To me, "Community" is defined here as "a bunch of people having an input".
I'd say as long as people are actually getting their voices heard and their ideas implemented if the community want it, then it is a community expansion.