marvelsmidnightsuns [Mod Request] [General Community Request for Ideas] More assets for the comic book cover editor: What's possible, and what do you want?

[Grailmoore]

I want this so bad that I would be willing to learn how to create a mod, but if any mod makers ever see this post, I'd like to ask how feasible they think a mod like this is.

At the very least, a mod that adds more backdrops to the comic book cover editor, and more randomized text for titles and stringers, low-hanging fruit like that. Weirdly, it's the low-hanging fruit in the editor that's really lacking effort. I feel like the more advanced stuff, like poses and effects, are already very accommodating.

I might be the only person who cares about this, and this forum looks pretty dead to begin with, but this is the first kind of mod I searched for when I discovered there are mods out there for Midnight Suns. Apparently no one has made a mod like this, or even suggested making one, so yeah, I'm expecting crickets. :laugh:

What do we want?

I really enjoy making and editing comic book covers for my adventures in Midnight Suns. I've put about 150 hours in the game so far, and I've long since reused a lot of the same backgrounds. For example, there's only a few in-the-city-themed backdrops, and most of those are the same exact city scene, just re-tinted. In a super hero game! Just, why, Firaxis? :laugh: There's exactly one desert backdrop provided to us for all one million of our desert region missions. :laugh: There are zero backdrops for other types of locales that regularly figure into the game, such as building rooftops, sewers, shipping docks, and other comic book-y things y'all might suggest.

 

I also feel like the title and stringer text would've benefited from some extra effort, as well as comic bubble speech. The ultimate mod would give us the ability to directly write our own text instead of clicking the random button half a million times, but I realize that'd be a lot more work than having more options in the random mix. Options related to specific heroes and their enemies would be especially appreciated IMO.

All of the above lays out the gist of our task. If this thread ever sees activity beyond the OP, we can drill into the problem more with specific suggestions and art asset resources!