A Package Maker's Suggestion to Mod Authors

[MrGrymReaper]

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

First of all an apology to any mod author whose mod I haven't endorsed following a download. Sorry but I may not have been able to sufficiently use your modification yet or it may have been for the following reason below in my suggestion.

 

If it is for the reason below you can have my heartfelt sincere apology for having done so and can consider the modification endorsed (in the appropriate cases).

 

I have downloaded many modifications in the past. I have recently gone and endorsed most of them following using them.

 

However don't take this as an excuse but for some of them there wasn't any information about the filename of the esp and/or esm files present, along with other necessary information. As a result it was required to download said modification in order to obtain it.

 

I have recently used most of those modifications and endorsed as well as commented having doing so (where it was possible). Though in some cases the modification was downloaded for said information.

 

This information is important to fomod package makers like me as it can be used for dependency checks.

 

They were downloaded in order to obtain this information for packages which I were making for other modifications and myself.

 

I have at times when a fomod was particularly well made and/or the author didn't seem to know how to make one for themselves offered the one I made to the author.

 

To aid future package makers (as well as myself) in creating such scripted installation packages, could the plugin and master filenames (as well as mod file structure) please be posted in a sticky or have a method for PMing said information.

 

This may help to avoid un-necessary downloads unless the individual is interested in using the modification.

 

So the authors can get accurate endorsement, feedback, votes and/or donation where appropriate. While helping to keep the number of modifications which need endorsement vs have been endorsed at more managable levels (in the user's download history).

 

Possibly in a togglable post so that those who aren't interested in such information don't have to read it.

 

This is if it isn't too much of an effort for the modder and I don't expect them to do this. But it would be of much appreciated assistance.

 

Thank you for your time and attention in this matter.

 

Yours Respectfully,

 

MrGrymReaper

[simtam]

Have you tried clicking on the looking glass icon which is displayed next to each file in "download manually" section?

[MotoSxorpio]

I agree. I've downloaded countless mods that have a filename of something like "Main097438967.7z", sometimes just "mainfile.rar" and then the site adds to it. No one even edits headers to include the mod author anymore. Its a simple thing, there are all kinds of tools that allow for header editing to be able to include where and what etc.

 

You're not alone in this, MrGrym