Quality assurance

[Doktorfrost]

Hi. (first things first: Sry but English is not my native language)

 

Me as others are overwhelmed by the sheer amount of mods in TES Games. For Example Modding Oblivion made it a whole new dimension of game quality for me. The new smooth weather changes the new Plants and flora with so much love and detail.

 

But coming from Morrowind - one great thing I really love is the whole TES Feel. So the hard part for me ever was to find the "right" mods as 99% are just crap in my eyes. I mean mods by new young creators checking out new techniques.

 

I want mods done by experienced intelligent modders with a good taste! making maybe just tiny but important changes that add to the true TES Feeling.

 

So I asked myself if there is a group of people Whose main concern is still to PLAY the Skyrim (and not modding and doing strange stuff just because they can) and who just want to have more detail - more love and all that good stuff Computers are capable of and consoles are not like more plants, more objects, better textures etc (as we all new that Bethesda had to make compromises).

 

Tl;Dr:

 

Are there people that approve Mods - and who have a great specialization in taste of the TES Feeling, the Lore and the "How it should be right"?

 

I know that part of the idea of modding is just to make the game how you like it, but what I am seeking is not just a better texture or a Lord of the RIngs skyrim. No i want Mods that stay true to the original game feeling. I like vanilla skyrim a lot, and all the colours the hue etc is perfectly right!

 

For example there has yet to be a ENB that dont suck in my eyes but all people are praising them? They all look so bad. Maybe just edited to look good in only one circumstance one day time but bad in all others. its good for screenshots but bad for playing.

I made a comparison with vanilla and original 119:

 

 

Here first vanilla then ENB (its 12 AM!!!)

 

 

in this second Video first ENB then Vanilla (tabbed that people see the time):

 

(look for example at 0:48 - its 7 AM - why is the sky black? what is this crap?)

 

Why are people saying enb is great when its just not true to skyrim? where are my good men with good taste like me?

 

Why is this? Dont people have good taste anymore? I need those guys who made those brilliant Oblivion mods I so liked.

 

Mods I found good so far are just:

 

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=15513

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=21546

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=11832

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=8288

 

But I really need a smoother weather changer - that doesnt increase contrast and colour of the game!

 

I would like to have even less mods than too much but bad ones.

 

So - maybe an option to have a "quality - true skyrim" Agent Group that tags Mods for easier finding etc would be so great. Or is there a good collection out there I didnt not find yet?

Edited October 8, 2012 by Doktorfrost

[David Brasher]

Nobody can agree on which mods are the good mods. There are really popular mods that I don't like and won't use just as there are really popular mods that you don't like and won't use.

 

So if I say I don't like a mod and won't use it, does that make it a bad mod? Probably not. It made the top 100 list, has a ton of downloads, and a ton of endorsements. Different people have different tastes, and most people really like this mod, so that makes it a good mod.

 

So if you are looking for mods that are tagged as "good" mods, try looking at the mods on the top 100 list, the mods with lots of endorsements, and the mods with high download counts. These are the things that Nexus has in place to help you locate good mods. Just be aware that not every mod that meets these criteria will be one you will want to use. For example there could be an extremely popular axe mod available. But maybe you hate weapon mods and never use them. The majority of people view this as a good mod. So you might not want to speak too loudly when you talk about this axe mod being a bad mod.

[Doktorfrost]

This kind already exists in music / TV / Film Genres also with games. We all read magazines where people we trust tag material with adjectives (good, bad, new, only for fans, etc).

 

So why not with mods? There is really no argument against it other than that it hasnt happened yet.

 

I think a mod review-like thing with approved collections for several styles would be great.

 

So all the japanese gangnam style people can have their wipping boobies while others can have their cold Snow colors - and so on...

 

With this mass of Mods, a top 100 List doesnt cut it anymore.. New mods wont make it into it. (not fast enough, not if they are super good) also bad ones still stay up their cause more people try them out - and so the chance of appealing is bigger.

 

Just a tagging - linking system that works like google or youtube reputations link datatabse net algorithm (okay thats over the top - we cant have that one ;) ) would be a dream.

Edited October 10, 2012 by Doktorfrost

[scrivener07]

Nexus has had a feature on the to do list that would let anyone create a list of mods for others to tag/rate/comment on. I think even load the list straight into nmm. If thats what your looking for youll have to wait.

[EnaiSiaion]

Actually Steam has this feature.

 

I'd say the top 100 is a great way to find new mods because Apocalypse is on the list. :) Seriously now: what we need is a ranking by % endorsements per download. I can't help but notice Apocalypse has almost the same number of commendations as a mod with 5 times as many downloads, so it benefits everyone (notably me) if that mod went to the bottom of the abyss. Conversely there's a mod with more commendations and half as many downloads, which is amazing.

[Doktorfrost]

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Thats actually a really good approach! Aswell in my Idea some Ratings could count 'more' than others.

 

Example:

 

Lets say, i have 90% of the mods you have. This could mean we two have nearly the same taste.

Now you you have rated a new mod as a good mod. Why not let the SOftware propse that mod now to me too? (AMazon is doing stuff like that already).

 

This would browsing mods a little bit easier. But your idea will do also a good job I guess - although for newcomers that already have a hard stance vs. those old mods!!!