The MOD mentality....

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by fruitbat

+1 to what Bearcat said.
From my own point of view, if stock had one of the FoV mods as part of it to enable true widescreen support i could quite happily live with that and fly completely stock.
As it is, i've modded my 4.11 just to have that as for me, thats a must.
That along with some cockpit repaints and some map repaints, and some visual effects mods since its already modable. I can live without the mod planes, there's enough in stock to keep me and my squad busy in the main.
I understand why Team D can't incorporate many of the cockpit repaints because of the size of the textures etc, but i've got a good computer so it doesn't hinder my performance, and i do like the eye candy.
I do miss the maps though, but again understand why TeamD can't use many of them.
At the moment the dangerdogz are flying a mix of 4.11 and UP3. UP3 because we have an event running at the moment for which we need it, but more and more 4.11 for regular flying, especially if i'm hosting as i love the ai and overheat in 4.11.

True. Most of the mods I use regularly have nothing to do with planes.. they are feature mods.. I am so pleased that they actually listened and added a specific request I made (don't know it it was my specific one .. but I made it and I now have it so I am a happy camper there..) .. the map zoom. It is mods like that that I really like.. The Splash Screen mod is another one

.. perhaps one day I will be able to edit that so it no longer says Mod Enabled.. I also think the default skin mod is another one that is a keeper. If TD did incorporate it though it would be great if they did it so that you could specify which planes had that skin .. or better yet if they let it apply only to static AC.. I think the fears of "hot pink enemy planes" is waaay over exagerrated.. I have gotten shot down so may times by pilots I saw coming .... LOL..

... maybe a handfull of skinnable objects ...

There are 50 109 variants in HSFX and even more in UP .. The stock sim carries 22 Spits, 15 109s, 9 190s, 10 Zeroes. I would love to see even one of the mod Mustangs either the D25 or the D30 and additions to the lodouts that are already there ... They have already fixed the FM of the stock Mustangs.. a huge plus .. and maybe.. just maybe if doable .. openable canopies.. I know what a nightmare that was with the mods.. but if it was done in the stock sim.. some of those issues would be rendered moot and I also believe that that too wold add to the immersion factor of the sim. It is still about immersion. That was one thing that this sim did better than any other... for a very long time.. and stil does very well .. over a decade later. That's saying tons.

Some of the mod maps are nice as well.. even if TD took them and made them better because they have to full tools so to speak.

All in all I think that the future of this sim lies with TD and not with mods.. How bright that future will be .. (60W, 75W, 100W 150W+ etc.. ) I honestly believe will depend on how many of the feature mods they incorporate into the stock sim.

I realize that there will probably be things that 1C will just not allow because it may conflict with the SoW series.. but there is still a lot that can be added that would not take goo gobs of work but would make the stock sim that much more appealing.