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Originally Posted by Whacker
Do tell, why is that last request unreasonable?
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First, I believe that the maximum number of planes available is "hard coded" into the game. I'm not sure if it would be possible to expand the number of slots any further.
Second, although I'm not a member of DT and don't presume to speak for them, historically, DT has had a somewhat strained relationship with the modding community.
DT produces extremely high-quality add-ons for IL2 with 1C's sanction. That means that anything that DT releases in their "patches" to the game is official; it's as good as anything that 1C's employees produced and 1C stands behind their work.
By contrast, what modders are doing - messing with the IL2 source code without permission - is in violation of the IL2 software license and is possibly illegal.
The quality of mods ranges from occasionally good to mostly mediocre; 95% of the stuff out there isn't up to DT's standards. While the difference in quality might not be obvious when you play the game, it becomes clear when you look at the 3d modeling or coding.
Also, because there is no formal organization to the modding community, there's no way that DT can anticipate what modders will do to the game.
So, if DT were to work with modders, they would have to lower their standards and violate the terms of their agreement with 1C to do it.