Ok, Wind@
No need to reply my PM, I downloaded and checked myself.
I am not happy, let me tell you.
Not only you did not contact any author for permission to repack, but what is really worse is that you removed all credits and "readme"s
You don't have my bless (=agreement) to use any of my works / conversions in there, and I am not happy about credit removed for all other modders either.
Hello crazyflak,
Sent pm, though of note, the goal of this effort was to provide the DBW user base with a way to implement mods without the need to risk damage to their "vanilla" DBW install. The packs serve that purpose and as a framework they function quite well for users who wish to install category-specific mods to their DBW install. Additionally, the collection of mods included in the packs have been implemented and tested to all work in conjunction. For example, a primary issue with the landing gear damage mod involved sequence and association with other mods. In the case of these packs, the LGD mod does not conflict and functions correctly, whereas many DBW 1.7.1 users have expressed issues with it failing.
My intention with the packs was simply to enhance DBW with the fantastic mods found within SAS. The beauty of the framework is that you can simply turn them off as needed, or edit as needed without touching DBW. Frankly, I have evolved these packs based upon my personal preferences/choices with a goal to make them work. If something did not work, I did not include it.
Though, where these packs are now, I do agree that likely they should come down, as the last thing I want to do is upset the modders out there who create this excellent content including yourself. What began as the idea of a CLEAN framework morphed into basically an "over enhanced" DBW which is not a bad thing, but likely something users should evolve on their own, rather than by me.
Re: modder credit:
Credit is simply the fact that these packs contain the awesome stuff created and posted by the modders within this SAS web forum. I could name them all with their readme's, but that content is already out there in the SAS posts, and as noted, I did not want to include extra files in the file set (though if these packs live on in some official manner, perhaps credit could be added to each packs /documentation/ folder).
All in all, hopefully perhaps SAS can take ownership of the packs or release a required specification which can be included to promote individual credits. Though simply as a part of the SAS family, credit is already, I believe, known to be with the modders who create this wonderful content.
For those that already have the packs, enjoy and garden as necessary to keep your vanilla DBW installs clean. Expand your packs to your own avail, and enjoy the awesome stuff that we find near daily emerging within SAS to enhance our IL2 experience. Perhaps, the DBW CLEAN Packs will be released again under "official" SAS auspices as DBW evolves beyond 1.7.1 to help those who are looking for a simple solution to enhance their DBW beyond where the vanilla version resides.
Until then, enjoy!
~S~
wind
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Topic: CLEAN DBW Modding JGME Packs (RE-RELEASE!) (Read 140976 times)
