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Don't think he was bashing.I dont think I was bashing either, just explaining how it work. If anything it is a praise because the mod's goal is not to promote a rigid optimal path ala copper -> bronze -> iron -> steel -> cyan.
That praise was rather elusive.What, have you considered how the tech tree advancement of LFR work? You can make do with whatever come up first and proceed with it or keep rolling until you get exactly what you like. The traditional new content and such is pretty static. You can well damn sure tell what you'd get at a certain embark.BTW, how is LFR like pokemon? .-.You can make do with 6 types but you can farm 600 types.
Not that I want to start a holy war sort of atmosphere here, but really, isn't adding new plants, materials and such the point of many content mods? Being a simplifying modder, I can see the reason behind your views. But really, I'd say the 'pokemon' idea really sort of extends to other content mods as well.
Hey, no need to continue bashing on LFR here, mate. What's wrong with putting in some challenges before getting the convenient weapon training workshops? Makes it a hell of a lot easier on my conscience here, too. Sure, after awhile it's just routine and you know exactly what you are going to get. But that's the tech tree in all strategy games. Eventually, for example when I play Warcraft 3 or Starcraft, I'm going to know exactly what to do to get what I want from the tech tree and such. I see no problem with LFR's tech tree system here
Anyway, I think your irritation here is mostly with content mods and how easy they can be to make (like someone mentioned before, add hundreds of wood and and plants and animals for the same 10 uses), and is rather indignant on how you think LFR is just a content mod with a 'shallow' tech tree system that just gives you the content a bit at a time.
For minor mods, yes. Things easily installed, that add 100 new trees, just for players who like more trees. The problem with this is, that it does not add any new game mechanisms. 100 more log types are still used for the same 20 types of wooden items you have in Vanilla.
But if you add 100 new items that you can make out of wood, with different uses... then you have more game depths and more tactics. Also nifty things like tech trees (that most other strategy games include already) are missing in DF, since it is a pure simulation. Everything is realistic, even if it means that it is no fun for the gamer. Mods can change that.
