june gloom on 30/3/2009 at 03:40
The (
http://decadencemod.com/) Decadence mod for HL2 is apparently out now. From what I've read, it's a multiplayer post-apocalypse game pitting two 2-man teams against each other. I'm downloading it now- it seems interesting, particularly the small teamsize.
EvaUnit02 on 30/3/2009 at 04:13
Skill-building purposes aside, I really I don't understand why so people may would commit to creating a multiplayer only mod. You might put a lot of effort into it, but there's always the gamble of if you'll build a player-base or not.
Sure, the same can be argued with commercial MP only games, except there's much more at stake than your spent time and effort. Any retail product of any medium obviously, but that's not the point. When something is usually entirely a labour of love, like mods usually are, it just seems even more discouraging.
With single player games, people can virtually always/easily appreciate them years down the road. It's a lot more difficult with MP only/MP focused games
june gloom on 30/3/2009 at 05:04
Tried it. Beautiful maps. Nonexistent playerbase. Maybe the RSS bot has a point.
JediKorenchkin on 30/3/2009 at 05:12
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
Skill-building purposes aside, I really I don't understand why so people may would commit to creating a multiplayer only mod. You might put a lot of effort into it, but there's always the gamble of if you'll build a player-base or not.
They did it for university work and skill-building. They're all really talented guys, I worked them a bit early on doing some writing for the background and to help set the mood and atmosphere.
I haven't played the mod since the Alpha though, so I'm not sure how it is.
