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Addon or mods programming?

ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
in Ashes of Creation Systems and Mechanics
Will there be any way to make addons? I am mostly interested in crafting enhancements like bookkeeping, marking interesting items, resource locations etc. As a programmer i might create them myself.

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  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    I recall that was told something about minor things, suc as custom UI but nothing big
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    edited June 2017
    They have said they want all those things to be discoverable in game and not datamined and thrown on a wiki.  Also, once a resource is used up, it will respawn in a random location elsewhere.  
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    I would like to see a game w/o add-ons myself, as they tend to make the game too easy, though I would like to see an intuitive interface for crafting and such as that it would remove the need/want for an add-on.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Dragonpriest said:
    I would like to see a game w/o add-ons myself, as they tend to make the game too easy, though I would like to see an intuitive interface for crafting and such as that it would remove the need/want for an add-on.
    Usually games have rather basic crafting user interfaces. They are adequate for regular players. I am hardcore crafter minmaxin' everything i can. I don't expect devs to make UI tailored to my kind of 1%. That's why i prefer addon interface.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    The dev team answered this question during a stream. The answer was no for the mods you may be thinking of. The mod they mentioned may be a part of the game was changing the UI appearance, but nothing that could make anything "easier" for any one player.  
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    My little dream is to tweak the game like GTA Vice City, where you could make a golf-caddy as sturdy as a tank and as quick as an airplane :D 

    <drives on an indestructible caddy at 1200 km/h making fortresses explode>
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    edited June 2017
    I want Ashes to be Addon free... plain and simple. I have played too many MMOs where I became damn near dependent on the addons that I had installed... from resizing and moving my action bars in WoW to getting a minimap in ESO.... I just want those UI options in the game already... I don't want to have to update a 3rd party addon every time there's a patch... My vote? Take your addons and shove 'em
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Rohkai said:
    I want Ashes to be Addon free... plain and simple. I have played too many MMOs where I became damn near dependent on the addons that I had installed... from resizing and moving my action bars in WoW to getting a minimap in ESO.... I just want those UI options in the game already... I don't want to have to update a 3rd party addon every time there's a patch... My vote? Take your addons and shove 'em
    You'll be addon-free when you don't install them - plain and simple. ESO is a good example where addons flourish and allow to tailor the game for a crafter without burden to devs. Talking about e.g. ESO minimap, how soon would we get that as in-game feature? Now waiting three years and counting.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    I admit, I'm torn when it comes to Add-ons.

    In one hand: the more people you have working on a thing, the more diversity you're going to get. Thus, the more likely it is that players will have access to something which actually appeals to them. This is a good thing because it helps ensure community happiness.

    However, on the other hand: in order to allow the creation of Add-ons, you open up at least some of the back-end Coding to the community which is sure to get abused. Not maybe, not what-if, it WILL get abused.

    In the end, I'd rather learn to live with what's available than deal with the potential abuse: hacking, trolling, etc.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    I would also like it to be addon free. The only thing I would love is the ability to customize the UI and placement/size of my bars (I play from my sofa 8feet away) 
    also allow us to increase text font size for quests/tooltips/chat
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    So far their standing regarding this is no add-ons allowed, they don't want the game to come to the point where its like "you must have this, that and the other add-on to join the group"

    And my opinion - the addons take away the effort and a need "to work out for"/"discover on your own" something over time and in some ways make the game way easier then intended by the devs. So i am against any kind of such and similar things in the game.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    In my opinion, I dont like addons, maybe only custom UI (move bars and boxes,...) 
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