How long modding communities live?

[MAQS 12]

I am surprised how old this modding community is, and have found out there are many games even older who are still alive, what determines the lifespan of a modding community?

[Guest]

I am surprised how old this modding community is, and have found out there are many games even older who are still alive, what determines the lifespan of a modding community?

 

How good the game is I suppose is a factor, the popularity and undoubtedly the franchise it's attached to if so. 

[DarthTyren 103]

The main factor is the dedication of the community to stay alive/active.

[DarthRevan101 104]

LucasArts was kind enough to make KotOR II an unfinished mess which I think motivated some of the modding community a little bit more.

[MAQS 12]

I see, has this site been growing more recently? or it reached its peak years ago?

[DarthTyren 103]

I see, has this site been growing more recently? or it reached its peak years ago?

 

Heck no, we still constantly have new people who want to learn to mod for whatever reason. And they sometimes announce such.

 

Ultimately any new member who remains active helps grow the site/community even more.

[MAQS 12]

Thats great to know, i was afraid i found out about this mod community too late.

[VarsityPuppet 1,085]

I see, has this site been growing more recently? or it reached its peak years ago?

We like to refer to Lucasforums (circa 2004-2007) as the glory days, but to be honest the best mods for this game have come out just recently (4-5 years ago). And we've made some of our best advancements in the last few years, building off of knowledge that was found in the early days

[DarthTyren 103]

Thats great to know, i was afraid i found out about this mod community too late.

 

Yeah, unfounded fears. We're still constantly pushing the envelope as to what's possible with modding, releasing new tools (Fair Strides, Dastardly), and creating content. To my knowledge, both TSLRCM and K1R are still being bettered. Definitely alive.

[milestails 264]

There were more modders 10 years ago; however, the quality of the mods has increased in the last few years.