I've just read that the person creating the resolution and colours mod is going to add the ability to switch on designer mode via the mod. Obviously, the resolution-related function was the thin end of the wedge (who could have guessed?). That mod will obviously cause the type of complete chaos in terms of bug reporting that was I was hoping to avoid. Therefore I will need to take a more active approach with regard to modding for future releases.



Unfortunately, while this new approach won't affect my own campaigns, it will have a few side-effects for players. The most annoying aspect from a player perspective will be that all future updates will be database updates. This will also prevent any form of player-created utility for updating previous databases to a newer version. I was really trying to avoid this step but I am not left with much choice at this stage. Its obvious from the Reddit threads that a few people are pretty much determined to ruin it for everyone else unless they get their own way.



This is the least invasive method I can use and still keep the game available for everyone.