Post by Chaki » Wed Jul 10, 2019 8:52 am

Eamon.b wrote: ↑ Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:50 pm How come none of the mod contest mods are being released for console and all of them are on pc seems very unfair How come none of the mod contest mods are being released for console and all of them are on pc seems very unfair

So, ModContest mods follow a different procedure than regular mods. Usually, when a mod is submitted to us for release on the ModHub, it gets tested by QA so they have some baseline quality and all the settings and descriptions work. For console specifically, that means that the mods can't have any external scripts (they are prohibited for security reasons).The Mods submitted for the contest do not get tested by QA, there is merely a basic check that the mod is safe to download (aka it has no viruses or other malware in it). The mod has to stand (or fall) on the skills and talent of the modder themselves. When the contest concludes, a mod is free to enter the regular modding pipeline where QA will test it and help the modder release it on whichever platform the author wishes to release on.However, this also means that we can't do the contest with voting on consoles and i know that's a bummer. The main reason for that is, that we'd need to test the mods for console to ensure nothing like crashes or similar happens, but we also don't have the means to run a testing pipeline for the amount of mods (we're not a big company, remember?) at the moment.And we'd rather have the contest than not have one so we can appreciate and celebrate our awesome modding community.