I will never understand why some popular mods won't even bother adding a description or a simple image, not even a wiki link or something, to their Curse Forge page... Must be something edgy, I dunno...
My dude... If things only worked the way you think, there wouldn't exist a whole science called "user experience" (UX), or "usabilty", if you will. The greatest companies of this world invest big money and hire big brains just to research or improve the UX of sites, games, and whatnot...
An obscure link titled "source" does not make for good user experience, and it's also not intuitive. I bet most new users of Curse Forge think that it is a link to the source code or something along these lines... If it was a "wiki" link or something like, your argument would hold water. But that's not the case. Which makes your reply sound like the shenanigans of someone who judges the world by it's own solipsistic point of view...
Besides what Harmisol rightfully pointed out, it's also documented in the in-game book. I get what you're saying (it is a little inconvenient when trying to figure out whether you want to install a mod you've never used before), but you'll live.
Many addons as like OpenBlocks are situated on Github or some other developer platform. Hench where the 'source' is comeing from. Cause they are 'located' there, and not on curse, Curse itself is a 'hub' for mods and nothing more, they are only hosting / refering to the file. There is enough 'UX' You just need to try sometimes things yourself or think diffrently or learn how stuff works or simply get used to it, I mean for me its perfectly clear that the 'source' goes to the source of the addon location ( as in not curse but github)..
i mean https://ftbwiki.org/OpenBlocks < wiki just by typeing 'openblocks wiki' the 1st hit.. Searching stuff isnt hard just some ppl like to be spoonfed it seems and or dont think for themselfs or just wanna be lazy cause they cba or whatever other reason.
Yes it would / could have bin nice for an explanation by the dev on what it has included.. BUT if the dev or someone else has his mod hosted for example 10 diffrent sites like Curse, Maintaining every change you make adjust 10 times is very anoying and time consuming, Where if you have everything on 1 page ( > source page > github) it will save yourself the trouble, Cause you only need to adjust it 1 time, and its for ppl them self to see the items / changes and what not. ( Also OpenBlocks adds many items where some dont really fall under a specific type or easy to explain, soa post can look really messy and convoluded, + no idea how much space you have as a description on curse.)
Keep in mind, they* ( * > the devs ) usually dont get money of it, and its only a hobby project cause they like / enjoy codeing / modding / or the game.
So they spend their own free time, and example wise id rather want to change 1 page ea time for a change instead of hop on 10 diffrent sites and rinse repeat...
Diffrent strokes for diffrent folks i gues...
Anyway, its a great addon for minecraft and adds alot of fun stuff to minecraft. And as twisted code said, there is an ingame guide / book which also explains what it adds to the game.
Whatever... I am just saying that the link to GitHub is not an intuitive thing. It is really a tiny minority of developers who place mod information on the GitHub pages, because GitHub is a code repository, not a knowledge base (like a wiki). Most often than not, it just contains technical files and technical talk. You can't blame people for not looking for information there.
Again, I think we must put ourselves on others shoes... Put yourself in the place of a newcomer coming to Curse Forge... Not everyone knows how to navigate the site the first time. When searching for mods around here, they will either search for images, some sort of "wiki" link, or the comments to decide if the mod is for them or not. They might click on the "Source" link as a last resort, but I guess 90% of the time they will just find technical information and a list of developer files. They will then decide that the "Source" link is not the place to look for.
I am not a newbie. I come from a time where mods where posted on Planet Minecraft and we did not have a mod repository like Curse, we had to follow a link, usually gated by an ad.fly page, to download the mod from various sources or a cloud service, and pray that we did not get any virus... I have been using Curse Forge since day one (not on this account). But I do place myself on the shoes of a newcomer.
Also, the fact that the mod has a in-game manual is a moot point... We shouldn't have to download a mod in order to get information... That's like saying we should only try clothes or food after buying them, and not at the store.
You see, it's not about been spoon fed... It's about being friendly towards newcomers. About being helpful and intuitive. This "you are on your own", "you are lazy" attitude is what makes communities toxic (although I hate that buzzword...) Also, I don't think posting at least a link to a mod spotlight would take more than 30 seconds...
Anyways... Just don't be so strict, would ya? Life is already hard, we don't need to make it harder over nothing...
Its a famous mod with some big ideas that people love. The elevator block and the hanglider are all by this mod. It has a neat cannon that shoots items to other chest and things. Have used to make thaumcraft hungry nodes grow. It's a great mod.
1.16.4 update or 1.17 😀
We need an update of this mod, maybe to the 1.16.3
please 1.15.2
update to 1.16.3
In reply to sir_frostbite:
yes I agree update this please
I will never understand why some popular mods won't even bother adding a description or a simple image, not even a wiki link or something, to their Curse Forge page... Must be something edgy, I dunno...
In reply to da_real_steve:
You clicked the 'Source' tab?? It not that hard to find some info on what it does or doesnt contain. #mindblown...
In reply to Forge_User_28628803:
My dude... If things only worked the way you think, there wouldn't exist a whole science called "user experience" (UX), or "usabilty", if you will. The greatest companies of this world invest big money and hire big brains just to research or improve the UX of sites, games, and whatnot...
An obscure link titled "source" does not make for good user experience, and it's also not intuitive. I bet most new users of Curse Forge think that it is a link to the source code or something along these lines... If it was a "wiki" link or something like, your argument would hold water. But that's not the case. Which makes your reply sound like the shenanigans of someone who judges the world by it's own solipsistic point of view...
#mindblown
In reply to da_real_steve:
Thank you for the question and answer - I did not know to click the Source button to view a description of the mod.
In reply to da_real_steve:
You actually HAVE to be joking,
In reply to da_real_steve:
You legit sound like an edge-lord that's too self centered to call themselves edgy.
In reply to da_real_steve:
Besides what Harmisol rightfully pointed out, it's also documented in the in-game book. I get what you're saying (it is a little inconvenient when trying to figure out whether you want to install a mod you've never used before), but you'll live.
In reply to twisted_code:
That's like a clothing salesman saying I can't try the clothes I am buying. I have to buy it and try it at home to see if I like it.
In reply to da_real_steve:
Many addons as like OpenBlocks are situated on Github or some other developer platform. Hench where the 'source' is comeing from. Cause they are 'located' there, and not on curse, Curse itself is a 'hub' for mods and nothing more, they are only hosting / refering to the file. There is enough 'UX' You just need to try sometimes things yourself or think diffrently or learn how stuff works or simply get used to it, I mean for me its perfectly clear that the 'source' goes to the source of the addon location ( as in not curse but github)..
i mean https://ftbwiki.org/OpenBlocks < wiki just by typeing 'openblocks wiki' the 1st hit.. Searching stuff isnt hard just some ppl like to be spoonfed it seems and or dont think for themselfs or just wanna be lazy cause they cba or whatever other reason.
Yes it would / could have bin nice for an explanation by the dev on what it has included.. BUT if the dev or someone else has his mod hosted for example 10 diffrent sites like Curse, Maintaining every change you make adjust 10 times is very anoying and time consuming, Where if you have everything on 1 page ( > source page > github) it will save yourself the trouble, Cause you only need to adjust it 1 time, and its for ppl them self to see the items / changes and what not. ( Also OpenBlocks adds many items where some dont really fall under a specific type or easy to explain, soa post can look really messy and convoluded, + no idea how much space you have as a description on curse.)
Keep in mind, they* ( * > the devs ) usually dont get money of it, and its only a hobby project cause they like / enjoy codeing / modding / or the game.
So they spend their own free time, and example wise id rather want to change 1 page ea time for a change instead of hop on 10 diffrent sites and rinse repeat...
Diffrent strokes for diffrent folks i gues...
Anyway, its a great addon for minecraft and adds alot of fun stuff to minecraft. And as twisted code said, there is an ingame guide / book which also explains what it adds to the game.
In reply to Forge_User_28628803:
Whatever... I am just saying that the link to GitHub is not an intuitive thing. It is really a tiny minority of developers who place mod information on the GitHub pages, because GitHub is a code repository, not a knowledge base (like a wiki). Most often than not, it just contains technical files and technical talk. You can't blame people for not looking for information there.
Again, I think we must put ourselves on others shoes... Put yourself in the place of a newcomer coming to Curse Forge... Not everyone knows how to navigate the site the first time. When searching for mods around here, they will either search for images, some sort of "wiki" link, or the comments to decide if the mod is for them or not. They might click on the "Source" link as a last resort, but I guess 90% of the time they will just find technical information and a list of developer files. They will then decide that the "Source" link is not the place to look for.
I am not a newbie. I come from a time where mods where posted on Planet Minecraft and we did not have a mod repository like Curse, we had to follow a link, usually gated by an ad.fly page, to download the mod from various sources or a cloud service, and pray that we did not get any virus... I have been using Curse Forge since day one (not on this account). But I do place myself on the shoes of a newcomer.
Also, the fact that the mod has a in-game manual is a moot point... We shouldn't have to download a mod in order to get information... That's like saying we should only try clothes or food after buying them, and not at the store.
You see, it's not about been spoon fed... It's about being friendly towards newcomers. About being helpful and intuitive. This "you are on your own", "you are lazy" attitude is what makes communities toxic (although I hate that buzzword...) Also, I don't think posting at least a link to a mod spotlight would take more than 30 seconds...
Anyways... Just don't be so strict, would ya? Life is already hard, we don't need to make it harder over nothing...
In reply to da_real_steve:
Its a famous mod with some big ideas that people love. The elevator block and the hanglider are all by this mod. It has a neat cannon that shoots items to other chest and things. Have used to make thaumcraft hungry nodes grow. It's a great mod.
Will there be updates past 1.12, Or have you decided to stick to 1.12?
(Sorry if this is a frequently asked question, I know some mod makers have decided not to update past 1.12 because of big changes to the code)
Is this project dead?
I truly loved all the ideas, and think the community will really miss them in more recent versions of MC
In reply to lisocino10:
Things take time. No need to be dramatic.
In reply to 0x00716F62:
I love this answer