Intergrating features of mods into the stock game

[Pezmc]

I've checked the FAQ/stickied threads and can't find any mention and so I ask, have Squad ever mentioned whether or not they would consider intergrating some of the most popular mods (or just extracting the features) into the core game?

I think it would be great for them to poll the players and ask what mods could be moved in, perhaps they could be toggleable at the start of career mode, for instance a hard mode that enables remote tech?

[GluttonyReaper]

HarvesteR posted something about this which you might find interesting:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/79071-Devnote-Tuesdays-The-0-24-Experimentals-Edition/page7

[vexx32]

With that said, some of the smaller mods have been included in the game before, and Squad had on several occasions hired mod authors to help with game development. C7Studios' aeroplane parts pack was originally a mod until v0.16, when it became part of the stock game. Since then, Harv's other mentioned point has happened -- it's grown outdated, and a lot of the parts need a total re-do. Doubtless C7 or one of the others will get to it when they have a moment, but essentially the more mod code they include at this stage of development, the more code they have to debug and fix up as their own original code changes and evolves.

[Nuke]

mods that make up for technical shortcomings in the game totally should be part of the game. however i think they should have the same features implemented in squads own way, rather than to just slap the mod code in there as a quick and dirty hack. having full access to the game code means they can implement the features in a much more robust way that is closed to mod makers.

[MKI]

Some of the most popular mods might never be integrated directly into the game. Some mods such as the Sub assembly loader were brought in almost directly. Other things like the said spaceplane pack from C7 were brought in for other reasons.

Its almost garenteed that over development Squad will go over some mods ground, just because there are so many that add critical gameplay. Such as deadly re-entry, or FAR. Both are critical for the game to be more realistic but aren't needed for the game to be played enjoyably. These sort of mods really don't need a poll of IF they get implimented but when and how much.

Other mods such as B9 or kerbal engineer would have a massive fan base but neither might ever make it to the game in their current forms. The Devs will most definantly go back over the old stock spaceplane parts since they are very out dated, but engineer is very questionable.

On one hand engineer is critical to almost any player that wants their ship to go and do something. On the other it IS somewhat like cheating, for the new and the older more experienced players. We can still do everything we make and do and just litterally "wing it". It does make designing an effective rocket more luck or hard study time with calculations. Or just more fun if you don't take it serious.

Only time will tell when certain mods get their ascention to stock. But its almost garenteed some will make it, its just more a matter of when and how much of if will.

[Nuke]

lots of modders are also implementing stuff right out of the planned features list. those mods are definitely getting deprecated once squad implements things in their own way. rovers, docking and asteroids to name a few have all been replaced despite being modded in before squad got around to it. i kinda call them temporary mods, because people stop using them when the official version comes along. i kinda think these mods are a waste of effort on the part of modders who want something now vs something that will stand the test of time. the other side is that modders can try out a lot of ideas long before squad gets around to implementing something. figure out what works and what does not before squad puts any effort into the idea.

i dont like to say mods should be part of the game, because when you do that they arent mods anymore. its better to say: x features from mod y should be part of the game.