Customisability: Approval process for Marine / Alien Custom Models embedded into full-game

DeskLamp

Looking at what other game companies do to continue to keep the community active, and also given the limited resources of UWE to create aesthetic customisability, I had an idea.

What if in each new build UWE conducts an approval process to make marine / alien skins created in the modding community official to the game. This would accomplish several things:
- Remove the need to activate custom mods in the game
- Create a more colourful gaming environment with a wider range of choices for rookies and casual gamers
- Encourage/reward the community to be more active in modding

This would require some sort of guidelines around what models would be acceptable, i.e colour palette; style; truth to the mythos etc.

Thoughts?

BentRing

A simple way for server admins to whitelist mods would be a step in the right direction.

soccerguy243

as long as the models aren't neon, white, etc to make units standout

IronHorse

It really only needs one person to forbid certain obvious cheat models /skins by white listing, it doesn't need a public vote.
Just UWE guidelines to go by, and one employee white listing periodically.

This wouldn't force any other client to download any other person's model, either. Just client side.

Mattk50

even slightly modified (for example, glowing tron skulks) is cheating. Not sure why skin modifications are allowed at all in any server that respects itself