Poll: Should mods download other mods?

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Is it acceptable for mods to download other mods that you didn't explicitly want?

  • Never

    Votes: 33 55.9%
  • Yes, but only if they don't alter the game in any way

    Votes: 19 32.2%
  • Yes, even if they alter the game

    Votes: 7 11.9%

  • Total voters
    59
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Succubism

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The question is about mods downloading other mods without asking or even telling the user - not about mods bypassing other mods' adf.ly links.

If you kept reading, I got to that.
I said:
As for whether it downloads it whether you want it or not, then again. Under conditions.

Understand that the user would be perfectly aware that Mod Y derives and relies on Mod X. If they want the mod then they should understand that Mod Y comes for it so they must download it. For them to complain that they are being forced to download Mod X for the sake of Mod Y.

Besides, of mod Y relies on a such a game-changing primary mod, and yet they enjoy it anyway, the primary mod mustn't be that bad in the first place.
 

Wekmor

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Jul 29, 2019
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I'd say never.

Just because of the bad things that can be done with this. Giving the user a note that some other mod would work great together with a mod and then putting in the url to the page is good. But not automaticly downloading.
 

Hyperme

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The situation presented in the OP would be entirely unacceptable. In fact, I'm fairly sure downloading addition software without a user's consent is illegal, so it shouldn't be done anyway. Additionally, combinations of Minecraft mods can be an anti-paragon of stability when you know what's been added. If something gets added without the user knowing, fixing errors becomes much more difficult.
 

TheAbstractHippo

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Jul 29, 2019
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My two cents here. If you feel differently, that's cool.

I think it's convenient. I don't have to worry about having a wrong version of a mod. In most cases, they're mods I actually want to have in my world.
 

kittle

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Jul 29, 2019
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Id say never.
If a mod requires some other mod thats not present, it should stop with an error message.

Also - the whole notion of "its a well known mod, so its fine" Well known to WHO? something thats well known to the ftb community (TiC) is not well known to a newbie minecraft player.

It just takes 1 disgruntled mod developer to use this "download another mod" ability to install a virus or bot-net to put the whole community in a world of hurt and probably legal trouble as well.

NO auto-downloading of other mods.
 

Rafael F.D. Freitas

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Jul 29, 2019
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Yes, if they alert me what mods it's trying to install with a brief description of what it does and a confirmation to download it through a secure connection to some sort of official mods server.
 
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