I suspect one of the main reasons for the huge backlash is that paid mods, like most monetisations, will quickly turn into a cynical money grab for some publishers. One can easily see the ways in which publishers could pester modders into turning their work into paid mods; they certainly will find new more imaginative ways, just as in the case of dlc in paid games and pre-order packages.

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So far, I am liking what I see. The last space 4x game I've played being moo2 (so don't know how it compares to the present alternatives), I am impressed by some aspects of the interface; tabbed playing and in-game access to the wiki should imo from now on be featured in every 4x game.

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At the moment deciding between this and Star Rule 2. How do they compare to each other (apart from SR2 being drm-free)?

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As another suggestion for a category for next year: linux port quality.

Voted for Dust: An Elysian Tail because of this. It is a really, really excellent port, from gamepad support to getting it to run awesomely smooth.

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