ViviX12

Engaged Member
Jan 5, 2019
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I can't mod when the files aren't local (this in of itself is a deal-breaker for me, because I do like making tweaks to various things, or combining mods that weren't designed to be combined, some of which I have even mentioned or shown in this thread). I can't evaluate new versions and decide when or whether I want to update. I'm reliant on a website staying up to be able to continue to serve me whatever version of the game I'm playing, and anyone who was a fan of the popular-not-that-long-ago World Expansion mod should tell you that's not always such a great idea (and never mind all the other modders over the years who have gotten mad over something stupid and removed all links/access to their mods over it). No internet? Can't play it. Just the general concept of not owning your own files and being able to play whenever you'd like at any point in the future no matter what the future might hold for the game or for whatever mods you're using seems untenable to me, and I've quite steadfast in refusing to even try any mods that aren't available to download locally. None of this is to even mention any privacy concerns...I can download the game just once over a VPN, but having to always run the game over a VPN every time I want to play it would be a major pain in the ass, especially when it's in your browser. Most of these issues aren't even really specific to DoL: I'm simply uninterested in the whole "online only" experience of games that don't need to be online only. Clearly, none of these things would be important to someone who does play the game online, otherwise they would not be doing so, but as you said, you do you.
For me it's just a collection aspect. I like having things put down on a shelf, in a way. Even those I never return to. And yeah the idea of having to rely on a website to stay up is unappealing as well.
 

quadangle

Newbie
Apr 10, 2022
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you can download from the dolmods site though, that's an offline version
also, if you don't want to play dolplus but want the graphics mods, just download the ones you want from and take the img folder
 
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I can't mod when the files aren't local (this in of itself is a deal-breaker for me, because I do like making tweaks to various things, or combining mods that weren't designed to be combined, some of which I have even mentioned or shown in this thread). I can't evaluate new versions and decide when or whether I want to update. I'm reliant on a website staying up to be able to continue to serve me whatever version of the game I'm playing, and anyone who was a fan of the popular-not-that-long-ago World Expansion mod should tell you that's not always such a great idea (and never mind all the other modders over the years who have gotten mad over something stupid and removed all links/access to their mods over it). No internet? Can't play it. Just the general concept of not owning your own files and being able to play whenever you'd like at any point in the future no matter what the future might hold for the game or for whatever mods you're using seems untenable to me, and I've been quite steadfast in refusing to even try any mods that aren't available to download locally. None of this is to even mention any privacy concerns...I can download the game just once over a VPN, but having to always run the game over a VPN every time I want to play it would be a major pain in the ass, especially when it's in your browser. Most of these issues aren't even really specific to DoL: I'm simply uninterested in the whole "online only" experience of games that don't need to be online only. Clearly, none of these things would be important to someone who does play the game online, otherwise they would not be doing so, but as you said, you do you.
I am pretty sure you can clone the repo for the stable DOL version as well as the mods and build the game yourself (which you don't need to do for graphics mods by the way, those are drag and drop).

You can also just download a pre-modded game from dolmods and drag it into your browser to run locally. Just remember to back up your saves when you stop so you don't lose progress to browser cleanup.
 

MasterN64

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Apr 29, 2020
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The point about the whole modded game running locally isnt that you CAN do it just that its a giant pain in the ass to do it and for a lot of people me included its just not worth the effort. I dont want to have to track 3 different mods along with the newest game version and test them all to make sure they are compatible with every update.
 

Amhran

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Mar 22, 2022
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There's really nothing quite like seeing some of the other mod art styles to make you feel thankful the official game doesn't look anything like that... I don't think I'd have been able to get past the character creator if I had tried the game with that particular combination. Good thing we can all choose what we like.
 
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Granberia

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There's really nothing quite like seeing some of the other mod art styles to make you feel thankful the official game doesn't look anything like that... I don't think I'd have been able to get past the character creator if I had tried the game with that particular combination. Good thing we can all choose what we like.
Funny enough, it was essentially the opposite of that scenario for me. I've never really given the game a fair shake because the vanilla art does less than nothing for me, and turning the art off made it feel like I was missing out. It wasn't until I tried various mods on a whim a few months ago that I started seriously playing it.
 

McBrerbo

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Jul 9, 2018
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There's really nothing quite like seeing some of the other mod art styles to make you feel thankful the official game doesn't look anything like that... I don't think I'd have been able to get past the character creator if I had tried the game with that particular combination. Good thing we can all choose what we like.
I think the vanilla art is in need of a massive overhaul, especially the combat sprites. Been playing the game for years and I really liked mods that changed the sprites, but none of them ever seem to get continuously maintained over time, or support all the clothing/hairstyles.
 

MasterN64

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Apr 29, 2020
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There is a good reason for the art not getting an overhaul and why so many mods die before they are completed. It was a massive undertaking when it was initially made and has so many moving parts that its a real pain in the ass to modify. The only real options for the primary dev team is to either leave the art as is since its passable or to halt progress on other parts of the game to overhaul something that modders are already doing without draining their resources.

The sprites are a small portion of the game and far less important than actual content so its a no brainer to just leave it be. The only way there will likely ever be an official overhaul would be if a mod is made well enough that the devs ask for it to be implemented officially. That has its own problems though considering many of the mods have a very distinct style and would be hard to replicate while the vanilla sprites are simple enough that most people could reasonably work with them. Nothing would be worse than integrating art only for the artist to bail leaving the rest of the team hung out to dry. That kind of story is very common in games like this.
 
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