GIANTS ULTIMATE 2.7.1 by Pumaman, MW mod came on disk from PC Gamer ! Options

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I don't know if anyone else has received this in the mail, but my hubby Cain got 2 free game guides and 1 extra disk with his subscription to PC Gamer magazine (which comes every month with a disk loaded with game trials & utilities) and on the disk was a download of the Morrowind mod Giants Ultimate 2.7.1 by Pumaman.

I am making a thread about this because I remember someone saying in discussion here that Bethesda ought to start recognizing the better mods made by fans for Morrowind and Oblivion and publish them with the creators name.

PC Gamer seems to have gotten the idea because here for the public is the most downloaded mod of Morrowind - so they say - and this is also wonderful advertisement for Morrowind and might get even a brand new generation of players for MW who had previously not heard of or tried the game.

I don't know if Pumaman is getting any money with this inclusion of his mod on the PC Gamer disk, but I hope he is - especially considering how Bethesda Gaming Company is now charging $2 for horse armor, and such. There was a guy at Ebay who was charging $10 a pop for sending mods to people that he didn't make (he was warned to desist.) But if the Bethesda devs are going to nickel and dime fans for the content they forgot to put in Oblivion instead of giving it freely like "Bitter Coast Sounds" mod, etc. for Morrowind; then why shouldn't all of us modders for Oblivion get on the bandwagon and make some money for our work as well. If the giving and sharing spirit of Tamriel is gone = let's ALL profit.

Now I've gone offtrack from what I wanted to say .... which is, what are your thoughts on this Morrowind player's mod being included on the PC Gamer disk?

Anyone who still plays Morrowind and would like to check out Giants can do so at this link

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You know, it's really a miricle that we have such good and dedicated modders. They're not doing it for money, but for passion and satisfaction of improving someone else's gameplay. I wouldn't like to see the community being corrupted by money, it's perfect as it is.

HyPNO is exactly right, that there is a wonderful feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment - especially when other people enjoy a mod you've made as much or more than you do.
And there are other benefits that can be an offshoot of this modding experience that Bethesda has given us, more than any other game I know of. Some people get so inspired that they want to do this for a living.
For instance, I have applied to Full Sail School of Entertainment Industries here in Orlando for a Bachelor's Degree in either Computer Animation or Game Design. I am awaiting right now to find out the financial aide package I will get and may be able to start school as early as this June or July. My student advisor is familiar with my artwork style and is encouraging me to go for the computer animation, which is a part of the game industry too. I am leaning toward game design even though it involves a lot of math and I'm not great at math - but I'm pretty sure it's the hex editiing and prgrammer type math, which I actually have enjoyed the small ammount of that I've been exposed to. But I probably will wind up majoring in the computer animation because it will come more naturally to me. I can have the Bachelor's Degree in 19 months.
Graduates of Full Sail have worked at Madden 2006, Call of Duty game and some others. I am very excited and passionate about this and I never would have even thought of it if I'd never done modding in the construction set of Morrowind.

So, there are many rewards for modders. Now I've got to learn to model before school starts and I've finally found a great dagger tutorial for my 3ds max so if I disappear for awhile - that's where I'll be.