>>8009old world add on and CoTZ are both the popular alternatives for ppl that h8 anomameme
i dont rly get the contention
lik sure its empty, but no shit, thats the point. its supposed to be something you add mods to and have a sandbox
i think the problem is that, since the proliferation of sandbox mods w CoC, almost all the focus on new mods has been on making EVERYTHING a sandbox mod. plus you see a lotta ledditors even recommending skipping the trilogy and just diving into the sandbox mods, w no reference to any of the world/lore, which is phenomenally stupid. literally skipping the best part
imo the big thing those games need to elevate them to something closer to the trilogy is more side quests
ive often thought about writing up some simple little daggerfall type radiant quests. some shit that has little options on how you can beat them. the sandbox mods clearly WANT to be RPGs, but then theres no actual quests that allow any RPing. its just go there, do the thang, come back
problem is, idk if youve ever tried to mod anything in x-ray engine, but its fucking wacky. the alife in particular is unbelievably complex, so getting it to do what you want is nearly impossible. well above my paygrade