1C: Please release the tools to allow the Community to improve CLIFFS OF DOVER

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Originally Posted by swiss

No, why.
If they come up with a new game, even if it uses a new(!) engine, there is no reason to make the source code of Clod public.
1. Clod doesn't sell anymore
2. potential mod activity would(could) lead to Clod suddenly be in competition with whatever they want to sell at the current time.

Only idiots would do that.

I agree, its highly unlikely that IC would give away a source code that cost them millions to produce.

Its far too early to do complex modding, as the current game engine is still in flux, any game engine rewrites could make modders hard work useless. Its also highly unlikely the development will build a new game engine from scratch, but very likely portions of the game engine will be rewritten other portions optimized before the Sequels release. The time to start complex modding will be after the Sequels is released, or cancelled. If and by the time a Sequel is release the game engine and features should be in a more finished and stable state, for the development to have any hope of selling product. Either way the modding should begin in earnest at that time.