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The way I see it, the "Romp/Queest/Epic" status of Dmods listed on this site only refers to length because we have the reviews and 0.1-9.9 score rating system to describe the quality separately.
What we seem to be discussing here is a combined mixture of the two category types. I mean, a Dmod could reuse the same screens repeatedly with visions and a ridiculous number of sprites and scripts while having a great story with plenty of puzzles, dialogue and combat, while still being epic length by the sheer fact that scripts spawn in almost everything from walls to NPCs to enemies (though we haven't seen a Dmod quite so script-driven yet, it's a possibility).
Dmod "length" types shouldn't be changed too heavilly, and more lengthier Dmods are only to be expected as time passes and Dmodding skills improve to such lengths.
EDIT: If we're going to have more specific criteria that determines a Dmod status (screen/script counts) these should have their own category. We've got score and length already, so why not a content category to base the mapsize/scriptsize, while leaving quality to the review scores?
Separately, I agree that Malachi is an epic length Dmod and also of high quality.
What we seem to be discussing here is a combined mixture of the two category types. I mean, a Dmod could reuse the same screens repeatedly with visions and a ridiculous number of sprites and scripts while having a great story with plenty of puzzles, dialogue and combat, while still being epic length by the sheer fact that scripts spawn in almost everything from walls to NPCs to enemies (though we haven't seen a Dmod quite so script-driven yet, it's a possibility).
Dmod "length" types shouldn't be changed too heavilly, and more lengthier Dmods are only to be expected as time passes and Dmodding skills improve to such lengths.
EDIT: If we're going to have more specific criteria that determines a Dmod status (screen/script counts) these should have their own category. We've got score and length already, so why not a content category to base the mapsize/scriptsize, while leaving quality to the review scores?
Separately, I agree that Malachi is an epic length Dmod and also of high quality.
