Why Mafia community is dying

[vapno92]

Howewer Mafia 2 is ... well not bad game, but that's not what we expected. Mafia 2 is 2K product.




But Mafia Lost Heaven is still alive, maybe it's not popular like 5 years ago, but it's still attractive for modders. Today, it's not hard to do anything in that. It's maybe true about that people leaving, but on the other hand, new people still can come. For example me, I'm very glad, that I joined this comunnity. We had one in common, our love to Illusion Sofworks pearl - Mafia. And that's important for me  " data-emoticon="" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20">  To keep it alive.




BTW: Howewer PC games graphics and technical site is going forward in furious tempo, they will never have something like it's own soul... On Mafia is obvious, that it arised with love and passion from it's creators.

[Samo]

Agree with you that Mafia is not like it used to be but if we continue modding it its not quite dead   :s ide:

[linukkis]

Mafiascene is and will be alive as long as there are at least some people who show interest in Mafia and who want to mod it. Maybe the best days of Mafia are over, but there are always members who come up with new and original ideas. If Mafiascene was dead, we wouldn't see people posting in the forums, making mods, posting updates on upcoming mods etc. I don't know why some of us want to make the impression that Mafiascene is going to end. It isn't!  <img src="/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/smile.png" alt="" data-emoticon="" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20">

[vapno92]

Little bit off-topic: Why mafiascene.com died? I registered about one year ago and two days later, problems started, I saw only blank page. One month later, forum worked normal for about a week and then just disapeared.




What was reason of that site problems?

[linukkis]

@CrAzY3AGL3  Yes, I also used to be a member in Mafiascene.com, and I know that very few returned. However, I don't think about this fact as a catastrophe. Even though Mafiascene.com is dead, Mafiascene.net isn't. There are active people here. I don't wanna argue or something, and I know that .com and .net differ from each other, but I think that Mafiascene.net is going to be just fine  <img src="/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/wink.png" alt="" data-emoticon="" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/wink@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20">  Even if I'm not right, hey, sometimes you gotta be optimistic  <img src="/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/wink.png" alt="" data-emoticon="" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/wink@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20">

[johncena1]

Little bit off-topic: Why mafiascene.com died? I registered about one year ago and two days later, problems started, I saw only blank page. One month later, forum worked normal for about a week and then just disapeared.

What was reason of that site problems?

I dont know but this week you are talking about i think would be when i emailed riddian and he said it was server problems and fixed it and apologised...




Then a week later it went off... ive emailed a few times... no repsonse

[Samo]

so what do you suggest?  <img src="/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/smile.png" alt="" data-emoticon="" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20">

[johncena1]

I think hes suggesting this website isnt very good.. am I correct?

[johncena1]

Thats what it sounds like  <img src="/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/tongue.png" alt="" data-emoticon="" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/tongue@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20">

[Samo]

which "bigger" community do you mean?

[johncena1]

Oh right i see Crazy  <img src="/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/smile.png" alt="" data-emoticon="" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20">

[ocram]

<img src="/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/tongue.png" alt="" data-emoticon="" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/tongue@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20">   Well, I looked onto different places on the net, after playing the demo, and ... I came here  :whistle:

[Mike Bruski]

The main reason why the modding is dying for Mafia II, one reason...


 




"Filter", what I mean, is that Zmodeler has yet to release there import/export of models into and out of Mafia II, if we had the option available from Zmodeler, the modding community will be 100x stronger, people wish to not join, because well, there is only free ride mods, and texture mods, and script mods, they're nothing even close to what people want, people want conversions, map modifications, new cars, and we've yet to even taste that yet, GTAIV's modding community was horrid until the Filter came out in June 09', and since then it's been HUGELY strong, reason for lack luster, is Zmodeler import, I don't mean to blame Zmodeler, but they are the key to Mafia II's mod success.

[Mike Bruski]

Agreed entirely.

[vapno92]

I'm here for Mafia: Lost Heaven modifications. Mafia 2 is not bad game like I said, but it's a 2K game. And after relasing Mafia 2, some "fathers of Mafia" from Illusion Softwroks are not employed at 2K. Mafia III will be completely different games from completely different people.


 




But: Mafia have one advantage, even after ten years, it looks fuck*ng good! It's optimalized for 2002's hardware, but if you install Unlimited draw distance and maybe water shader mod, you will have completely new experience from gaming!


 




And what about Mafia 2 modding? Don't forget, that gold age of modifiing Mafia started 2-3 years after releasing it. But Illusion was tolerating modders comunity, 1.2 patch deleted only multiplayer support (which is pitty), Mafia 2 patches banning mod support  <img src="/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/sad.png" alt="" data-emoticon="" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/sad@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20">