New Mega-Mod Game using BWS. Comments

Hi All:

My Mega-Mod game made with BWS (12/16/2015) got wiped out.  More on that later.  I made a new Mega-Mod game using BWS (02/01/2016) and the mod and component list from the WeiDU.log from the wiped out game.  I did make a few minor changes, removed 4 components and added two mods.

Here is a list of my opinions about the process:

1. 1.) The installation order was slightly changed.  This shows the authors are keeping track of problems and attempting to fix conflicts.  Thanks for the effort.
2. 2.) Newer updates of many mods were used.  This also shjows the authors are keeping track of problems and attempting to fix conflicts.  Thanks for the effort.
3. 3.) TobEX Beta 0025 is still used.  TobEX Beta 0026 has been available for a long time.  The "revisions.txt" file for TobEX Beta 0026 states that this version is more than having a new language added.  What is the reason for not using TobEX Beta 0026?
4. 4.) The Planar Sphere Mod is messed up.  With BWS (12/16/2015), version 2.6e Beta was used and components #0, #1, #2, #3 were installed. With BWS (02/01/2016), version 2.6c was used and components #1, #2, #3 were installed.  Again, what is the reason?  Will the mod still play if component #0 is missing?  I know it is difficult to get version 2.6e Beta.
5. 5.) I know BWS seems to have something against version numbers, but they are great tools to identify files.  Many modders appear to have the same opinion about version numbers.  If the version appears in the compacted mod file, it makes life a lot easier for everyone.  In the last two BWS files, the names do differ.  But how can you tell which is which from "f66678385def" and "f86fd4ebebb54".  I think the date or version in the name is a lot simpler.

My game got deleted.  In Windows XP I have a habit with opening several Windows Explorer folders at the same time.  Windows XP always works on the top folder.  I found out that my version of Windows 7 does not like that.  It will work on any open folder and will close in the order they were opened not close the top folder to its parent folder.  So I was deleting a copy of my game to update a later version. Windows took the liberty to delete the original (which was 3 layers deep) with the copy.  only parts were in the Recycle Bin.  So I needed to make a new game.  Be careful with your game files, especially after you have played it for 180 or so hours.

Tom

Sorry, this does not look like I typed it.  Used the numbering format, but it did not transfer that way.  Edit format shows the line numbers.