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Some people in the LSPDFR community have started putting mods, tutorials, and “how-to” content behind paywalls, and I don’t agree with it. LSPDFR was built as a free modding community where people shared ideas, files, and knowledge to help others enjoy the game. Charging money for basic support, access to mods, or tutorials takes away from the open-community spirit that made LSPDFR popular in the first place. I was very active years ago and decided to give LSPDFR another shot, and I see a lot hasn't changed, and if anything, the greed is becoming more rampant. I understand creators spend time making content and deserve recognition, but hiding essential mods or information behind subscriptions can divide the community. New players may feel excluded if they cannot afford paid access. I think modding communities work best when creators share knowledge freely and collaborate instead of locking content away. Donations and optional support are fine, but turning a free community into a paywalled environment changes what LSPDFR originally stood for. Just my opinion, and I am talking about the modders who now have Patreon and other forms of payment systems. I have even seen how-to videos on YouTube on certain mods, where, to access the video, you have to pay. What are your thoughts? Am I blowing it out of proportion, or do you agree?

Normally I don't get involved in that kind of stuff but I wanna bring attention to some behind the scene.

The creator of Enhanced, Vitus, talked to me a few months ago when I took a little break from Expanded and asked if I were still actively developing it and wether I would like to share my code so he can combine it with his mod.
I declined since I prefer working alone and I have my own style and ultinately I knew that I would come back to Expanded sooner or later.
However, he then approached me again and ask if I would be up to selling Expanded to him for an undisclosed amount. I refused and basically cut off contact at that point.

A few weeks later he pushed an Update to Enhanced that pretty much copied a majority of Features 1:1 that I already included in Expanded. Of course this could've been bad timing bit it definitely looked to me like he was just copying my work at that point.

This background and now the $22/m subscription for future updates on Enhanced clearly show wether he does it for the love of the game or for money


A little sidenote to be upfront: I made a Patreon for Expanded too that ran for roughly 2 month. It only offered 2 weeks Early Access to Updates for 5 bucks (or more if the patreon wanted to) before they were pushed to LSPDFR for free. I didn't personally like it since I felt pressured to oush Updates frequent so I don't waste peoples money. I deleted the Patreon after the 2 month and apologized for that and explained my decision ln Discord. In that timeframe I made roughly $100 bucks in total. Since deleting the Patreon I have not made a single Dollar from any of my mods.

I prefer Quality over Quantity and I create Mods for the love of it and to give back to the Community after falling in love with LCPDFR, so my mods will remain free forever.

I haven't tested LSPDFR Expanded yet, though I’m considering it, since the latest update, LSPDFR Enhanced is arguably the best all-rounder : it’s packed with features and looks great on paper... but it’s extremely expensive (around $30 a month, I believe, and the license is verified so there's no one-time purchase option). I find that unacceptable, it’s literally double the price of the game itself, just to pay for a plugin that’s 50% AI-generated.

If I were looking for a career mode, I’d probably look into LSPDFR Expanded, but personally, I use the XP and ranking system built right into NexusMDT (though that is a paid mod too—I think it's around $3 a month).

This weekend 😉