[Cobra]

I just thought about this: what if you could implement a mod selection feature into FRED_Open?

like this: you have a launcher for FRED (yes, another launcher ) that allows you to choose a mod, and maybe a separate tab to choose specific ships you want to use for that particular mission. would this be possible and go well with the community?

[WMCoolmon]

Not worth it. Choosing individual ships like that would be a PITA because it'd require changes to the fundamental file-loading functions.

Swapping mods is as easy as making another FRED shortcut or changing the existing one with the -mod command line.

If you want to use ships from multiple mods, use an Inferno build, the multiple mod command line, and make the ships, weapons, and weapon_expl tables modular.

[Cobra]

*cough*dunnohowtousemodulars*cough*

[WMCoolmon]

http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Modular_Tables

[TopAce]

*cough*dunnohowtousemodulars*cough*

I believe you are not the only one with it, so I support your idea.