I wonder why zero-k never had a mature fork/mod

I wonder why zero-k never had a mature fork/mod:

only one I found was zero-k:chicken - which is more like a mission.

Neon-K :)

But now it is mainly a joke for a few new balancing ideas.
Once I got my first new unit I will open some matches that players can enjoy a new gameplay and get a oppinion how it was good or bad.

That is the only reason I make it - NOT to be balanced perfectly or having an own unlock+commander system.

You could make a fork and everytime only replace the modinfo files and add or change a few units / unit stats.

For example:
* Only give metal makers.
* Give coms dguns and include dgun range around your base.
* Add a few ( maybe 5 or less ) new support units to different factories ( for example amphibious ).

You have a mod with some new featurs and have to get the main game + patch it every time.
After that upload it to make it accessible over rapid or springfiles.com.

It is easier to implement a mod option ( experimental units ) and add all the units from a specific developer ( or one factory ).

The name is easy - there is a modinfo file -, but you have to change many unit descriptions too - some are multilingual.

I tried once to add a unit - for fun reasons, but failed to even add it into the build list. Lotus got broken this way until I removed it again.

There are many gadgets which are very hacky - overwrite strafing distance, etc.
If you want you can try to make one gunship fire at the target while moving in a tangente.

I did mod early last year, it end up with I cannot test every time I uploaded, and soon my laptop broke down and I got no pc with a graphic compatible to run zero-k, thatś the end of it. zk:raider out there you can grab, but don't expect much changes and its out-of-date.

Fork based on reason, I want faster gameplay and no shield and general longer range weapon.

AA, BA?

Red anni is nice, but after a few minutes ingame, you have 2k metal laying around on a single metal spot.

And you need at least T2 makers as fast as you can - that is a bit too much TechAnnihilation for zk players.

4 times as much efficiency is too much!