you're still dodging the question like 5 people have asked you already: why should it be private in the first place??
Not even. I skipped over most of the comments in the thread.
This is a good opportunity to point out a major flaw with a lot of people in 'the community'; way too entitled.
Could you explain to me why it is that you feel you
DESERVE access to something you had no part in creating. You do realize it takes skill and effort to make an Add-On right?
If I choose to release it, be thankful. Otherwise, it's none of your business. You could ask out of curiosity, but I don't have to answer. It's totally absurd that you guys can get so mad about this.
It's like saying "Hey, that kid won't share
his toys with me, but I
deserve to play with them." instead of directly asking him "Hey, could I play with your toys too?" and accepting whatever answer you get.
why should it be private in the first place?? what's the reason for keeping this add-on totally private despite it fully working?
So if you'd actually asked me directly, via PM or in-game, I would've told you the following:
I don't make mods 'for the community'; I make mods to test out different gameplay mechanic ideas, for myself. I don't care about "Community Status" or any of that other make-believe b.s. some of you guys subscribe to.
Also, honestly, I used to be concerned that if I released a mod, people would very easily be able to take credit for it later. The easiest way to prevent this was to not release my best mods at all. As of now though, I'm currently building a Blockland Coding Profile on YouTube, and including some of the forum topics. So I don't really have an authorship issue anymore.
Does that answer your question?