Brando, your post makes way too much sense... brilliant!
These are facts:
+ DD's have chosen the AAA mod path (1.1 based on 4.08m and 4.09b1m currently)
+ DD's are inclined/want to follow Team Daedalus's' developments (Either 4.10 or 5.00 is being worked on)
+ We've got CheckMods
Here's what I see as what we should keep our focus on:
+ Squad play and its need for compatibility, and keep it as simple as possible for squad members (lol)
This is what it'll all boil down to:
#1. Patience. (Like currently, we're basically waiting for AAA 1.3, as it's compatible with 4.09m.)
#2. Once 1.3 is there, we'll create a new Mod Set1), using ChkMods, which than can be used to easily upgrade an installation from current set (AAA 1.1) (or maybe combined with a single download, should upgrading with ChkMods take too long.)
#3. Next , in time, TD will create yet another Oleg approved patch.
#4. We wait for AAA to come up with a new version, compatible with the new TD patch.
#5. Tune up the modset, run ChkMods...
#6. Repeat, start at #3
In the end, it's rather simple, isn't it?
We'll just have to be patient, wait for others2) to do the work, then enjoy the fruits of it.
Hm, maybe this post shouldn't have been here, but in the mods boards? Oh well...
1) New Mod set does not necessarily mean the entire AAA set, things can be removed, or added.
2) FT is one of the 'others'