A creative person has every right to decide whether or not to publish his or her creation, or where it should be published.

i understand that but, i still think its silly for them to not do so, since its so easy to find and install mods from the steam workshop

I think overall it would be nice to see mods on the workshop as I prefer to get them from here as it's also easier for me to create and maintain collections for others to use.

However ChunkHunter is also correct they have a right as the author to publish these where they wish.

We need to bare in mind also that not everyone (including mod authors) purchase the game via steam and some of these may not even use steam at all. There are alternative methods of purchase and for this reason I can see why they don't have access or the need to install steam just to upload their creations.

You will also probably find some authors want to support Trainfever.net as this was the original and only way that mods were available for Train Fever for a lot of people and therefore want to show their continued support and try to aid the continuation of this site (and others) by only offering the one place to download their creation. We as individuals have to respect this, even though we (me included) would prefer their creations on the Steam Workshop.

And finally you have to consider the authors time, they may or may not have fast internet connections, but having to upload their creation multiple times to multiple places does take time and if they're not using that platform they may not see any benefit from the additional work.

I hope this balances out this topic for everyone.

ChunkHunter is right, no disagreement there.

The Current gamming meta is you have steam, origin, etc and you buy from steam, origin etc.

Yes, but Transport fever has the steam workshop which train fever didnt (for whatever reason may be), but because Transport Fever now has the workshop, it should generally be used more and more as people realize how super easy it is to find and install what they are looking for. Upload anywhere else defeats thr purpose of the workshop and potentially decreases the chance of their mod being noticed let alone installed.

One can simply let the mod upload while they are away from their PC such as when they are at work or out shopping.

As SlimNasty pointed out, not everyone buys through Steam.
It would appear that if you don't have a Steam key you simply can't download mods from Steam.
That's one good reason for *not* publishing your mood on Steam Workshop.

(Playing devil's advocate a bit btw.)

but still, the current meta for a majority of gamers, new and old, is to have and buy games through Steam and Origin.

and if your a mod maker who has the Non-steam version of the game, it would make Everyone who plays the game, steam version or not, to upload it where Everyone can get it instead of spending wasteful time, hand searching for mods, which are mostly written in some language other than English and then go through countless folders to find the spot where the mods are suppose to go, while in the workshop, its a click of a Single button and it automatically installs for you without a hassel.

But hey, one could make a mod and only publish it to the steam workshop which could give insitive for people who want to buy this game to get the steam version so they have access to the now "exclusive" steam version content, which i don't mind cause i use Steam for all my games.

I actually see the problem the other way around. It is a lot harder for non-steam buyers to get workshop mods...
Even if I use the forum and steam, I actually dislike the platform ;)

I agree with Thork. Why should you be penalised because you didn't buy through Steam?

I find it odd that the suggested change is directed at mod creators/publishers. Why not ask UG and/or Train-Fever.net to implement a 1-button install for mods also? It would be a win for both of those parties without burdening modders. After all - if you purchased the game, you already have a buyer/seller relationship with UG whereas most modders are doing a community service - strictly a volunteer basis. ...and with that in mind, if there are a few mods you *really* care about, you could always offer to pay the modder for publication through another outlet. In the end, steam is my preference also - so much so in fact that I miss out on all the good content elsewhere. If I had an easy button though...