i just reformatted, and need to reinstall the game. since i kept getting anomolous (SP?) scores, i want to know if there's a way to know if the mods in the library are "dev approved." i know one or two have that icon, but will they ever go back and check the rest of them or will they just check the new ones as they come in?
Actually, you shouldn't get anomalous scores from a mod, unless it seriously screws up the balance of the game (like huge bonuses to PQ, too much cash too early, etc.).
As for the submission process, and whether or not the devs are still 'approving' mods, I have no idea... sorry.
I've found a couple of approved mods, but no old ones.
one thing that might be the case, do they give you a bad score if you've got too many people? my normal strategy is to culture bomb everyone, so i have games where i don't loose a single soldier to invasion. in the end games on gigantic i average around 4-7 trillion people
What you can do though is periodically save the game and Retire (rather than quit). This will at least give you an idea of WHEN your score went bad (it will show a 0 for your Metaverse score), which should provide a clue as to why.