The reason isn't technical, it's because the author thinks a plugin shouldn't be able to modify itself on the fly. I think he has a point. But besides, the mod

The reason isn't technical, it's because the author thinks a plugin shouldn't be able to modify itself on the fly. I think he has a point. But besides, the modules included in Cardinal cover an incredible range; it's unlikely there's something one can't do with what's there. The entirety of Surge XT has been pprted to VCV and is included in Cardinal for instance.