Re: 300 Mechanics 300 Days

At Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:02:54 GMT,
Timofei Shatrov wrote:

On 06 Jun 2007 12:30:00 +0100 (BST), David Damerell
<damerell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> tried to confuse everyone with this message:
Quoting Timofei Shatrov <grue@xxxxxxx>:

That's horrible! A player would be able to see monsters outside of FOV just by
saving and looking at the map.

Savefiles permit cheating shocker.

Is just viewing a file cheating? Some file managers can even show thumbnail of
image when your cursor passes it. There should be at least some attempt to hide
secret information.

What secret information? If it's so secret, why even keep it in the first
place? WHy don't you only save the parts that are not secret anymore?

Case in point being the recent RL Embrace Darkness which in
addition to being too easy and boring also saves games in plaintext. And you can
see all maps and monsters and stuff. La-a-ame!

Your game uses text mode? Can't be controlled with mouse? Doesn't even
have cursor-based menus? Doesn't require a 3d-accelerated graphics card
and the latest non-free operating system with up-to-date drivers? Man,
that's so lame.

Your game doesn't have secret tricks and easter eggs for the "power
gamers"? No secret moves and wizard mode for the gaming magazines to
publish and get additional readers that way? Not even a special editor and
savegame previewer for your elite friends? All users have the same
chances? That's so incredibly lame, man, you have no ide how to be 1337.

--
Radomir `The Sheep' Dopieralski
Found and lost so many dreams
And some I still believe in
Others I let walk away
.

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