Servers for Download

[balliztik1]

Eclipse users are divided into three groups: engineers, game makers, and players. Engineers make the engine. These would be those that work in the source code. They provide features that the second group utilizes. Game makers take the engine and turn it into a world of their own creation. This world is promoted and passed on to the player.

I feel that I fall into the engineer category. I've never completed a game, and have never really had much interest in game making. I certainly am a player, but everyone can qualify there, really. However, I do edit the source, and I script for other game makers. So, my main reaction is with the game maker, mostly in the form of text. The closest I get to demonstrating my own work is when I post screenshots. Well, that's where this idea of server downloads comes in.

Whenever a script is posted, there's always a ton of questions from people asking how it works and what exactly to do. Any scripter will have tested a system in their own server beforehand, so why not just offer these servers available for download? Most people will argue that they don't want to share all their files with the community, but it's perfect for someone who's not working on anything secret.

My question to Eclipse is this: if instead of just developing scripts, I made a whole server and client available, would you download it? It would demonstrate a script in action, and provide a setting for which to test it, without worrying about changing your game until you're sure you want the script in your main.txt. I could host the server for game makers to give it a try, then if they approve, they can download it. It'd be a bit more work on my part, but I'd be able to get feedback, in-game, plus have tests and updates multiple times throughout development.

So, what do you think?  :azn:

[Owen F]

I thought of this once, and i didnt think anyone would listen to me at the time (i was just a newbie scripter/programmer), but you should try it :) never know

[Draken]

I dont see how people get confused with the .ess files That stuff is super easy now

"download this file"
stick file into scripts\events folder

type at bottom of your main

#include scripts\events\file.ess

and its installed ….

[Drummerpete]

So you're basically going to make the scripts/edits and add it in, then send it to others?

[Ruins of Hell]

Topic is a little old.

I think it's a little too much. Look at unknown's (not unnown) script management system. It uses XML and Sadscript to open the main up and install the scripts for you.

@Pete!:

> So you're basically going to make the scripts/edits and add it in, then send it to others?

Yeah.

[Drummerpete]

Didn't realise how old this was, only saw Draken's reply date.

I saw Unknown's script installer, looked really easy.