| Re: Super King-Of-The-Hill (Super KOTH) |
Tue, 04 November 2003 05:43  |
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Edit every sector? Na.. Heck I started out just by playing "Random edit" (systematic isn't always the best way to go.) I've got a game up now with enhanced planets, some have predeveloped stuff.. Like 3000 mines and factories. Others have planets of ore. (By planets of ore I mean, tens of thousands or just millions. It's still a bit random for me, and I had to scrap the ultra hab idea since a flaw was pointed out in that a CA kicked off woudl reduce the planet to an unusuable state...)
So far things are going well, players are happily hunting for the hills, and since I know where they are I of course can't play as a combatant... If anyone would like to see a simple edit on a file, I've got a game I made, copied edited one and left the other alone. I only tweaked 2 planets. I'd be happy even to take a file you provide and tweak it for your amusiment.
And HST editing for just the planets isn't any more unethical if done right than making maps for any other game. Is it unethical to create a new map for say... Starcraft? Or Battle Field 1942, or DOOM? Or to make use map editing to make a new scenario? And if you tell people your doing this and exactly what your doing? I don't think there's a problem if they know what they're getting into and agree to the terms.
However all things being equal, if your playing compeditively and you boost your race so you can kick more butt (non AI game). That's not right, unless it's supposed to be that way (game premise, take down the big guy... like 14 to 1 that could be kinda nift...)or you also boost everyone else as well. As long as you don't play cloak and dagger with it (change things to benifit and tell no one...) I don't see the harm.
I think my way of handeling such issues in the actual SKOTH game is so far quite effective and mutually benifital to everyone in the game. I sell tech that's more advanced, but my prices do require them to give up something or exchange something to earn it. The exact details are developing but, so far I think I've got it.
Oh and Xdude.. I didn't say YOU had to... heheh Cause I already can, and am in some ways extremely proficient in doing so.  But yes in editing anything the possibily of abuse is always present, as long as it's made clear in advance, there's no harm. Either people come knowing it's going to occure or they say "no thanks", just like all those bugs people are always banning (chaff, N/S mines, fleet split, etc...), same thing in a way...
[Updated on: Tue, 04 November 2003 05:51]
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