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Article #28411Re: Another nice feature option?
From: Tony Polson
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:49
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:49
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Hyronymus <hyronymus@gmail.com> wrote: >Tony Polson schreef: >> Hyronymus <hyronymus@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>I think with 'being in RCT' afoklala means it's not coded into the TTD >>>code. If you're familiar with stories about how patches are added to the >>>game you might also know how many limitations TTD has in its code. So I >>>don't think it's even possible to add rotating maps to TTD. >> >> >> >> Anything is *possible*, even if it means rewriting much of the code. >> >> The issue here is whether it is *practicable*, and whether enough >> people would buy the revised game to make the cost and effort >> worthwhile ... I suspect not. I would buy it, but I suspect there are >> not enough TTD users who are willing to pay to make it worth doing. >> >> >> >> >Why does it have to cost money all of a sudden btw? Patchman never >charged money for any of his patches, no matter how much they improved >gameplay. Because, if the code needs to be changed, rather than just skirting round it with a patch, it is a significant amount of work. However, if it can be done without changing the code - for example by means of a patch - I would be very happy indeed! ;-)
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