Resolve out of game

[therockyfroggy]

ORIGINAL: gazfun
Could you answer me this question, do you have anything to do with the making of this title?

He's the programmer/designer.

I personally have no issue with someone asking if that feature is in the game but I think it's a bit retarded to hammer the "man" about it over and over...it's not in there, go play somewhere else.

[gazfun]

ORIGINAL: therockyfroggy

ORIGINAL: gazfun
Could you answer me this question, do you have anything to do with the making of this title?

He's the programmer/designer.

I personally have no issue with someone asking if that feature is in the game but I think it's a bit retarded to hammer the "man" about it over and over...it's not in there, go play somewhere else.

Im just asking straight forward questions, Im sorry if you find my questions a threat.

[Vic]

Yes i am the designer. I'll see if i can update my forum profile a bit so its a bit more obvious

[gazfun]

Ok thank you for that.
You see our group are looking for a software package where the "Resolve out of game" is available in Napoleonics, as Ive mentioned, and we where hoping as this is still not been released, we where hoping as this can be a generic type of editing game, that we could use it this way, you have certain beleives to why you did not include it, thats fine, ..........my serach continues

[Vic]

At this moment i am not including any featurs anymore anyway, but i do remember all feature requests.

[william64]

Actually, I am a computer science major about one year from becoming a computer programmer. I am sure that you have heard of the term scope creep. The fact that you admit doing some work for another company regarding this feature says something in and of itself. One of the worse things a company can do is allow too much scope creep into a project.

If they were to make the fatal mistake of paying you any mind whatsoever, then the scope creep would probably push them way over budget and another 2 to 3 months behind schedule.

I don't think of myself as negative. I think of myself as a realist. When someone comes to you that works for your competition and insist that you do things the way they want, then you should be very suspicious about their motives.

Allow me to share with you a secret that will help you in games and in life. There is not one war game that has to have any one specific feature. It is a fact that not one war game will have every feature you want. The secret to war games, and combat in general for that matter as well as life over all, is to identify the problem, and then to come up with a plan to overcome the problem. The only thing you need after that is the discipline and competence to execute that winning problem solving plan with the greatest proficiency possible.

Finally, the fact that you do some work for other games, says that you are one that can take advantage of such a feature. Obviously, you won't be able to get away with this against experienced programmers, but you would be able to totally rape normal human beings who just want to have a good time. Nobody wants a game that some can easily cheat with.

I just hope Vic can see through you as easily as I can. Vic, stay strong and do the game that you want to do. I am behind you 100%

[william64]

I must admit in about a year and a half, I probably could cheat, but I wouldn't even bother. I won't have my computer science degree till another 15 months have passed, so I am unable and unwilling to cheat.

As for how can a person cheat using this feature, I am not even going to give people ideas. There are some things that are real obvious that can be used to a person's advantage doing this type of thing.

The bottom line is if you are going to have this kind of feature, then you also have to have all kinds of built in features to block abuses. This game was originally supposed to come out before September. Now, they are hoping for getting it done before the end of October. I suspect the motives of anyone at this point who would insist on a feature that would make this game take any longer to come out than it already will.

[william64]

Neither do I!!!!!!!!!

[gazfun]

ORIGINAL: william64

Actually, I am a computer science major about one year from becoming a computer programmer. I am sure that you have heard of the term scope creep. The fact that you admit doing some work for another company regarding this feature says something in and of itself. One of the worse things a company can do is allow too much scope creep into a project.

If they were to make the fatal mistake of paying you any mind whatsoever, then the scope creep would probably push them way over budget and another 2 to 3 months behind schedule.

I don't think of myself as negative. I think of myself as a realist. When someone comes to you that works for your competition and insist that you do things the way they want, then you should be very suspicious about their motives.

Allow me to share with you a secret that will help you in games and in life. There is not one war game that has to have any one specific feature. It is a fact that not one war game will have every feature you want. The secret to war games, and combat in general for that matter as well as life over all, is to identify the problem, and then to come up with a plan to overcome the problem. The only thing you need after that is the discipline and competence to execute that winning problem solving plan with the greatest proficiency possible.

Finally, the fact that you do some work for other games, says that you are one that can take advantage of such a feature. Obviously, you won't be able to get away with this against experienced programmers, but you would be able to totally rape normal human beings who just want to have a good time. Nobody wants a game that some can easily cheat with.

I just hope Vic can see through you as easily as I can. Vic, stay strong and do the game that you want to do. I am behind you 100%

Then you are saying the same thing to a person who has programmed EiANW Marshall Ellis that game in another forum, which will have this feature, I suggest you take care in what you say.
You are the one keeping this going, I thought it was dead, but if you want more?
Vic I suggest that this is going a bit to far dont you think?

I don't think of myself as negative. I think of myself as a realist.

[william64]

Sorry Gazfun, if I seemed a bit rude. I agree with you that the discussion is over with. However, it was fun debating with you.