FaTony {l Wrote}:What is complicated? It's like that in all good game engines.
He knows that, he just didn't want to admit he made something up so is trying to twist it.
FaTony {l Wrote}:What is complicated? It's like that in all good game engines.
FaTony {l Wrote}:Duion {l Wrote}:The whole topic is much more complicated. Yes there is client side prediction and it is also server authoritative. The client and server run the simulation simultaneously, but the server has the upper hand, so the client cannot do anything through prediction the server does not allow, like cheating or lag teleporting.
What is complicated? It's like that in all good game engines.
Duion {l Wrote}:No it is not, almost all other games use client authoritative, that is my whole point.
Duion {l Wrote}:But I think we drifted far away from the original topic, where my main point was...
Arthur {l Wrote}:they only make the game less fun for themselves.
Duion {l Wrote}:You could hide the password in the code but in form of a complicated equation, so the player can chose if to solve the puzzle regularly or solve the equasion.
Arthur {l Wrote}:So what's more important to you, keeping your secrets or having more people play the game till end and see all the hard work you've put into story and artwork, and also the other puzzles?
FaTony {l Wrote}:All this feels like an insult to Freedom 1 - freedom to study and make changes to the source code.
Duion {l Wrote}:No, it is not, you can still study it and change it and obfuscating some non game mechanic relevant values or passwords does not hurt you studying and changing the games source code, you could just replace it.
charlie {l Wrote}:I just don't see why it matters. The game will only be spoilt for people who willingly go after spoiling it for themselves - which is their choice. Why are you trying to stop people from looking through the game data? What possible gain is that for you as a developer?
All this feels like an insult to Freedom
eugeneloza {l Wrote}:I'm looking from my personal point of view.
If something is easy to look up - I'll do it (and, maybe will regret it later). If not... It'll be easier to resist the temptation Or stir me up to study the code.
When speaking of secrets... Can we speak of mystery, when anybody can open the folder and see everything?
But mystery itself is always so intriguing!
Yes, in some time every secret will be revealed. But why not make it happen too soon and spoil the fun?
Imagine yourself making a scientific discovery. Isn't it great? Sometimes you get even a real prize for that.
And now imagine you make a discovery... you crack a problem, the humanity couldn't solve in decades. And all you get is "what's so special?.. Everybody knows that!"
Which one is more rewarding?
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