Does ANYONE write their own login code anymore? I tried practically every game on the hub and I didn't see one that had anything besides that generic "Create a Character/Delete a Character" thing. Is it really THAT hard to make? sigh... oh well.
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 Nov 10 2001, 5:37 pm
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but, if we have the code, and it works, why make new stuff. you may just mess it all up. Why is there a library of it, if you shouldn't use it? it's there for a reason, you use, you look at it, you learn. it's pointless to type all this stuff when you can just adapt something already written.
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Nadrew wrote:
I write my own login code in fact I write every last bit of my code right down to the saving part, people can't seem to learn from librarys and move on anymore. People use libraries because it's a waste of time and energy to re-invent the wheel. If you don't agree, I recommend you start creating BYOND from scratch, since it's just a big library that you should replace yourself. In the case of the CharacterHandling library, personally I think most login stuff should be done through a web page, and it's perfectly possible to do it that way while still using the library. However, login/creation code is a bit complicated, so it's natural that people also use the sample code that works. Someday I'll be motivated to provide a sample of how to have it done through a web page instead of that popup. Finally -- for the sake of players, why should login be different in different games? If you always need to choose/create/delete characters, why not have a standard approach to it that keeps players from having to figure out something new for some boring functionality? | |
Finally -- for the sake of players, why should login be different in different games? If you always need to choose/create/delete characters, why not have a standard approach to it that keeps players from having to figure out something new for some boring functionality? Hmm... that's a valid point, but Battle for Solaris has a pretty nifty graphical way of going about it, that I think is about as intuitive as one can get. | |
Spuzzum wrote:
Finally -- for the sake of players, why should login be different in different games? If you always need to choose/create/delete characters, why not have a standard approach to it that keeps players from having to figure out something new for some boring functionality? Heh, I kind of like my Create your own Super Hero approach. It is a bit lengthy though. But whats a few minutes when you can create your own super hero? | |
Spuzzum wrote:
Hmm... that's a valid point, but Battle for Solaris has a pretty nifty graphical way of going about it, that I think is about as intuitive as one can get. I see Deadron's point, though there are definitely some games that would benefit from a more graphical approach. Those that have you choose icons are particularly annoying in the popup form, because there's no way to know which icon is which without trying them all. Considering the plethora of RPG-type games, perhaps a popup system works best for most of them. But all in all I'd really like to see graphical login code in more games. Lummox JR | |
Lummox JR wrote:
Considering the plethora of RPG-type games, perhaps a popup system works best for most of them. But all in all I'd really like to see graphical login code in more games. Sure, and if someone ever does a demo showing people how to do that, then all the RPGs will start doing that... As I mentioned I don't think popups are the right way to go, I just did the demo that way because it was easier. | |
I write my own login code in fact I write every last bit of my code right down to the saving part, people can't seem to learn from librarys and move on anymore.