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RE: Windows Installer for Xconq


> >Try "Modder."  That's standard industry terminology for tweaking game
> >files to effect rule changes.
>
> True. But game design in xconq is something more than
> modding. It's not
> just like writing Civ scenarios. There is much more
> flexibility because of
> GDL. You are not tweaking a game but rather writing one of
> your own. So I
> think the term design is appropriate.

In standard industry terminonology, Modding encompasses writing game
scripts with game specific languages.  For instance, writing a bot in
Quake C.  If that's all you're doing, if you're not modifying source
code, then Modding is the canonically correct industry standard term.


Cheers,                     www.indiegamedesign.com
Brandon Van Every           Seattle, WA

Taking risk where others will not.


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