Coders' Wishlists for 2006

[Ryan M.]

Originally Posted by Dave Flowerday

I've seen several people make comments about the default code. If you don't like it, why don't you fix it and release it yourself? Nothing is stopping you from stripping it down and posting it, and maybe if you do so there's a chance IFI could pick it up and pass it on. I see no reason why the default code couldn't become a community-maintained thing. IFI could continue to provide their default stuff, but they could easily point people off to anyone else who's done work to enhance the default code.

I agree, but as I said, what happens when the add the camera support of last year? The creators know better than anyone what is needed and what is just demostration. If you're not the creator, you have to create your stripped down/reorganized code each year.

Perhaps we could compromise: release the default code a few weeks before kickoff, provided it doesn't reveal the game. Then, people would have time to create "preferable" versions of it.