chevalier
Sat, 2nd Oct '04, 5:50pm
Here are today's Dragon Age forum highlights, collected by NWVault (http://nwvault.ign.com). Please take into account that these are only single parts of various threads and should not be taken out of context. Bear in mind also that the posts presented here are copied as-is, and that any bad spelling and grammar does not get corrected on our end.
<font size="3" face="Verdana, Arial" color="#cc6600">Tim Smith, Tools Programmer</font>
An easier toolset (http://forums.bioware.com//viewpost.html?topic=383761&post=3186908&forum=84&highlight=)
In the NWN toolset, Wizards didn't limit your ability to create content the way you saw fit, it was the content editors that did this.
More: *If* I remember correctly (NWN), there isn't anyway you can create content without going through the wizard. Thus we use them too.
<font size="3" face="Verdana, Arial" color="#cc6600">Stanley Woo, Quality Assurance</font>
where can i download voices (http://forums.bioware.com//viewpost.html?topic=385430&post=3187515&forum=23&highlight=)
Additional content for Neverwinter Nights may be found in the Neverwinter Vault (http://nwvault.ign.com/index2.shtml).
A Tiny Little Request.... (http://forums.bioware.com//viewpost.html?topic=384652&post=3187537&forum=84&highlight=)
<hr />Here's an idea. Suppose Bioware added a bunch of small features such as this one and then disabled them using one of their .ini files. The feature essentially wouldn't exist until users dug into the ini file and messed around with things. This would allow Bioware's QA (Is Stan going to work on DA?) to mostly ignore the feature. Then, if the feature happens to work, everyone is happy. If the feature doesn't work so well, then users will complain, and the hypothetical DA live team will fix it.
It seems to me that this would allow a bunch of small features to go in more easily, but I could well be missing something.<hr />Why put something in if no one's going to see it? If it's in the game, we have to make sure it works (or works well enough to ship it), not leave it to chance. We do have a reputation to uphold, dontcha know? http://forums.bioware.com/_global/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif And yes, I'll be working on Dragon Age. Based on what I've heard about the story, I am very much looking forward to it.
Mounts (http://forums.bioware.com//viewpost.html?topic=385466&post=3187619&forum=84&highlight=)
Ah, the age-old discussion of mounts. Unfortunately, there's already a discussion of mounts (http://forums.bioware.com/viewtopic.html?topic=385401&forum=84) open on the front page. End of line.
<font size="3" face="Verdana, Arial" color="#cc6600">Tim Smith, Tools Programmer</font>
An easier toolset (http://forums.bioware.com//viewpost.html?topic=383761&post=3186908&forum=84&highlight=)
In the NWN toolset, Wizards didn't limit your ability to create content the way you saw fit, it was the content editors that did this.
More: *If* I remember correctly (NWN), there isn't anyway you can create content without going through the wizard. Thus we use them too.
<font size="3" face="Verdana, Arial" color="#cc6600">Stanley Woo, Quality Assurance</font>
where can i download voices (http://forums.bioware.com//viewpost.html?topic=385430&post=3187515&forum=23&highlight=)
Additional content for Neverwinter Nights may be found in the Neverwinter Vault (http://nwvault.ign.com/index2.shtml).
A Tiny Little Request.... (http://forums.bioware.com//viewpost.html?topic=384652&post=3187537&forum=84&highlight=)
<hr />Here's an idea. Suppose Bioware added a bunch of small features such as this one and then disabled them using one of their .ini files. The feature essentially wouldn't exist until users dug into the ini file and messed around with things. This would allow Bioware's QA (Is Stan going to work on DA?) to mostly ignore the feature. Then, if the feature happens to work, everyone is happy. If the feature doesn't work so well, then users will complain, and the hypothetical DA live team will fix it.
It seems to me that this would allow a bunch of small features to go in more easily, but I could well be missing something.<hr />Why put something in if no one's going to see it? If it's in the game, we have to make sure it works (or works well enough to ship it), not leave it to chance. We do have a reputation to uphold, dontcha know? http://forums.bioware.com/_global/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif And yes, I'll be working on Dragon Age. Based on what I've heard about the story, I am very much looking forward to it.
Mounts (http://forums.bioware.com//viewpost.html?topic=385466&post=3187619&forum=84&highlight=)
Ah, the age-old discussion of mounts. Unfortunately, there's already a discussion of mounts (http://forums.bioware.com/viewtopic.html?topic=385401&forum=84) open on the front page. End of line.