Hmm. I've been mulling over how to use a script (not a Python script, more like a movie script) to control AI in NPC's. I'll have to give it some testing.

If you did get the load-script-from-file thing working, not only could you define the actions of the enemies and such, you could instruct your NPC comrades on which ships to take out. Heck, you could even put what they say into the script. Just be sure to have Slippy say "Ahhhg! I've got one on my tail!" like every ten seconds.

No prob.

When you get your encounter script system set up, please share. I'm curious to know how that would work. (Are you gonna load it from a text file or something?)

Raindemo with bumps. Ain't this just delicious.

Nice

You can make your own ragdolls with Create Hinge in the physics actions.

You could use private variables to number them like so:

http://www.mediafire.com/?fy0uxzykvzy

The example uses RTS for simplicity's sake, but you don't need to.

In multiplayer online games with ranking systems etc, cheating is a lot more problematic because it has the potential to render your game unplayable.

Ah, you have a good point there. Not being a multiplayer-type person I didn't even think of that.

And yeah, if you want to make some homebrew protection for your game you could always do some code obfuscation. I don't know how well that would work for something like Construct, but you could give it a try.

If someone really wants to cheat at your game, why not just let them? It doesn't hurt anybody.

Plus for certain things it's kinda fun. After beating Liberty City Stories and playing the hell out of it for a couple months the game just sat and collected dust for a while. I downloaded cwcheat and got another couple months enjoyment out of it, just goofing around. Flying around, making obstacle courses, doing crazy stunts, whatever.

I don't know, I just think that if someone really wants to go through all the trouble to download a tool to hack your game just to get infinite health or whatever, might as well let them do it. If they're doing it to beat the game, they're not letting anyone down but themselves. Plus, I don't think cheating like that is all that rampant anyway to be worth the trouble of making protection against it. Or is it? I guess I don't really know. Seems harmless enough though.

Hmm, this isn't working out as I'd hoped. My original intent was to bring everyone of like gaming habits together on their respective friends lists for online play.

Ah okay, I'm sorry I messed up your thread. I don't really do the online play thing. Games are mainly about story or personal challenge for me, not fragging some dude I don't even know*. I'm just totally not the competitive type. I don't dig fighting games or racing games for the same reason. I guess you could say I'm not hard-core. Hell, even iSketch pisses me off because people act like idiots.

*

(And yes, before I get comments on that I realize that there are plenty of games that have more than just deathmatch.)

What, does it look funny or something?

Edit:

Just looked at it in IE, I guess it is a little weird looking that way because IE doesn't do .png transparency.

But I like Mega Man 2

<img src="http://i25.tinypic.com/2ajb4nk.jpg">

Xbox Live: Nope

Wii: I dunno, I'm too lazy to look it up, plus what good are Mii's anyway, I mean really

OH HEY EINSTEIN IS UP TO BAT HOW CUTE

--Smash Bros Brawl: Nope

Playstation Network: Nope

Valve Steam: Nope

Others: I have an NES but I don't think it goes online

Games of choice:

Mega Man 2 and Castlevania (maybe you can come over and play some time )