Wintermute Engine Forum
Wintermute Engine => Technical forum => Topic started by: Daniel on April 22, 2004, 03:23:40 PM
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The "Game settings" window is displayed each and every time I run the game from ProjectMan. Is that normal?
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Yes, that's intentional, so that you can tweak the settings easily while developing the game.
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Well, in that case this thread should be moved to the "Wishlist, suggestions" forum, I think.
It's just that I never had to tweak anything till now (and I still don't) and I pressed the "Run game" button a *LOT* of times, believe me, and each and every time I had to press that extra button to make the "Game settings" window go away.
I mean, how are the settings in this window different from, say, the "Startup scene" in the "Debugging settings" section in the left pane of ProjectMan? That's a tweak as well, but I don't see it popping up each and every time I run the game asking me what startup scene I would like the game to use this time. I'm aware of the differences but it's just an example.
All I say is that the tweaking of the settings in the "Game settings" window is a phase during development that the developer has to go into at a certain time, but it's certainly not something that he'll be doing all the time. If so, he'll find himself just dismissing this window each and every time he runs the game (just like me).
On the other hand, if no one said anything till now, I guess I'm at a minority with this. What do you think?
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I have to agree with Daniel at one point. Thinking of it when developing I tend to test the game every 5-10 minutes. Since I am not with WME long I did not mind, yet.
But I could imagine it getting annoying after some time.
So actually I agree, it would be nice if you could turn the game settings window off.
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Ok then, I'll throw in some check-box. I guess I should be glad you don't have any more serious problems, right? ;)
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I guess I should be glad you don't have any more serious problems, right? ;)
Hey! Stop making fun of us! >:( :) That window is pretty annoying and I am unanimous in this! uh... right Igorrr... ?
Anyway, I've got other more "serious problems" as well if you so much want so watch it! ;D
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RIGHT ;D
It's just a suggestion btw. And I am sure Mnemic is going to do it and all will be more than fine :-)
Userfriendlyness in programs is not as unimportant as some might think.