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One of the things I do for "fun"? is develop mods for Fallout 4. For those of you that don't know, mods allow you to modify virtually every aspect of the game. It even has its own scripting engine for adding your own effects and quests and such to the game.
Well, you pretty much have to use their development tool + the game itself to develop and test a mod. Luckily I can at least use VS Code for the scripting part.
The problem is their tool, "The Creation Kit" is just laborious to use even if you hack it with executable injection to fix the numerous issues with it, and having to use the game to test makes turnaround time pretty lengthy.
They claim they developed the whole game with this tool, but it's very difficult to believe given how much effort it takes to create even a little bit of content. You can't type most of it. You have to click your way through endless forms in an app that looks like an old VB app for editing database records.
If it wasn't so much effort I'd make a language for these records so you could type them out. I kinda wonder if the devs at Bethesda don't have something like that up their sleeve. I just can't imagine putting in that much content, that slowly with that tool.
Real programmers use butterflies
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Is there any way to roll your own mod editor?
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Like I said, for this tool there's so much there that the effort involved is just ridiculous. I probably could have been more clear. Otherwise, I'd consider it.
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Or an infinite number of monkeys.
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Ever tought of extending something like ZEdit? I only nibbled arround the edges with modding using it to adjust a couple o values in the form records but as I understand it has an extension API that can be used to make patchers using javascript.
There is also the Synthesis patcher with the Mutagen libraries which are in .Net.
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Yeah... maybe. It's a lot of work.
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No. I don't.
And no. I won't. I don't do requests. Unless you pay me, but I doubt you could afford it.
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honey the codewitch wrote: I doubt you could afford it.
That's what the first estate-agent said to Mum & Dad when they asked about buying their house. The second agent however, did not repond similarly. We've been laughing about the first fella for decades in the house he wouldn't sell 'em.
Thanks for the reminder. Not in the same league obviously, but fun for the same reasons.  
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I doubt it because of his age. I doubt he has an income at his age that would cover me. AFAIK he still lives with his parents.
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honey the codewitch: AFAIK he still lives with his parents.
Well you wrong, I live with my parent because I am 16...
Kinda to hard to live with your dad when he is 6 feet under...
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Well I'm sorry to hear that.
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No problem, it's been 6 years.
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They were about 25 & 27 at the time and as luck would have it, Mum's bedroom was still at her parents house.
The second agent did quite well when they bought the house through him. 
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Bank website:
oofalladeez343's current balance is: $0.00
Dang... lol. But okay.
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The compiler or solver modulate with verbal circuits. (14)
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I see what you did there - I was going to use that answer in my next one* ...
* with a different clue, though
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Why not? It worked for me 
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Pretty sure we've had this one - or something very similar - good clue though 
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Looks like the regulars are lining up to not answer.
Takes a ticket and goes to the end of the line.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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I don't get them often, but I think I've got this one. Unfortunately I may not be home in time to set one on Monday.
// TODO: Insert something here Top ten reasons why I'm lazy
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Kind of everyone to leave it for someone who just got out of bed.
The compiler or solver (definition)
modulate with (anagram indicator)
verbal circuits (fodder)
cruciverbalist [someone who does crosswords]
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I couldn't - I did yesterdays, so it wouldn't be fair ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Is Christmas over? Looks like they don't want play Yankee Reindeer games anymore. 
Hope you slept well. You are up Monday!
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Monday?! Thanks for the reminder. I would have posted it tomorrow.
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