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Problem: How to find the truly good scripts.
- Thread starter David
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TMSTKSBK
Lord
I don't mean *ease-of-install-no-strings-attached*. I mean, "For the given complexity level and benefit of this script", or "Compared to other scripts in its class..."
(We might need to classify scripts...)
Also, why not give out a "RunUO Recommended Script" or "RunUO Commended Scripter" type things...(by this committee). That would definitely be a substantial vote of confidence for the script.
(We might need to classify scripts...)
Also, why not give out a "RunUO Recommended Script" or "RunUO Commended Scripter" type things...(by this committee). That would definitely be a substantial vote of confidence for the script.
PappaSmurf
Knight
What about
There are some scripts which are more benificial for the novice user and those that are better for more experienced people....Take a 1-10 rating system it should also consider factors such as how usefull it is to a novice in both ease of install and ease of use in game...Take the XML Spawner system it's very good but setting up and spawning is a pain compared to Nerun's system...Although it has more perks it's not as easy for an inexperinced user to manage...
On the flip side some of the drop and load scripts that don't require any modification to the basic Distro files are a pain in the butt too as they add a complexity to the system that isn't needed for the new or basic shard admin.
Both those factors need to be considered and weighted to give an accurate rating to a script.....
TMSTKSBK said:
There are some scripts which are more benificial for the novice user and those that are better for more experienced people....Take a 1-10 rating system it should also consider factors such as how usefull it is to a novice in both ease of install and ease of use in game...Take the XML Spawner system it's very good but setting up and spawning is a pain compared to Nerun's system...Although it has more perks it's not as easy for an inexperinced user to manage...
On the flip side some of the drop and load scripts that don't require any modification to the basic Distro files are a pain in the butt too as they add a complexity to the system that isn't needed for the new or basic shard admin.
Both those factors need to be considered and weighted to give an accurate rating to a script.....
TMSTKSBK
Lord
or look at daat99 here as your paradigm of hope...(OWLTR...heh...confuses ME 
)
Anyhow...confusion aside...right. You need to take into account:
a) overall ease of install
b) overall benefit
c) learning curve
d) comparison of install to scripts in its class (or type)
e) comparison of benefit to scripts in its class (or type)
)Anyhow...confusion aside...right. You need to take into account:
a) overall ease of install
b) overall benefit
c) learning curve
d) comparison of install to scripts in its class (or type)
e) comparison of benefit to scripts in its class (or type)
Maybe a comprimise here, do not use ease of use as a criterion for ranking, just maybe color code the posts:
Blue- I just left ea/osi today downloaded runuo and had no problem installing this
Yellow- Its a good thing Ive been around the block a little, else this may have been hard.
Red- I couldve scripted this myself but was just too dam lazy to do it.
Then they could still be based on the actual quality of the script and at the same time give people an idea how difficult it is to use...
Blue- I just left ea/osi today downloaded runuo and had no problem installing this
Yellow- Its a good thing Ive been around the block a little, else this may have been hard.
Red- I couldve scripted this myself but was just too dam lazy to do it.
Then they could still be based on the actual quality of the script and at the same time give people an idea how difficult it is to use...
ASayre
RunUO Developer
Ease of install IS or would be a factor. The onyl way it wouldn't be is if it was incorporated or weighted in with the Code quality.
Example: Someone wants to add a boolean to Mobile. they add the boolean, serialization eveything, they hafta recompile core. But they could've just used Mobile's SavedFlags.
Ex2: Someone wants to add in a bunch of stuff to when people logon. Inseatd of using Initialize and the EventSinks, they put it in an existing event sink in, say, PlayerMobile.
Ex3: Someone adding properties to a base class when they coudl've just created a NEW class than inherited from the old one.
And back to the problem of popularity, ALREADY in this thread there has been reccomendations for a popular bu not well coded script. This is my point EXACTLY.
Example: Someone wants to add a boolean to Mobile. they add the boolean, serialization eveything, they hafta recompile core. But they could've just used Mobile's SavedFlags.
Ex2: Someone wants to add in a bunch of stuff to when people logon. Inseatd of using Initialize and the EventSinks, they put it in an existing event sink in, say, PlayerMobile.
Ex3: Someone adding properties to a base class when they coudl've just created a NEW class than inherited from the old one.
And back to the problem of popularity, ALREADY in this thread there has been reccomendations for a popular bu not well coded script. This is my point EXACTLY.
