Designer Mode

[renobe (OP)]

I am wondering why the Designer Mode was not a fundamental part of the game like Spacemaster Mode? The argument that you can screw up the game really does not wash. If you did make a mistake, all you would lose is the current game your playing or worse , you would have to reinstall the game. This is no big deal. On other games like CIV IV, HOI2, RTW, Space Empires IV, you have direct access to the game data files in if you make changes that shut the game down, it is no big deal.

[sloanjh]

I am wondering why the Designer Mode was not a fundamental part of the game like Spacemaster Mode? The argument that you can screw up the game really does not wash. If you did make a mistake, all you would lose is the current game your playing or worse , you would have to reinstall the game. This is no big deal. On other games like CIV IV, HOI2, RTW, Space Empires IV, you have direct access to the game data files in if you make changes that shut the game down, it is no big deal.

Because if people start screwing up their games without realizing it, then start logging bugs because the game is screwed up, Steve will waste a lot of time on red herrings, which is not something he is all that interested in.

John