I think it would be in Valve's own interest to provide good documentation for the SDK. If there is a lot of mods, the interest in the game rises, and Valve makes more profit. Of course there is an other way, letting the community do most of the work, but it may slow things down for modders. I personally have no problem with Source SDK documentation, or the lack thereof; mainly because I'm only working on Server Plugins and I only read the documentation / manual when something goes wrong.
Also, when you think about it, paying for the SDK would be actually an insane idea, because they make more money when there are more good mods; YOU should be payed if you create a good mod rather than that.
jeff broome schrieb:
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:26:40 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
(you'd think a large software corp such as Valve was more up-to-date with development techniques...).
I'd say Valve's "techniques" are just fine. The game runs good on most machines. The game has sold many copies which is a fairly good indication that people like what Valve has done.
As far as lack of SDK documentation goes, you get what you pay for. How much did the SDK code again? I forget. And don't tell me that you "paid" for the SDK by buying the game, unless you bought the game, installed it and then never played the game.
Jeffrey "botman" Broome
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