thread: 2006-06-10 : Two more resources for that game
On 2006-06-13, colin roald wrote:
The ideal Oracle program ought to read elements from some arbitrary number of XML resource files—a default one that comes with the Oracle, plus one created from play in your game, plus any number of "expansion packs" downloaded from the net. You'd want to be able to consciously subscribe to "Clinton's elements" but not "J's elements", because your set will affect the tone of your game, and you don't want modern urban stuff mixing in with your Arabian Nights style game.
Separating the element list from the executable also means you can have distinct Mac and PC executables that use the same resources.
While we're at it, it would rock to integrate the Story Games random name lists.
