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Originally Posted by Calahan
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Originally Posted by Gandalf Parker
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Originally Posted by JonBrave
My question there is: is that "ethical"? Is that what you are intended to do? Or, is saving/loading only for switching off, and you mustn't reload to try things?
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Good question. And thank you for asking.
I think I can say that the devs do not mind if you do it to test things. |
Thanks for that Gandalf. As it's really good to know that the devs don't mind what I do with my own files on my own computer.
Since I know for certain that I've lost endless amounts of sleep over the past few years, and paid for many expensive therapy sessions, due to the persistent feeling of unease I had that copying some save files for a computer game from one folder to another on my home PC, would result in a crack Interpol enforcement squad crashing through my windows and arresting my for crimes against humanity. So it's a real weight off my mind to know that the chances of that happening now seem to have been reduced.
I will sleep well tonight that's for sure. |
Well, I'm the thread starter, that
is actually how I think about things!
Of course you can do whatever with your own files, the question was (partly) ethical. I
do feel uneasy about copying files etc. if the intention is that the game should not be played like that. (I feel uneasy about many things.)
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Originally Posted by thejeff
Personally, even for SP, I'd keep it to actual tests, separate from the actual game I'm playing. Otherwise it's too easy to try a tactic, have it fail, reload and try a different one, it works so keep going. And never actually lose a real fight.
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That made good sense to me.
By the same(?) token, having learnt here that I can spam pearl clams or put PD up to 100 against the AI, I feel obliged not to do that. Heck, if all I wanted to do was win I could (try to) just copy a winning-position file into the folder and continue from there...