So you limit the number of settings allowed. Just like there are a million variations of basketball (horse, 1-on-1, half-court, etc.) only one is "official" as per the NBA.
We've (Twin Galaxies) got a program we're working on that takes scores from different games and downloads them to the digital Version of our scoreboard. It needs manufacturer support, it's not something we can impliment alone. We've got a few companies willing to use it, but Aaron (Mr. Malfador) wasn't willing to return our calls when we approached him about it. If he changes his mind you could have a situation where after a game your score is automatically sent to our computers and if your settings were correct the score gets recorded for all time (or as long as we keep this Version of the scoreboard at least). Mod games would be S.O.L., but people playing on most of the default settings could have a world-wide high score table.
Our contest is also a step in that direction, and we'll be accepting scores forever, though after March we won't be giving out prizes for high scores in SE4. So we do have a public scoreboard if you're willing to play by our settings.
Ok I'll stop patting my boss on the back now.
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Re: Why no High Score table at end of game?
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