Is there a Save Game Editor???

[Xrati]

Does anybody know if there is a save game editor for SEIV. If not does anybody have any suggestions for making a scenario without having to play all the races involved in it? AND going thru all the turns to "set up" the scenario the way you want it?

[Captain Kwok]

The save game files are encrypted and there is no save game editor.

There is no way to setup a scenario as you describe without having to play it to that point.

[Xrati]

Thanks CK!
Well then, does anybody know if SEV is going to have a scenario builder? [ <font color="red">I sure hope so! </font> ] http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/fear.gif

[Captain Kwok]

I'm not sure if MM will include a scenario builder with SE:V, perhaps as an addition later on if the game is successful. It'd certainly take a chunk of time to do.

[Atrocities]

There is a save game, hex type editor, but it was viewed as a cheat long ago and the person who made it has not been here going on four years now. I think he was even banned from PBW for cheating IIRC.

[Kana]

I guess the whole thing with a Save game editor not being in is that it could lead to some form of cheating in PBW/PBEM games...unless the game file greated for them is different than say something to use for modifing...

Kana

[Xrati]

Yeah, I can see the reason for no save game editor, but maybe the PBW-PBEM games should be encrypted while the standard games are saved in an open format. It would be a good idea to include a scenario builder of some type in any future releases as making a scenario these days is a long process. I'm working on one now and it's been a lot of work to set the situation for the scenario. I've found that editing the settings.txt to be very helpful.