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Only partially. This code isn't portable. This is more analogous to a game engine, it's a development engine. Along with not being portable, the code can't b
by alexhaefner 15y ago
Only partially. This code isn't portable. This is more analogous to a game engine, it's a development engine. Along with not being portable, the code can't be distributed. If the developer offered some package with their rendering engine for purchase outside the app store, then other devs could publish games using this development engine.
- nl 15y agoIt's pretty obvious that is the something that will come in another release. Edit: Also, plenty of value is created by programs that had thick "runtimes". Think of anything from Visual Basic to Hypercard to things like Excel spreadsheets.
- tswicegood 15y agoIt looks like this is something that the developer is already thinking about. https://twitter.com/twolivesleft/status/129304975623995395 https://twitter.com/twolivesleft/status/129304975623995395
- alexhaefner 15y agoOh no I am speaking of licensing the graphics engine underneath to devs so they can distribute their own standalone games in the app store, without users having to download this app.
- nl 15y agoIs there a particular reason why you think this won't happen at some point in the future, too?
- alexhaefner 15y agoAny particular reason? I'm not working on this particular project, I have no idea what the dev has planned. I like imagination, but I don't like speculation. So I'm just not in the mood to speculate on it.
- s3graham 15y agoIt seems like it'd be pretty easy to have do "something" on a server, and then just mail you the package you need to submit to Apple, given a few extra bits of data. To the point where I've been thinking about doing it for a long while, but clearly someone was way ahead of me. :)
- thwarted 15y agoOnly partially. This code isn't portable. This is more analogous to a game engine, it's a development engine. The way you worded this reminds me of Gary Kitchen's Game Maker. http://www.garrykitchen.com/product_history/garry_kitchens_gamemaker.html http://www.garrykitchen.com/product_history/garry_kitchens_g...