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harley -> RE: BTR Editor (2/4/2009 8:48:00 AM)
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Thanks, Jukka.
I don't want to be a killjoy, but I no longer support or endorse the editor, and never granted repost rights to anyone. I originally wrote the editor to fix problems in the Talonsoft version that became apparent as time went on. Now that I am able to correct those issues within the code, I am, hopefully eliminating the need for the editor (that won't work in the Matrix release anyway).
The other reason for having the editor taken down is that as a private individual, I considered it to be a conflict of interest with my work for Matrix on EDBTR, and did not want to have any impact on my ability to renew this game. I'd like to stress absolutely that at no time did Matrix ask me to abandon the editor, or remove it from distribution, it was entirely my own decision.
the final question Jukka asked was about future development on the editor. I'll say it right now, there will not be any. The Matrix release will use a compressed and encrypted save file to prevent pbem tampering (not that I think anyone does, but if the protection is there from the start, it's hard to accuse anyone of misconduct). I'm thinking of other ways to protect the pbem user's keyfile, probably using a "what you know" approach. (You put a password in once, and it's hashed and saved. If you destroy your machine, you only need your old username and the password to recreate the hash) (thank you IT Security Uni course, you've come in handy at last!)
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