Re: Multiple comments/suggestions

[Jason Fosback <jfosback@darmok.uoregon.edu>]

> 2) The save files should NOT be written out in plain text, as it's
> too easy to tweek one.  We wrote a player from scratch once, just
> to prove it could be done.

I agree that it's easy to tweak one, but the sysadmin can set the  
game up so that no one can tweak their characters.

Also, changing the character file to a binary format introduces a  
huge can of worms for portability.  Definitely something to be  
avoided.

-jason
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