PS is a pretty capable engine right now. It still has a long way to go before being considered a finished project, but I for one like the current supported features and integration with Crystalspace.
Now, considering that some folks may like to give it a shot and create a game based on PS engine, they also need documentation about a lot of things. There are plenty of resources scattered all over the forum, I know I've tried to herd a few and put them in
one place but it's nowhere near perfect.
So, what am I suggesting?
Creating a new section in the
PS wiki where players, testers, devs alike can ask questions and share knowledge. When I saw ask questions, I don't mean that as a discussion forum, this is what this one right here is for. I mean more on the topic, like a to the point Q&A.
Assuming someone comes upon this game engine and wants to use it, he'll learn from the PS license what is allowed or not.
Next, they will build the server and add content with server console, or in the DB itself.
But there are a lot, and when I say a lot I mean A LOT of things undocumented. I understand that is wasn't the case because of secrecy or any other conspiracy theory, just that it was hard to do and keep up to date. But the wiki is specifically built for one such purpose and even it the information gets outdated, sooner or later, someone will be able to update.
Examples or things that may be unclear to a lot of folks:
Quest script syntax
Specifying game rules
I know most of this stuff can be deduced from the code and the DB, but not everything. And even so, it's a very difficult things to do. I for one feel the need to learn more about how everything works, and I really do appreciate the efforts put in by the devs in the
PS Devcast but that's just a snapshot in time, not a living document. And for very good reasons, it has to be generic as well.
Comments, opinions?
