Comments on: The Second Best Thing To Keep In My In Game Development http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/10/26/the-second-best-thing-to-keep-in-my-in-game-development/ I'm baking games. Indie style. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:37:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Baloo http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/10/26/the-second-best-thing-to-keep-in-my-in-game-development/comment-page-1/#comment-137164 Baloo Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:52:25 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=3800#comment-137164 Last time I used xml files with tinyxml; with a few pages of code I could extract float/vec3/string/int values (or arrays of these) directly. In the XML file it's easy to add comments (not just for documentation but for experimenting with different values) and by default supports hierarchy... when you have like a 100 properties, this is a must have feature :) Another advantage is that you don't need Excel/OO to edit xml... just notepad2 is fine (and much faster). And you get syntax highlight for free. Also, XML is easier to extend. Just add a new tag and about a line of code to parse it... Last time I used xml files with tinyxml; with a few pages of code I could extract float/vec3/string/int values (or arrays of these) directly.

In the XML file it’s easy to add comments (not just for documentation but for experimenting with different values) and by default supports hierarchy… when you have like a 100 properties, this is a must have feature :)

Another advantage is that you don’t need Excel/OO to edit xml… just notepad2 is fine (and much faster). And you get syntax highlight for free.

Also, XML is easier to extend. Just add a new tag and about a line of code to parse it…

]]> By: Juuso http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/10/26/the-second-best-thing-to-keep-in-my-in-game-development/comment-page-1/#comment-137160 Juuso Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:54:21 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=3800#comment-137160 SQLite... good tip. SQLite… good tip.

]]> By: Jake Birkett http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/10/26/the-second-best-thing-to-keep-in-my-in-game-development/comment-page-1/#comment-137159 Jake Birkett Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:37:10 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=3800#comment-137159 I use CSV files too. I use CSV files too.

]]> By: Lumooja http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/10/26/the-second-best-thing-to-keep-in-my-in-game-development/comment-page-1/#comment-137152 Lumooja Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:45:54 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=3800#comment-137152 I use SQLite for all settings, and dynamic data which needs to be saved and loaded. No need to code your own config files. I use SQLite for all settings, and dynamic data which needs to be saved and loaded. No need to code your own config files.

]]> By: Juuso http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/10/26/the-second-best-thing-to-keep-in-my-in-game-development/comment-page-1/#comment-137148 Juuso Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:12:16 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=3800#comment-137148 Lost me... ;) Lost me…

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]]> By: Steven Egan http://www.gameproducer.net/2009/10/26/the-second-best-thing-to-keep-in-my-in-game-development/comment-page-1/#comment-137147 Steven Egan Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:07:41 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=3800#comment-137147 Ah yes, the K.I.S.S. principle, Keep It Stupid Simple. I prefer that version as it doesn't just say simple, but stupid simple. Ah yes, the K.I.S.S. principle, Keep It Stupid Simple. I prefer that version as it doesn’t just say simple, but stupid simple.

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