User created content through scripting

[terechgracz]

On the Q&A page it says developers are happy to allow us to modify clients as we wish. It's obvious that this means that devs don't focus their time on developing client and want users to develop it themselves. I think that's okay to be this way, MMOs are known for shitty UI and even giant like WoW had same problem. They released API that allowed to change client with simple addons. There are multiple advantages compared to just providing source code:

• Every addon maker shares common API so less conflicts between developers.
• Client can have multiple addons at the time, from heavy to small.
• Addons can be modular, for example one addon can just change inventories to allow sorting/filtering/etc and other is just for farming automation.
• Everyone can tailor their experience as they wish unlike now - your experience is tailored by client makers.
• With addons you can have in-game addon marketplace so everyone can have nice client without visiting forum.
• Addons would be better quality than clients, by their modular nature it would allow addon makers to focus on what they're most interested in, unlike now developers must manage entire client.

I suggest implementing such API with easy languages like groovy/python/lua.

[jorb]

Shifting the client modding toward some sort of plugin paradigm could be a good idea! Using e.g. jython to provide a python interpreter to the client feels pretty weird, tho, when java has good support for runtime extensions as it is, but that could perhaps be optional in and of itself.

Boundless possibilities.

:thinking:

[Kaios]

Shifting the client modding toward some sort of plugin paradigm could be a good idea! Using e.g. jython to provide a python interpreter to the client feels pretty weird, tho, when java has good support for runtime extensions as it is, but that could perhaps be optional in and of itself.

Boundless possibilities.

:thinking:

bro are you guys seriously embracing all the botting crap now? or are you being sarcastic

[Dawidio123]

Shifting the client modding toward some sort of plugin paradigm could be a good idea! Using e.g. jython to provide a python interpreter to the client feels pretty weird, tho, when java has good support for runtime extensions as it is, but that could perhaps be optional in and of itself.

Boundless possibilities.

:thinking:

bro are you guys seriously embracing all the botting crap now? or are you being sarcastic

Tbh botting are a part of the game that unless punished (it won't be and perhaps shouldn't be) are here to stay. And it'd be much more likely someone shares an addon/plugin with you that has a single function rather than their whole client.
Overall embracing it is better than leaving it as it is, as in encouraged by the game mechanics but not really supported other than the 3-4 public clients there are (which lack heavily in features).

Also the plugins don't imply solely bots (which should be included but i digress), they could allow people to modify the UI (which by default is kinda bad) and so on.

[pawnchito]

jorbtar should make automated versions or upgraded clients /plug ins for a charge. rather pay devs directly for on par client than play with a neutered product or have to go to a third party for some simple features.

[SlicingTheMoon]

Shifting the client modding toward some sort of plugin paradigm could be a good idea! Using e.g. jython to provide a python interpreter to the client feels pretty weird, tho, when java has good support for runtime extensions as it is, but that could perhaps be optional in and of itself.

Boundless possibilities.

:thinking:

bro are you guys seriously embracing all the botting crap now? or are you being sarcastic

My take on it is, the larger factions will be botting anyway, so by making it more available for everyone will minimize the gap and there would be more equality.
I use the bots I have access to, my project are too big to click my way through it.

[SiO2]

I suggest implementing such API with easy languages like groovy/python/lua.

PHP, VBS or JS. I cant think of anything more cursed then this.