| From: | Adam J <fro@***.AB.CA> |
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| Subject: | Re: SR 3rd Ed. comments and questions |
| Date: | Thu, 3 Jul 1997 13:07:07 -0600 |
>>Maybe this is the time for a supplemental CD-ROM. Put all the rules in the
>>book, along with basic gear and stuff, like it is today. Then, on the CD,
>>put full tables for all gear/spell/totem/cyberware/etc available.
>It would probably be a bad idea to publish something *solely* on CD-ROM
>(unless it's an otherwise out-of-print adventure or sourcebook), ...
Agreed here. I think we have to remember something; Everyone on this list
has a computer or very good access to one! How many SR players do, though?
I realize computers are getting more and more common, but I still doubt
the majority of players/GM's have a computer.
> ...
>if it doesn't cost a lot to produce (i.e., you have all the layout stuff
>already on a computer and maybe all you need to do is scan in the artwork,
>do some futzing with Adobe Acrobat, and print it out to PDF files),
>it could be a nice supplemental for the folks who have computers with
>CD-ROMs.
One day I advocate Acrobat format, the next, I shall slam it. Don't
release the rulebooks in a format such as Acrobat, PDF, DOC, TXT, Anything
like that!
Write a custom reader, with a custom filetype. BLOAT the size of the
reader. And the filesize, for that matter. Otherwise, its just too damned
easy to pirate.
...Goes off into a rant about people asking for copyrighted SR stuff on
IRC...argh!!!
-Adam
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