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BDK - Would Mr Lyman return in his own time to over look again?

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10 years ago


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#21 10 years ago

I'm still of the opinion that there could be improved code in existance, it's just that it's never been released.

Reasoning: BDK is sitting at v2.94. Hardly a "round number", or a number I'd pick for a "final version". This is good, because I doubt Lyman considers BDK finished either. But remember that some months after v2.94 was released, the Costco BDK Classic came out... with v3.00 software.

Now, one can imagine that the reason BDK saw improvement in the first place was because Lyman was tasked with modifying the software for use with the Lite version (and I don't doubt that he wasn't tasked with nearly enough time to do it all "on the job"). And, one can also imagine that the reason the Classic software is sitting at v3.00 versus v1.00 or something, is because it's a modification of the base BDK code (like Stern's current Pro/LE software versions). And, if Lyman saw fit to number the Classic version at a nice round v3.00... then perhaps it's more polished than v2.94 was, and perhaps - just perhaps - there's also Pro v3.00 code sitting trapped on someone's hard drive...

#30 10 years ago
Quoted from markmon:

It's Sw v2.9, its got wizard mode, all features are implemented, etc. The game may not be perfect but its not unfinished.
The fact that Costco version had v3.0 is irrelevant. It doesn't mean its enhanced or better. It is likely that they took 2.94 and had to make small changes to fit the home version. Then they changed the version for internal tracking. Doubt there's anything to "port over".

I don't think it would take too much to finish up Batpod mode, change some of the shot requirements for the Batman modes, fix a few known bugs, and perhaps add any remaining unused audio clips that were approved by the license holder.

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