Petition CA for MTW source code?

**The Blind King of Bohemia** · 10-22-2010, 13:07

It does make a nice 'what if' discussion but there is little point to it. I love the game as much as anyone but nothing will happen regarding the source code.

Caravel is right regarding EB. Outstanding mod, with hours of time and effort gone in, but it is not a completely new game. It changes the game so much for the better but that is due to it being a historical accurate, well researched and balanced modification with great design and gorgeous skins, not being a new game.

**vartan** · 10-22-2010, 21:42

Originally Posted by The Blind King of Bohemia

It does make a nice 'what if' discussion but there is little point to it. I love the game as much as anyone but nothing will happen regarding the source code.

Caravel is right regarding EB. Outstanding mod, with hours of time and effort gone in, but it is not a completely new game. It changes the game so much for the better but that is due to it being a historical accurate, well researched and balanced modification with great design and gorgeous skins, not being a new game.

Depends on what constitutes "new game", and hence no right answer.

**gollum** · 10-23-2010, 13:42

Yeah, he means new game as new mechanics that come about by hardcoded means. You mean new gameplay.

**caravel** · 10-26-2010, 15:43

Nice to see you BKB.

A "new game" is quite easy to define. For what it's worth I know what edyz was getting at, but a modification is still not a "new game". Besides, RTW could be modded extensively, MTW could not. We can add new factions, maps, provinces, units etc - MTW can be turned into something like the SW mod or Ancient TW, but when it comes to something advanced like adding an opengl renderer, porting to another platform, or something as seemingly simple as adding/changing vices and virtues or hardcoded events like the arrival of the mongols there's nothing modders can do (not to mention fixing bugs).

A petition is the best (only?) option. They can only say "no" after all.

**vartan** · 10-26-2010, 17:04

How about a new game? i.e. an MTW clone? These can only be done if for non-profit?

**caravel** · 10-26-2010, 19:12

Nice of you to offer - do you have a release date?

**oz_wwjd** · 11-21-2010, 07:17

I'd still go with the petition. As had been said they can only say no. I'd start one myself but I'm not exactly the best petition writer,and have no idea where to lodge such a petition. How knows, If we get enough names we might be suprised..