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Kilandra Skytower

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01-01-2009 20:09

How old must a freebie script be to be considered too old to use? Like no more than 6 months old? Or even a year?

Just wanted to know if something should be dumped out of my inventory or not.

This is for vehicles.

Thank you!

Argent Stonecutter

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Join date: 20 Sep 2005

Posts: 20,263

01-01-2009 20:48

In what sense do you mean? Software doesn't "rot".

If you're concerned about changes in SL breaking the script... try it. Given the freebie scripts I've seen, you're more likely to run into bugs that were already there than having it broken by new features.

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Kilandra Skytower

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Join date: 8 Jun 2008

Posts: 2

Ancient scripts

01-01-2009 23:09

I just want to make sure I'm not using scripts that will cause lag and that.

The ship has lost usability in a way since Havok came into play.

Hewee Zetkin

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Join date: 20 Jul 2006

Posts: 2,702

01-02-2009 00:55

Once you're old enough to have acquired the skill and experience to write a script to do the same thing as the freebie....

Zoey Helgerud

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Join date: 13 Jun 2007

Posts: 44

01-02-2009 02:19

The only way to be sure is to try them out. Newer ones are likely to be better, but not all old scripts will stop working.

Mrc Homewood

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Join date: 24 Feb 2007

Posts: 779

01-02-2009 23:07

From: Kilandra Skytower

How old must a freebie script be to be considered too old to use? Like no more than 6 months old? Or even a year?

Just wanted to know if something should be dumped out of my inventory or not.

This is for vehicles.

Thank you!

nothing realy is "old" XD

i still use llMakeSmoke works great for little things it wont be "old" till they take it out of the system and screw up every ones scripts, atleast thats what i think of the meaning of old in SL

Zoey Helgerud

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Join date: 13 Jun 2007

Posts: 44

01-27-2009 07:14

From: Mrc Homewood

nothing realy is "old" XD

i still use llMakeSmoke works great for little things it wont be "old" till they take it out of the system and screw up every ones scripts, atleast thats what i think of the meaning of old in SL

Well there's other ways a script can get broken besides LL removing a function. Upgrading the physics engine to havok4 had a big effect on a lot of vehicle and weapon scripts. Then there's the addition of NEW functions that would improve older scripts greatly.

How old is too old?
Kilandra Skytower Registered User Join date: 8 Jun 2008 Posts: 2	01-01-2009 20:09 How old must a freebie script be to be considered too old to use? Like no more than 6 months old? Or even a year? Just wanted to know if something should be dumped out of my inventory or not. This is for vehicles. Thank you!
Argent Stonecutter Emergency Mustelid Join date: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 20,263	01-01-2009 20:48 In what sense do you mean? Software doesn't "rot". If you're concerned about changes in SL breaking the script... try it. Given the freebie scripts I've seen, you're more likely to run into bugs that were already there than having it broken by new features. _____________________ Argent Stonecutter - http://globalcausalityviolation.blogspot.com/ "And now I'm going to show you something really cool." Skyhook Station - http://xrl.us/skyhook23 Coonspiracy Store - http://xrl.us/coonstore
Kilandra Skytower Registered User Join date: 8 Jun 2008 Posts: 2	Ancient scripts 01-01-2009 23:09 I just want to make sure I'm not using scripts that will cause lag and that. The ship has lost usability in a way since Havok came into play.
Hewee Zetkin Registered User Join date: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 2,702	01-02-2009 00:55 Once you're old enough to have acquired the skill and experience to write a script to do the same thing as the freebie....
Zoey Helgerud Overqualified Join date: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 44	01-02-2009 02:19 The only way to be sure is to try them out. Newer ones are likely to be better, but not all old scripts will stop working.
Mrc Homewood Mentor of Randomness Join date: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 779	01-02-2009 23:07 From: Kilandra Skytower How old must a freebie script be to be considered too old to use? Like no more than 6 months old? Or even a year? Just wanted to know if something should be dumped out of my inventory or not. This is for vehicles. Thank you! nothing realy is "old" XD i still use llMakeSmoke works great for little things it wont be "old" till they take it out of the system and screw up every ones scripts, atleast thats what i think of the meaning of old in SL
Zoey Helgerud Overqualified Join date: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 44	01-27-2009 07:14 From: Mrc Homewood nothing realy is "old" XD i still use llMakeSmoke works great for little things it wont be "old" till they take it out of the system and screw up every ones scripts, atleast thats what i think of the meaning of old in SL Well there's other ways a script can get broken besides LL removing a function. Upgrading the physics engine to havok4 had a big effect on a lot of vehicle and weapon scripts. Then there's the addition of NEW functions that would improve older scripts greatly.

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