AFAIK - open to correction - GTA introduced the idea that cheats "break" the game, i.e. after activating an all-weapons code you may later be unable to progress beyond certain points. I never had a problem with Vice City, but the warnings were there: and I understand with San Andreas (which I gave up on early due to impatience with the issues outlined above) that there are certain points (e.g. the rapper Whosis jumping too early) which are effectively impassable if you've ever put in a secret code.
WTF? What is the point of this? Is there a real technical reason why a one-off change to your stats (SET MONEY=1000000) should have downstream effects on gameplay? Or did Rockstar deliberately build it in? Anybody know? Thanks!
I'd recommend the above-named for any new reader looking for an accessible, humorous, but (I think) entirely characteristic and worthwhile intro to Lem.
Anyone ever read a wonderful book by John Sladek (RIP) called The Steam-Driven Boy? With a selection of parody short stories included, by such SF writers as Chipdip K. Kill and Iclick Asimove? The latter story was entitled something like "The Three Laws of Robish" and detailed a lab's hilarious attempts to get their prototypes to understand the three laws.
"Oh, I thought it said 'must not INURE a human being'..."
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AFAIK - open to correction - GTA introduced the idea that cheats "break" the game, i.e. after activating an all-weapons code you may later be unable to progress beyond certain points. I never had a problem with Vice City, but the warnings were there: and I understand with San Andreas (which I gave up on early due to impatience with the issues outlined above) that there are certain points (e.g. the rapper Whosis jumping too early) which are effectively impassable if you've ever put in a secret code.
WTF? What is the point of this? Is there a real technical reason why a one-off change to your stats (SET MONEY=1000000) should have downstream effects on gameplay? Or did Rockstar deliberately build it in? Anybody know? Thanks!
I'd recommend the above-named for any new reader looking for an accessible, humorous, but (I think) entirely characteristic and worthwhile intro to Lem.
"Oh, I thought it said 'must not INURE a human being'..."