[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

Sorry but they are saying "most", so not all can be handled by find/replace. And there is no mention of "minimal code changes".

don't shoot the messenger

Originally Posted by sabret00the

it's even been said over at vb.com that it's likely to be minimal code changes as in find/replace for making 3.0 hacks 3.5 compatible.

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

Edit: If this was true, then it would defeat one of the major new features of vB3.5.

One of the new features of vB3.5 will be that Hacks can more easily plugin instead of needing a lot of editing in original source files. If hacks could be ported with just a find/replace, that would mean that these hacks are still doing all those code edits. That would be against the new setup of vB3.5

i myself seldom install hacks that need alot of source code editing, however the ones i have installed that have needed that are of no major issue.

i.e. i wouldn't mind if they were hacked or plugged in. all in all it's no skin off my nose what method someone uses to upgrade their hacks as long as it works, most of the more vital hacks installed on my board are more of a matter of one or two source code edits or simple slipping in a directory and plugging and playing anyway.

my personal suggestion would be to split the forums and/or have another hack install button called plug in install, that way it's easy to differentiate between source code mod hacks and plug in hacks.

but hey at this time it's all speculation and with a dev saying it's find/replace i'm looking forward to the easy life. :nervous: