[roryokane]

I had a lot more fun recently playing the free game Boson X for PC (http://www.boson-x.com/) than I would have otherwise because I discovered that the game folder contains editable Lua scripts. The scripts control the game physics, scoring system, controls, level data, and more.

I’ve created mods of the game where you fun faster but gravity is stronger, and where all levels are randomly mixed into one level, and where the dangerous falling platforms also give you energy while you’re on them, and where the sound effects give the player clearer feedback on what they’re doing. And though I could cheat by multiplying my score by 1000 and submitting it online, I actually have been careful to always comment out the high-score saving and submission code in each of my mods.

I like the game much more than if the developers had obfuscated the Lua files so I couldn’t read and edit them.