I am a huge fan of GeorgeS' toolset... but one thing I do not like about them is the interface (sorry George
). The fact you cannot resize, and it requires all these ocx registers, and odbc drivers. I do not think an all-in-one tool is necessary, but what GeorgeS has already done is a great big help. His NPC Editor is pretty good, but putting all that info on the index line is hard to wrap your mind around. It should be a selectable list with a sub menu or modal window to work on the NPC. In all honestly, if someone could C# the PEQEditor (the web-based one), that would ROCK.
I also like Georges Quest Editor, with the built-in samples. But, I find myself using the other one (not Georges I think?). It is really nice - but the text area itself is horrid. I am not sure if it is because there is a word-wrap feature, but just moving the cursor around, copy/cut/paste, delete key or backspace, the cursor flies all over the line and starts deleting things you don't want gone. Also, the save/reload are iffy - though they work, they are sorta destructive (no "are you sure you want to toss out all your work without saving?" prompts).
Those are really the 2 tools I use the most (and I LIVE in PEQEditor.php). Then of course, there's the OpenZone stuff. But a single-source "suite" of applications to maintain everything? Shit yeah. Sign me up. I have made a request for other useful addons like dynamic (usable) server status export from the World/Zone itself... but a GUI server management app would also be nice.
Ok, there's a bunch of rambling in a not-so well thought out manner. Sorry, it's been a long day. If this becomes a reality, I'll be far more interested in giving specific details.
