The game could check if the tinkering attributes are modified or not, and then automatically slap on this tag to those modified crafts so we do not have fake performance crafts.
I have elaborated on this before.
This is what I said
So I have a serious request that I think no one else cares.
In Simple Planes XML modified engines had become so popular that it's simply impossible to find a fighter jet whose max speed is under 1000 mph. This is not a huge problem in Simple Planes though since the players are more concerned about the looks than the performance.
This will be a problem in Simple Rockets 2 though. After a player worked so hard to build a rocket that can go from Smearth to Smars, he will notice hundreds of other crafts having XML modified engines arriving at Smupiter with much less fuel or non at all. This destroys the principle that "Going to space is hard", and a rocket building game is not supposed to be supported by a bunch of unscientific craft constructors. It is supposed to be supported by realistic performance concerning players. This is the reason why Simple Rockets and Kerbal Space Program survived so long. New games swarm over, but a loyal group of players remain. In these games, there are always records to be broken without hacking the game, so people will try their best to build crafts that will break the record.
To counteract this situation, I hope that there will be a very visible sign on an uploaded craft's profile on the web page that will tell all the players if the craft uses XML modified engines and is not indented to compete for performance. The website could know if a craft had its engines XML modified just by comparing the XML code from the craft with the default XML code, so it's obvious if a craft used XML modification or not.
Thank You!
I don't like this idea either. Nothing about modified parts goes against the spirit of Juno. This sounds really seperatory, ngl. A craft's hidden properties are one area where the craft maker's personal flair shines through.