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Pirated video games SOURCE CODE (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by zaknenou@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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So there are multiple sites&groups that pirate video games especially on PC. I was wondering if there are places on the internet where you find source code for games especially the highly modifiable ones like Half Life 2/Portal and Skyrim. Or groups that crack into the source code of games (or even software in general), not only for PC maybe PS, XBox or mobile too, and share it. I just wanted to see some code samples of games or their engines, maybe I get hooked into video game design. Shout out to Valve for sharing a lot about the creation of Half Life 1

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[–] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The engine is Open Source, not the game itself. You still need to buy it.

[–] gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

The game and the engine are both open source. The game's assets just aren't freely available, so you still need an official WAD or an asset replacement pack like Freedoom.