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Originally Posted by GiMpY-wAnNaBe
source code = C/C++/C# code (assuming thats what thier writing it in)
now, what this means is that depending on how much code was stolen, if this code is given widely over the internet, games can be written with use of the Halflife 2 engine with no royalties going to Valve software(i believe they wrote the engine for the game), either that or all the skins can be changed, given a different title, and be sold off by anyone.....so basically windows f*cked them over  |
yes it was C++ from what i've heard. And no, no one would use the code and sell a game off it. Its too risky. yes they could but highly doubful anyone would.
and from what i heard it wasnt 'all' and it was only code so no skins models maps. etc. no one could compile the code or anything.
Alittle more worrysome is the off chance that someone can understand it (VERY FEW who would have the code would truely understand it) and write some hacks / cheats / things of that nature for use when the game comes out.
This will most likely delay the game till 2004 as Valve will most likely rework some of the code to change some things. Its a setback, and its a shame it happened. But it has happened with other games in the past. i believe the Quake1 source code got leaked. People turn it into too big of a deal, its not THAT big.