De-coding BZ Source code, its possible?

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De-coding BZ Source code, its possible?

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well it is possible? i mean mektek managed to break and decode MW4 engine SRC to build the mekpaks
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MrTwosheds wrote:Stealing a car is easy if you know how...Stealing the factory that makes cars is another thing altogether.
Who would want to steal Activision. ;)
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DuoRanger wrote:well it is possible? i mean mektek managed to break and decode MW4 engine SRC to build the mekpaks
umm, no. they got permission from microsoft legal dept...

http://www.mektek.net/forums/topic/1552 ... or-launch/

easier thing to do is hack one of the computers that has the ~1.5x source code on it... >.>
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Josiah wrote:[easier thing to do is hack one of the computers that has the ~1.5x source code on it... >.>
Mine is protected by the POWER of 56K. :lol:
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Where can we download the MW4 source, that would be interesting to browse.
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Apollo wrote:Where can we download the MW4 source, that would be interesting to browse.
afaik only mektek has access to the source atm, as granted by the microsoft legal dept...
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Josiah wrote:
Apollo wrote:Where can we download the MW4 source, that would be interesting to browse.
afaik only mektek has access to the source atm, as granted by the microsoft legal dept...
Mektek lost their rights after they decided to do a Heavy Gear game(which means that solaris and Free MW4mercs are DEAD), and ultil they speak with MS about the game rights, probbaly i think that they are fighting with IGP/piranha games about the game rights since Mektek 4 was in progress
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Ahhh hell, they get the rights, the code and nothing happens.
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The point, I feel, is that if you have the skills to do this stuff, why mess around with other peoples work? Making your own game has to be a lot more satisfying.
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Too much of a learning curve to start from nothing.
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A mountain does not become lower just because someone climbed it before you. :)
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If you knew a candle was a flame, then the meal was cooked long ago.
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If making your own games is too much effort, it's a wonder we have any.

(Also, it's rare for a game to start from nothing these days)
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True, publishers reuse what ever they have on hand.
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