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Thread ID: 38296	2003-10-03 03:24:00	Half Life 2 source code leaked!	DangerousDave (697)	Press F1

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180060	2003-10-09 20:59:00	What is a source code.WHat is it mean by source code of this game leaked.Knowing the code of a game !!How do they use it to release the game?I don't understad the term source code.its a code.IF u were to say stolen the fullversion of the makes sense. Anyone explain to me please!!!	yingxuan (3330)
180061	2003-10-09 21:02:00	I actually read yesterday's newspaper about the source code leaked.They manage to hack into their system.Haven't found the person responsible yet.Half life production company didn't say how will it affect the release of the game. What do u think will happen?How will it affect the released version?	yingxuan (3330)
180062	2003-10-10 01:15:00	yingxuan, Source Code is not a program, it's the procedure (step by step commands) set out in the specific language (C/C++, ASM, Java, etc) to tell the compiler (translator from human easy to read language to machine language) what to do with the code. The source code being leaked, is the code being let lose on the internet, it contains the actual procedure required to build the game's binary so machines can run it, if you read the procedure then you can tell exactly how the game is going to work. e.g. You may have something like draw a line here, and when compiled the program draws a line where it was told to draw it. To know the code you need to understand the language it was written in, and the person who possibly took it, knows a lot of languages or knows people who would be able to read it. The source code maybe the full version, e.g. it contained everything required to build a complete binary of the program and have the ability to be able to run it. Although Full Version is misleading but it's just to explain the differences between trial/demo/beta etc... meaning a program that isn't limited is considered a full version.	Kame (312)
180063	2003-10-10 01:25:00	>What do u think will happen?How will it affect the released version? I believe one of the biggest fears is now some people know how the game is coded they will be able to make cheats with ease,Something which Valve will be very upset about,Also rival companies will be able to learn every technique Valve came up with to build the game. As for code,right click any web page and click view source,that will show you the code written to generate the webpage,the same pricipal applies to games,although the langauage and coding will be complety different. Anyone know what a game like halflife would be coded in?	metla (154)
180064	2003-10-10 03:30:00	My understanding was that Half-Life 2 uses C++. Anyway, the effects of the source code being stolen are pretty devastating. I do not believe the press release Valve made that one third of the source was taken. Why? Because the textures used to make a compiled version of the game do not look like they were created in a rush to build a beta. I, like some others, think that Valve is not admitting the full extent of the damage done. Perhaps the parties responsible in stealing the code will seriously release much more if Valve don't admit the truth.	agent (30)
180065	2003-10-12 22:44:00	But i believe that every game that released can be cheated.Right? I mean no matter how good a game is leaked or not leaked there will be people who can write or creator a cheat program for the game.!!!	yingxuan (3330)
180066	2003-10-13 01:25:00	A cheat can be created for any game, and Valve are doing their best to counter every cheat, the ones they can't always beat are the private hacks that developers create and only they use it. Cheats that are always beaten are the ones that are widely available on the net.	Kame (312)
180067	2003-10-13 01:36:00	The source code only contains spoilers for the game... unless you really know what your talking about (or in this case reading) its nothing but that... - David	DangerousDave (697)
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