HalfLife2 Source code leaked....

ProudWhiteTrash · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 3:09 pm Post subject: HalfLife2 Source code leaked....

From slashdot:

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday October 02, @01:02PM
from the i-hate-when-that-happens dept.
Pyroman[FO] writes "There is the Half Life 2 source code floating around the net right now. It looks to be about a month old. There's no official word from Valve on the source code leak yet. Unfortunately those who want to use it to cheat already have it, we need to get the word to legitimate customers to educate them about the situation. "

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Azrael · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 3:30 pm Post subject:

you gotta be kiddin me!!!!!!

That's about ri-goddam-diculous.

Hooray for Valve!!!!

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Potato-VS- · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 3:38 pm Post subject:

Lol, they probably updated the source code from the time of the leak. And even so with the rumors flying around about HL2 I wouldnt believe it.

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The Nanite · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 3:38 pm Post subject:

It's got to be a Valve marketing ploy.
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cstone · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 3:54 pm Post subject:

this was posted to halflife2.net and is being reported by shacknews

Potato-VS- · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 4:11 pm Post subject:

T3h h@x0rz h@v3 y0ur c0mput3rz g@b3...

@ll y0ur b@se b3l0ng t0 uz.

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Violent Pacifist · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 5:17 pm Post subject:

From Gamesnet on IRC

-Global- [announcement] Notice from Cradly:
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-Global- Distribution of the Half Life 2 source code is a violation of copyright law and our AUP. If we catch you (even just sharing links to it), we will remove you from GamesNET and inform Valve. This is your ONLY warning.

GG hackers. Just learn to play the game #Fist

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Stevo · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 5:47 pm Post subject:

It's hard to believe people go this far just to cheat. This is the kind of thing that ruins a great game.
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SpeCies · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 6:59 pm Post subject:

Pffft! If they cannot take the appropriate security measures to prevent this type of intrusion from happening right under they're noses then what makes them think that they can combat cheaters ? Pure carelessness !

Layoff the herb Gabe ! Just Great! Another cheat infested game to look forward too

ProudWhiteTrash · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 7:15 pm Post subject:

Cheaters will find ways to cheat regardless of the source code. Many closed source games have huge cheating problems. Atleast maybe now there will be a linux port.
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Potato-VS- · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 7:32 pm Post subject:

Regardless of weither the game is open or closed source or weither they have appropriate security there are always ways to break in. After all, people make money off hacking all across the world - both privatly and corperatly. Think about how many changes they probably would have made during the time period from when the source was taken to now. All the cheaters have is a semi-debugged version. And is there an absolute 100% guarentee that it WAS cheaters who riped the code? It could have just as easily been someone doing it for the kick or a rival company. It doesnt mean that its going to be a trashed game by any means. And prehaps this is why they've delayed release?

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