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The fuzzing is interesting but whats the deal with storing config files as binaries in 2019? Paradox has tons of text configs and doesn't even bother minifying
by Quarrelsome 8y ago
The fuzzing is interesting but whats the deal with storing config files as binaries in 2019? Paradox has tons of text configs and doesn't even bother minifying them.
Am I underestimating the quantity or smth?
- ulysses 8y agoThe config files are for a game that was announced in 1999 and released in 2003.
- Quarrelsome 8y agohe's talking about reworking it in 2018. > That’s the way things were until mid-2018 when I revisited the project.
- c256 8y agoYes, because retro-gaming is a thing.
- Quarrelsome 8y agoRight. I'm just saying why not rip it out now? Why bother fuzzing parsers if the parsers themselves aren't really adding value anymore? The ability to edit your configs in a text editor is pretty valuable isn't it? Maybe he's just got used to it.
- detaro 8y agoHe isn't rewriting the game (that was made by someone else), he is rewriting his tools for modifying the game files.
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