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Pretty sure the leak also lead them to release the Source engine's code, which was wildly successful.
by sva_ 3y ago
Pretty sure the leak also lead them to release the Source engine's code, which was wildly successful.
- charcircuit 3y agoValve has not released the source engine code beyond their partners.
- russelg 3y agoIt's literally on Github. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013 https://github.com/ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013
- whoknowsidont 3y agoThis is the SDK and some parts of the engine that make the SDK easier to use and grok. It is not the engine. You cannot compile that and get a fully working engine. It's a bit like claiming the Win32 API is the Windows NT kernel.
- mepian 3y agoIt's literally SDK, if you care to actually read your link. Not the engine itself: the game-specific logic DLLs (client.dll and server.dll in the game's folder) that hook into the engine, and can be modified to make mods. Valve started publishing those with the release of their first game in 1998. You can read more about the modding workflow here: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/My_First_Mod https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/My_First_Mod If you are familiar with the latest version of Unreal, then it's like having access to the "Games" project in your solution and only some headers from the "Engine" project.
- mepian 3y agoThey started licensing their code before the leak, e.g. to Troika Games. They never released the code publicly.
- tmtvl 3y agoYeah, I remember gaming mags highlighting how VtM:B was using the "Half Life 2 engine".