Off-Topic, but interesting: Half Life 2 source code leak!

Mortifer · #1 October 3rd, 2003, 10:45 AM

This is incredible, the HL2 source code has been leaked! It is 43 Mb totally.

Check out the article here:

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/show...threadid=10692

The code is already on the net, IRC and on FTPs. Poor Valve.

[ October 03, 2003, 09:45: Message edited by: Mortifer ]

Edi · #2 October 3rd, 2003, 11:04 AM

Sad that it happened, but their own stupid fault for using dev machines for general net access and being fool enough to use a Outlook for a mail client. On the IT security level, they got exactly what they were asking for, but unfortunately it also means their whole work being partially compromised and probably ripped off in the future.

Edi

Mortifer · #3 October 3rd, 2003, 02:13 PM

Yeah, that was the biggest fault by game devs what I ever seen in gaming history.

LordArioch · #4 October 3rd, 2003, 05:31 PM

Yeah...when you're making the game that would be voted most likely to draw the interest of lots of hackers you don't want to be loose on your security AT ALL.

DominionsFan · #5 October 3rd, 2003, 06:13 PM

WOW! Dumbass Valve!

LordArioch · #6 October 3rd, 2003, 06:31 PM

Illwinter better make sure they're secure...you know that Dominions 2 is number 2 on the "Source codes to steal" list.

Actually that would be really sad.

Why in the world would you steal source code for a game anyway? Either they find you and you lose or they don't and you still havent gained anything.
I hope this doesn't slow down the release of HL2 too much...even though my computer can't run it because my 3d card is horribly out of date.
Hmm...release delay means more time for 3d card prices to drop...