Duke Source NEVER intended for release

EverStoned · Post by **EverStoned** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 4:40 pm

...that bast!

DoomDan · Post by **DoomDan** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 6:00 pm

Why? What's so bad about releasing the source code? Fucking retards.

EverStoned · Post by **EverStoned** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 6:25 pm

Yeah, realeasing sources to old games only does good...not harm!

DoomDan · Post by **DoomDan** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 6:33 pm

mankrip · Post by **mankrip** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 10:42 pm

[conspiracy_theory]
Maybe they have something in the source they can't let people know... by example, imagine if they used code from GPL programs in Duke 3D...
[/conspiracy_theory]

404NotFound · Post by **404NotFound** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 10:54 pm

Of if they swear like sailors in the code

kauffman · Post by **kauffman** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 5:18 am

EverStoned · Post by **EverStoned** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:29 pm

404NotFound wrote:Of if they swear like sailors in the code

Ever see the half life code? Some of the comments are really funny.

Code: Select all

I have no idea what this does

is my favorite

mmnpsrsoskl · Post by **mmnpsrsoskl** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 5:45 am

It's probably so messy it's shameful

KyleRXZero · Post by **KyleRXZero** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 7:46 pm

Damn, that really sux. Playing Duke on the DC would own. It's time to kick ass and chew bubblegum; and I'm all out of gum.

Schnapple.com · Post by **Schnapple.com** » Thu Mar 20, 2003 2:09 pm

First off, source code release isn't a God-given right or anything. In fact, I think the only thing 3D Realms has ever released the source to is ROTT, and that was mainly in memory of a departed programmer.

Second, it's possible that the source really is lost but they don't want to keep admitting it. The email response might be a lie.

Third, there is the source of the Build engine. Join one of the efforts (I'm sure there are some) to try and reverse-engineer the modifications to it to allow it to play Duke levels. Of course you might want to start off with an "easier" Build game, like Shadow Warrior or Blood (assuming those are easy).

mmnpsrsoskl · Post by **mmnpsrsoskl** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 5:50 am

Schnapple.com wrote:Second, it's possible that the source really is lost but they don't want to keep admitting it. The email response might be a lie.

You'd have to be pretty stupid to lose the source to one of the biggest selling games of the past century.

Of course you might want to start off with an "easier" Build game, like Shadow Warrior or Blood (assuming those are easy).

In no way would they be easier, in fact, i'd say Duke3D would be the easiest of the bunch, since it came out first, and then SW and Blood came out later with better features...I think

PuniPuniSakura · Post by **PuniPuniSakura** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 12:12 pm

ironically, look what was released today

Master Higgins · Post by **Master Higgins** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 9:14 pm

Man u were SOOO wrong. LOL Sorry it is just so funny things work out in the end.

Edited by HH to fix the stretching

mmnpsrsoskl · Post by **mmnpsrsoskl** » Wed Apr 02, 2003 4:47 am

Um, please edit your message, it messes up my forum view.