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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) => Topic started by: Unknown Target on December 06, 2002, 07:48:59 pm

Title: Has anyone considered...
Post by: Unknown Target on December 06, 2002, 07:48:59 pm

Using the code from a more modern game to replace the engine with? I mean, when it's been legally released? What would stop this from happening (except from too much work)?

Title: Has anyone considered...
Post by: Galemp on December 07, 2002, 01:24:22 am

Ummm. That would require essentially making a Freespace total conversion of that game, converting all models, weapons, interface art etc. AND all the game behavior. :no::blah:

Title: Has anyone considered...
Post by: Kamikaze on December 07, 2002, 02:02:02 am

Well that would seriously screw up various function calls throughout the thing if you only replaced parts of it... I don't think the source code people are willing to reassign tons of variables/functions/whatnot. (it wouldn't be as simple as reassining anyway)

Title: Has anyone considered...
Post by: KARMA on December 07, 2002, 05:09:36 am

and i don't see so many modern games with a "free" engine (except for the open source projects)

Title: Has anyone considered...
Post by: Unknown Target on December 07, 2002, 08:32:48 am

Okey-Dokey, just asking ;)

Title: Has anyone considered...
Post by: Killfrenzy on December 09, 2002, 06:06:03 am

Much as it's a nice idea (I myself would LOVE to have some parts of the Starlancer engine in FS2) it does open up a huge can of worms. The FS2 engine is nice to modders, most other games aren't.