demagogue on 24/1/2012 at 18:29
Quote Posted by wonderfield
"They" as in GoG and "source code" as in the complete source code?
They as in Eidos (subsidiary of Square Enix), and yes the complete source code.
Those guys are saying, since Eidos/SE has the source, they have the occasion to release it with the GoG release, since they probably have to work out a bunch of legal bits and bots for the GoG release of the basic game anyway, that might give them a chance to work out the bits and bots to release the source code while they're at it (something they, Eidos, said they'd do in the past but haven't done yet). I think that's what they're trying to say.
Edit: The other thing mentioned in another thread is they may well use the source code to make a new version of the game for the release that plays on newer systems (as opposed to using the fanmade TafferPatcher or ddfix), since that's part of what GoG is all about. So if Eidos is working with the sourcecode anyway, maybe that will give them some incentive to package it for release. Or something like that.
wonderfield on 24/1/2012 at 19:14
This could be fairly interesting, then. I still have no real expectation that the source code will be released, but if GoG is given access to it (as it sometimes the case), they can at least iron out some of the compatibility issues which currently exist without great difficulty. That would be a decent step forward, at least.
sNeaksieGarrett on 24/1/2012 at 19:48
Hmm, I'm rather skeptical about it coming to gog but I guess we will soon see. I'll be happy to be wrong on the issue.;)
jtr7 on 24/1/2012 at 21:27
I'm glad to see Thief on GOG, and hope it means more can play without doctoring them up to work. :thumb:
Thelvyn on 24/1/2012 at 23:50
I still dont see it on there are you sure its being released on there ?
While it would have been nice for them to release it at least they will be doing most of the work and making it available to people to buy.
Of course they are probably doing the bare minimum to get it working while the community would have enhanced it and removed some of or many of the restrictions that currently exist in the game.
New Horizon on 25/1/2012 at 01:52
Quote Posted by Thelvyn
I still dont see it on there are you sure its being released on there ?
While it would have been nice for them to release it at least they will be doing most of the work and making it available to people to buy.
Of course they are probably doing the bare minimum to get it working while the community would have enhanced it and removed some of or many of the restrictions that currently exist in the game.
They have only been dropping hints yet, no official announcement.
Fraz on 1/6/2012 at 19:32
Just wish that they release the source code ... it would be great to probe how everything worked. Making custom missions in DromED was not enough ... no. We need all the artistry behind it :)
Renault on 16/1/2014 at 19:04
Thought this was worthy of notice. Jerion, over on the official forums, did a playthough of the new Thief game, and was asked in a recent Q&A:
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Did you ask what the status of the Thief 1/2 DarkEngine source code was? I.e., Do they plan to release it to the public? Have they made a bunch of new levels for Thief 2 using it? Etc.
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Yes, we did! Something is actually planned for it that should be happening sooner rather than later. Hopefully not Soon™, though. Don't want to go into detail here because things are still in motion, and there's the possibility that I could mess it up just by talking about it.
Sounds like something is in the works folks. :cool:
voodoo47 on 16/1/2014 at 19:46
releasing the code together with the new game would be a nice present.
Gecko on 16/1/2014 at 19:58
It would be a godsend :angel: We will see...
