Re:Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard
by jpgvm on Thursday May 04, 2017 @08:43AM
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The code doesn't have commercial value because it contains no secrets that would allow you to implement a competitor to Starcraft HD/Remastered.
The code doesn't give you the legal permission to distribute and brand a game Starcraft. The reality is the code has no commercial value, the brand on the other hand may as well be a license to print money.
Re:Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard
by oblio on Thursday May 04, 2017 @04:14AM
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It doesn't. Want to bet that "Starcraft: Remastered" has a major code overhaul? Just read their release announcement.
Even if the code was still similar to the original one, the non-HD version is given away for free...
Re:Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code and Returns It to Blizzard
by IsmaOlvey on Thursday May 04, 2017 @05:05AM
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No. They're using the same gameplay code as the original Starcraft:
Q: How did you go about replicating all the unexpected “bugs” that made BW micro
so special? Did you simply reuse code from the original game, or did you find a
solution to replicate the nuances of BW’s gameplay?
A: StarCraft: Remastered is able to achieve this effect as it uses all the same
gameplay code as Brood War. This means that Dragoons and Goliaths are still a
bit derpy in how they react to movement commands. The Reaver’s shot doesn’t
always find a target. Mutas stack.
The fact is that the gameplay is identical enough that old replays from 1.16
will play and work just fine under StarCraft: Remastered.
Pretty much nulls all of the 'no commercial value' arguments I see here.