As some might already know, the SDK for HL2 is comming out this month. The SDK includes the source code nessesary to modify the game itself. It includes the source for rendering, all the way to what each monsters name is, and what that monster can do, including how to kill that monster. It also includes the source code for the weapons. Basicaly, any mod team that downloads the SDK to get a jump start on modding, will know practicaly everything about HL2, besides the actual story and levels of the game, and a few other things.
I just would like to ask these mod teams to not disclose any information about what they find out from the SDK besides information on technology like graphics and physics. I enjoy browsing these forums, but stumbling upon a post including a list of every monsters name, abilties, and weaknesses would practicaly ruin the whole experience for me. For those of you who are not modders, please dont download the SDK just because it's for HL2 and you just have to get your hands on anything even remotely related to HL2. I can imagine a noob who doesnt write programs posting questions on forums like this: "I downloaded the SDK and I seen a comment in the last boss code, '// To kill megaboss, let the player pull the 3rd lever first in section D' Which file contains the source code for the 3rd lever??? Please help me!" Not only did someone like that only download the SDK becuase he wants anything remotely related to HL2, but he's asking questions about something he will never touch, and ruining the game for anyone who would stumble upon his post.
Seeing something simliar to this in one way or another posted all over would generaly get me very agitated, and I would avoid any further contact from these or any other forums like the plauge. (Yeah I know it's a bit presumptous to assume this will happen, but its just an example, and I might as well mention the chance of this BEFORE it happens.)
I just would like to ask these mod teams to not disclose any information about what they find out from the SDK besides information on technology like graphics and physics. I enjoy browsing these forums, but stumbling upon a post including a list of every monsters name, abilties, and weaknesses would practicaly ruin the whole experience for me. For those of you who are not modders, please dont download the SDK just because it's for HL2 and you just have to get your hands on anything even remotely related to HL2. I can imagine a noob who doesnt write programs posting questions on forums like this: "I downloaded the SDK and I seen a comment in the last boss code, '// To kill megaboss, let the player pull the 3rd lever first in section D' Which file contains the source code for the 3rd lever??? Please help me!" Not only did someone like that only download the SDK becuase he wants anything remotely related to HL2, but he's asking questions about something he will never touch, and ruining the game for anyone who would stumble upon his post.
Seeing something simliar to this in one way or another posted all over would generaly get me very agitated, and I would avoid any further contact from these or any other forums like the plauge. (Yeah I know it's a bit presumptous to assume this will happen, but its just an example, and I might as well mention the chance of this BEFORE it happens.)
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