[Nel] open source MMORPG and hacks/cheats question (probably off topic)

Sun, 16 Dec 2001 02:29:15 -0800

Hi to everybody, I think this is my first time posting on the mailing list.
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+I was thinking lately about GPL/open source discussion, and one question
+still bothers me: hacks and cheats in MMORPG.
+
+I have seen a couple of times when hacks/cheats ruined great games
+(and I do believe that Nevrax is doing a very good game), since online
+gameplay is very sensitive to such things.
+
+By publishing source code of the game, isn't it like giving a "green light"
+to hackers? Are there any ways
+somehow to prevent (or at least try to prevent) hacks and cheats, even if
+hacker
+knows the source code? Can the game company keep the network part of their
+game in secret
+(though I don't see how, since its clearly using NeL in this case).
+
+I appologise if my question is completely unrelated to NeL and Nevrax game,
+since all the details are kept in secret, but I think that this is very
+important question.
+
+By the way, thanks for the great engine! (though I'm still trying to compile
+it)
+
+Alex
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