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ErkDog Newcomer                Since: 12-02-05 Last post: 6478 days Last view: 6478 days |
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| Man this was such an awesome game. Seriousy.
So I package it up and you can get it *LINK DELETED FOR FINAL TIME* There. You can find servers with GameSpy Arcade. I'm going to toss one up on one of my servers as well to play on, I'll post here when I do!! (edited by Colin on 07-25-06 10:57 PM) (edited by ErkDog on 07-26-06 05:20 PM) (edited by Colin on 07-26-06 09:37 PM) |
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GeckoYamori Koopa    Since: 11-25-05 Last post: 6314 days Last view: 6299 days |
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| I know the source is released, but I'm pretty sure distrubuting the entire game is still illegal. | |||
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ErkDog Newcomer Since: 12-02-05 Last post: 6478 days Last view: 6478 days |
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| Nobody is distributing the game here.
I merely posted a link to a website. If you don't have anything constructive to stay, please don't troll my thread. If you don't like, or want Quake 2 or to enjoy playing it, then fine. And if they release the source, then anyone can just compile it ANYWAY. Quake 2 went gold in 1997, almost TEN years ago. I'm sure iD is horribly worried about Quake 2. |
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Simon Red Paragoomba    Since: 11-18-05 From: Lund - Sweden Last post: 6498 days Last view: 6498 days |
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Originally posted by ErkDog Yes, but without the game files (that you still officially need to pay for), the source code is useless. - The rest of this post has been deleted. If you're curious of what it said, just read the quote in the following post - (edited by Simon on 07-25-06 07:22 PM) |
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Thexare Metal battleaxe Off to better places  Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6300 days Last view: 6299 days |
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Originally posted by SimonOriginally posted by ErkDog I would have. But then you decided to be stupid and post the request instead of PMing a moderator like you should. So, for that reason (primarily), I'm leaving it alone. Nice going, Slick. Something to consider: If a moderator wasn't going to read a thread before, they won't after you post there. Additionally, if a moderator read the thread, whether or not they see a problem would not hinge on your "expert" opinion. ((To the other mods: My other reason's that, with the source released, I'm a little unsure of the legality of this, and I'm not going to trust Simon's judgement. =/)) (edited by Thexare on 07-25-06 07:07 PM) |
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Simon Red Paragoomba Since: 11-18-05 From: Lund - Sweden Last post: 6498 days Last view: 6498 days |
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| I'll take that as constructive critisism, Thexare. I realize my error, next time I think a thread should be closed, I'll PM a moderator. After all, a not-so-good thread doesn't get any better from a please-close-this post. | |||
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GeckoYamori Koopa Since: 11-25-05 Last post: 6314 days Last view: 6299 days |
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| How the hell can you jump to the conclusion that I'm trolling? I didn't say anywhere that I didn't like Quake 2, I was merely stating a fact.
The source code is different because it's separated from the actual game files (.Pak files in this case, much like Doom's .Wad files which are also still illegal to distrubute). Whether id is still profiting from abandoned titles or not is irrelevant, it's copyright infringement plain and simple. If we're not allowed to link to 20 year old ROMs, then what do you think the policy here is on 10 year old PC games? |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6299 days Last view: 6299 days |
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| The source for Quake 2 was released, yes; but ONLY the source. You can't use the source to compile the full game, you can only gain an understanding on how certain things work. I assume that you could compile it if you had the .pak files, but those aren't freeware.
And if the source is freeware and the game hasn't been released to the masses, therefore the game's not freeware, therefore the link's being deleted. |
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FreeDOS + Giant Red Koopa Legion: freedos = fritos  Since: 11-17-05 From: Seattle Last post: 6299 days Last view: 6299 days |
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You can also use the source code to figure out the structure of the PAK files exactly and reconstruct your own game files from scratch  This isn't an unreasonable goal, it's pretty much what FreeDoom does for Boom-compatible engines. |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6299 days Last view: 6299 days |
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| Oh, you absolutely can. If the source is released you can do whatever you want with it given whatever license id put on it; but you can't distribute copyrighted files. | |||
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ErkDog Newcomer Since: 12-02-05 Last post: 6478 days Last view: 6478 days |
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| posting links to websites is not illegal
nobody is providing any content |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6299 days Last view: 6299 days |
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| I don't care. You're posting to a site that has illegal content and being a prick about it.
It's not your board anymore, Erk. You don't call the shots. Deal with it. |
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