Re: new game online! Desafio Mortal
I'm not sure what to think now.
Firstly, I never played the original Ultra Power, nor have I actually seen it's source code. So when I ask for code snippets I'd be taking the word of whoever posted them.
Still, blink_wizard's evidence seems pretty convincing, and even more so that the game goes down just after he posts a 100% verifiable way to test for shared code. Odds are it won't work when the server is back online, and we'll never know whether it never worked in the first place or whether the developer changed something.
I tried the /123 command last night just after blink_wizard's post and was convinced that it didn't work because the developer wouldn't have had time to change things. However, Now I'm not sure since taking out code during the character creation process would probably result in a complete client update, which looks like what is going to happen with the masonasons character creation code.
I think I will have to put this game down for now even though I had a blast playing the quests. I will pick it back up if it can be proven that it is not built upon stolen code from someone elses project. I personally don't support theft in any way, regardless of site rules. That's like saying, "Sure, feel free to steal cars, just don't let the cops catch you doing it." I also don't buy the argument that just because someone else has done something in the past makes it ok, for example, using kanami music in the tournament game or using stolen sounds and music in MUSH-Z. People worked hard to design those sounds in a lot of cases and compose that music and using it in your own projects is stealing, plain and simple. Call it piracy or borrowing if you want, it's just a redefinition of terms. On the other hand it can be difficult to tell when people are just using shared royalty free sound and music libraries, which I'm completely ok with.
Sorry Megadimensao, this looks like a great game. I hope your innocence is proven.
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