Yeah I see what you mean. If you register a game the registration program then should actually make changes to the level files, while the main genesis engine runs the level files. This would also make it easier to eliminate bugs in the game, as the levels stay the same and if a bug exists you only need to update the engine. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 10:17 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Game Engine Discussion.
> Hi Willem, > Unfortunately, it is not that simple. Since Genesis is designed to be > 100% modular that means someone could generate a free game *.exe file, > name it to the name of one of my games, copy in the exe file and play it > with no security restrictions. Oops, all my games are cracked just like > that. > In order to prevent that specific type of crack each level would have to > be linked some how to the commercial game.exe file which would make them > incompatible with the free game.exe file. You can probably see that this > would not be easy, and could potentially add major conflicts by > intentionally introducing incompatibilities in the engine to reject this > or that file while excepting others. > > Willem wrote: >> Well free games could work like this: >> >> Only you have the ability to generate registration keys, so if there is >> no >> registration key to enter then the game is free. >> You could make it part of the creation. for example "require >> registration" >> (yes or no) >> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
