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Source code for the original Far Cry, released back in 2004, has popped up online.Entitled "Far Cry 1.34 Complete", the…

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

It'll be fun to see all of the ports of it to random systems in the next few years

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Nice, somebody please make a fork where you can bind quick save and load to fucking buttons.

Some reasonable AI and less of the bullshit monsters would be nice too.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have a better idea: Crytek should open source it so people can legally do those things

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I thought they fully sold the license to Ubisoft? Ubisoft would violently execute an employee on the spot if they suggested open sourcing something that will net them anything more than $0.23 per year.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

No idea, but open sourcing old game engines certainly hasn't harmed iD Software's income. It sure has gained them near-universal praise though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Gotta love FPS-based AI

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Just dropping in to ask for them to make a full Blood Dragon game. That DLC was so awesome.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks. And here's the Archive meta page for the Far Cry source. Commentary suggests it's not exactly in a working state, but it could get there.

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