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Jack Ruby · 01-30-2004, 07:54 AM

It should always be mentioned that the RTCW:ET source is the GAME source code, not the ENGINE source code. The game source defines the rules and interactions between everything in the game itself; the graphics engine, networking and everything else is not included.

Some game developers do make a habit of releasing the full source code to their games once they have become unprofitable; id Software for example has released the source to every game they've made from Wolfenstein 3D to Quake 2. Likewise, the Quake 3 engine will probably be made open-source in a year or two. If you want to get an idea what the full source to a first-person shooter looks like, check out the Q2 source code. It's written in pure ANSI C though, so don't expect to gain much high-level C++ knowledge from it.

Well that, or you could look for the leaked Half-Life 2 source on IRC...

01-30-2004, 07:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
Jack Ruby Psycho Location: Belgium	It should always be mentioned that the RTCW:ET source is the GAME source code, not the ENGINE source code. The game source defines the rules and interactions between everything in the game itself; the graphics engine, networking and everything else is not included. Some game developers do make a habit of releasing the full source code to their games once they have become unprofitable; id Software for example has released the source to every game they've made from Wolfenstein 3D to Quake 2. Likewise, the Quake 3 engine will probably be made open-source in a year or two. If you want to get an idea what the full source to a first-person shooter looks like, check out the Q2 source code. It's written in pure ANSI C though, so don't expect to gain much high-level C++ knowledge from it. Well that, or you could look for the leaked Half-Life 2 source on IRC... __________________ You don't know what you don't know. Last edited by Jack Ruby; 01-30-2004 at 07:57 AM..