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Hiding script files

by Kamal Syed · in Torque Game Engine · 12/18/2003 (7:39 am) · 3 replies

Since Tribes 2 uses the Torque engine, I wonder if they were able to somehow hide the script files or encrypt them so that they be unmodable by the gamers. Was this the case, or were their script files really modable on the spot? I ask this question because I may be going into the gaming production, and so I want to know if there is a way to disallow modding of script files for Torque engine games.

You may have figured out that I haven't touched Tribes 2 in my life :).

Thanks for your help.
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Associate Anthony Rosenbaum
#1
12/18/2003 (7:49 am)
The .dso files are generated for just that, don't release the .cs file instead release the .cs.dso files

Torque Owner Jarrod Roberson
#2
12/18/2003 (7:59 am)
Tribes2 can be had at most stores for $9.99US or LESS, it is worth picking up a copy if you are interested in Torque, just as a reference and learning the scripting language from all the Tribes2 mod sites.

Torque Owner Harold "LabRat" Brown
#3
12/18/2003 (2:53 pm)
Tribes 2 never hid the files, they were stored in .vl2 files which were just a renamed .zip file.

Another option besides not including the .cs files, would be to store the files in encrypted .zip files, although this would require a bit of C++ coding.