{"id":498845,"date":"2023-07-04T13:13:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T11:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=498845"},"modified":"2023-07-04T13:14:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T11:14:20","slug":"original-far-cry-source-code-leaked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gaming\/498845-original-far-cry-source-code-leaked.html","title":{"rendered":"Original Far Cry source code leaked"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eurogamer reports<\/strong><\/a> that the source code for the original Far Cry game has been leaked online.<\/p>\n

The publication spotted a tweet<\/strong><\/a> from well-known modder Vin\u00edcius Medeiros who discovered the game’s code on the Internet Archive<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The upload was titled Far Cry 1.34, a number likely referring to the patch version applied to the leaked game code.<\/p>\n

The game’s source code could make it possible for enthusiast game developers to unofficially port it to other platforms.<\/p>\n

One commentator on the Archive upload guessed that it was a source tree leak for the PC version of the game to add support for the Ubisoft game launcher and digital rights management.<\/p>\n

“It does contain some .exes but no Xbox code and no game assets,” they said.<\/p>\n

“The code that is there doesn’t compile without 332 errors. So, I think you could get some debug PC version of this game running if you put in the effort and learnt the code base.”<\/p>\n

However, Medeiros said he’s seen people successfully building the binaries.<\/p>\n

“The person that [spoke] about the errors just hasn’t configured right…the assets, you can just take them from the full game.”<\/p>\n

Medeiros’ and one of his followers speculated that it would be possible to make an unofficial Nintendo Switch port of the game using the source code.<\/p>\n

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Screenshot from original Far Cry game<\/p><\/div>\n

Far Cry is a first-person shooter released exclusively for Windows PC in 2004.<\/p>\n

Built on Crytek’s CryEngine software, it was considered groundbreaking at the time for its high-fidelity graphics,<\/p>\n

Crytek would later also work with Electronic Arts on the Crysis series, which became even more renowned for its graphics.<\/p>\n

Ubisoft subsequently required all the rights to Far Cry and has published several sequels and expansions spanning more than a decade.<\/p>\n

Far Cry 3 is widely regarded to be the best of the bunch. On Metacritic, the PC version of the game amassed an 88% critic rating and 8.4\/10 user score.<\/p>\n

The latest title in the series \u2014 Far Cry 6 \u2014 was released in 2021 and received average to good reviews.<\/p>\n

The PC version has an average critic score of 74% and user rating of 3.6\/5.0.<\/p>\n

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