I do know that that code obviously then inst available, since that’s why the recent leaks are significant…but why is it significant? Obviously cheaters will use that to more easily make hacks, but why is that code not part of the game? How does that code not exist in the game files? Is it hidden in some way or is some of that engine code or what exactly is it?
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It’s the difference between eating a cookie and having the recipe. If you eat a cookie, you can probably figure out some of what’s in it, based on common ingredients cookies have and what you’re tasting. But you won’t have the exact proportions and you won’t necessarily know whatever secret ingredient makes *this* cookie have its exact taste and texture.
But if you get the recipe, you can make the cookie, or even make your own modified version.
In a similar way, compiled code is very hard to pick apart into exact logic of the game. You can do it, but it’s hard to follow. The source code, on the other hand, is like the recipe that makes the executable. It’s usually written in an easy-to-understand way, and if you have the source code, you can make modifications and then create your own executable with your changes.
You could also figure out places that the standard copy could be manipulated while running more easily, allowing you to make cheats.
You could use it as the basis for an entirely new program with very little effort compared to writing your own from the ground up.
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