nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months agoHilmar Pétursson: Making CCP tech open source will enable Eve Online to live foreverwww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down13
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minus-squareDark Arc@social.packetloss.gglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·4 months agotldr; the developer of Eve (“CCP”) is going to open source their engine
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·4 months agoTheir engine, not the game or server code? How does the engine plus their game live forever?
minus-squareDark Arc@social.packetloss.gglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·4 months agoProbably hoping to crowd source the engine development to reduce costs, but honestly no idea.
minus-squareMurrayL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·4 months agoNot just the engine, no. the company is planning to make its proprietary Carbon Development Platform – which encompasses the studio’s Carbon Engine and other technology – an open source property
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoThat’s pretty vague. What is “other technology”?
minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-24 months agoConfusing dev name
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoNyet, comrade, the transitionary state is complete, now they program in communism.
tldr; the developer of Eve (“CCP”) is going to open source their engine
Their engine, not the game or server code? How does the engine plus their game live forever?
Probably hoping to crowd source the engine development to reduce costs, but honestly no idea.
Not just the engine, no.
That’s pretty vague. What is “other technology”?
Confusing dev name
Nyet, comrade, the transitionary state is complete, now they program in communism.