Decompiling

(the_n00b) #1

Hi all,
Am i allowed to decompile maps to get ideas and stuff like that if i am could someone please tell me how to decompile and what i need. If u know anything about decompiling plz reply.
Thanks. :drink:

(kamikazee) #2

I know that it is said before how to do it on this forum, so you’d better use the search button at the top. Once you can search, you may even find everything without starting a topic! :wink: (Not that it should hold you back if you have got a real problem)

About the ‘why’ of decompiling has been said a lot, if you search around you’ll see there has been many discussion.
It can be considered illegal if you have got no permission from the author, especially if you use parts of other maps to build your map.

(the_n00b) #3

Hi again
when i do the decompiling the .bsp turns into a .srf can anyone tell me what is wrong.
If u know plz reply

(]UBC[ McNite) #4

On the question of legal/illegal,

pastes his post from the trickjump thread

I recommend you search the forum for any discussion on decompiling, and maybe use the keyword EULA.

This is the post that sums it up:
http://www.splashdamage.com/index.php?name=pnPHPbb2&file=viewtopic&t=10145&start=60

So, yea ripping parts of the standard maps is illegal in any case. If you want a discussion on the moral aspects I d see a difference between pure TJ maps and rips for conversions, but that s another story.
Here s a thread on this topic too: http://www.splashdamage.com/index.php?name=pnPHPbb2&file=viewtopic&t=10402&highlight=eula

As for ripping custom maps: check the readme for what you are allowed to do with them. A lot of mappers write down in the readme what a user of the map is allowed to do with it and what not.