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Old 20-01-13, 11:36   #170
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Originally Posted by Lwmte View Post
But in that case, why patch old executable, if you can recompile an exe with all the new features integrated? So I guess the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
I might be wrong, but I was also under the impression that it's not really possible to completely decompile and retrieve all the original resource files from an executable - you can get a lot and you can get close to, but you never get 100% original source code line-by-line, file-by-file...

however... if he did get his hands on the original code, maybe the reason to modify the game using this sort of patch overpass, as opposed to simply modifying the code, recompiling and releasing a modified exe to the public, was that he didn't want to bring Eidos' attention upon the procedure? It could constitute to be a copyright issue in case they figured he was in possession of and using the source, I think.
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