• dil@lemmy.zip
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      5 hours ago

      Damn humans didn’t do all this tedious work for free

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      5 hours ago

      I assume this uses the newest models to decompile the game so that they get the source code. Like it or not, but if that’s the case this couldn’t have been made without AI.

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    17 hours ago

    Biggest boon here is it seems to work on Linux with this mod. I can finally play it!

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          You should probably think a little more. Public code repos are not anonymous. And torrents require some form of advertising to even know they exist.

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            Public code repos are not anonymous

            They can be. Throwaway account on hosted git service, connected through anonymity service (TOR, VPN…).

            And torrents require some form of advertising

            Many indexers are anonymous, a magnet link on a forum or even a site like lemmy is good enough.

            I’m not going to argue about the semantics of anonymity on the internet. If you want to stay hidden enough to distribute a mod and not be found out who you are, you can do it. Its not that difficult.

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              I’m not going to argue about the semantics of anonymity on the internet

              You just did. Those things are not anonymous. And are subject to EAs lawsuits and likely to be taken down elsewhere just like they are on GitHub.

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              I’d say if you can stay anonymous while distributing physical goods online, you can stay anonymous while distributing software online

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        This is honestly a valid question. We live in a time where even if what you are doing is in the boundaries of the law you may have to protect your identity to avoid the threat of lawsuit.

        This is a good example. Paid for the game but don’t want it to be always online or whatknot? Don’t go tampering with EA’s game you naughty boy/girl.

        I think about the times I’ve downloaded mods for games like the original Dawn of War or Star Wars Empire at war. Legality was never a question especially since those mods were still in-universe in those franchises but now licensing agreements mixed with more hostile and litigious publishers could make you a target for lawsuit.

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    I’ve been waiting for 15 years to pay full price for Skate 4. They never gave it to us.

    Not sure what it was about the new game that just didn’t pull me in.

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      It was definitely Skate 4 being live service and my absolute boycott of anything EA touches that kept me away from Skate 4. If you still want something that plays like Skate 1 and 2, you should definitely give Session. Skate Sim a try

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    17 hours ago

    Might want to back it up if this is something that interests you. Never know when it’ll be shut down.

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    I haven’t played a skating game since the old Tony Hawk games. Honestly, this is tempting me to buy Skate.

    Is anyone here actually playing the mod?

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      I just downloaded and installed it on my steam deck easily and it plays fine. Also like someone else mentioned it is free. I didn’t see a tutorial or anything so I’m watching videos of how to play now.

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      It’s f2p, nothing but lame ass skins to buy. I have not played the mod yet but plan on doing so after I get bored of the new Star Wars racer.

      The core of the game is actually good, there is a lot of fun to be had if you like skating but holy shit playing the live game is painful and this seems to fix most of that.