9 mo. ago • 98%

The full source code for GTA 5 has apparently been publicly leaked

https:// archive.is /Gmhab

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GTAV NES port here we come

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Now that the source code is "out there" it may be possible in the future for better mod support, fingers crossed.

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- "You have been banned from Rockstar Social Club."
  
  But seriously, fuck their jank-ass forced integration.
  
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  Could be modded to work around their shit app
  
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  Banned from their social club and all local saves wiped for good measure.
  
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So... link?

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- It says in the Twitter thread that the source code was shared on a discord server for Xbox modding.
  
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- obligitory link
  
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  Haven't seen a rick roll in a while. Someone else click on it first. Lol
  
  14
  
  No seriously, here is the real link:
  https://lmy.de/aqyG
  
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Does this mean the hackers and cheaters will only get worse from here?

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- Unlikely, unless the source code for the anti-cheat system and the server have been leaked as well.
  
  The source code for just the game isn't really going to help cheaters. Cheat makers typically don't care about the code, they'd look at either altering the game files, and/or the memory space where the game variables are stored. Having access to the source doesn't really help with that (well it may help them understand the compiled binaries a bit better, assuming they don't know them inside-out already - we're talking about a 10 year old game here).
  
  But it may help modders for making mods and stuff. These mods may or may not be detected by the anti-cheat system though.
  
  If Rockstar coded the game properly, the server won't allow the client to connect if any of the files have been modified, or if the anti-cheat system is spooked/borked. So assuming that's the case, any mods that may come out of this would be for offline gaming.
  
  TL;DR: There's nothing the worry about, online gaming (against randoms) will continue to suck as usual, best to stick to offline play or playing with/against a trusted friend circle.
  
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  Wow. I used to use a sector editor on floppy disks to cheat on games way back in the eighties by looking for player stats and abilities and whatnot. I had no idea that modern day cheating would be so similar to the rudimentary stuff I was doing nearly forty years ago.
  
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  I agree. Most points of entry are usually via injection, and you need to maneuver around the anti-cheat defense. Once the game code isn't in parity with the server, it's also likely to be rejected; this leak is likely older anyway, so probably a non-issue since it's not feature complete at this point.
  
  It may help identify new points of entry for injection, but that'll likely get patched once exploited.
  
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  to my knowledge the anti cheat is basically disabled anymore
  
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- If support has been discontinued for GTA 5 and it no longer receives any updates then yes that's likely.
  
  edit: depending on what is actually included in the "full source code", of course.
  
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- yes
  
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OpenGTA5 would be so cool. To bad Rockstar is Rockstar.

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- And FiveM is already property of Rockstar.
  
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But does it compile?

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Are there any links floating around to download said code? The various tweets/articles seem to suggest it leaked in one Discord server, and nobody's providing a link to that Discord nor a mirror of the code.

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- I know there's nothing original about that but God damn I hate that a chat platform somehow became used to transfer info... We're overdue for a forum Renaissance.
  
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  Join our discord server!
  
  Give this server your home address, date of birth and mother's maiden name?
  
  Please read the rules before being able to even fucking read anything :3
  
  Please download this third party extension verify that you're not ban evading
  
  Give this third party extension your home address, date of birth, mother's maiden name and unobstructed pictures of your taint from several angles?
  
  You've been verified!
  
  Sending messages is for donors only :3
  
  Notifications for every channel is on by default. I hope your speakers aren't loud, pisshead
  
  Every channel is just a moderator with an amphetamine problem writing a new manifesto every 15 minutes
  
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  Didn't we use things like irc in the past?
  
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  I'd be fine with a chat platform if it archived the logs and didn't require real identity verification like Discord.
  
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- ++
  
  I want to archive it
  
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  @RemindMe@programming.dev 1 week
  
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- Even made a new account for it. Just to be sure.
  
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- I have a download link (and the password), someone posted it on the ycombinator thread. Not sure if I can post it here.
  
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Grand Theft Video (Game)

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Here come the unbreakable cheats I guess.

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- Or better open source security since everyone and his dog tries to crack it and the open source community patches it
  
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Do Red Alert 2 next, please

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- Do you know about openra?
  
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  Yeah I love it. It makes some gameplay changes though. Regardless, I can't wait until the RA2 mod is done. If someone gets Mental Omega running in it then I'll lose my marbles
  
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amazing to me that open source games usually sputter out quickly, yet communities will dissemble, reassemble and polish and finish games from established IPs

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- Do they reassemble Polish and Finnish games? Cool!
  
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  /golfclap
  
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So sad seeing all these games, all that creativity, sacrificed for a sixth installment.

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- I don't understand. Sacrificed how?
  
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  It's not just GTA V, there's also references to Bully 2, and Rockstar has been all hands on deck for their open world mega games since V blew up, last month a former employee talked about how Agent was cancelled for being a distraction from GTA.
  
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