Just a general question. outside of, err… freedom. what benefits for let’s say, a game developer or gamers alike from an open source game?
Just a general question. outside of, err… freedom. what benefits for let’s say, a game developer or gamers alike from an open source game?
mod development is much easier if you don’t have to reverse engineer the whole game engine
Not to mention that closed source developers have an interest in preventing third party mods development (because they can compete with the regular offering).