07-19-2006, 09:06 PM
Quote:I was thinking more along the lines of if a group of knowledgable programmers simply gave them the next update with all the applicable fixes in a nice little box. I seem to be under the false impression that with all of the modding going on and Jarulfinizing, we had more of the source code than we actually do... ie: any of it.
Unlike Quake or Quake 2, I don't think any Blizzard games have open source code so far. It is possible to do a great deal without the actual source code, as can be witnessed by all the people who hack games and other programs. It is even possible to implement the changes you have suggested (most have been done already). However, I think there are plenty of reasons why Blizzard wouldn't want to officially endorse and distribute such a modification. The documentation of the changes would be a concern. Debugging may be an issue. PC version vs. Mac version may be an issue.
In all honesty, it should be easier for a couple of Blizzard programmers to make the changes and debug them themselves than it would be to get a fixed version of the game from the community, figure out all of the changes made, and verify that it is OK for distribution.