Eve Online Client Source Code Leaked

An anonymous reader writes to tell us that the game client source code for the popular MMO, Eve Online, has been leaked via torrent. In addition to the source code the user also posted a lengthy chat transcript with someone from CCP customer support. While the end goal may have been to call attention to the continuing security issues within Eve (and ultimately themselves), there are probably better ways of getting through to support. Unfortunately, CCP seems to be responding with the usual knee-jerk reaction of banning everyone breathing a whisper of this incident. I wonder if any large MMO company will ever be brave enough to calmly address an issue rather than wielding the ban-hammer.

Well...

[schmidt349]

I would worry that unscrupulous players will dig through the source code to find exploits, but it's reassuring to find something that will bring them back to the real world...

Re:Warning! CCP Seeding, Banning Torrenters

[Cro Magnon]

So if you're going to get the code just to look at it, I suggest using your mom's house

Unless you live in your mom's basement. :-P

Re:Warning! CCP Seeding, Banning Torrenters

[MarkByers]

So if you're going to get the code just to look at it, I suggest using your mom's house or an internet cafe!

Or if you know an avid Eve Online player that you don't really like, you could hack into their wireless connection and download it that way. Not that I would condone it...

Some additional info on this

[Gossi]

Okay, the torrent is here [thepiratebay.org].

First things first - it's not the full source. In fact, it's not even 2mb big. It's not even a fraction of the source.

Secondly, from the IM conversation they had with support:

[20:18] I don\'t know HOW you work
[20:19] i see the RESULT of this work
[20:19] and UNDERPANTS of it

They see the UNDERPANTS of it. Hilarious.

Re:this is going to be so great

[Oriumpor]

The problem isn't so much that the code isn't fixable, or that the client side code will show something obviously exploitable (as this is most likely the case.) But really, it's about the fact that every developer writing code for this has been doing it under the assumption that nobody is going to look at it except their peers, now the world is staring at their dangling unmentionables. Imagine your rushed proprietary coding project was now instantly made open source against your wishes...

Re:Don't download the source via the torrent

[s0litaire]

Lucky for me I can "Borrow" my neighbours Wireless connection. (I really should tell him about the security Tab).... :) So I'm not worried, well I've not played EVE since I've changed ISP's. But you never know if they'll ban the IP it's been D/L on THEN the user uses that IP to play for the first time... If that happens, there lot's of players on Dynamic Addresses are gonna be very annoyed!! Lawyer Time!!!

Re:Well...

[shentino]

You say flamebait, I say funny.

In keeping with the spirit of Slashdot...

[Provocateur]

Could we rephrase it to say

EVE Online Client Open Sourced

but not by choice?

Re:Warning! CCP Seeding, Banning Torrenters

[Provocateur]

I suggest using your mom's house or an internet cafe

You must be new here. For most of us, it's one and the same. Though the coffee's not $3 a cup.

Headline article correction for ./

[British]

Old: Eve Online Client Source Code Leaked
Revised: Eve Online Client now open source!

Re:Don't download the source via the torrent

[catxk]

Let's put our hopes to the anti piracy lobby. They've been working hard for years to loosen the knots around these kind of logs, and as is evident by the article, making logs containing private data readily available to economic interest groups/firms is useful for more than just pirate hunting. Kudos to the content mafia for increasing our security and well-being!

Re:Don't download the source via the torrent

[guywcole]

But... but... he has a 3 digit ID! If we can't trust low /. ID's, what can we trust?

Excerpt from the code... AMAZING

[britneys 9th husband]

It's no wonder they tried so hard to keep this code hidden.  I'm not even sure what this is supposed to do.

//Both people are represented by an abstract class
public abstract class Person
{
  public bool StrangersToLove { get; set; }
  public bool KnowTheRules { get; set; }
}

//Possible thoughts
public enum Thought
{
  FullCommitment
}

//Class
public sealed class Me : Person
{
  public Thought Thinking()
  {
    return Thought.FullCommitment;
  }
}

//The target of the song, notice that GetThought can only be called by passing in an instance of Rick
//which satisfies that she can't get this from any other guy
public class You : Person
{
  private Thought whatHeIsThinking;
  public void GetThought(Me guy)
  {
    whatHeIsThinking = guy.Thinking();
  }
}

class Program
{
  //The first verse
  static void Main(string[] args)
  {

    var Rick = new Me() { KnowTheRules = true, StrangersToLove = false };

    var Girl = new You() { KnowTheRules = true, StrangersToLove = false };

   Girl.GetThought(Rick);
  }
}

Re:Don't download the source via the torrent

[Anonymous Coward]

Me.

Good Lord... The Rock's source code?

[OMNIpotusCOM]

if ((KnowYourRole == yes) && (you.Location() == hotel['SmackDown'])) {
    you="Roodypoo" . "Candy-Ass";
}