NightPotato Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Hello, so my main question is there a way to protect sounds, art, and etc from getting stolen. I know I could copyright them but that would take time out of developing a massive project. Thanks NightPotato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 EVOLV Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 The thread above is one of many discussions on this subject. You can absolutely utilize some sort of encryption when source is available, but there will always be a chance that people will access your files, regardless. Read through some of the treads on this forum about encryption and maintaining proper ownership of intellectual property for a long answer... Short answer - yes you can protect it, there will almost always be a way that people can get access to your files if they really want them, regardless, but game development is so inherently difficult and more than the sum of its parts that it shouldn't keep you up at night if someone takes your art and attempts to make a game of it. tl;dr: If you wanted to steal an artist's painting, you'd need to do more than just swipe their paints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 SkywardRiver Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Encryption will stop any happy go lucky "game dev" that wants to rip your graphics to use them in some half-ass project. Life Forge ORPG uses a very powerful encryption system, and 3 members from AGD alone were able to get access to our graphics when they set their minds to it. However, these members are far more advanced and competent than the mentioned "happy-go-lucky". The end result? You'll never be able to 100% protect your graphics. You WILL be able to stop most everyone stupid enough to try and steal your graphics and get away with it. Henry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Phenomenal Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Your post is a bit unclear but encryption is the way to go here, if in intersect waiting till the source is out is likely the best option and if in unreal then I believe there are already guides on encrypting the game files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 NightPotato Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 1 minute ago, PhenomenalChicken said: Your post is a bit unclear but encryption is the way to go here, if in intersect waiting till the source is out is likely the best option and if in unreal then I believe there are already guides on encrypting the game files. I meant with the intersect engine. I stopped using Unreal after sometime of trying to learn how to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hello, so my main question is there a way to protect sounds, art, and etc from getting stolen. I know I could copyright them but that would take time out of developing a massive project.
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