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Activision Releases Call to Power 2 Source

Posted by simoniker on from the power-up-for-free dept.

An anonymous reader writes "After some lobbying from Internet fans, Activision has released the source code for its Civilization-related PC strategy sequel "Call to Power 2". Fan-site Apolyton have announced this today, and the 8mb source code can be downloaded here . The readme notes that they could not distribute the Miles Sound library with the code, and that you need to have bought a copy of the game to use its data directory - there's plenty of discussion over at the CtP2 open source forums."

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  1. Almost open source by leastsquares · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This would be truly great, if not for the fact that the EULA is extremely restrictive.

    For example: You agree not to make copies of the Call to Power II Source Code or any part thereof, except for back up or archival purposes, or make copies of the materials accompanying the Call to Power II Source Code.

    So that rules out distributing it, or any derivations. I guess you could distribute patches, but the main code would have to come from the original source.

    You are explicitely allowed to distribute "New Game materials" (which I read as home-produced media files). But the source doesn't help in that regard anyway. You could always create new media based on evaluation of the original file formats.

    I am disappointed...

  2. if our job is done... (Re:Almost open source) by ACS_MarkG · · Score: 2, Insightful
    i fail to see the restriction...

    me thinks they just care that whatever is made with the code is free and needs a $5 copy of ctp2 to play. that's fine by me... :)

    If you decide to make available the use of the New Game Materials created by you to other gamers, you agree to do so solely without charge.

    New Game Materials may be created only if such New Game Materials can be used exclusively in combination with the retail version of Call to Power II. New Game Materials may not be designed to be used as a stand-alone product.

    if you're saying that they didnt release the source code to anyone wanting to make any kind of game(e.g. give up their property), well, no, you dont have that