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Author:  IPGhost [Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:41 pm ]
Post subject:  XML save format
While I understand the logic behind using XML to save games, it does have a downside: ridiculously easy to hack. Are you ever planning on encrypting/locking the save files somehow?

edit: On the note of formats, did you consider JSON? I think there's a decent filesize saving: http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/
Author:  bluechill [Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: XML save format
lol yeah I changed my money once to 999999999999999, but the onlink slowed down alot and so if you put it higher than the values it wants it will kill onlink (and it took 55 seconds to load my profile (bluechill of course) and that was on a new macbook pro 15" 2.8ghz processor and 4 gb ram and nvidia geforce 9600m gt graphics card (I don't know if that graphics card had anything to do with it though))

hacking is easy but there is a downside with speed and modifying things in it.
Author:  Miah [Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: XML save format
Quote:
While I understand the logic behind using XML to save games, it does have a downside: ridiculously easy to hack. Are you ever planning on encrypting/locking the save files somehow?
Yes.
Quote:
edit: On the note of formats, did you consider JSON? I think there's a decent filesize saving: http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/
Yes.

I'm glad we had this talk.

In all seriousness though, we're going with JSON, but for the recode, not the current codebase. XML was hell as it was.
Author:  hans henrik [Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: XML save format
Quote:
While I understand the logic behind using XML to save games, it does have a downside: ridiculously easy to hack.
We should add polymorphic memory encryption, anti-memory dumps, file checks on startup, etc etc!


anyways, i dont get the "from binary format to XML", performance-wise XML is about the slowest you can use - while some well-made binary format is about top performance :p
Author:  IPGhost [Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: XML save format
Quote:
I'm glad we had this talk.
Always a pleasure.
Author:  gamers2000 [Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: XML save format
Hell,just bundle Securerom with Onlink.

"Hack the XML? We'll burn out your DVD drive!"

Also,Polymorphic memory encryption reminds me of Street Hacker.
Author:  hans henrik [Sat Aug 15, 2009 4:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: XML save format
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Also,Polymorphic memory encryption reminds me of Street Hacker.
reminds me of Themida

Street Hacker - exactly what is?
Author:  FinalWarrior [Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: XML save format
This is.

-- Griffinhart
Author:  bluechill [Sun Aug 16, 2009 6:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: XML save format
lol. final warrior you didn't have to google it for him did you I mean you could of easily just said "google it" but nooooo you haaaaadddd to google it foooooorrr him. lol :)
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