Microsoft Research releases source code to "Allegiance" MORPG game

re: Microsoft Research releases source code to "Allegiance" MORPG game

AndrewSeven — Fri, 06 Feb 2004 20:19:00 GMT

If the game is free, is it still legal to charge for access to specific servers?

re: Microsoft Research releases source code to "Allegiance" MORPG game

Travis — Fri, 06 Feb 2004 21:37:00 GMT

Is there a link to main Allegiance site?

re: Microsoft Research releases source code to "Allegiance" MORPG game

David Cumps — Fri, 06 Feb 2004 22:02:00 GMT

http://www.microsoft.com/games/allegiance/home.htm

Here it is

re: Microsoft Research releases source code to "Allegiance" MORPG game

Jason Zions — Fri, 06 Feb 2004 22:24:00 GMT

AndrewSeven asks "If the game is free, is it still legal to charge for access to specific servers?"

I'm not a lawyer; read the license yourself. Better yet, have your lawyer read it. My opinion is irrelevant. (Since you asked: charging for access to a server running the licensed code sounds like commercial use of the licensed code to me. But that's my uninformed, irrelevant, non-binding opinion.)

re: Microsoft Research releases source code to "Allegiance" MORPG game

Shannon J Hager — Fri, 06 Feb 2004 23:57:00 GMT

Am I correct in my assumption that it is written in C++?

re: Microsoft Research releases source code to "Allegiance" MORPG game

Jason Zions — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 00:20:00 GMT

I don't know what it's written in. Probably C++, though. Definitely not C#; there's no dependency on the .NET framework.

re: Microsoft Research releases source code to "Allegiance" MORPG game

moo — Sun, 08 Feb 2004 12:46:00 GMT

Where is the binary, oh and the http://research.microsoft.com/research/downloads/download.aspx?FUID={8788EBE2-4B00-4FBE-AF70-9A4459B1E594} link doesnt work for downloading the source.

re: Microsoft Research releases source code to "Allegiance" MORPG game

jdzions — Tue, 10 Feb 2004 17:50:00 GMT

I doubt the binary is available pre-built from Microsoft; I'm pretty sure the company stopped selling the product.

The link worked for me, but it's probably easier to go in through the one I posted.