Comment by manytimesaway
2 hours ago
Xash3D is not really open-source. The original codebase comes from leaked/decompiled code, and nowadays still requires the proprietary HLSDK to build.
2 hours ago
Xash3D is not really open-source. The original codebase comes from leaked/decompiled code, and nowadays still requires the proprietary HLSDK to build.
Can you provide citations for this? The original Xash3D engine is listed as open source on ModDB
Example discussion here : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38314427
Valve has confirmed that it violates the HLSDK EULA, too. At least for the original Xash3D release.