I was just wondering if it was possible to edit a game that was made in unity. Like if someone downloaded a game that was made in unity, is it possible to then edit that game. Because i have downloaded a game that was made in unity, and i would like to edit a few things in it, and was wondering if that kind of thing was possible?
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No
Sure it is possible, but not legal in most cases, you can modify any application on any platform, this is a reverse ingenering, you can get sources from a game via reflector ildasm or something else, and rebuild it, if you are authorized to.
I did see something ages ago about a decompiler of Unity web player games, but never could find were to actually get it. and this was back in 3.X so I don’t think it would work now anyway(unless of course it is updated)
Sure it is possible but definately not legal.
Why it’s not legal? are you sure about that? I don’t see any harm if someone decompile an application just to study it
I know there are copyrights rules like I cannot use someone else work as commercial work but I never heard about decompile rule
Read any eula of any application, in most cases you can get:
You may not, and you may not permit others to … reverse engineer, decompile … or any other way get source codes from the application…
No, regardless of what people are saying, you can’t load the app into Unity and edit it. You can decompile portions of it, extract out some or all of the resources, but you can’t get back the project and all the links and stuff that makes it work. ie, you could get most of the assets, but not be able to rebuild the app.
Right Xien
People just aren’t into condoning you taking apart someones game to steal shit sorry
Well, what if one was just trying to add Oculus compatibility to the game? Is it possible to say… Combine the SDK integration with a pre-existing unity game?
Still no. A EULA is a contract that you enter into with the software publisher. If it states “you will not reverse engineer the software”, and then you do, you are in breach of contract, and the publisher can sue accordingly.
Some EULA terms harm people who want to customize their technology, as well as inventors who want to create new products that work with the technology they’ve bought. “Reverse-engineering,” which is often forbidden in EULAs, is a term for taking a machine or piece of software apart in order to see how it works. This kind of tinkering is explicitly permitted by federal law – it is considered a “fair use” of a copyrighted item. Courts have held that the fair use provisions of the US Copyright Act allow for reverse-engineering of software when the purpose is to create a non-infringing inter-operable program.
Just to clarify it is considered fair use to disassemble or reverse engineer anything. You will not be sued because it would be a massive waste of money for whatever company tried and not only that but you could counter sue for court expenses and possible hold them liable for wasting your time, possibly obstructing your work routine and even more.
It’s not 2014 anymore.