[casual_games] Encrypting text files

[Diogo Neves]

Hi,

I think that you can look towards zLib or something like that:
http://www.7-zip.org/sdk.html
http://www.zlib.net/
You can protect your files with a password and encryption (I don't know if
zLib has encryption...). Basically you can use this libs to pack your game
files into one protected file.

You can find other solutions to the problem but I think that this one is
clean and simple ;)

(Hope that helped you).

PS: Where can I find more info about your Game Engine project? Or when it
will be ready for public beta testing?

Cheers,

Diogo Neves
Lead Programmer
Vortix Games

2008/1/15 Ricky Haggett <ricky at morpheme.co.uk>:


>  Hey folks,

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> Our engine makes extensive use of xml and lua to mark up GUI, provide

> scripting, level data, save game files etc.

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> This is all great, but one issue we have is that these text files can be

> opened and edited, to hack the save game file and otherwise muck around with

> the internal gubbins of the game.

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> What I'm after is a software layer that sits between the engine and the

> file system, encrypting text files on write (for writing save data) and

> decrypting on read. There'd also need to be an offline tool which encrypts

> text files generated by hand (e.g. those containing scripting).

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> Can anyone recommend something suitable (in c / c++)?

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> Cheers,

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> Ricky Haggett

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> Development Manager

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> Morpheme Game Studios

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> www.morphemegamestudios.com

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