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Title: My name is Jason. Can ENIGMA be used to open .exe Game Maker made games?
Post by: Myst on April 10, 2017, 04:31:33 am
Can ENIGMA be used for opening Game Maker .exe files to see how the game is made?



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Title: Re: My name is Jason. Can ENIGMA be used to open .exe Game Maker made games?
Post by: time-killer-games on April 10, 2017, 04:49:24 am
No, ENIGMA can not do that. All it does is read GM project files and attempt to export them to native .exe using its own runner code.

What you appear to be looking for is a decompiler, which as far as I know is illegal, so I do not recommend it. However, I do recommend you look at online tutorials if you want to learn how to make games. There are tons out there.
Title: Re: My name is Jason. Can ENIGMA be used to open .exe Game Maker made games?
Post by: onpon on April 10, 2017, 07:01:40 am
Decompilers are not illegal. It's just a particular way to do reverse-engineering. The only way you could be not allowed to do it is if you signed a EULA saying you will never reverse-engineer or decompile the software in question - an unjust provision which is unfortunately common.

I haven't studied Game Maker's EULA, so I don't know whether it's "no reverse-engineering" provision applies to people's games made with Game Maker. I feel like it probably does.

Regardless, decompiling does not show how a game is made. It only shows you code (usually in Assembly) that could have been used to produce the given binary. If you want to see how games are made, look at the source code of libre games. Like mine! :D This site catalogs most of the notable ones:

https://libregamewiki.org
Title: Re: My name is Jason. Can ENIGMA be used to open .exe Game Maker made games?
Post by: time-killer-games on April 10, 2017, 06:33:01 pm
@onpon by illegal I meant in GM's case, converting a binary into a gm source file / project folder, which does break their EULA.
Title: Re: My name is Jason. Can ENIGMA be used to open .exe Game Maker made games?
Post by: onpon on April 10, 2017, 07:22:24 pm
That's what I thought, but that only applies if you have agreed to the Game Maker EULA, and if the EULA is legally binding. For example, I have never agreed to Game Maker's EULA as an adult, so I am not bound by those terms. It's a mistake to paint an activity as illegal just because some people have signed contracts forbidding them from doing it.