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- Fiat500Abarth
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52 posts
Remixing
You probably know this, but sometimes, people will download a project, modify it (or not), and then re-share it. By doing this, they have bypassed the remix system, so therefore, if won't show who they remixed the project from. After poking around, I discovered that all of the specs of the projects (variable names, variable values, custom blocks, scripts, etc.), are stored in a Json file, which is in the zip archive that you get after downloading a project. I don't know very much about this, but wouldn't it be possible to store the remix tree in the Json file? That way, even if you downloaded the project and then re-shared it, it would still show who it was remixed from.
- mathfreak231
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1000+ posts
Remixing
AFAICT. Didn't see anybody use it before me.Thanks. Did you really invent the phrase? 1000% support.
- Zparx
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500+ posts
Remixing
Just add loads and loads and loads of local variables to your sprites and make them depend on them. When the project is re-uploaded, the local variables become global and (depending on how you used them) make the project completely useless. (I've suggested a fix for this bug but it didn't get much attention. I guess now it'll come in handy!
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Last edited by Zparx (May 23, 2014 04:07:31)
- Fiat500Abarth
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52 posts
Remixing
Good idea. Just add loads and loads and loads of local variables to your sprites and make them depend on them. When the project is re-uploaded, the local variables become global and (depending on how you used them) make the project completely useless. (I've suggested a fix for this bug but it didn't get much attention. I guess now it'll come in handy!)
- ShadowFlareX
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100+ posts
Remixing
Support.
I thought of it before but I was just like “Oh well time to do some more math work ;-;”
I thought of it before but I was just like “Oh well time to do some more math work ;-;”
- turkey3
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1000+ posts
Remixing
Support! Support! Bravo! Bravo!!! Then only a few will know how to work around it.
- AonymousGuy
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1000+ posts
Remixing
The only problem I can see with this is that someone could modify the remix tree to look like the project was original - or for example, make it look like the project was a remix of a project from their test account, and that could easily turn very messy, because it would look like a completely original project.
However, I do agree something should be done, so support.
However, I do agree something should be done, so support.
- Fiat500Abarth
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52 posts
Remixing
Yes, but I'm asuming that the people doing this wouldn't know enough programming to know how to get into the file. Even if some people did, this would eliminate probably 90% of the remixing problems. The only problem I can see with this is that someone could modify the remix tree to look like the project was original - or for example, make it look like the project was a remix of a project from their test account, and that could easily turn very messy, because it would look like a completely original project.
However, I do agree something should be done, so support.
- AonymousGuy
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1000+ posts
Remixing
Yes, and I realized that someone can already do this by download and re-uploading a project, then remixing it. So there really shouldn't be problems.Yes, but I'm asuming that the people doing this wouldn't know enough programming to know how to get into the file. Even if some people did, this would eliminate probably 90% of the remixing problems. The only problem I can see with this is that someone could modify the remix tree to look like the project was original - or for example, make it look like the project was a remix of a project from their test account, and that could easily turn very messy, because it would look like a completely original project.
However, I do agree something should be done, so support.
- MushroomMan99
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100+ posts
Remixing
Support!
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