I've heard of some people making noises about making shards, so I have a simple question:
Would it be possible to use the files from CC (the .age files in particular) in an OU server, just to test functionality? I understand it's against licensing. If this is implausible, even for a single-user testing environment, where may I find Ages to use as test platforms (I.E. testing new functions.)
And, as another question: I'm aware that Bink videos (used for the Linking panels, and animated textures, I believe) Is not open, so it cannot be implemented (to my knowledge)
So, here's what I'm wondering: How hard would it be to use, say, an open-source media player, such as VLC, as the animation program (VLC can also support a wide variety of videos, allowing users to make high-quality MP4, Xvid, etc).
I mean, integrating VLC's media capabilities could also bring back custom canten songs via live streaming. It might also be possible to add video playback abilities to KIs, as well.
So, those are my questions for now. How feasible are these, and, if so, how difficult would implementation be? I'm considering taking up a C++ and maybe a Python class so that I might be of some... small help in the future. Besides, I think it'd be fun to see how it's put together.
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