Nightdive encontra repo desatualizado do Dark Engine de Thief com comentários 'E3 hack'

Redação do GG Brief · assistida por IA, fonte atribuída

A equipe da Nightdive encontrou, ao remasterizar Thief: The Dark Project, um repositório de controle de versão muito desatualizado do Dark Engine da Looking Glass. O engenheiro Josh Dowell disse que o repo contém comentários de desenvolvedores e correções temporárias rotuladas como 'E3 hack' e 'Giant hack! Never replicate this! We must fix this before '98!', e algumas dessas gambiarras persistiram até Thief 2. A descoberta explica estranhezas no engine e destaca como um desenvolvimento apressado e com troca de equipe gerou feitos técnicos em audio, AI e lighting que a Nightdive precisa considerar no remaster.

• Nightdive accessed an old Dark Engine version control repository during its Thief remaster project.
• Developer comments in the repo include explicit temporary notes such as 'Giant hack! Never replicate this! We must fix this before '98!' and 'E3 hack! We must delete this after E3!', and some of those hacks remained in Thief 2.
• Thief was demoed at E3 1997, delayed from late 1997 to 1998, and development involved a handoff to a different team midway through the project.
• Despite the hacky, rushed code, the Dark Engine delivered standout audio, AI and lighting that remain notable and affect Nightdive's restoration decisions.