What can be done to prevent script theft?

[falseprophet]

As the topic states, what can be done to prevent theft of a client script? If anything?

[Castillo]

You should compile your scripts if you won't someone to look at them, I would recommend you to use this compiler:

viewtopic.php?f=108&t=33905

I haven't got any problem with it so far.

[karlis]

how to make clientside scripts only exist in RAM

don't go overkill with it tough.

[Chlorek]

solidsnake's method isnt safe. last time I heard there is lua decompiler - it allows to change compiled script to source lua code.

[Castillo]

Hmmmm, I know there are some decompilers around, but it can't decompile it fully, it'll mess with the variable(s) and function(s) name(s).

[falseprophet]

Yes, all interpreted languages can be decompiled pretty easily, however the code is usually somewhat obfuscated. I didn't know MTA accepted compiled Lua code, though. Obfuscating before compiling might make deciphering the code a bit harder to the point it could take several days to understand it by a skilled programmer.

Are there any Lua obfuscators around?

[Chlorek]

ehm... but if something was compiled, can be decompiled without buggs. solidsnake, just you used not good decompiler. compiled lua code is simple binary file. I have one compiled lua file from your old roleplay, castillo. and I decompiled it correctly - no buggs, all decompiled code works.

ps. I decompiled your

script for test only.

@edit

I am programming c++ 4 years and I see making good decompiler isnt difficult.

[Castillo]

Well, I've never used any decompiler (never had to use one), but a friend sent me one of my scripts (I sent it to him to test) and when he sent it back, it was all fu**** up.

P.S: You shouldn't take scripts from servers without permission, isn't cool.