DrOldsmobile

Did anyone actually read Oleg's post on Zmodeler's forums?
Isn't "locking" models a total fantasy? I mean, if GTA V can still read it, then clearly the model isn't "locked" - I presume Zmodeler just sets a particular flag in the file that doesn't affect the display of the model ingame, then zmodeler will refuse to edit that model if the particular flag is set in the way that Zmodeler expects. However, as he says in the post, this could be easily bypassed by anybody with the right know how and if any other programs gain the capability to mod GTA V yft files, they'll probably ignore Zmodeler's "lock" feature entirely.
 
Has anybody ever noticed that license that is displayed when you start GTA V? You know, the one that expressly forbids reverse engineering and all that jazz? I mean, the only reason this community exists is because of our blatant violation of Rockstar's license for GTA V (and naturally their willingness to not enforce it on SP modders). Rockstar didn't try to help us mod the game, they did their best to make it difficult to create another ScriptHook, but that got bypassed pretty quickly, and additionally with each update. Oh, and then there's the modders on those "other" sites that publish tutorials in Assembly on how to patch the online check in ScriptHook. Why wouldn't Zmodeler's lock feature be bypassed just as easily?
 
I mean come on, I get it - you guys want to be credited and don't want your work stolen. I get it! I'm a programmer, not a modeler - I can't create anything on the level of many of the creations I've seen from this community. I appreciate what you guys do and enjoy your work greatly, and I want you to be recognized for it! But maybe take another look at Oleg was saying - he doesn't want to provide a "magic" lock facility, and then potentially have users of his (paid) software complaining that the "lock" feature doesn't work. It works as best as it could, but there's no way it could actually provide much more than a rudimentary amount of "security." I don't think he's going against modders in this case, I think he's just taking the opportunity to stop pretending that files can even be "locked" in the first place, and maybe force the community to shift in their values in this regard.