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Frontier LLMs enable game modding by reverse engineering closed-source titles

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Frontier LLMs are now capable of reverse engineering closed-source video games, enabling complex modifications that were previously infeasible. Demonstrations include overhauling gunplay in "Prey (2017)" with features like ADS and improved viewmodels, and patching "Touhou 11 and 12" to support high framerates without altering game logic. This breakthrough suggests a new era for game modding, allowing users to significantly alter existing titles with AI assistance. AI

IMPACT Enables complex game modifications and potentially new forms of AI-assisted game development.

RANK_REASON Demonstration of LLMs applied to a specific tooling task (game modding) using reverse engineering.

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Frontier LLMs enable game modding by reverse engineering closed-source titles

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  1. r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/SuperV1234 ·

    You can now mod ANY game. Frontier LLMs solved reverse engineering -- here are two real examples!

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>There's probably an old game that you are very fond of. You'd like to bring it to more modern standards, or tweak the experience to your liking. But there's a problem -- the source code was never released.</p> <p>You could spend weeks reverse eng…

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