uhmm, use hex to find out how to read lfr files?

[Boop]

As long as the information is kept private its all good... Speaking about keeping it private, can you pm me the encryption method?

[Mgccl]

@Blue-Phoenix: analyze the data of course.
I can write some script for it so when ever someone upload an lfr file, there will be descriptions and stuff like that automatically.

How about when the contest is over, hack into lfr files?

[KadajNoir]

hack into lfr files?

no O_O
mgccl we mustn't play god!

[sadbhav]

Its IS better not to hack...people may play in easy....hack into it and change it's writing into difficult and we think he is aoe-some player

[YinYin]

people may play in easy....hack into it and change it's writing into difficult

we would know as in easy mode enemys have less health - spotting the difference btw normal and difficult might prove a little harder tho

[Boop]

Why the heck does everyone think that everyone will cheat? Seriously, if I figure this stuff out I'll surely help mgccl to get a decrypter working so an analyzer script could be made. No intention to release a public tool so that n00bs can change results and stuff, and everyone knows I suck at lf2 and don't play it so it'd be quite obvious if I cheat in replays... lol .

[Satanael]

My screenshot is fake! ahahha. Please don't hack *.lfr because is it makes no sense.

[Deus Ex Machina]

Silva, it's debatable whether you can prevent people having this tool.
Just don't do it

[Mgccl]

Thx Silva

hacking into lfr files might have these positive effects too...
1. Demonstrate very hard combos, Compile a collection of combos together. Some combos are very hard to demonstrate, like 2 people combos, or even 3 people combos. Some combos no one know it exist yet. Back in the old days, in some hong kong LF2 forum, someone just post a list of moves and say he suspect it is a combo but he simply can't do it. If one can edit their lfr files, they can verify himself.
2. lfr files runs from beginning to the end, and it would suck if I just want to see the end of a VERY LONG video(LF2ghost+LF2God's survival video is like impossible to finish...). For example I waited minutes(even after using F5) before I see the end of marti's survival stage. with editing, I can remove the first few minutes and of course, change a few more settings so the game stays consistent, then enjoy how marti fight to his death.
3. Making cool movies. Usually, one copy paste each sprite and make each frame then save as gif files to create some nice looking cool movie. but if it's possible to edit the lfr files, then one can set up some 1 VS 7 battle where he can control each person's action. Which in the end can produce really epic looking battle.

I don't think there are many people who is shallow enough to create a false recording so people would say "OMG Awesome player!"

[KadajNoir]

Which in the end can produce really epic looking battle.

epic? more probably a fake battle
i don't like this idea