Path of Exile co-creator Chris Wilson says developers have tried some pretty funny ways to deal with dataminers. One method was adding fake game files to confuse dataminers, Wilson says he tried this himself while working on Path of Exile. But in the end, he says it was a “pretty wasteful process” because devs were spending time making fake stuff instead of working on the actual game. Still, he admits it was “very good” for trolling. Wilson also explains that completely stopping datamining is extremely difficult. Encryption can help before a game is released, but once players have the game, the files have to be accessible for it to work.

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Path has signed a $600M+ agreement with @wearehii (part of the $900M HII HYPR project). When I started Path eight years ago, I believed AI and robotics could give the world abundant skilled labor, helping people build the things that matter. Stronger infrastructure. A revitalized industrial base. The ships, factories, and critical systems our country depends on. Today is a major step toward that vision. In this agreement we'll deliver not only welding, but also dexterous assembly, enabling raw components to be turning into finished products. Unlocking throughput that was previously impossible, and unthinkable, without physical AI. Path was never just a welding company. The goal was always physical AI for all manufacturing and excited to take that next step at scale. Time to keep building.

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