I downloaded an engine, and it says on the web page i can view the source, and change it or copy it if i want, but it says i have to figure out how. How do i look at the source for an .exe program? And, is there any real good free c++ compilers out there? NOT DJGPP. I have tried to figure out that program for a long time.

When it says you can view the source, they probably meant that the source is availiable for download on the site as well. You can''t extract source from an exe.

(there are de-compilers out there, but trust me, you don''t want to use them)

Er, i meant the code. How can i get the code out of the .exe.... I guess i would have to use a de-compiler. Why wouldn''t i want to use em?

Did you run this exe?

Why does this not seem like the type of person who should be handling an engine yet...

Um, i donno why it seems i shouldn''t be handling engines. I have programming knowledge of Python, Visual Basic, and C++. C++ i have been learning for a little bit. I have programmed numerous games before, and i just wanted to get some code from this engine for my engine because i can''t figure out how to do it. Ok? And what do you mean by did you run the .exe? I have been using this .exe for around 2 years now. Is that what you mean?

I they say the source code is available, it means the code in the original language. From the compiled version you will only get assembly without even the nifty var names which usually helps(unless it is a debug version). Asm is not exactly my view of agreable.
If the code is not in the package, most probably it can be downloaded from their web page.