@Bloodyashes@lemm.ee to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 2 years agoStarfield has been crackedi.redd.itimagemessage-square229fedilinkarrow-up1908arrow-down118
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minus-square@redditReallySucks@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish79•2 years ago“Cracked” meaning having replaced a dll file
minus-squareTheCaconym [any]linkfedilinkEnglish52•edit-22 years agoExactly; this just needed an emulator like goldberg Bethesda games usually don’t go for heavy DRM stuff (beyond the basic steam DRM), because it impairs modding (especially injection / nonofficial modding, stuff like SKSE for skyrim)
minus-squareYuumilinkfedilinkEnglish27•2 years agoI have to applaud Bethesda for this decision, it is something that is very nice for the end user.
minus-square@TechnoBabble@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoIt really is a big move, since it likely cost them millions in early sales. I probably would have bought it already if I couldn’t find a crack, but now I can pirate and wait for a nice sale. I’m sure I’m not the only one.
minus-square@rockhandle@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish17•2 years agoIt was developed by ID I believe, bethesda only published the game.
minus-square@_TK@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish7•2 years agoAnd is developed by ID software, not Bethesda Game Studios. Bethesda the publisher has different tactics when it comes to games not developed by BGS.
minus-squareSoloboiNanook [comrade/them]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoIt had denuvo but the game shipped with a denuvo-less exe so it was “cracked” day 1 lol. Mighta been the 2016 doom but regardless it was funny lol
minus-square@totallynotfbi@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish11•2 years agoThey don’t even replace the DLL file for you! After you run the RUNE installer, you have to copy the emulator yourself
minus-square@TechnoBabble@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish9•2 years agoYou can just click the checkbox for “Copy crack to install directory” to get the installer to do everything for you. I’m not sure why that isn’t the default.
“Cracked” meaning having replaced a dll file
Exactly; this just needed an emulator like goldberg
Bethesda games usually don’t go for heavy DRM stuff (beyond the basic steam DRM), because it impairs modding (especially injection / nonofficial modding, stuff like SKSE for skyrim)
I have to applaud Bethesda for this decision, it is something that is very nice for the end user.
It really is a big move, since it likely cost them millions in early sales.
I probably would have bought it already if I couldn’t find a crack, but now I can pirate and wait for a nice sale.
I’m sure I’m not the only one.
Doom Eternal has Denuvo.
It was developed by ID I believe, bethesda only published the game.
And is developed by ID software, not Bethesda Game Studios. Bethesda the publisher has different tactics when it comes to games not developed by BGS.
It had denuvo but the game shipped with a denuvo-less exe so it was “cracked” day 1 lol.
Mighta been the 2016 doom but regardless it was funny lol
They don’t even replace the DLL file for you! After you run the RUNE installer, you have to copy the emulator yourself
You can just click the checkbox for “Copy crack to install directory” to get the installer to do everything for you.
I’m not sure why that isn’t the default.