Game copy protection

[Guest2]

I have just installed Trackmania Sunrise and when it finished it asked to restart to install the starforce copy protection.

I burned an image so i dont have to keep inserting the cd each time i want to play. After the restart i mounted the image but it still asks for the correct cd.

Now i own this game but see that its easier to just download a pre cracked version as I hate putting the cd/dvd in the drive each time i want to play a game

 

[Guest2]

Its called copy protection for a reason, to stop people doing just that

See this page, though it probably won't help much. Check out Game Jackal, it does what you want, and you don't even need to burn DVDs. You have to pay, though.

What does the game jackal do that a mounted ISO doesnt

 

[Guest2]

Problem solved, i just downloaded a version of trackmania sunrise without the starforce rubbish. Then used my legit key

Seems a bit daft I pay for a game then have to download a cracked image of it to make it work properly (or without it infecting my computer with starforce drivers at least)

 

[Guest2]

Hope you turned seeding/uploading off, otherwise you've just admitted to file-sharing which happens to be illegal. Better yet, you admitted it on a rather public forum.

I dont seed, or upload. or use file sharing come to that

Game companies are more or less forcing people to use no cd fixes and as someone mentioned some more sensible ones like rockstar are making no cd fixes themselves for people to use. All companies should do this, it would make playing games a whole lot easier/legal

 

[Guest2]

Im really Osama, hiding tefal in my basement

 

[Guest2]

This problem was the reason why they started to move to simultaneous install limits (eg mass effect, spore), but then gamers moaned about those too....

It almost makes me wonder what kind of copy protection would be acceptable to people...

none. just a cd key for multiplayer