SC Chaos Theory ~ Safe to install?

[titaniumx3]

I've been wanting to install this for a long time but I'm worried the starforce drivers will screw up my newly built system. I currently have 2xsata drives in raid-0 (nforce 4 ultra controller), 1xpata drive and 1xdvd-rw (asus drw-1608p). I'm especially worried because I've read reports of starforce interfering with raid arrays!

Sould I take the risk? Is there anyway to run the game without starforce? Are UBI planning to re-release the game with a different copy protection system?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[titaniumx3]

As already said, you want the game you put up with it. My old PC was fine with it, my new one needed some post-starforce repairs but it hasn't happened since.

Care to elaborate on those "post-starforce" repairs?

 

[titaniumx3]

I actually like the steam system HL2/CSS uses far better. OK, it may be a bit cumbersome and inconvenient but at least it doesn't install anything as drastic as drivers onto the system, which has the potential to cause system instability. Fair enough if a game doesn't run or just crashes, but when it starts causing system instability (even if theres a 5% chance of it happening), thats a step too far in my opinion.

In any case I got the game working and its running sweet. Its a shame though you can't run HDR and anti-aliasing together. Arn't x1000 series cards capable of doing this?