[-] monstoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 weeks ago

"You wouldn't download a train"...

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""I think it's super hard for a gamer," Ullmann tells Rock Paper Shotgun. "I'm a gamer myself, and therefore I know what I'm talking about. I think it's super hard to see, as a gamer, what is the immediate benefit for me that a certain game developer, game publisher, is using our anti-piracy services." This gap, coupled with the fact that Denuvo "simply works" and "pirates cannot play games" which use it, as Ullmann puts it, are two main contributors to its negative reputation, he argues."

Let's not forget about being always-online or not being able to test different wine/Proton setups for fear of activating the DRM. Or even trying simply to run the game in some situations...

[-] monstoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 52 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

The site operator is non-responsive to ESA take-down notices and runs a backup version of the site at dodi-repacks.download.

Well, depending on where the website host is located, they may not need to comply. I wasn't aware of the backup site mentioned above, though; maybe Dodi and FitGirl are one and the same? ;-)

EDIT: Grammar.

[-] monstoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 1 month ago

There is a torrent floating around but availability is 20.9% at the moment.

[-] monstoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 8 months ago

FitGirl only repacks; he doesn't defeat Denuvo. The only crackers within the last twelve months or so to crack Denuvo have been MKDEV and EMPRESS, both of whom are no longer active in the scene.

[-] monstoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

From a Linux user's point of view, Epic refuses to support Linux. They also refuse to support their own games using EAC on Linux (via Proton) despite EAC being Linux-compatible.

EDIT: Grammar.

[-] monstoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 9 months ago

I hope AirVPN can still stay in business. I also hope that other governments don't start getting ideas.

[-] monstoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 year ago

They've been around for a while. They often release Linux and Mac games, and I think they might be affiliated with Razor.

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Quote from the article: “The inclusion of intrusive DRM softwares [sic] like Denuvo is a choice that yields an unfair punishment on the consumer,” Running With Scissors says. “Respect the consumer, make a game they want to play, and you will never feel the need to fight piracy. The gaming industry deserves a better future, fight for that.”

[-] monstoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 year ago

Someone taking the title of this community literally ;-)

[-] monstoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago

They cracked Denuvo on Fe recently. Granted that is a Unity3D game so the modular approach makes it slightly easier to crack.

[-] monstoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure what problem you are having when you say 'nothing works'. I've installed several FG repacks over the years including one only a couple of weeks ago. Open and terminal and cd to the directory that contains your FG download, then:

  1. export WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.wine_gamename
  2. winetricks -q dxvk xact xinput vcrun2022 win10
  3. winetricks -q vkd3d corefonts win10
  4. wine setup.exe
  5. cd installdirectory
  6. wine gamename.exe

I separate the winetricks lines as sometimes winetricks gets overwhelmed if you call two many functions. I can assure you that this does work, though the repacks sometimes take ages to install. Personally I use rutracker as my source as the games come pre-made with wine.

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This is where the argument that piracy is also preserving games stands up. Although, it begs the question why games developers do not properly archive their software.

[-] monstoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago

That's why we had a market for region-free DVD players!

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