Ubisoft opts out of SF in a major release! yeah!

vodkajello · 04-12-06, 02:56 PM

I know how much some people around here love the Star Force copy protection. Here's some good news!

http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11962195

Herr Karl · 04-12-06, 03:11 PM

Thank God

martes86 · 04-12-06, 03:17 PM

At last, the nightmare is gone, I must say.

I guess that it won't be a matter of flaming etc here in the forums.

Cheers

Sulikate · 04-12-06, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr Karl

Thank God

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TteFAboB · 04-12-06, 03:49 PM

Rest in agony Starforce.

STEED · 04-12-06, 03:50 PM

I hope so.

Skybird · 04-12-06, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Ubisoft opts out of SF in a major release! yeah!

Lick my sig, sweetheart.

For one game only, or forever?

CWorth · 04-12-06, 05:04 PM

Thats the best news I have heard today.

They finally listened.

jumpy · 04-12-06, 05:37 PM

YAY! it's about time Ubisoft came to their senses. Now all they need to do is release a game patcher that removes SF protection from their existing titles that they've already made their money on from sales to the likes of you and me.

GunnersMate · 04-12-06, 05:39 PM

Whoever invented Starforce shoud but inside a 16" gun and shot headfirst at a tack covered in salt and lemon juice.

bookworm_020 · 04-12-06, 06:02 PM

It's nice to see that they saw the light and ditched starforce. Be afraid, as they will most likely try and use some other copy protection software that will be just as bad, if not worse!

Hellcat · 04-13-06, 04:45 PM

Well change is good, but what direction will ubi go now? what other companies are going to follow suit? what will happen to the games with starforce already?

STEED · 04-13-06, 04:54 PM

As soon as SF pops up itâ€™s like a virus spreads all over the forum.

Excalibur Bane · 04-13-06, 06:26 PM

I'd say Starforce is finished, but I doubt we've seen the last of it. Many publishers are still using and have agreements to keep. Version 4.0 of Starforce looks to be the worst of them all. I think most publishers are simply going to stick with the less intrusive protections, Securom or Safedisc. Or do the smart thing, and save themselves money by not using anything at all. Given the fact that Oblivion is selling like hotcakes and it only has a simple CD check, one would think that would send a powerful message to other developers.

Time will tell I suppose. I doubt anything will change. Copy protection companies will always be around to hold the hands of publishers and make them feel secure that their games won't be pirated because their protected by their latest protection system that can't be cracked, which is promptly cracked two days later. You can no more destroy piracy then you can blot out the sun. Black and white, night and day. One cannot exist without the other. Good versus evil I guess would be a good comparison.

As for the existing games, I suspect they will have tools provided either by the company or the community (now that Starforce has been reverse engineered) that will remove it from the game executable completely prior to running it the first time, thus it will never touch the system. You do have to run it once to install the driver after all.

04-12-06, 02:56 PM	#1
vodkajello Helmsman Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 109 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Ubisoft opts out of SF in a major release! yeah! I know how much some people around here love the Star Force copy protection. Here's some good news! http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11962195

04-12-06, 03:11 PM	#2
Herr Karl Medic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle,WA/Dutch Harbor,AK Posts: 163 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thank God __________________ Gato

04-12-06, 03:49 PM	#5
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Rest in agony Starforce. __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

04-12-06, 03:50 PM	#6
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I hope so. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

04-12-06, 05:37 PM	#9
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	YAY! it's about time Ubisoft came to their senses. Now all they need to do is release a game patcher that removes SF protection from their existing titles that they've already made their money on from sales to the likes of you and me. __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

04-12-06, 03:17 PM	#3
martes86 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Colourful Seville - Spain Posts: 971 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	At last, the nightmare is gone, I must say. I guess that it won't be a matter of flaming etc here in the forums. Cheers

04-12-06, 05:04 PM	#8
CWorth Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gettysburg PA Posts: 845 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Thats the best news I have heard today. They finally listened.

04-12-06, 05:39 PM	#10
GunnersMate Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USS Sea Tiger Posts: 251 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Whoever invented Starforce shoud but inside a 16" gun and shot headfirst at a tack covered in salt and lemon juice. __________________ \"Sir they just fired an Exocet at us!\" \"Very well, Bosn pipe Sweepers\" I\'m having trouble with the radar, sir. What\'s wrong with it? I\'ve lost the bleeps, I\'ve lost the sweeps, and I\'ve lost the creeps.

04-12-06, 06:02 PM	#11
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	It's nice to see that they saw the light and ditched starforce. Be afraid, as they will most likely try and use some other copy protection software that will be just as bad, if not worse! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

04-13-06, 04:45 PM	#12
Hellcat Ensign Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 224 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Well change is good, but what direction will ubi go now? what other companies are going to follow suit? what will happen to the games with starforce already? __________________ "readiness is only accomplished when the need for it is over"

04-13-06, 04:54 PM	#13
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	As soon as SF pops up itâ€™s like a virus spreads all over the forum. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

04-13-06, 06:26 PM	#14
Excalibur Bane XO Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 429 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I'd say Starforce is finished, but I doubt we've seen the last of it. Many publishers are still using and have agreements to keep. Version 4.0 of Starforce looks to be the worst of them all. I think most publishers are simply going to stick with the less intrusive protections, Securom or Safedisc. Or do the smart thing, and save themselves money by not using anything at all. Given the fact that Oblivion is selling like hotcakes and it only has a simple CD check, one would think that would send a powerful message to other developers. Time will tell I suppose. I doubt anything will change. Copy protection companies will always be around to hold the hands of publishers and make them feel secure that their games won't be pirated because their protected by their latest protection system that can't be cracked, which is promptly cracked two days later. You can no more destroy piracy then you can blot out the sun. Black and white, night and day. One cannot exist without the other. Good versus evil I guess would be a good comparison. As for the existing games, I suspect they will have tools provided either by the company or the community (now that Starforce has been reverse engineered) that will remove it from the game executable completely prior to running it the first time, thus it will never touch the system. You do have to run it once to install the driver after all. __________________ Looking for a list of mods for SH4? Everything you need is here: List Of Modifications for SH4 v1.3 "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing."