GWX and starfoce

darkone999 · 06-28-13, 04:35 PM

Hi all
I had to replace my SH3 dvd ver 1.4b as it would not work no more.I obtained a new copy of SH3 off ebay and it was a very old copy I think ver 1.01 with starforce.I am on win xp sp3 and I had issues with starforce protection after I patched the game to 1.4b.I went through the steps to remove starforce as outlined on another thread here on subsim.I want to use GWX 3 and SH3 commander but my issue is will these mods effect my removal of starforce.Any advice on this matter would be great.

Thanks in advance
Tim

Sailor Steve · 06-28-13, 06:28 PM

If you have successfully removed StarForce from your old copy of SH3, neither of those programs will affect it one way or the other. They have no connection with StarForce at all, and you should be fine.

darkone999 · 06-28-13, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

If you have successfully removed StarForce from your old copy of SH3, neither of those programs will affect it one way or the other. They have no connection with StarForce at all, and you should be fine.

Thanks.Installed GWX gold and all is working good so far.I hope to get my other mods working so I can get back into SH3..Cant wait.. hehe

Thanks again
Tim

Sailor Steve · 06-28-13, 08:27 PM

Glad to help, although my recommendation would have been to use Amazon and get a brand new copy for $10 or less.

darkone999 · 06-29-13, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Glad to help, although my recommendation would have been to use Amazon and get a brand new copy for $10 or less.

It was a new retail US version copy.Never been opened.Got it for ten dollars.Would have went to amazon to help out subsim but due to my oversight(old age) I did not think about it at the time.The guy on Ebay must have got a a lot of copies because He had sold many of them.I was very surprised when I found it had starforce.I think only the first years run of dvd's had starforce back in 05,06.Correct me if I am wrong.I found my first copy back in late 09 at disk replay for five bucks and it was patched to the latest version.Anyways have a good day and thanks for your help.

Sailor Steve · 06-29-13, 09:22 PM

If you have a copy labelled 2008 or newer it won't have StarForce. That's how you tell. If your copy is newer and your computer says it has StarForce then it might be left over from the original copy. I found that out the hard way. Removing SH3 from a computer does not remove StarForce.

06-28-13, 04:35 PM	#1
darkone999 Sailor man Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 50 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	GWX and starfoce Hi all I had to replace my SH3 dvd ver 1.4b as it would not work no more.I obtained a new copy of SH3 off ebay and it was a very old copy I think ver 1.01 with starforce.I am on win xp sp3 and I had issues with starforce protection after I patched the game to 1.4b.I went through the steps to remove starforce as outlined on another thread here on subsim.I want to use GWX 3 and SH3 commander but my issue is will these mods effect my removal of starforce.Any advice on this matter would be great. Thanks in advance Tim

06-28-13, 06:28 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	If you have successfully removed StarForce from your old copy of SH3, neither of those programs will affect it one way or the other. They have no connection with StarForce at all, and you should be fine. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-28-13, 08:27 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Glad to help, although my recommendation would have been to use Amazon and get a brand new copy for $10 or less. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-29-13, 09:22 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	If you have a copy labelled 2008 or newer it won't have StarForce. That's how you tell. If your copy is newer and your computer says it has StarForce then it might be left over from the original copy. I found that out the hard way. Removing SH3 from a computer does not remove StarForce. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo