different methods of anti-piracy ?

skip · 01-31-10, 02:38 PM

A few years a go I purchased a tank simulation called Steel Beasts Pro, this was sold with a usb dongle which as far as i know has made the game uncrackable.

I appreciate that Steel Beasts Pro cost a hell of a lot more than the normal game but surely UBI could come up with a system similar to this without adding too much extra to the cost of the game.

what do u guys think or has Steel Beasts Pro been cracked

Letum · 01-31-10, 02:53 PM

No crack.
Good idea.

Who knows why they haven't done it.

JU_88 · 01-31-10, 03:36 PM

I cant comment on Steel Beasts Pro, but Dongled software has been cracked in the past by using a patch that fools the software in to thinking the dongle is present.
So its not uncrackable (nothing is) add this fact to the extra cost of the Dongle hardware - and I expect that is your reason why the dongle never caught on.

IanC · 01-31-10, 04:00 PM

I think the real question here is who came up with the word dongle?

Jimbuna · 01-31-10, 04:17 PM

I use them regularly at work...it allows multiple users to access various systems whilst maintaining the integrity of the system and the users.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongle

Adriatico · 01-31-10, 05:17 PM

I see as a "civilised" protection FADE-system applied in Armed Assault 2... basically if .exe file is not genuine - some fetures in game behave in vierd way, spoiling the gameply... so far not cracked

But apparently it is beyond "Ubi brains"...

01-31-10, 02:38 PM	#1
skip Helmsman Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Aberdeen Scotland Posts: 108 Downloads: 379 Uploads: 0	different methods of anti-piracy ? A few years a go I purchased a tank simulation called Steel Beasts Pro, this was sold with a usb dongle which as far as i know has made the game uncrackable. I appreciate that Steel Beasts Pro cost a hell of a lot more than the normal game but surely UBI could come up with a system similar to this without adding too much extra to the cost of the game. what do u guys think or has Steel Beasts Pro been cracked

01-31-10, 02:53 PM	#2
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	No crack. Good idea. Who knows why they haven't done it. __________________

01-31-10, 04:17 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,770 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I use them regularly at work...it allows multiple users to access various systems whilst maintaining the integrity of the system and the users. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongle __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-31-10, 05:17 PM	#6
Adriatico Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2007 Location: Periscope depth Posts: 860 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	I see as a "civilised" protection FADE-system applied in Armed Assault 2... basically if .exe file is not genuine - some fetures in game behave in vierd way, spoiling the gameply... so far not cracked But apparently it is beyond "Ubi brains"... __________________

01-31-10, 03:36 PM	#3
JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I cant comment on Steel Beasts Pro, but Dongled software has been cracked in the past by using a patch that fools the software in to thinking the dongle is present. So its not uncrackable (nothing is) add this fact to the extra cost of the Dongle hardware - and I expect that is your reason why the dongle never caught on.

01-31-10, 04:00 PM	#4
IanC Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Running silent and deep Posts: 902 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I think the real question here is who came up with the word dongle?