Silent Hunter III direct-to-drive

Huntley · 04-03-06, 04:59 AM

Hi folks,

I've wanted to get SHIII for a long time, but I simply refuse to buy a game with Starforce on it. I don't want to start anything about Starforce but having had serious issues due to it once before I came to the conclusion that no game was worth the hassle.

Anyway, I see that it is now available to buy direct-to-drive.
Does anyone know if this version is compatable online with the regular CD version, and also, if the direct-to-drive version contains Starforce? It may seem a bit silly putting a CD-protection on a direct-to-drive game but even demos these days have CD protection routines in them even if there is no CD.

irish1958 · 04-03-06, 08:43 AM

D2D does have star farce.
irish1958

Huntley · 04-03-06, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by irish1958

D2D does have star farce.
irish1958

Thanks for the Info Irish. Perhaps I should get a seperate PC just for games, would save a lot of hassle.

goldorak · 04-03-06, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Huntley

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Originally Posted by irish1958

D2D does have star farce.
irish1958

Thanks for the Info Irish. Perhaps I should get a seperate PC just for games, would save a lot of hassle.

Quite pricey proposition if you ask me.
You're better off not buying either version of SH III because of starforce and look for other naval games which don't risk breaking your hardware because of intrusive copy protection.

vodkajello · 04-03-06, 05:07 PM

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JSalinger · 04-03-06, 06:28 PM

Wait...there's a way to turn it into a CD version??? ::frowns:: And btw, what is Star Force besides a gizmo that obviously screws stuff up? Does anyone know of any other games that it is on?? ::looks at the box with his PC games in it worriedly::

andy_311 · 04-03-06, 07:07 PM

Blitzkrieg 1,2 got so has Panzers phase 1 and 2 got it and I got them all installed on my pc and they run well have not screwed my dvd rom or my dvd rw drive yet.

DeepSix · 04-03-06, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JSalinger

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Does anyone know of any other games that it is on??
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http://www.glop.org/starforce/list.php

JSalinger · 04-03-06, 08:36 PM

I'm lucky.

I've only got one of the games on that list. LOL

Antonin · 04-04-06, 08:42 PM

How unfortunate. I was going to ask if the "copy protection" issue has been resolved because I, too, have wanted to buy and play SH3 for a long time.

joea · 04-05-06, 03:00 AM

There is a solution out there guys.

04-03-06, 04:59 AM	#1
Huntley Nub Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Silent Hunter III direct-to-drive Hi folks, I've wanted to get SHIII for a long time, but I simply refuse to buy a game with Starforce on it. I don't want to start anything about Starforce but having had serious issues due to it once before I came to the conclusion that no game was worth the hassle. Anyway, I see that it is now available to buy direct-to-drive. Does anyone know if this version is compatable online with the regular CD version, and also, if the direct-to-drive version contains Starforce? It may seem a bit silly putting a CD-protection on a direct-to-drive game but even demos these days have CD protection routines in them even if there is no CD.

04-03-06, 08:43 AM	#2
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	D2D D2D does have star farce. irish1958

04-03-06, 06:28 PM	#6
JSalinger Sparky Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Spokane, WA, USA Posts: 156 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wait...there's a way to turn it into a CD version??? ::frowns:: And btw, what is Star Force besides a gizmo that obviously screws stuff up? Does anyone know of any other games that it is on?? ::looks at the box with his PC games in it worriedly:: __________________ J. Salinger King of the House

04-03-06, 08:36 PM	#9
JSalinger Sparky Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Spokane, WA, USA Posts: 156 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm lucky. I've only got one of the games on that list. LOL __________________ J. Salinger King of the House

04-03-06, 05:07 PM	#5
vodkajello Helmsman Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 109 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	<Post editited by Moderator. Discussions of this type of thing are not allowed here. Please read the FAQ. JCC>

04-03-06, 07:07 PM	#7
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	Blitzkrieg 1,2 got so has Panzers phase 1 and 2 got it and I got them all installed on my pc and they run well have not screwed my dvd rom or my dvd rw drive yet.

04-04-06, 08:42 PM	#10
Antonin Sailor man Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere near Iceland Posts: 46 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How unfortunate. I was going to ask if the "copy protection" issue has been resolved because I, too, have wanted to buy and play SH3 for a long time.

04-05-06, 03:00 AM	#11
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	There is a solution out there guys.