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[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 4 points 26 minutes ago (1 children)

I certainly hope Denuvo steps on something pointy, but there's no way I'm installing an HV bypass on any machine.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 2 points 14 minutes ago

The HV bypass is a blow to both the industry and piracy. All games are easy to pirate now, but aint no way I'm messing with my machine so much just to pirate those games.

[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world 1 points 20 minutes ago

Been out of the loop lately, how much time does it takes them on average to crack a new released denial game?

[–] null@lemmy.org 4 points 1 hour ago

Ain't no way I'm paying full price for less updates and a rootkit. It's always better to wait on these games.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 hours ago

Playing a game for free is not even remotely worth allowing a crack to have absolute root access, but maybe this will make companies reconsider whether it's worth paying for Denuvo. Probably not.

[–] CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world 26 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

I played RE9 recently thanks to voices38 crack.

Even the achievements were working, insane experience for something pirated.

It's not the same convenience of Steam, but you can achieve similar:

  • I used a PowerShell script with rclone + Ludosavi backup to backup all my game saves periodically.
  • Add to Steam as non-Steam game to get controller support, screenshot and recording features.
  • And Hydra launcher (or Achievement Watcher) to save my played hours and get achievements notifications.

Pro: You actually own your data instead of Steam owing it. All tools are open source and you can backup the database files.
Cons: Less convenience.

Already 100% all achievements.

[–] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 9 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

These bypasses work differently and require you to load unsigned drivers.

[–] CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

Ik, but RE9 was one of the few games cracked properly. That and Black Myth Wukong today.

Given the rate voices38 is doing it, I dare to say he's cracking all the rest, he probably figured out something at this point, just need to reapply the same skills on different Denuvo games.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 points 1 hour ago

So the Empress has fallen?

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

The bypass probably allows more extensive dynamic analyses to be run on the running process. Crack development was seriously hindered by Denuvo's limit of five activations per day.

[–] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks, I didn't know black myth was cracked today. I certainly hope you're right since these hypervisor bypasses seem to be soaking up all of the attention instead of proper cracks.

[–] CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

It was cracked today, I just can't share it here I guess. The rest are still HyperVisor unfortunately.

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

The voices38 crack is not a hypervisor bypass though.

[–] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Yes, that is why I said that these bypasses work differently 😅

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 34 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Huh. I guess they'll play the games now?

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 5 points 3 hours ago

Are any of them worth playing?
I played the demo for Pragmata. It seems like a good 3rd person capcom shooter.

[–] serpineslair@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago