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Reply to Dawn of Discovery is Fun! in PC Gaming Sins Forums

Besides, the game is boring. More like Settlers: the Stripped Down Version. But to each their own. :)

Reply to C&C4 to require internet connection for singleplayer in PC Gaming Sins Forums

Glad I'm not in US, you guys need to sort out your laws a bit. ;) As for the "positive action", this can be easily disputed and in fact may be just a scare tactic - the "I agree" button you click when installing is ambiguous enough to be useless in court if you really decide to fight. You can say that it wasn't you who clicked the button - it was your cat. If they want to arrest your cat, they can go ahead! Point is, there is no way to legally establish the identity of whomeve

Reply to C&C4 to require internet connection for singleplayer in PC Gaming Sins Forums

It's illegal to copy software for purposes of reselling it - not resell your original copy. Unless you've signed a binding contract upon purchase which clearly states you are not allowed to resell that copy, you can sell it. I don't know where you came up with that one. You can even make backup copies of the software, as long as its only for the purposes of backup. Nothing illegal there. EULA - that's illegal. In some EU countries, you can freely ignore EULAs as they are not r

Reply to C&C4 to require internet connection for singleplayer in PC Gaming Sins Forums

The whole point is that the publisher is trying to forcefully control their customers. That in itself is unethical and should be illegal. But it isn't, so they're doing it. Me, when I buy something, I OWN it. It's mine. They got my money and I got their product. End of story. I don't want to hear about activation limits, having to log in somewhere to play etc. If I want to I can destroy my purchased product, set it on fire, or sell it second hand (bet that's their bigges

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Savyg, its not really singleplayer if you have to be connected to play. I'd call it more like... let's see... "Non-interactive multiplayer"? "Next-Gen multiplayer with a strong focus on storytelling and solo experience"? "The Cash Bleeder Mode"? Something like that. Hooray for people who actually have to watch their bandwidth usage.

Reply to Dawn of Discovery is Fun! in PC Gaming Sins Forums

[quote who="Kitkun" reply="13" id="2317094"] Oh, and there are DRM methods that work, they just aren't widespread. [/quote] No there aren't. Name one example of a DRM solution which is uncrackable and I guarantee you they haven't been cracked because nobody heard of the software they're supposed to protect and hence nobody is interested in pirating it. DRM doesn't work - never will. You can't use high-level encryption methods with a product meant for public distribut

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Exactly. Pirates are not a factor. People who don't want to pay for the game, won't pay for the game, even if it means not buying it. They get an illegal copy just because its free and easy. Only a small percentage would actually go out and buy the game if it wasn't available for download, especially in today's oversaturated market. As for the shoplifting detectors analogy, let me ask this: if the said store had detectors which go off all the time , which require you not to we

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Also, lots of games actually do have a progressive (that's a nice word for PR entusiasts, it sounds like the system is advanced, and means only that you get new stuff as you play along) online unlock system. Where have you been for the last five years? Even the old Battlefield 2 had that, not to mention the later iterations. These days, pretty much every other game has some sort of achievment or unlock system built in, possibly because they're catering to the console players. Of cours

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[quote who="kryo" reply="24" id="2316321"] Yes, because clearly pirating it will teach them that people are trustworthy and they can stop trying to keep people from pirating it... oh wait. If the DRM is a deal breaker for you, grow up and learn to do without. [/quote] I think nothing can teach the management of the big publishing companies that people are trustworthy, because they themselves aren't. The problem is also that they do not realize they're not selling

Reply to C&C4 to require internet connection for singleplayer in PC Gaming Sins Forums

What they're doing with C&C4 is nothing new. You've got a whole range of games which track your progress online. Take the original Battlenet, for example. But then again, Battlenet was not mandatory for playing Diablo 2, was it... The bigger the game, the more bullshit you'll get to hear from PR. I still, maybe naively, think that the actual developers are not to blame for this DRM bonanza we have been witnessing for the last year or two. Nor the lack of innovation and ori

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Nothing is uncrackable, and no DRM scheme is unbeatable. On the contrary, the more stringent the scheme, the more grief goes to legit buyers, who have to jump through hoops just to use their property, while pirates enjoy an easy experience with versions which have DRM components neutered or stripped out.

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IIRC, what you are referring to was Frogboy's ultimate antipiracy scheme for GC2 - simply exclude the AI coding from the client version. When you hit turn, the game would basically save, load that save to the AI server, the AI does the turn for each opponent, then saves and loads that save into your computer. With no publicly available AI programming it would be impossible to run the game without being connected to the server. I don't know how practical something like this would

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Well, if they managed to pirate WoW and set up illegal servers, I doubt they will have much trouble with this. And the executable (client) is never hosted on a server - what would be the point?

Reply to [MOD WIP] Sacrifice of Angels 2 Entrenchment in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Missing label usually means a syntax error or a typo. They're notoriously hard to hunt down, since the error message doesn't tell you *exactly* what's wrong, just that it is. Usually, the first error message that appears indicates the approximate place of the missing/typoed stuff, while subsequent messages tend to appear for every code line after that until you reach end of file, and then you get a minidump. So if that's the case, 99% it's a typo or missing entry. Keep in mind some of

Reply to SUPERMAN -or- BATMAN in Everything Else Sins Forums

Well, Batman is just paranoid. I wouldn't call him delusional, except that maybe he comes from the other side - where Superman wants to see something good in everyone, Batman tends to do the opposite. But who can blaim him - all he fights are weird psychotic asylum escapees. That would sour anyone's mood. What Batman needs is some R&R on some tropical island, where he isn't always knee deep in guano trying to figure out how to stop the latest lunatic which got his/her hands on som

Reply to [RELEASE - BETA] Dynamic Battle System (compatible with the 1.041 Entrenchment) in Sins Modding Sins Forums

The currently available version uses Volumetric effects, and yes, of course you can use them, just credit me where appropriate.

Reply to I need an good (hopefully free) .ogg converter, can anyone help? in Sins Modding Sins Forums

I also recommend Audacity, I used it and its a great tool, especially considering its totally free. Although since then I have switched to more professional tools, Audacity has everything you need for decent audio editing!

Reply to SUPERMAN -or- BATMAN in Everything Else Sins Forums

Eh... no. Captain America is a delusional patriot. Superman is a delusional humanist. There's a difference. :)

Reply to How can you increase Torrent speed? in Everything Else Sins Forums

Also, use MuTorrent. Small memory footprint, very configurable. Check your port forwarding. Check that your ISP is not throttling download speeds for peer to peer sharing. Check your firewall settings. If you use a router, check that its configured properly. And finally, leave a torrent running for at least 15-30 minutes before deciding if its too slow. Sometimes a torrent client needs some time to link up with all the peers to get you a high net download speed.

Reply to Dawn of Discovery is Fun! in PC Gaming Sins Forums

I *have* tried the game - its just not my style. I like to see some dynamic content within my city, not just ambling citizens, an occasional cart going by and preset building animations. That, plus there is no sense of actually building a city - all the structures just appear out of thin air and the cost is deducted from your storehouse via magical teleportation nodes I assume. Settlers are a much better "city" sim than this. Music is good though, as are the visuals. Basicall

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I don't like the fact that you "plop" down buildings just like that. Its supposed to be a city sim. What kind of a city sim has insta-construction? I can just materialize entire neighbourhoods out of thin air! Bah. Everything is geared towards those hyperactive kids with the attention span of a duck these days. Speed, speed, speed. Yuck.

Reply to What would happen after an EMP attack? in Everything Else Sins Forums

You'd be better off with a "Duck And Cover!" motto. :p Me, I plan to be a megalomaniacal warlord. Those other guys can be petty all they want, I'm gonna get meself a *real* evil empire!

Reply to SUPERMAN -or- BATMAN in Everything Else Sins Forums

You are obviously unaware of some of the hidden features of an iPhone:

Reply to SUPERMAN -or- BATMAN in Everything Else Sins Forums

I think in that part of the world, naming your children after famous characters is considered lucky. In this case Batman, son of Superman is probably then the luckiest of them all. Though there may be some father-son rivalry in the future... :p And superman would win, hands down. Unless Batman throws a pretty chick at him and gets her to seduce him and convince him that he doesn't really need his powers and that they can live happily and worry-free in some remote meadow

Reply to [RELEASE - BETA] Dynamic Battle System (compatible with the 1.041 Entrenchment) in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Nah, I meant to sit down and update the mod for Entrenchment 1.03 + add those balance changes I talked about, but there has been an emergency and I'll have to take a trip tomorrow. If I manage to grab some free time, I'll set it up and post it here.