Dishonored 2 cracked by SteamPunks, could mean end of denuvo's current itteration.

[tlink]

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From nowhere, the previously unknown group 'SteamPunks' has delivered a crack for the popular game Dishonored 2 but with a potentially significant twist. Instead of taking the conventional route of hacked code, the group's solution is a key generator for Denuvo licenses. This presents the possibility that Denuvo might have been seriously compromised.

whoa that is quite some achievement for a group so unknown in the cracking scene.
 

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The latest drama surrounds DISHONORED.2-STEAMPUNKS, which is a pirate release of the previously uncracked action adventure game Dishonored 2. The game uses Denuvo protection and at the rate titles have been falling to pirates lately, it’s appearance wasn’t a surprise. However, the manner in which the release landed online has sent shockwaves through the scene.

Rather than simply pre-crack (remove the protection) from Dishonored 2 and then deliver it to the public, the SteamPunks release appears to contain code which enables the user to generate Denuvo licenses on a machine-by-machine basis.

If that hasn’t sunk in, the theory is that the ‘key generator’ might be able to do the same with all Denuvo-protected releases in future, blowing the system out of the water.

i kinda hope its true, i hate DRM. GOG ftw  
 

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Only adding to the mystery is the lack of knowledge relating to how their tool works. Perhaps ironically, perhaps importantly, SteamPunks have chosen to protect their code with VMProtect, the software system that Denuvo itself previously deployed to stop people reverse-engineering its own code. This raises two issues. One, people could have difficulty finding out how the license generator works and two, it could potentially contain something nefarious besides the means to play Dishonored 2 for free.

well that is pretty funny i mean it could just be a nice reference to the recent development where dunevo is accused of pirating their VMProtect license.

source: https://torrentfreak.com/mysterious-group-lands-denuvo-anti-piracy-body-blow-170607/

[Doramius]

I think there is a place and use for DRM, but I do agree that it reaches far beyond what it should handle, and hinders more than it promotes.  It's just additional crap that the MPAA and RIAA want to use for them to legally rape your wallet, under their interpretation of copyright law.

[laminutederire]

Does anyone know the link with today's update of the game on steam?

[tlink]

1 minute ago, laminutederire said:

Does anyone know the link with today's update of the game on steam?

linking to torrents isn't allowed here if that is what you want, broad discussion is.

[2FA]

2 minutes ago, tlink said:

linking to torrents isn't allowed here if that is what you want, broad discussion is.

He meant the Steam update for the game, clearly stated.

[laminutederire]

2 minutes ago, tlink said:

linking to torrents isn't allowed here if that is what you want, broad discussion is.

No but there is an update of the game today on steam, coincidentally the same day it was cracked, so I wondered if anyone knows what exactly was in this update and what it means. Because they maybe have disabled the DRM altogether with that update.

(I bought the game legit etc, and I don't pirate games (did it once then bought the game and never did it again afterwards ) so I don't want the torrent link)

[tlink]

1 minute ago, DeadEyePsycho said:

He meant the Steam update for the game, clearly stated.

i thought he meant the latest torrented steam version of the game

[tlink]

8 minutes ago, laminutederire said:

No but there is an update of the game today on steam, coincidentally the same day it was cracked, so I wondered if anyone knows what exactly was in this update and what it means. Because they maybe have disabled the DRM altogether with that update.

(I bought the game legit etc, and I don't pirate games (did it once then bought the game and never did it again afterwards ) so I don't want the torrent link)

well this news is a few days old (its from wednesday) so it could be a coincidence. i don't see why they would disable the DRM as reaction to that, although if they had to actively do something to make it work for new updates they might've disabled it bc of that.

also patchnotes: https://bethesda.net/community/topic/21736/dishonored-2-game-update-patch-notes

 

interesting is that they don't provide any for this update....

 

[laminutederire]

10 minutes ago, tlink said:

well this news is a few days old (its from wednesday) so it could be a coincidence. i don't see why they would disable the DRM as reaction to that, although if they had to actively do something to make it work for new updates they might've disabled it bc of that.

also patchnotes: https://bethesda.net/community/topic/21736/dishonored-2-game-update-patch-notes

 

interesting is that they don't provide any for this update....

 

Yes I haven't found any for this update, hence the question.

Well disabling it because it doesn't matter anymore and because it could give a few fps here and there if it's checking continuously the status of the game or at least faster loading of the game? 

[Techicolors]

i find it.. interesting that developers nowadays respond so quickly when the DRM for their games get cracked. is it the devs or the DRM (denuvo) that are staffing on these news on-the-clock? 

[shadowbyte]

fantastic

still going to buy the game, but it's nice to know Denuvo has been bested

[laminutederire]

Just now, shadowbyte said:

fantastic

still going to buy the game, but it's nice to know Denuvo has been bested

Game is awesome you won't regret it

 

[shadowbyte]

1 minute ago, laminutederire said:

Game is awesome you won't regret it

 

yep, played the first and loved it

played the demo for the second and it was fantastic

going to pick it up during the Steam sale

[laminutederire]

6 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

yep, played the first and loved it

played the demo for the second and it was fantastic

going to pick it up during the Steam sale

It's fairly demanding, but a 6600k+r9 fury does ultra 1080p so your rig should handle it. Summer sales are coming so it should be 50% off then

[shadowbyte]

Just now, laminutederire said:

It's fairly demanding, but a 6600k+r9 fury does ultra 1080p so your rig should handle it. Summer sales are coming so it should be 50% off then

but it looks fantastic

[Doramius]

Again, while I think that DRM has it's place, and I feel people should appropriately pay for the game, sometimes a free limited version or sample game drives higher business for a company.  Free to play games are HUGE money.  I'm even interested in this game.  It's be nice to try it for free, and then just buy the license for the game to finish playing it through.  Not all people or companies feel this way, but the model has worked extremely well for even the largest software manufacturers.  Apple doesn't sell the OS for Mac users anymore.  Microsoft was testing waters with Win10 and MS Live access.  Blizzard has even thrown tons of free access time for their servers to let people test their games.  It's almost killer to a company, these days, not to offer a try-n-buy; limited free play; or free to play with paid premiums type of software.  This might not be as bad as it sounds.  It's obviously not good, but maybe they should use this news to their advantage instead of waste time and money trying to stop it.  Move on and learn from it, and see what kind of effect it has.  I also know, more people are going to hear about the game, now, that had no idea it previously existed.

[laminutederire]

45 minutes ago, Doramius said:

Again, while I think that DRM has it's place, and I feel people should appropriately pay for the game, sometimes a free limited version or sample game drives higher business for a company.  Free to play games are HUGE money.  I'm even interested in this game.  It's be nice to try it for free, and then just buy the license for the game to finish playing it through.  Not all people or companies feel this way, but the model has worked extremely well for even the largest software manufacturers.  Apple doesn't sell the OS for Mac users anymore.  Microsoft was testing waters with Win10 and MS Live access.  Blizzard has even thrown tons of free access time for their servers to let people test their games.  It's almost killer to a company, these days, not to offer a try-n-buy; limited free play; or free to play with paid premiums type of software.  This might not be as bad as it sounds.  It's obviously not good, but maybe they should use this news to their advantage instead of waste time and money trying to stop it.  Move on and learn from it, and see what kind of effect it has.  I also know, more people are going to hear about the game, now, that had no idea it previously existed.

There was a free demo at one point though. .. on steam from Arkane themselves 

[Sauron]

I won't be sad when denuvo dies.

[mach]

Can someone shed some light on how denuvo is bad for the experience?

I have dishonored 2 on steam and I didn't even know it's denuvo protected until now. It's just click and play.

The only time I got screwed by DRM was when fable 3 won't load my save because I did a windows reinstall.

[Jito463]

1 hour ago, mach said:

Can someone shed some light on how denuvo is bad for the experience?

So far as usability is concerned, Denuvo doesn't seem to have any affect; not that I can tell, anyway.  Much like Steam, it just does its work silently in the background.

However, if I'm not mistaken, it has a "phone-home" activation system.  If those activation servers go down, then any games using Denuvo will no longer be playable.

[Blebekblebek]

It's bad for consumers because it doesn't give benefit whatsoever and yet consumer are the one who's paying for it.

 

[Tam3n]

It's Denuvo releasing this tool. After some time, they will use it to track down illegal users

[tlink]

6 hours ago, mach said:

Can someone shed some light on how denuvo is bad for the experience?

I have dishonored 2 on steam and I didn't even know it's denuvo protected until now. It's just click and play.

The only time I got screwed by DRM was when fable 3 won't load my save because I did a windows reinstall.

because you never really own the game as long as its there. you can only use it if they can confirm you are using it like they want you to use it.

[Kamina]

Good. I hope they remove it so it doesn't hinder my gameplay experience.

[Master Disaster]

I don't do piracy anymore, haven't for a long time but there's a part of that wants to get this release purely out of curiosity. I want to see how this "keygen" works.

 

**Important disclaimer: I actually own Dishonored 2 on Steam