Posted June 8, 2017 Quote 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. Quote 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 Quote 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2017 Does anyone know the link with today's update of the game on steam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2017 Author 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2017 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. [Out-of-date] Want to learn how to make your own custom Windows 10 image? Desktop: AMD R9 3900X | ASUS ROG Strix X570-F | Radeon RX 5700 XT | EVGA GTX 1080 SC | 32GB Trident Z Neo 3600MHz | 1TB 970 EVO | 256GB 840 EVO | 960GB Corsair Force LE | EVGA G2 850W | Phanteks P400S Laptop: Intel M-5Y10c | Intel HD Graphics | 8GB RAM | 250GB Micron SSD | Asus UX305FA Server 01: Intel Xeon D 1541 | ASRock Rack D1541D4I-2L2T | 32GB Hynix ECC DDR4 | 4x8TB Western Digital HDDs | 32TB Raw 16TB Usable Server 02: Intel i7 7700K | Gigabye Z170N Gaming5 | 16GB Trident Z 3200MHz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2017 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2017 Author 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2017 Author 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.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2017 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2017 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2017 fantastic still going to buy the game, but it's nice to know Denuvo has been bested Snorlax: i7 5820k @4.5ghz, Asus X99 Pro, 32gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 2666, Cryorig R1 Ultimate, Samsung 850 evo 500gb, Asus GTX 1080 ROG Strix, Corsair RM850x, NZXT H440, Hue+ Smallsnor: Huawei Matebook X Canon AE-1 w/ 50mm f/1.8 lens Pentax KM w/ 55mm f/1.8 SMC lens Zenit-E w/ 58mm f/2 Helios lens Panasonic G7 with 14-42mm f/3.5 lens Polaroid Spectra System Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2017 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 Snorlax: i7 5820k @4.5ghz, Asus X99 Pro, 32gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 2666, Cryorig R1 Ultimate, Samsung 850 evo 500gb, Asus GTX 1080 ROG Strix, Corsair RM850x, NZXT H440, Hue+ Smallsnor: Huawei Matebook X Canon AE-1 w/ 50mm f/1.8 lens Pentax KM w/ 55mm f/1.8 SMC lens Zenit-E w/ 58mm f/2 Helios lens Panasonic G7 with 14-42mm f/3.5 lens Polaroid Spectra System Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2017 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 Snorlax: i7 5820k @4.5ghz, Asus X99 Pro, 32gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 2666, Cryorig R1 Ultimate, Samsung 850 evo 500gb, Asus GTX 1080 ROG Strix, Corsair RM850x, NZXT H440, Hue+ Smallsnor: Huawei Matebook X Canon AE-1 w/ 50mm f/1.8 lens Pentax KM w/ 55mm f/1.8 SMC lens Zenit-E w/ 58mm f/2 Helios lens Panasonic G7 with 14-42mm f/3.5 lens Polaroid Spectra System Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 8, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2017 I won't be sad when denuvo dies. Don't ask to ask, just ask... please sudo chmod -R 000 /* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2017 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. https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/449522-smoking-barrels-ltts-unnofficial-gun-club/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2017 It's bad for consumers because it doesn't give benefit whatsoever and yet consumer are the one who's paying for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2017 It's Denuvo releasing this tool. After some time, they will use it to track down illegal users CPU: Intel i7 3970X @ 4.7 GHz (custom loop) RAM: Kingston 1866 MHz 32GB DDR3 GPU(s): 2x Gigabyte R9 290OC (custom loop) Motherboard: Asus P9X79 Case: Fractal Design R3 Cooling loop: 360 mm + 480 mm + 1080 mm, tripple 5D Vario pump Storage: 500 GB + 240 GB + 120 GB SSD, Seagate 4 TB HDD PSU: Corsair AX860i Display(s): Asus PB278Q, Asus VE247H Input: QPad 5K, Logitech G710+ Sound: uDAC3 + Philips Fidelio x2 HWBot: http://hwbot.org/user/tame/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2017 Author 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2017 Good. I hope they remove it so it doesn't hinder my gameplay experience. Mobo: Z97 MSI Gaming 7 / CPU: i5-4690k@4.5GHz 1.23v / GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 / RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz@CL9 1.5v / PSU: Corsair CX500M / Case: NZXT 410 / Monitor: 1080p IPS Acer R240HY bidx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2017 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 Main Rig:- Ryzen 7 3800X | Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming | 16GB Team Group Dark Pro 3600Mhz | Corsair MP600 1TB PCIe Gen 4 | Sapphire 5700 XT Pulse | Corsair H115i Platinum | WD Black 1TB | WD Green 4TB | EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W | Asus TUF GT501 | Samsung C27HG70 1440p 144hz HDR FreeSync 2 | Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS | Server:- Intel NUC running Server 2019 + Synology DSM218+ with 2 x 4TB Toshiba NAS Ready HDDs (RAID0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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