all vs. StarForce

[XdaywalkerX]

pick up from here http://www.glop.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=291

for germans http://www.gamezone.de/news_detail.asp?nid=40666&sys=1

I am a class action attorney in the United States (Chicago, Illinois, to be precise). I am investigating StarForce's DRM practices. (I am involved in one of the class actions currently pending against Sony BMG/Arista Entertainment regarding the use of XCP2 and MediaMax copy protection.) At the present, I am looking to speak with witnesses whose computers were harmed or damaged after installing a game with StarForce encoded on it. Please contact me through the forums, or visit this link:
http://eplaw.us/starforce.html

Please be advised that some jurisdictions may consider this post to be an advertisement for legal services, and if that is the case, these terms and conditions apply:
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[Panda Man]

http://www.star-force.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=654

Think i should post that on the forum? Not any real damage, but it might still count. Note how long it has taken to get ANY response at all their. :D

[XdaywalkerX]

Trackmania Nations is not protected by starforce or any other protection - it should be another problem. :D

[Panda Man]

ughh... come again!? Are you serious? if so, then yes, it is in fact protected by StarForce 3.6.

It appears that despite being a free game this has Starforce copy protection built in -- labelled by some as 'malware', Starforce installs hidden device drivers on your system. More information, including removal details.
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/30/trackmania-nations-eswc-free-to-download/

There's a crap load of other sites confirming it as well. Just ask jeeves :D

[HellasVagabond]

Lets riot outside their building and then burn it down :P
I hate starforce...

[Panda Man]

Lets riot outside their building and then burn it down :P
I hate starforce...
Or just cut to the chase and burn it down as soon as we get there *packs bags*

[XdaywalkerX]

About TrackMania Nations - Free Game

In collaboration with the Electronic Sports World Cup, Nadeo has produced Trackmania Nations ESWC, bringing you a real game entirely devoted to the LAN and Online multiplayer competition.

This complete version of Trackmania Nations ESWC includes a unique gameplay and new "Stadium" environment, as well as solo and multiplayer modes featuring 100 training and competition circuits (soon to be a thousand and more) for Internet, LAN, HotSeat, not forgetting Nadéo's famous community editors, Nadéo circuit editor, Painter and Mediatracker.

Players will be able to download games and link up with other players around the world on the TrackMania servers. Trackmania Nations ESWC features in the Electronic Sports World Cup selection and qualifications will be taking place in 53 countries.

SOURCE: http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=8318

the game is free and have NO protection... u mean trackmania original or trackmania sunrise (extrem) dude... :D

[glenbo]

is this freebie any good?

[DUKE_NUKEM]

SOURCE: http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=8318

the game is free and have NO protection... u mean trackmania original or trackmania sunrise (extrem) dude... :D

The game isn't "really" free, as it is still infested by Starforce. It seems that publishers want to avoid any kind of reverse engineering which could lead to use the TM Nations exe with TM Sunrise (as it happened with Brothers In Arms). Indeed they claim SF is also useful to protect game servers from cheaters.
Anyway, RELOADED recently cracked Blitzkrieg 2 & Chrome Specforce (Check NFOrce for details), maybe they're not so far from completely defeating SF. ;)

[Panda Man]

that doesn't say ANYTHING about there not being starforce. And I had no other starforce protected games. Just because a game is free doesn't mean its not protected.
http://www2.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/t10267-trackmania-nations-and-starforce.html

Have you installed TM Nations yet? if not, do it and see if you get infected.

[acal3000]

I am already infected with POP T2T anyway

[XdaywalkerX]

hmm look to my signature and u'll see i'm incurable sick (diseased!?) :D - i've tested all thoose games - and a few more :D

[glenbo]

so is it any good or not? (trackmania freebie)

[Panda Man]

hmm look to my signature and u'll see i'm incurable sick (diseased!?) :D - i've tested all thoose games - and a few more :D
i can confirm your sig on ToCA 3, i got it to work by simply blocking my cd-drive in my BIOS by setting my SATA HDD to primary slave, where my IDE cd-drive is located :D. And StarForce 3.7 is out!? when did that happen?

so is it any good or not? (trackmania freebie)
meh, its pretty good, considering its free. It wouldn't be worth buying if it was for sale though, less it was only $10.