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WardoggOne
20-08-2007, 14:45
anyone know what protection it has? i won't be getting it for a few weeks
Probably STEAM + Activation?
Well the Retail version will probably feature Securom v7.xx and I know it has an activation. It contacts 2kgames server and autopatches/decrypts (probably) before you can play the game. So anyone who managed to get the PC-version form a store pre-release-date (ohio anyone...) can't activate it anyway.
Steam version will of course feature Steam "protection" and possibly 2k activation server..
http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3738&page=3
all the online authentication check does it make sure you have a legit dvd in the drive. you do not enter your key until afterwards when there is no longer a requirement for internet. I checked my timestamps after it authenticated and the only file that was edited was the exe.
Edit:
Looks as if the Direct2Drive version will use ActiveMark with online activation.
Besides activation: Demo exe indicates SecuROM 7.34.0007
Everything, including Steam and Direct2Drive builds, are new Securom versions.
The only one I am not sure about is Direct2Drive. But I'd bet a 20 that its using Securom, since other games on it have had Securom in the past.
Morpheus85
22-08-2007, 10:51
[URL removed] ^^
WardoggOne
22-08-2007, 11:21
that was fast
is it working ? i'm affraid its fake, way to fast
course its fake
1. it came from a 2 post poster
2. no team have released the game
3. its still securom protected
so some idiot just took the demo exe, and 'made' it a crack.. total bullshit
Morpheus85
22-08-2007, 13:26
not a demo exe.demo exe is 15,4 MB this exe is 15,5 MB
quake_ger
22-08-2007, 15:39
yea, i can confirm its not the demo.exe
oep etc. is different :p
/quke
out_sider
22-08-2007, 16:22
was anyone able to play it?
still protected no or just some crap dump?
Scanning -> c:\temp\bioshock.exe
File Type : Exe, Size : 16302080 (0F8C000h) Byte(s)
-> Suspicious MZ Header..
[!] SecuROM Detected - Version 07.34.0007
- Scan Took : 2.859 Seconds
agreed entrypoint doesnt look like securom, i'd be a little bit wary of this one...
ep code is mangled..
Could be demo.exe padded and had its PE header changed.
or retail exe, either way pid shows prot as securom.... and im not going to try it, entrypoint code is not 'usual'.. not even for securom exe
Joe Forster/STA
23-08-2007, 05:26
(To save other people from A) getting infected with some shit or B) finding out that this doesn't work at all, the link has been removed.)
activation done sites and servers are back, i got as far as scanning the exe in that rar and briefly running it, jus went to the enter your code which obv circumvented contacting the servers, but still i am too cautious over my key, even tho i can't necessarily see how that could be a bad thing, if my 2nd pc was working i would try it in an isolated enviroment, anyhow now to see whether i can play the game.. gl all :P
quake_ger
23-08-2007, 06:37
i think that exe was taken from the torrent preview version...it cant be demo exe with padded + changed stuff...since u check OEP/import calls/push's etc. differ!...it is secu, yea....since bioshock got secu online activation, also u cant run .exe actually since there are some files missin...just .exe wont help much :)
its not a crack, i dont see any inline for breakin the activation or so.. :-)
"entrypoint code is not 'usual'.. "...so its 7.34, so whats the deal? :)
jus as a minor follow up, as far as i can see from when i registered, the key check happens with the servers so i'm not entirely sure the crack would work anyhow, i jus nabbed a few choice files from the demo to fill in some blanks from jus adding the exe, obv as well the only way i see of maintaining a folder of bioshock by either leaving the install open, or copy the folder elsewhere and add crack and any missing files from the demo, but obv merging like this generally comes across problems, i remember with system shock 2, that i used the demo exe which had a peculiarity but worked after a fashion, i could continue a game from a point after the demo ended, but if i started a new game it'd end at the end of the demo, anyway, roundabout point of that stream of conciousness is wait for a scene cracked one, as a general rule of thumb, that or a mini image ;)
Airwalk91
23-08-2007, 07:04
i can't get the install to fully go through because of secrom. Anyone have any word?
im not sure that you'd have much luck, like i said tho if you ran the installer then once it got to the activation / securom thing, go into explorer and copy and paste the install folder elsewhere, then you'd have the majority of the files, not sure if it's just the exe you get when you d/l off of the server, i shall investigate.
should've really waited to add this but nvm, it seems to be 4 files including the exe, a png, a mcl and a shortcut, i would assume the mcl is the validated code file or what have you, but i still think it registers the key server side so even with the modified exe mentioned previously without first activating it i don't think you'd be in luck, the activation servers are back up tho so you should be able to activate, i read there are some issues with router / firewall combo's blocking the activation in hardware so you may want to look at it, otherwise contact 2k for activation issues
hey all,
I got my game too and i had to go thru this activation BS like everybody else. A lot of people are actually upset about this and while the game might be a turning point in gaming a lot of people consider this the worst launch for a game ever.
Now for a no cd crack.
I like everybody else want one because i want to protect my cd.
The game is securom protected because i had checked the cd before installing and it has srdownload folder..i checked inside and i saw a securom downloader so securom is involved.
The only way to get a no cd would be in 2 ways in my opinion.
1st you would need to get the game to not talk at all to the activation server at all and then build a no cd patch from that assumption..but this is a lot of tweaking and may come from the "scene" world.
2nd would need to build a patch after the install like many games.....it is gonna be done for sure but how long it is gonna take i have no clue.
I have no knowledge on how to build no cd patches....but i hope soembody does so we can protect our cd from accidental scratches as i can see this game played for a long time,
peace out
ok i tested a little bit. I installed bioshock with newes daemon tools and newest yasu. At the end of the setup the patcher is started. When you click anything now to download the patch the install will be removed again. so i tried again an before i clicked to start the patcher i renamed my bioshock folder this time. The patcher gave me this error message again but setup couldn't delete the install because the directory was renamed:P
But my Installation had no executable. I looked for the patcher executable on the dvd image to try to get it to work manually but it didn't work. But i noticed that the description of the patcher executable said 'SecuROM EXE Downloader'. The patcher is not a real patcher it only downloads the original game executable.
I looked for the bioshock.exe on the internet and tried one that came with some fake crack. I was lucky because it seems to be the original bioshock.exe. I started it and the game said that it needs to be activated online and asked for a key. I just entered a few numbers and wanted to see what happens. I got an error message because the key was wrong but a new window came up with an offline Activation option=) I clicked it and it gave me a code for activation via telephone:P
That means that we only need a keygen that generates a key from the activation code and the game scould run fine without any dvd or image.
retail exe from steam i think, either way.. NOT a crack
Lutraphobic
23-08-2007, 14:57
ok i tested a little bit. I installed bioshock with newes daemon tools and newest yasu. At the end of the setup the patcher is started. When you click anything now to download the patch the install will be removed again. so i tried again an before i clicked to start the patcher i renamed my bioshock folder this time. The patcher gave me this error message again but setup couldn't delete the install because the directory was renamed:P
But my Installation had no executable. I looked for the patcher executable on the dvd image to try to get it to work manually but it didn't work. But i noticed that the description of the patcher executable said 'SecuROM EXE Downloader'. The patcher is not a real patcher it only downloads the original game executable.
I looked for the bioshock.exe on the internet and tried one that came with some fake crack. I was lucky because it seems to be the original bioshock.exe. I started it and the game said that it needs to be activated online and asked for a key. I just entered a few numbers and wanted to see what happens. I got an error message because the key was wrong but a new window came up with an offline Activation option=) I clicked it and it gave me a code for activation via telephone:P
That means that we only need a keygen that generates a key from the activation code and the game scould run fine without any dvd or image.
This is great. What site did you get the original exe? I thought most of those fake cracks had trojans in them?
i just searched torrentspy for bioshock and took a torrent that said bioshock crack with a size of about 9MB. It's a rar archive with 16mb bioshock.exe in it.
Lutraphobic
23-08-2007, 15:50
i just searched torrentspy for bioshock and took a torrent that said bioshock crack with a size of about 9MB. It's a rar archive with 16mb bioshock.exe in it.
Okay, I got it installed and everything. I'm at the same point you are. We just need a keygen or something now, or maybe a paul.dll that will let us play without activation.
cdkiller
23-08-2007, 17:05
We just need a keygen or something now, or maybe a paul.dll that will let us play without activation.
why canīt u just activate the game instead of requesting a cracked activation?
i just searched torrentspy for bioshock and took a torrent that said bioshock crack with a size of about 9MB. It's a rar archive with 16mb bioshock.exe in it.
all fake. there is no 'real' crack yet.
Okay, I got it installed and everything. I'm at the same point you are. We just need a keygen or something now, or maybe a paul.dll that will let us play without activation.
No this forum doesnt deal with Keygens, and plus its warez.
Its obvious you didnt buy the game.
Quick Question:
I'm planning on getting the Steam version of Bioshock. How many activations will I be allowed? What are even the rules for activation?
Quick Question:
I'm planning on getting the Steam version of Bioshock. How many activations will I be allowed? What are even the rules for activation?
Go to the Steam Bioshock forums and check some of the threads. For example: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=589945
Then you can make an informed decision.
Also, the Steam version has both Steam and Securerom protection. I believe you might now have 5 activations from Securerom, although it was only two before (but don't quote me on that).
Wow, what a mess. Gotta wonder if the release of this game could be any more bungled.
Well, just finished the DL from Steam, and guess what?
http://i18.tinypic.com/4zcu0x2.jpg
joy to the world.
So... now what?
This is what I get when I try to uninstall:
http://i18.tinypic.com/4yoqirb.jpg
Anyways, gonna raise hell tomorrow with support whenever I find the time. Any suggestions til then?
well, try the steam guys first i guess, or send a nice email to the securom people
uk release was only activated today afaik, so could be teething problems / bad timing..
u tried again?
gr8 game, i bought mine too, well worth it
Yep, tried again this morning and works flawlessly on my computer, and my bro got his version too, and its working nicely. I guess it was a temporary issue :)
They cracked the activation process on Steam
Now we need only someone who's able to crack the SecuROM 7 protection.
Betamaster
24-08-2007, 11:38
I think it is forbidden to mention this site.
this works for non steam versions too.
there are activation cracks? somehow i doubt it, cos the game hasn't been pirated yet (?), the only things i saw about were fake cracks, trojans etc...
Betamaster
24-08-2007, 15:32
Could anybody upload the mds from Bioshock (English version)? My device fails on dpm extraction. Thank you.
usmcg_devil
24-08-2007, 18:55
Well I got the games installed and activated on all 30 of our computers at my lan center and works flawlesly, we just need a no dvd crack. An image would be the best but hell even a fixed .exe would protect our original disks.
kooky2410
25-08-2007, 00:46
hey out there^^
click here for the (when u install and rename the folder) missing .dll n .exe files....so that u have the complete game^^
Maxblade
25-08-2007, 01:56
You bought 30 copies??
LOL I had to sign on just for this guy. Your other post was "you didnt buy the game" Is this how you make friends? Telling people that you KNOW they downloaded the software? I have HL2 plus others through STEAM and can prove it yet I have a CD CRACK. Because sometimes I dont FEEL like connecting just to steam just to play HL2 or LOOKING around for where the HELL did I put that CD. Over 3000 posts and because someone wants a NO CD crack there lying. Do you even KNOW where your posting at? I'm sure you got your little secrets sitting behind that screen where NO ONE can see. Good GOD these guys are not hackers just people LIKE YOU who get tired of putting that CD in EVERYTIME. I like this site. You feel like being HOLY? Go give blood or give money to the poor or MS or go visit some old people that have NO ONE to help. Yep I have.
m0222884
25-08-2007, 02:39
Do you know in what submap the files should be put in? I just copied all the files in the bioshock map and got an error...:cool:
NineLives
25-08-2007, 03:48
Do you know in what submap the files should be put in? I just copied all the files in the bioshock map and got an error...:cool:
The files that are missing are as follows and can be downloaded free:
d3dx9_33.dll (http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?d3dx9_33)
xinput1_3.dll (http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?xinput1_3)
This needs to go in \Program Files\2K Games\BioShock\Builds\Release
Now we need a keygen as it wants a serial number :(
Betamaster
25-08-2007, 03:55
Now we need a keygen as it wants a serial number :(
Buy the game!
Daemon Tools Pro Advanced with vIDE-Drive is able to create a working Image (SecuRom profile]. No blacklist-shit, no No-DVD needed. Just the image is required, original disk can be stored in his neat metal box ;-D
... well, of course you still need your key to activate the game online!
[Above proven with my bought german/english retail version of the collectors edition. SecuRom protection, no steam.]
Grx.
m0222884
25-08-2007, 04:35
So you think they'll be able to crack this game? Seems difficult with the activation shit..:confused:
NineLives
25-08-2007, 04:52
So you think they'll be able to crack this game? Seems difficult with the activation shit..:confused:
If there's a will, there's a way :)
Hm... as some requested the .mds of Bioshock...
Here it is:
Click me (http://rapidshare.com/files/51184797/BIOSHOCK.mds.html)
Uploaded to rapidshare.
Created with Daemon Tools Pro Advanced, Build .216 (Compressed Image)
Grx.
i need this Files from US Version for work Uncut Patch for German Version
BioShock\Builds\Release\Version.ini
BioShock\Builds\Release\Startup.ini
BioShock\Builds\Release\DefUser.ini
BioShock\Builds\Release\Default.ini
BioShock\Builds\Release\Bioshock-MCE.mcl
BioShock\Content\ConfigINI.IBF
BioShock\Content\contentmode.ini
BioShock\Content\System\predefined_contexts.lst
BioShock\Content\System\predefined_events.lst
please upload the files and send me a link ;)
Thanks
m0222884
25-08-2007, 05:08
Has anyone got an idea what progress the scene has already made on this title and how much longer i'll have to wait to play it:D?
Has anyone got an idea what progress the scene has already made on this title and how much longer i'll have to wait to play it:D?
Heard rumors that you can buy this game to play it... But.... psssst... this is still a secret hint from da crackerz szene!
Perhaps today. Activation in the paul.dll has been cracked to work with any fake key and activates successfull. But the cracker forgot some calls in the paul.dll meaning that clicking on "start" after activation has no effect because the start button isn't connected. I think they are working on this right now...at least i hope so:P
Heard rumors that you can buy this game to play it... But.... psssst... this is still a secret hint from da crackerz szene!
Yeah i heared about this too:P But lots of people still have problems running the game even when they follow your secret hint. I hope the crackers from Ubisoft work on this so everybody will be able to play soon
wolfsrain
25-08-2007, 05:21
This thread seems to start to sound like a warez fest. Keep in mind the forum rules.
Nine Lives, Dixxon, please read them carefully, as that you can get banned if you don't stick to them. The GCW moderators are very strict.
Dnaekk, requesting original files is also againt the forum rules.
Cracking the activation is considered warez.
Most likely will see a crack for the DVD-check, but not for the activation.
I guess all the cracking teams are waiting for the upcoming patch. The PC version came out more like a beta version, rather than a finished game. There are some serious bugs and the frustration of the legit buyers in the 2k Games forums is raising hell there.
They should've delivered a polished product and beta-test longer, rather than introducing a protection scheme that will affect only their customers.
The fact that you have only 2 installs on the same machine(and many people lost one already when the activation servers crashed), the online activation, the use of a known version of Securom 7.31 which was known to give problems are pushing the people who bought the game to utter despair.
The XBox360 version is almost flawless, yet the PC fans got the worst. At the beginning they tried to blame piracy, but there are no cracked versions or keygens for that. In their newest press release, the developers apologised to the fans, but the fault doesn't lie only on the shoulders of the developping company, but also on the publisher, which is actually in charge of support and which asked for that protection scheme.
The publishing houses are the ones who are deciding which protection scheme will be used and the developping company has no other choice than to implement the wish of the publisher.
So the guilt is shared. But the patch it ain't ready yet. And apologies won't do.
I think the two install margin is gross. If the publisher cosider that this game it has only a two times replay value, than I don't have anything else to say. As a good news the patch will extend the 2 install margin at 5, after that you will have to use an activation key removal tool, which will be provided by the developping company and you will have to go all over again through the activation process and than you will have another five installs. Weeee...
Mind blowing for people which payed for the game.
murphy66
25-08-2007, 05:34
i need a crack for play without cd...have a key but no dvd^^
....this compressed image does it work????
with deamno tools??
i have activate the game but he want have a dvd....
is it allowed to post an nfo File from a release?
wolfsrain
25-08-2007, 05:46
Only if it's about the crack and doesn't go against forum rules(this means no bypassing the online activation, as that action is considered warez on all the three cracking sites). GCW it's the most strict site about enforcing rules. That's why, people should read carefully the forum rules before posting. I've seen many newcomers being banned for not respecting the forum rules.
If a legit crack comes out(that means which will bypass only the DVD-check), it will be posted. Otherwise, they can't do jack. They'd risk that their site to be shutdown and pay damage for various companies if they wouldn't stick to the laws. And we don't want that, right?! :D
Only if it's about the crack and doesn't go against forum rules(this means no bypassing the online activation, as that action is considered warez on all the three cracking sites). GCW it's the most strict site about enforcing rules. That's why, people should read carefully the forum rules before posting. I've seen many newcomers being banned for not respecting the forum rules.
If a legit crack comes out(that means which will bypass only the DVD-check), it will be posted. Otherwise, they can't do jack. They'd risk that their site to be shutdown and pay damage for various companies if they wouldn't stick to the laws. And we don't want that, right?! :D
Right!
heres what i saw:
#================================================= ======================#
# #
# ONEHiTWONDER #
# Presents #
# #
# .:: BIOSHOCK (2k - 2007) ::. #
# #
# Supply : AMAZON.COM #
# #
#================================================= ======================#
\###/ \###/ \###/
### ### ###
### ### ###
### ### ###
/###\ /###\ /###\
#================================================= ======================#
# #
# #
# .:: BIOSHOCK (2k - 2007) ::. #
# #
# Date: 28.08.2007 #
# Size: DVD9 #
# Prot: SecuROM,OnlineCheck,Serial #
# #
# BioShock lets you do the impossible as #
# you explore a mysterious underwater city. #
# When your plane crashes, you discover #
# Rapture - an underwater Utopia torn apart #
# by civil war. Caught between powerful #
# forces and hunted down by genetically #
# modified "splicers" and deadly security #
# systems, you have to come to grips with #
# a deadly, mysterious world filled with #
# powerful technology and fascinating characters. #
# As little girls loot the dead, and #
# biologically mutated citizens ambush you #
# at every turn. Now you're trapped, caught #
# in the middle of a genetic war that will #
# challenge both your capacity to survive and #
# your moral allegiance to your own humanity. #
# Make meaningful and mature decisions that #
# culminate in the grand question - #
# do you exploit the innocent survivors #
# of Rapture to save yourself - or risk #
# all to become their savior? #
# #
# #
# #
# #
# Greetz: Everybody, but especially #
# #
# RELOADED,NTG,ViTALiTY - #
# please dont get caught! #
# #
# Notes: This is the only thing you will get #
# from us. So we are a real "One Hit Wonder" #
# #
# #
# Installation : #
# a) Mount/Burn #
# b) Install #
# c) Wait until BS will download some #
# Files from the Inet and the error message #
# popups #
# d) COpy(!) the whole BS-Folder to a second #
# place #
# e) Click on the error message #
# f) Copy Crack from OHW-Folder to #
# the copied BS-FOlder : #
# ..\copydir\Builds\Release #
# h) Enter any Serial you like #
# g) Play (you maybe need DX10) #
# #
# #
# #
# Over and out ;) #
# #
# #
# #
# #
#================================================= ======================#
Heard rumors that you can buy this game to play it... But.... psssst... this is still a secret hint from da crackerz szene!
hahaha, I bought the CE and cannot play because of DRM failed first and support is not answering...
king_Noa
25-08-2007, 06:03
Dixxon, where did u get this?
Joe Forster/STA
25-08-2007, 06:03
@Maxblade: We don't give a shit about people using warez; but they do get banned if they start discussing it. I wonder if you've read the forum rules before insulting a long time forum member...!
murphy66: Banned, forum rule #1 (downloaded copy). Dixxon, NineLives: Banned, forum rule #2 (requesting key generator). Dnaekk: Banned, forum rule #3 (requesting original game files). Discussion related to illegal copies of games is ZERO TOLERATED on this forum (and you accepted this when you registered)!
wolfsrain is right: this thread became a warez discussion, especially because all cracks will include a crack for the online activation whose discussion is against the forum rules. (Just like Half-Life 2 threads, related to circumventing Steam activation.) Therefore, the thread is closed now and so will be others, too, if they start discussing the activation!
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