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ArmA had two protections: a classical CD-check, removed in the v1.14 and FADE which was linked to the serial number. Even the older cracks are a bit dodgy, as they do bypass the FADE protection, making the pirated versions to work in single player. If FADE detects a generated serial number, you will see the seagull. You can also check the official game forums and see the answers given to people who dared to go there with a pirated version. FADE as a protection was introduced for the first time in Operation Flashpoint and it was developped by Bohemia Interactive to protect their games. if in Operation Flashpoint the Fade would slow down your game in an unbearable manner, in ArmA you will get the seagull. If you have copy of ArmA, install the game with a pirated serial and apply the 1.14 patch. You will see that the game starts without asking for the DVD, but after a while the FADE protection(which is linked to the serial number) kicks in and gets you a nice flight over the fields. Just try that. I have the Gold Edition for ArmA(for online purposes and it was a good deal: Armed Assault and Queen's Gambit in one package) so I've had the chance to experiment a bit. Anyone that is asking for a crack for ArmA 1.14, well, let's say it's at least shady.
I don't make this kind of affirmations lightly. And like I said, both OpFlashpoint and ArmA cracks are bypassing the FADE, but as long as there was also a CD-check, everyone thought that was OKAY. Now for the first time the only protection left is the FADE which is linked to the CD-key. And the official forums are full of people with pirated versions that are complaining about the fact they are transforming in the friggin' bird. And the staff at BIS is really busy sending those out flying and telling them the fact that they don't have any rights for support as they have a pirated version(only a pirated version will get the seagull, very rarely a legit customer and if a legit customer will get that and can provide a proof of purchase, he'll be helped in a very quick manner)
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