hacking games with starforce

[michse]

Welll SF3 isnt the real problem, the main problem is always the VM Pcode.
which means even if u dumped en encrypted exe there are still crypted functions that point somewhere but not into the place the data code is located.

If pcode is present can be easely detected by everyone

always there is a "protect.dll" - it has .sforce section but musten be named protect.dll - Version of this .dll is the starforce version and if the dll file is biggern then 4MB pcode is present.

Normaly per 1MB bigger then 4MB its 7 pcoded functions that got to be fixed after dumping and rebuilding the exe and their apis.

there are mainly 4 different versions of starforce

light (dll smaller 2mb)
normal (dll between 2 and 4mb)
hard (dll bigger then 4mb)
hardest (dll bigger then 4mb and a .dat file addionaly on CD - like seen in Dday demo and german retail)

hard and hardest i dont think you wont see a crack as no cracker takes a month or longer to fix the pcode which is a allbyhand job. no game is worth the time you need to crack that.