Silent Hunter 3

[gav_69]

any one find a crack for this game yet

[Warlord711]

How it comes it is available as Direct2Drive via fileplanet.com ?

What kind of protection they use on the main exe and all the dll stuff ?

[GLH]

@Warlord711: Read post #6 & #7 of this thread. It's protected with Starforce.

@gav_69: Read the board rules. Particulary rule #6!

[Yummy Sprinkles]

I don't keep up with the no-cd scene all that much. Last time I played a couple games that employed Starforce protection, they were considered uncrackable.

Is this still the case with Starforce protection? I'm in no rush to get a no-cd patch for this game, but I was just wondering because I wanted to know if it was even worth waiting for a no-cd patch for this game or not. Is Starforce still "uncrackable"?

[GLH]

Starforce isn't and was never uncrackable.
But it takes some time!

[Grumpy]

@GLH
I think what 'Warlord711' was saying is the game is available as Direct-2-Drive download from fileplanet. If it is available to download then it can not possibly be protected with starforce like the retail shop bought version? So he was asking what protection does the Direct-2-Drive version have? This indeed is very interesting.

[Yummy Sprinkles]

Originally Posted by GLH

Starforce isn't and was never uncrackable.
But it takes some time!

Well, "uncrackable" was probably the wrong word. But so far I've played three games that used Starforce. Two of them I don't believe ever got cracks, and the third did get a crack, but it didn't work for like 70% of everyone that tried it.

So if a typical game takes maybe a week or two for a no-cd to be produced, what would you say is the typical time to create a no-cd for a Starforce game?

Oh, and do you know what it is about Starforce that makes it such a tough nut to crack? It it just because it's a newer form of protection that crackers are still learning to deal with, or is it just really, really good(if not annoying) at what it does?

[GLH]

So far i know, StarForce checks for the original cd not only to start the game. Also later in the game. So the crackers has to play through the complete game to check if all Protection-Checks are removed.

[Thc]

I have the Game in my hand its fantastic.
and i got the crack too.
But i don`t understand one thing,the game has starforce protection,
why is for this game a crack available and for some other starforce protectet games not?????

[DER BAEr]

How long could it take until it's available??

I'm getting nervous!!

[Joe Forster/STA]

Hey DER BAEr,

Don't be nervous; use your original CD/DVD for a few more days!

Joe

[C!64]

here is the RELOADED crack http://rapidshare.de/files/961365/RELOADED.rar.html

[DER BAEr]

Yeah you are right but I've two Computers and they are linked and now I want to play it on LAN. Because of that raeson I need this crack, otherwise it doesn't work

[GLH]

Originally Posted by DER BAEr

Yeah you are right but I've two Computers and they are linked and now I want to play it on LAN. Because of that raeson I need this crack, otherwise it doesn't work

That's exactly what is not allowed.
Read the software license came with the game. One game only for one PC. If you want it on two PCs, you have to buy it twice.

You're banned!

[DABhand]

Some are more protected than others, like said before some protections are still use further in levels etc.