just a suggestion for Starforce 3 (last version) protected games (SCCT, TMSunrise)

[!HaGaR!]

... but the emulated system is too weak to run the game smooth (if it even will try to start it, anyway).

Okay, never tested this by myself, but my fooling around with some of the virtual machine proggies out there shows a real lack of performance even using desktop-programs and operations. I don´t believe these "systems" are able to run this technical high-end-stuff.

Even my "real" system isn´t fast enough to run scct at high-quality-settings... I guess, the emulated one will suck completely ;-D

Grx !HaGaR!

[kosmiq]

Starforce has blocked any usage of VM's during protection execution. Because this could be used to create a key that would work everywere a VM with the same config is used.

Also here's a little update on Starforce

anyway - i read this on reverse-egeneering.net forum from a developer working for ubisoft:

Starforce 3.5.00.08
*Fixed: USB2-Problems
*Fixed: A hole allowing "Mini-Images" again
*Fixed: Advanced Debugger-Protection
*Improved: Starforce Virtual Machine (tm) v2.7.98
*Added: Reactivate iDE-Channels on startup
*Added: Detection of StarFu**/SFN
*Added: Protection of Protection-Drivers
*Added: The exe isn't completely dumped to Memory now - a full dump is nearly impossible

Got this from another forum, if it is true the USB2 trick is gone...

But there's light in the tunnel, look at the "Reactivate iDE-channels on startup". This can be considered illegal in many eu countries as the end-user has decided to deactivate iDE channels. So Starforce changes settings for the end users... Let sue them bastards....

[qwertyqwerty]

Originally Posted by kosmiq

anyway - i read this on reverse-egeneering.net forum from a developer working for ubisoft:

Starforce 3.5.00.08
*Fixed: USB2-Problems
*Fixed: A hole allowing "Mini-Images" again
*Fixed: Advanced Debugger-Protection
*Improved: Starforce Virtual Machine (tm) v2.7.98
*Added: Reactivate iDE-Channels on startup
*Added: Detection of StarFu**/SFN
*Added: Protection of Protection-Drivers
*Added: The exe isn't completely dumped to Memory now - a full dump is nearly impossible

This nfo is a fake, because a German game called Radspoert Manager Pro uses Starforce 3.5.09.002 on the latest released patch and it has already been confirmed from several people that the USB-trick still functions as usual. According to some coders from the SFN-team it is not very likely that Starforce can fix the USB-trick in the near future.