Zeus
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Heya guys,
From what I've heard, Space Rangers 2 is absolutely amazing. (I'm a sucker for any game where you go on missions in an open-ended world.)
But I've heard such nightmares about the StarForce copy protection, I thought I'd ask first before grabbing a copy on ebay.
Is there some kind of online authorization thing that keeps me from playing a used copy? (I'm thinking of Diablo II or Phantasy Star Online, two games with offline modes and online verifications that made me paranoid about buying used games.)
I know the copy protection company begrudgingly released a program that wipes it from your system -- will the game still work after I remove StarForce?
I know you can by it for $20 sans copy protection as a digital download, but then there'd be no printed manual (I had a hell of a time playing Arcanum because my cheap GoGamer.com copy has a .pdf manual. Making a character is alt+tabalicious!). Plus, I'm a sucker for boxed goods. I want the poster, the copy of Space Rangers 1, the whole enchilada.
Also, some Amazon reviewer said:
But he's talking about the digital distribution, right? Or did they re-release a physical copy without the copy protection?
In summary:
1. Is there any way to get a boxed edition of Space Rangers 2 witout StarForce?
2. Any news on if Space Rangers 2 Gold is getting a boxed set?
3. Can I just install the game, play it, and safely remove StarForce when I'm done without ruining my DVD drive? I'm not bothered by random reboots or BSoDs, but if my DVD drive breaks, I'll be in trouble.
Thanks guys. Any help you can give me would mean a great deal. I can't believe I only just found out about this game last night, and now I can think of nothing else. It's love at first sight.
Now help this lovesick sonoffagun out. What do you say?
Edit: Okay, here's what I've decided to do, based on information from this thread.
I'm going to wait for SR2 Gold on TotalGaming.net (alas, it will likely be download only, but at least there'll be some new extras.) There's no chance I'm letting StarForce on my computer, as people have warned me it broke their DVD drives. Yikes. According to the advice I received, the only way to play the retail version of SR2 without becoming infected with StarForce is to import the UK version and crack the .exe before you play the game. I can't actually vouch for this, nor do I suggest anyone try it -- it's just what I've been told, and it sounds like a lot of trouble, especially for something you bought legally.
So, like I said, I'll buy SR2 Gold off TotalGaming.net when it arrives.
Thanks for all the help!
In the mean time, I'm going to go play some Mount&Blade.
From what I've heard, Space Rangers 2 is absolutely amazing. (I'm a sucker for any game where you go on missions in an open-ended world.)
But I've heard such nightmares about the StarForce copy protection, I thought I'd ask first before grabbing a copy on ebay.
Is there some kind of online authorization thing that keeps me from playing a used copy? (I'm thinking of Diablo II or Phantasy Star Online, two games with offline modes and online verifications that made me paranoid about buying used games.)
I know the copy protection company begrudgingly released a program that wipes it from your system -- will the game still work after I remove StarForce?
I know you can by it for $20 sans copy protection as a digital download, but then there'd be no printed manual (I had a hell of a time playing Arcanum because my cheap GoGamer.com copy has a .pdf manual. Making a character is alt+tabalicious!). Plus, I'm a sucker for boxed goods. I want the poster, the copy of Space Rangers 1, the whole enchilada.
Also, some Amazon reviewer said:
"[last updated 11/03/06]: Note that Space Rangers 2 (SR2) is now available without copy protection..."
But he's talking about the digital distribution, right? Or did they re-release a physical copy without the copy protection?
In summary:
1. Is there any way to get a boxed edition of Space Rangers 2 witout StarForce?
2. Any news on if Space Rangers 2 Gold is getting a boxed set?
3. Can I just install the game, play it, and safely remove StarForce when I'm done without ruining my DVD drive? I'm not bothered by random reboots or BSoDs, but if my DVD drive breaks, I'll be in trouble.
Thanks guys. Any help you can give me would mean a great deal. I can't believe I only just found out about this game last night, and now I can think of nothing else. It's love at first sight.
Now help this lovesick sonoffagun out. What do you say?
Edit: Okay, here's what I've decided to do, based on information from this thread.
I'm going to wait for SR2 Gold on TotalGaming.net (alas, it will likely be download only, but at least there'll be some new extras.) There's no chance I'm letting StarForce on my computer, as people have warned me it broke their DVD drives. Yikes. According to the advice I received, the only way to play the retail version of SR2 without becoming infected with StarForce is to import the UK version and crack the .exe before you play the game. I can't actually vouch for this, nor do I suggest anyone try it -- it's just what I've been told, and it sounds like a lot of trouble, especially for something you bought legally.
So, like I said, I'll buy SR2 Gold off TotalGaming.net when it arrives.
Thanks for all the help!
In the mean time, I'm going to go play some Mount&Blade.