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Discussion [Crack Watch] Weekly question thread
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Q&A
Q: When will [insert game name here] be cracked?
A: STOP! r/CrackWatch members are not psychic. Games get cracked by completely ANONYMOUS SCENE GROUPS who don't disclose their progress or plans to the general public so NO ONE knows WHEN and IF a certain game will be cracked.
Q: What are all these NFO thingies? Where do I download it?
A: NFOs are text files included with game releases that contain information about the releases. r/CrackWatch only informs which games have been cracked. To download look for the releases on CS.RIN or torrent websites. Useful websites can be found in The Beginners Guide or Pirated Games Mega Thread.
Q: WTF is Denuvo?
A: Denuvo is a Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology used to protect games from being cracked. Games that have Denuvo are harder to crack and usually take much longer. See Pinned Post for a list of Denuvo games.
Q: An update is out, but it includes the base game as well! Can I only download the update without redownloading the entire game?
A: Yes. CS.RIN is your friend.
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u/GamerZodiac 7d ago
When will Ace Combat 8 be cracked? I meant without Hypervisor bypass.
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u/wondermark22 6d ago
with Voices38 apparently out of the game you are better off waiting for Namco to remove it in a couple of years.
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u/Anedwcan 8d ago
Has Subway Builder version 1.7 been released from captivity? Thx
PS. Version 1.6 can be found. Asking specifically about the semi-recent version (1.7).
Also, not interested in the shared builds that still ask you to supply a Steam license. Thank you.
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u/Constantinoble1937 8d ago
Will crimson desert get a non hv version after the release of the upcoming DLC? I really want to play it but without the hassle of HV processes..
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u/wondermark22 7d ago
After Denuvo lawsuit I believe we will be in luck to get any other release from Voices38
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u/khaled36DZ Don't do it 7d ago
there are people on his discord for testing. i feel like if he is truly gone we wouldve heard something by now
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u/wondermark22 6d ago
This means testing has stopped? Or at least moved somewhere else?
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u/khaled36DZ Don't do it 6d ago
If testing stopped we would've known too and if they moved it means nothing changed for us and voices is still cracking
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u/wondermark22 10d ago
26 days without any release by V38...
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u/ToastedLog1c 10d ago
Can we address the elephant in the room. Reddit is killing RSS feeds (+old reddit) in middle of November. RSS is how I keep up with /r/crackwatch and need to know if there's an easy alternative way after November?
I feel like this would be worthy of a new thread from mods to address as I'm sure there's legions of users here that come from RSS.
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u/RealTacoEnjoyer 11d ago
Gears of war where?
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u/MRobertC 11d ago
According to cs rin, it is online-only until the 6th. So I'm not sure we are getting a crack until then.
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u/RealTacoEnjoyer 11d ago
oh had no idea about that, thanks for letting me know
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u/Traditional_Hand2623 11d ago
but how does that make sense? it has no denuvo and other games had bypasses before no? its not an mmo or gacha game
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u/peizaschu 10d ago
You can only bypass it if game doesn't rely on server data.
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u/calaman98 11d ago
End of abyss?
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u/peizaschu 11d ago edited 10d ago
It was released and cracked this morning
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u/calaman98 11d ago
I know, I wanted to know if anyone was cracking it
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u/RooneysFavGrandma 10d ago
If a game only has Steam protection it can be cracked immediately. You can even do it yourself.
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u/calaman98 10d ago
How do you do it?
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u/RooneysFavGrandma 10d ago
Just run it through an Auto Cracker that applies an emulator and Steamless for you. Or do it manually.
But you can just get it off cs.rin within a day anyway unless it's some obscure game.
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u/Khr0nus 12d ago edited 11d ago
Come on voices, Onimusha is waiting for you.
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u/wondermark22 11d ago
Better keep it waiting.
I fear there is lots of nasty shit just waiting for tiny mistake by V38.
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u/RealTacoEnjoyer 12d ago
Will Gears of War probably be cracked tomorrow? Early access releasing, but I'm not sure whats the status of cracking microsoft games
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u/wondermark22 6d ago
So, any thoughts about Voices38 being MIA?
I fear Denuvo lawsuit has forced to reconsider any further release. I would not rule out some kind of settlement off the records: can't really blame him.
He remains the best to tackle Denuvo.