rec.autos.simulators

A list of games "protected" by (or "infested" with, depending) w. Star
Force, including Codie titles like TOCA Race Driver, posted on
broadbandreports.com:

http://www.racesimcentral.net/

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AceSaga N/A Star Force
American Conquest N/A CDV Software Russia StarForce 3
Anito: Defend A Land Enraged N/A Anino Entertainment Asia StarForce 1
Anstoss 4 N/A ? Germany StarForce 3
Army Men N/A 3DO Russia StarForce
Bandits: Phoenix Rising N/A Tri Synergy N/A StarForce 3.03.036.001
Breed 1.0 CDV US StarForce 3.3.33.06
Breed N/A CDV France StarForce 3.3.33.08
Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon N/A
Revolution US StarForce
Chrome N/A Strategy First Russia StarForce 3
Codename: Outbreak N/A *** Interactive Russia StarForce 1
Cossacks: Back To War N/A CDV Software Russia StarForce 1
Cossacks: European Wars N/A GSC Russia StarForce 3
Curse: The Eye of Isis N/A Dreamcatcher Interactive N/A StarForce 3
Cycling Manager 3 N/A GMX Media N/A StarForce 3
Dead to Rights N/A Hip Interactive N/A StarForce 3
Demonic Speedway N/A ? Poland StarForce 3
Desert Rats vs. Afrika Corps 1.0 Monte Cristo France StarForce 3.3.31.19
DTM Race Driver 2 N/A Codemasters N/A StarForce 3.3.35.02
Emergency Fire Response N/A Dreamcatcher Interactive N/A StarForce 3
Enigma: Rising Tide N/A Tesseraction Games N/A StarForce 3
Etherlords N/A Fishtank Interactive Russia StarForce 1
Etherlords II N/A Strategy First N/A StarForce 3.03.031.021
Fire Chief N/A Strategy First N/A StarForce 3
Fire Department N/A Monte Cristo N/A StarForce 3
Gangland N/A Whiptail Interactive N/A StarForce 3.03.031.021
Heroes of Might & Magic IV: The Gathering Storm N/A 3DO Russia StarForce
Horse Race Manager N/A Cyanide N/A StarForce 3
Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter N/A Interplay UK StarForce 3
IL-2 Sturmovik N/A Ubi Soft Russia StarForce 1
Kicker Manager 2004 N/A Deep Silver N/A StarForce 3.03.036.001
Kill Switch 1.0 Namco France StarForce 3.3.33.08
Korea: Forgotten Conflict N/A CENEGA N/A StarForce 3
Magna Carta N/A Korea N/A StarForce 1
Magnamedia N/A Russia N/A StarForce 3
Mercedes-Benz World Racing N/A TDK Mediactive Spain StarForce 3
Might & Magic IX: Writ of Fate N/A 3DO Russia StarForce
Narsillion N/A ? Russia StarForce 1
Obscure N/A Hydravision Entertainment N/A StarForce 3.3.36.01
Pax Romana N/A Dreamcatcher Interactive N/A StarForce 3
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time N/A Ubisoft Russia StarForce 3
Pro Rugby Manager N/A Digital Jesters N/A StarForce 3.3.33.08
Rally Championship Xtreme N/A Warthog Entertainment Software N/A StarForce
Rendezvous 3 N/A ? Russia StarForce
Restaurant Empire N/A Enlight Software N/A StarForce
Revolution N/A Activision Value Publishing N/A StarForce
Runaway: A Road Adventure N/A Tri Synergy N/A StarForce 3
Seventh Seal: The Resurrection of the Dark Lord N/A ? Asia StarForce 2
Shtyrlits 3: USSR Agent N/A ? Russia StarForce 1
Siege of Avalon N/A Digital Tome Russia StarForce 1
Silent Storm N/A Nival N/A StarForce 3
Silkolene Honda Motocross GP N/A Midas Interactive Entertainment N/A
StarForce 3
Sniper N/A ? N/A StarForce 3
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II 1.05.1 Codemasters N/A StarForce
3.03.036.001
Tennis Masters Series: Battleground of Champions N/A Microids Asia StarForce
Tennis Masters Series: Battleground of Champions 1.1 Microids Czech
StarForce 3
The Heroes of Three Kingdoms N/A N/A Asia StarForce
The I Of The Dragon N/A Primal Software Russia StarForce 3
The Westerner N/A Focus Home Interactive France StarForce 3.3.31.21
TOCA Race Driver 2 1.0 Codemasters N/A StarForce 3.3.35.02
TOCA Race Driver 2 1.1 Codemasters N/A StarForce 3.3.36.01
TOCA Race Driver 2 1.2 Codemasters N/A StarForce 3.3.36.01
Track Mania N/A Nadeo N/A StarForce 3.03.035.004
Trackmania N/A Nadeo N/A StarForce 3
UFO: Aftermath 1.00 CENEGA Spain StarForce 3
V8 Supercars 2 N/A Codemasters Australia StarForce 3.3.35.02
Wildlife Park N/A Encore, Inc N/A StarForce 3
World War II: Frontline Command 1.0.0.0 Strategy First N/A StarForce
World War II: Frontline Command N/A Strategy First N/A StarForce 3
X2: The Threat N/A Enlight Software N/A StarForce 3.3.30.5
Xuan-Yuan Sword 4 N/A ? ASIA StarForce 2

Also they apparently include this protection with the demos of some of these
games ???

Why ?

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...AND the tool to remove the evil scheme:

http://www.racesimcentral.net/

Strange, I've got IL2 installed but no Starforce drivers in my DevMan
(yep, I've enabled the display of the hidden devices).

--
Achim
http://users.skynet.be/AchimT

Yeah, and?

I should add that I've had no problems what-so-ever with it and all of my
other devices are working just fine.

SimBin's GTR will have Starforce3 too.

Starforce is bad because it install hidden device drivers WITHOUT asking
anything when you put the cd/dvd into your drive, and doesn't remove the
driver when uninstalling the game. It also makes the cd/dvd impossible to
backup. Making a backup for personal used is completely legal* and well
explained action, and taking away the customer's right to do so, is plain
evil (and even illegal?).

Starforce3 should keep the *** pirates out, though.

*at least here in Finland, untill the new copyright laws come into effect
sometime next year; those include the illegality of braking copyright
protections even for personal use

--
Mika Takala
^not a pirate. Just keeping watch of basic consumer rights.

_____

Steve

"Military intelligence, two words combined that can't make sense."

So tell me, how many starforce-protected games have been cracked (=nocd-exe
available)?

0.

Ok, there have been some hacks with mini-sized cd-images which have only the
data that starforce drivers need to see, but those haven't been around for
many games and they do not work for everyone.

"i have a race tonight but cat just broke my cd.. lets just use the
backup..oh, what backup? where can i get a working cd in two hours time
without buying a second license..."  a difficult scenario for users. I do
not have much hope for flexible (fast enough) replacement cd/dvd service by
the importers, publishers or distributers...

--
Mika Takala

Like I say, I'm just the messenger.  I don't like the idea of clandestine
forces messing with my computer (there's actually a law against that here),
so I'm propagating the info for others to judge.

:O

I guess I'll be keeping my GTR CD locked up somewhere so that my cat
can't get her claws on it ;)

Maybe they are after increased sales... GTR league racers will be
buying multiple copies as backups :/

(and ppl are complaining how complicated LFS registration system is...
seems like a better option to me)
--
- Jussi Koukku -

  Ah, another crusade in the making.  Hope it turns out better than your
last one dealing with track creation.

That's how I feel too.

--
Mika Takala

Mitch