Assasin's Creed 2 PC DRM

[1000possibleclaws]

Well it's been out since March 3, and still no cracked scene release. How long do you guys think it'll take before someone cracks it? Or has Ubisoft created a DRM that will kill off piracy of their games?

[anon]

Or has Ubisoft created a DRM that will kill off piracy of their games?

There is no such thing.

[antrax34130]

check public forum like http://www.nfohump.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=52640&start=3150

[Cabalo]

Well it's been out since March 3, and still no cracked scene release. How long do you guys think it'll take before someone cracks it? Or has Ubisoft created a DRM that will kill off piracy of their games?

Starforce was advertised as impossible to crack, also made popular with ubisoft releases, and it was cracked and made obsolete.
Ubisoft never said this their new DRM scheme was unbreakable, but basically it's like what happens with steam, when you must connect yourself to the servers periodically to check if your software is genuine.

[7th]

Yep, sooner or later some group will end up braking it... that's their hobby I think =]

[anon]

Ubisoft never said this their new DRM scheme was unbreakable, but basically it's like what happens with steam, when you must connect yourself to the servers periodically to check if your software is genuine.

And look at what happened to Steam, nowadays we have cracks that patch it directly into memory. You can't play on legit servers using those and probably never will be able to, but there's a huge network of cracked ones, and it's easy to create your own without any file patching involved as well.

[zonta]

Ubi win end of story.

[filenetworks]

Considering the fact that there are already partially working cracks for this protection (Silent Hunter 5), I guess it would be cracked pretty soon.
Hope it doesn't turn out to be another StarForce (which held on for about 420 days, until RELOADED released this (http://www.scenenotice.org/details.php?id=1728))

[2slick4u]

In next 3 or 4 weeks should be ready

[1000possibleclaws]

From what I understand key parts of the game's logic are run server side so crackers would have to do some reverse engineering, but with no access to those parts of the code.

Even if it does get cracked eventually (fingers crossed), it's been out for over 2 weeks. Don't know about sales, but now the DRM has cut out the 'convenience' excuse of piracy, which in my opinion is a significant reason why North American's steal games in the first place. That must a record for a mainstream game not getting cracked from the scene? If it does get cracked, will the scene groups be able to crack the next Ubisoft-DRM'd game faster? Or would it just be another huge task for those groups for the next game.


Hopefully the purchasing population's public backlash against this DRM will be it's demise. Something like 5% of players are having problems because of the DRM.


In next 3 or 4 weeks should be ready

A month and a half after release date? If so I think it's safe to say Ubisoft has won a huge DRM/piracy battle. That kind of success must be unprecedented in a single player game, Shirley

[sake]

I hope that i`ll be able to play Starcraft II, i don`t need anything else hah :)

[ThorMAN]

Wait and you will see...

[b3owulf]

WARNING!!! THE INFORMATION BELOW IS NOT CONFIRMED!!!

Group SKiDROW is working on crack. They hacked ubi.com a while ago (insiders are everywhere).
Prooflink? (use Google Translate if you can't understand Russian) (http://habrahabr.ru/blogs/games/87763/)

[antrax34130]

it's fake and posted on nfohump, look precedent post...

[sez]

Heard ubi europe was being Ddosed sometime last week making things difficult even for for legit buyers.Talk about frustrated pirates lol.

[james_bond_rulez]

nice work done!

[kondrae]

I hope that i`ll be able to play Starcraft II, i don`t need anything else hah :)
u can already be playing sc2, but just vs ai for now

[1000possibleclaws]

March 3 - April 21

A bit less than 2 months, but Skidrow got it done. :)




Eboy

S K i D R O W

- T H E L E A D i N G F O R C E -

proudly presents
Assassins Creed II / Ubisoft

RELEASE DATE : 21-04-2010 PROTECTION : Ubisoft DRM
GAME TYPE : Action DISKS : 1 DVD

Release Notes:

While we worked on this release, we noticed that several news
webpages, forums, blogs etc. posted information, including a
screenshot of a Ubisoft server attack message, which showed
our group name.

First of all, that picture is a fake, nor would any member of
Skid Row cause such riot, as we're only here to compete with
our game release competitors, nothing else.

Neither do we encourage anyone to take such actions, no matter
how much we agree, that DRM's like this one, are only hurting
those that do want to buy the game or have bought it.

Another point is those news medias, we mentioned before, post
anything these days, no matter if it's a joke or not. Beware
what you're posting, just because you want to prank someone.

This release is an accomplishment of weeks of investigating,
experimenting, testing and lots of hard work.

We know that there is a server emulator out in the open, which
makes the game playable, but when you look at our cracked
content, you will know that it can't be compared to that.

Our work does not construct any program deviation or any kind
of host file paradox solutions. Install game and copy the
cracked content, it's that simple.

Since we don't want to see cheap imitations, we protected our
work with a solid shield. Not because we want to deceive the
majority, like certain people out there, but because we have
in the past been an open book of knowledge for our competitors.

Real cracking is done by The Leading Force!

twice the fun / double the trouble

On with the game release information:

Assassin's Creed 2 is the follow-up to the title that became
the fastest-selling new IP in video game history. The highly
anticipated title features a new hero, Ezio Auditore da
Firenze, a young Italian noble, and a new era, the
Renaissance.

Assassin's Creed 2 retains the core gameplay experience that
made the first opus a resounding success and features new
experiences that will surprise and challenge players.

Assassin's Creed 2 is an epic story of family, vengeance and
conspiracy set in the pristine, yet brutal, backdrop of a
Renaissance Italy. Ezio befriends Leonardo da Vinci, takes on
Florence's most powerful families and ventures throughout the
canals of Venice where he learns to become a master assassin.

EZIO, A NEW ASSASSIN FOR A NEW ERA Ezio Auditore da Firenze is
a young Italian noble who will learn the ways of the assassins
after his family was betrayed and he looks to seek vengeance.
He is a lady's man, a free soul with panache yet has a very
human side to his personality. Through him, you become a
master assassin.

RENAISSANCE ITALY Italy in the 15th century was less a country
and more a collection of city-states where families with
political and economic strength began to take leadership roles
in cities like Florence and Venice. This journey through some
of the most beautiful cities in the world takes place in a
time in history where culture and art were born alongside some
of the most chilling stories of corruption, greed and murder.

A NEW-FOUND FREEDOM You will be able to perform missions when
you want and how you want in this open-ended world that brings
back free-running and adds elements such as swimming and even
flying to the adventure. The variety in gameplay adds another
layer for you to truly play through the game any way you
choose.

DYNAMIC CROWD Discover a living, breathing world where every
character is an opportunity for the player. Blending in with
the crowd is easier, working with in-game characters provide
ample rewards but can also lead to surprising consequences.

BECOME A MASTER ASSASSIN Perfect your skills to become a
master assassin where you brandish new weapons, learn to
disarm enemies then use their weapons against them, and
assassinate enemies using both hidden blades.

Install Notes:

1. Unpack release
2. Mount image or burn it
3. Install
4. Run the v1.01 update exe from UPDATE folder on the DVD or
let the game auto update by itself
5. Copy the content from the SKIDROW folder on the DVD to
these locations and overwrite. 32 bit is for both XP, Vista
and Win7 editions. 64 bit for Vista and Win7 locations.

32 bit version:

Program FilesUbisoftUbisoft Game Launcher folder

64 bit version:

Program Files (x86)UbisoftUbisoft Game Launcher folder

6. Play the game

Special Notes:

Thank you Ubisoft, this was quiete a challenge for us, but
nothing stops the leading force from doing what we do. Next
time focus on the game and not on the DRM. It was probably
horrible for all legit users. We just make their lifes easier.

Special greetz to our friends in GENESIS, you guys are amongst
the very few who still manage to do this with the scene spirit
intact. Well done guys!

Support the companies, which software you actually enjoy!

Greetings:

Salutes to our old Amiga friends from:

FAIRLIGHT - RAZOR 1911 - VISION FACTORY - PARADOX - QUARTEX
DCS - CRYSTAL - ZENITH - ACCESSION - ALPHA FLIGHT - PRODIGY
THE COMPANY - LEGEND - TRSI - ORACLE - ANTHROX - CLASSIC

Salutes to our new friends in:

UNLEASHED - TiNYiSO - BReWErS - RADIKAL - POSTMORTEM - SHOCK
FAIRLIGHT - CRUDE - VACE - ReUnion - OUTLAWS - GENESIS

Logo and layout by: Eboy/SAE
Last updated 21/07/2007 by [XXX]

[antrax34130]

While we worked on this release, we noticed that several news
webpages, forums, blogs etc. posted information, including a
screenshot of a Ubisoft server attack message, which showed
our group name.

First of all, that picture is a fake, nor would any member of
Skid Row cause such riot, as we're only here to compete with
our game release competitors, nothing else.

Neither do we encourage anyone to take such actions, no matter
how much we agree, that DRM's like this one, are only hurting
those that do want to buy the game or have bought it.

Another point is those news medias, we mentioned before, post
anything these days, no matter if it's a joke or not. Beware
what you're posting, just because you want to prank someone.

This release is an accomplishment of weeks of investigating,
experimenting, testing and lots of hard work.

We know that there is a server emulator out in the open, which
makes the game playable, but when you look at our cracked
content, you will know that it can't be compared to that.

Our work does not construct any program deviation or any kind
of host file paradox solutions. Install game and copy the
cracked content, it's that simple.

Since we don't want to see cheap imitations, we protected our
work with a solid shield. Not because we want to deceive the
majority, like certain people out there, but because we have
in the past been an open book of knowledge for our competitors.

Real cracking is done by The Leading Force

Assassins.Creed.II-SKIDROW GAMES Released 3h 7m 10s ago

[McArty]

Yeah, they did it!. Now lets wait to see if are complains and gets nuked... (hope not)

[esc2010]

I think that release is not nuked, but lets see.

[anon]

It was just a matter of time.

[sez]

And the debate goes on...between game/software developers and the reversers who's smarter?

[1000possibleclaws]

And the debate goes on...between game/software developers and the reversers who's smarter?

I wouldn't be surprised if some of them are from both parties.

[typeoholic]

And the debate goes on...between game/software developers and the reversers who's smarter?

Looks like Skidrow beat everyone else to the punch on this round. Saw it this morning...

[b3owulf]

Yup, SKiDROW finally dealt with dat fucking protection. Too bad I can't test their release and game cause my PC sucks :D

PS NFO is fun to read :)