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Reply to When pure isn’t pure in Demigod Journals JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Heavenfall" comment="57"]So what do people think? Does having to register to download updates for demigod constitute DRM?[/quote] No having to register to download updates does not constitute a DRM, as least not for me... ... BUT having a DRM being installed as soon as you update the game, DRM that will then force you to reactivate the game online if you ever try to move it to another computer, then that IS definetly a DRM, and that's sadly exa

Reply to Windows 7, Secret Feature revealed.... in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="HaunterV" comment="29"]Yeah but too bad that windows 7 is hyper glitched and your system can be hyjacked by a 3kb program that bypasses the HDD[/quote] [e digicons]:grin:[/e] It's true that if a hacker enter into you house... physically access your computer... install VBootkit on it... then yes it will be able to access all your files. Remember kids, don't let evil hacker enter your room [e digicons];)[/e]

Reply to Windows 7, Secret Feature revealed.... in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="Philly0381" comment="10"]It would be nice to see Frogboy's take on this and hear his opinion on what effect this will have on developers or programmers, if any, or Stardock.[/quote] In my opinion it will hardly have any effect at all, it's just good news for professional who still have some legacy programs incompatible with Vista/Seven. I really doubt that today any serious company would still develop a new application incompatible with Vista/Seven. And for

Reply to Demigod DRM question (seems more restrictive than before) in Stardock Games Stardock Forums

[quote who="Netriak" reply="18" id="2152143"] And no, they are not DRM free. The advertisments of Stardock were: "no DRM on the disc". Which is true. And "no disc-based DRM", which is true also. [/quote] Yes you are right, they never said that the games would remain DRM-free forever, but honestly I find that a little borderline, I am sure a lot of peoples made the same mistake than I did, heck some peoples might even call that "lying by omission"; Stardock say very often, in inte

Reply to Demigod DRM question (seems more restrictive than before) in Stardock Games Stardock Forums

[quote who="Netriak" reply="14" id="2148667"]I have the latest version of galciv2 with all expansions, downloaded through impulse, version 2.02. Which is a lot newer than 1.53. But all versions have had this behavior, and the ultimate edition is supposed to be 2.02 already.[/quote] Ok I did the test (re-download Braid, Puzzle Quest G, GalCiv2 and Sins from scratch) and I have to say I am pretty disapointed. Braid and Puzzle Quest are still DRM-free... luckily. Unlike y

Reply to Demigod DRM question (seems more restrictive than before) in Stardock Games Stardock Forums

[quote who="yonsito" reply="11" id="2148285"]I was gonna ask: are you sure it uses Goo? Because I'm not sure it does. I don't think that it installs system drivers like Securom does. And I can start Demigod without having to run Impulse, quite unlike Steam.[/quote] No I am not sure, like I said I only supposed it might me Goo because it seemed to me it was different than before. (By the way, the online version of securom doesn't install any drivers, it's the CD-check flavor th

Reply to Demigod DRM question (seems more restrictive than before) in Stardock Games Stardock Forums

[quote who="taltamir" reply="8" id="2146666"] Anyways all stardock games were always like that. only V1 from the CDrom was completely drm free, sometimes they released a major patch as DRM free. the rest required one time activation, but it does not modify your windows, its self contained in the game. [/quote] Well... no, even thought I own the CD version I never even installed neither GalCiv2 or Sins from the CD, I upgrade them and they remained DRM-free. I re-tried ye

Reply to Throw GOO at that DRM! in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Peace Phoenix" reply="23" id="2145835"] Well, it didn't work that way 2 years ago, when there was only GC2. maybe they have lifted activation since the game (GC2:DL) is 3 year old. [/quote] Maybe, the first SD game I ever bought was Sins, just before Impulse, so maybe 2 years ago they were using DRM on their games and switch to DRM-free later.

Reply to Throw GOO at that DRM! in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Peace Phoenix" reply="21" id="2145687"] Well, since version 1.1, Galciv 2 has activation. But it is only needed if you reinstall the game or the OS. [/quote] Wrong it's only required when you first install the game, it's not needed when you reinstall the OS, it's not needed when you change your hardware, it's not needed when you change your computer. And to be 100% sure it hasn't changed since the new Impulse update, I did the

Reply to Demigod DRM question (seems more restrictive than before) in Stardock Games Stardock Forums

[quote who="Netriak" reply="6" id="2145580"]This is not new. Stardock games have had this behavior for years. Sins of a solar empire worked like this, as did galactic civilizations 2. [/quote] Re-Read my original post, no they doesn't.

Reply to Throw GOO at that DRM! in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Peace Phoenix" reply="18" id="2144566"]Well, that is true: you can play the game from the retail version, without the CD in the drive and don't need to connect to Internet in order to play it. Now, if you want to update your game or want to play multiplayer on Stardock server, there is another story.[/quote] There is two different issue here, there is a world of difference between having to connect online only when you want to update the game, like that was

Reply to Demigod DRM question (seems more restrictive than before) in Stardock Games Stardock Forums

[quote who="SNeamtu" reply="1" id="2143556"]The new Goo thing is validating games per person, instead of per computer, so it can't be it, unless it asks you for an email address.[/quote] It did ask for my e-mail and serial but honestly it's more a play on words that anything, it might be "per person" but in the end it doesn't change the fact that the installation is still linked to the computer on which you activate the game on, upgrade of change of computer and you have to react

Reply to Throw GOO at that DRM! in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Dead Ghost" reply="11" id="2141858"] How can you do that? You just copy and paste the contents of the game directory on another pc, without the impulse client, internet connection or even an install?[/quote] Yes, exactly, then just create a shortcut to the game EXE and you are done. But it seems (I just tried) that it doesn't work for Demigod so I don't know if it will continue to work for other games either.

Demigod DRM question (seems more restrictive than before) in Stardock Games Stardock Forums

Some little questions (and worries) about the "new" DRM used on Demigod... Before Stardock games didn't had any DRM, and I mean the "digital" versions, you could download and install a game on computer A and then copy the install folder to computer B and play the game without ever needing to ever reactivate it online. It worked for Stardock games but also for others like for example Braid, Puzzle Quest Galactrix, etc... it was IMHO great and as close as possible as b

Reply to Impulse DRM in Everything Else Stardock Forums

[quote who="kryo" reply="18" id="2116004"] Enter GOO. The point of GOO is not to be "not DRM". As has been said, if you're absolutely against it in any way, shape, or form, then you're going to be unhappy for quite a long time. The goal of GOO is to provide publishers with enough of a sense of security that they won't use worse DRM schemes, while NOT doing all of the really bad things that other DRMs have done as above.[/quote] Would it be possible to have some more details "how"

Reply to Impulse DRM in Everything Else Stardock Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="13" id="2116328"] Again: As always, our retail CDs have nothing on them. Demigod, Sins, GalCiv, etc. There's nothing. Again: As always, our digitally distributed content will have some sort of account validation . Demigod, Sins, GalCiv, etc.[/quote] That's the issue here and why I am king of worried with Goo, some sort of account validation, until now this "sort of validation" was just a single validation once and for all whe

Reply to Throw GOO at that DRM! in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Micah" comment="77"]For clarity, Impulse does have DRM. All (at least the major ones) Stardock games require activation at install time, just like GOO. GOO is the same DRM Stardock has been using for a while but they are offering it to other developers.[/quote] Stardock don't use DRM, you need to be online to download or update the game but once it's installed/updated you never need to be online again, you can change your hardware, you can even copy the gam

Reply to Throw GOO at that DRM! in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

I just hope this new DRM is only for games of publisher who really really REALLY want to use DRM and not for everybody... especially not for Stardock games. I hope that Impusle will continue to sell DRM-free games as much as they can.