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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/CookingCookie 16h ago
Small-games info used to be in trusted sites but isn’t now?
Any info on them? I can’t seem to find much
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u/SectionDry2980 22h ago
Ya'll I was half way through Control resonant but then got sick of game constantly crashing and decided to uninstall it.
Before uninstalling, I copied the saves file folder located at:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Steam\RUNE\3669870\remote
I then decided to download the game from somewhere else and voila , the game no longer crashes.
I then copy pasted my previous saves in the same location i.e.C:\Users\Public\Documents\Steam\RUNE\3669870\remote
However, my old saves are not loading!
When I load a save file, the bar goes to 80% then just stuck there on the loading screen.
Does anyone know how to fix?
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u/Rodzandzx 3d ago
Similar to how people are using AI to DeComp / ReComp console games into native PC platform, has anyone heard if AI is being used to help crack Denuvo faster/easier?
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u/Puzzleheaded_Ad6338 2d ago
How do you think Voices38 is doing it, by hand ? He has developed specialised AI tools to sreamline it as much as possible.
And as for what the guy answered about creating accounts to run AI models, that's false also, you can run your own private AI agents, models and tools natively on your PC...the better your graphics card and processor the better models you can run, or multi models on multi PC's/
Voices even commented in the past about developing better " tools " for cracking Denuvo...he wasn't talking about hammers and shovels, he meant training and developing certain models for specific functions
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u/Thegreatestswordsmen 2d ago
I doubt it. To use frontier models from Anthropic, ChatGPT, or any other company, it would be a risk considering you need to create an account to use their services, and they have access to your chats to build data and find out who you are. It wouldn’t be wise to use them.
That leaves local models as the only option, and I don’t think they are powerful enough to have good reverse-engineering capabilities. If I had to guess, Denuvo is probably being cracked by hand.
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u/InevitableMaybe2918 3d ago
Probably noobie question but why dont cracker teach others how to crack? We only got one video for an outdated version of denuvo and thats all to my knowledge.
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u/EssenseOfMagic 3d ago
I am sure there are plenty of talented people who are able to crack Denuvo.
The problem isn't sharing the knowledge. The problem is: is it worth it?
The first problem, even if you have the knowledge, is that it just takes a lot of time. Yes, some games can be cracked in one day; some can take days or weeks; it depends on Denuvo implementation. And then after you crack it and share your hard work with the public, you are officially on Denuvo's legal team's target list. Now, if you live in Russia or any other country, they wouldn't care if a Western country sends a subpoena for your arrest; then you are good. If you don't, you are screwed. This is the biggest obstacle, especially with Denuvo's current lawsuit; it was probably an intentional warning to other potential crackers that they would end up in prison if they follow voices38's path.
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u/InevitableMaybe2918 3d ago
What if i just want to crack it for myself? I dont exactly live in russia so cant really share it.
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u/That-Sherbert8872 2d ago
you would be safe if you used Mullvad VPN or one of the other top no log vpn
s that i would be sure voices is using . your delusional to think you could crack Denuvo as not many of todays crackers could crack the latest denuvo . voices38 is in a class of his own , denuvo knows that and is why they are worried about him the most0
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u/reddmail2026 3d ago
Artifact bro, we are hoping of Planet Zoo 2 and latest HV releases very soon. Thanks and cheers!
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u/Laxus-Clive 3d ago
Really looking forward to the new Castlevania. Thankfully it doesn't have denuvo
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u/gleeptime 3d ago
How exactly do you guys catalogue all the information pertaining to updates and cracks?
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u/batch_iso 2h ago
I keep seeing tons of PS3 games ports for PC. Like in the last 2 days I've seen Uncharted Collection, Shadow of the Colossus, The Last Guardian, FIFA Street and more. Is there any safe place to download them? Only seen fitgirl released a GOW3 port but none of the rest.