Is it safe to install this Starforce protected game?

[Hentai-Semitism]

I got an image of an old game called Knight Of The Temple 2 from g4u.to. In the .nfo it says:

Unrar all files and mount image using Daemon Tools 4. Leave all emulation options ON !

Use StarForce Nightmare and select "Disable CD", "Disable Node" and deselect ide channel of your optical devices (Primary and/or Secondary).

Install Game from virtual daemon drive and use serial number provided with this info when StarForce3 protection asks for it.

Is it safe to install this on Windows 10? I'm asking because I've heard about Starforce protected games that would brick your PC, for instance Peter Jackson's King Kong and Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures. Even if Starforce Nightmare was OK to use on Windows 7 or XP, I have no reason to believe it will also work on Win 10. I'm aware that some of those old protection measures would fuck with your drivers etc.

 

[Slav Power]

You're better off installing it in a WinXP VM, manually pulling the files and registry keys and applying a cracked EXE from GameVopyWorld. That's how I deal with installing old games with dubious DRM.

 

[Hentai-Semitism]

You're better off installing it in a WinXP VM, manually pulling the files and registry keys and applying a cracked EXE from GameVopyWorld. That's how I deal with installing old games with dubious DRM.

Hmmm. I only used Windows VMs a few times to see how they work, so I keep forgetting they even exist. Maybe I'll give it a shot, thanks.

Which one is currently the most favored by players? I only know VMWare and Virtualbox, but I can't remember which is which.

Is there an easy way to explain why Starforce is potentially so dangerous? Players complained about it a lot back in the day.

 

[Slav Power]

Which one is currently the most favored by players? I only know VMWare and Virtualbox, but I can't remember which is which.

Check the Emugen Wiki for info. Personally I use VMware Workstation and it has 3D acceleration for Windows XP guests. It's also what Terry Davis recommended for running TempleOS over VirtualBox, so make of that what you will. Though like I said, the idea is that you install those games in a virutal environment to then transplant them into your host OS, think of the VM like a cleanroom where you can make a snapshot before installation to roll back any unwanted changes.

Is there an easy way to explain why Starforce is potentially so dangerous? Players complained about it a lot back in the day.

The DRM of that era was badly intrusive, embedding itself into your OS like a virus to make sure you're a loyal paying customer, since obviously you deserve to be punished while pirates get the better experience. The absolute peak of this retardation was back when Sony would install system destroying rootkits without your knowledge to make sure you weren't pirating no music. Needless to say, Denuvo is a thousand times better than what we used to deal with.

 

[jeff7989]

Funnily enough some of the most popular modern slop games use kernel level anticheat and people still pay for it. If Starforce released today it would be controversial only because of Muh Putler.

 

[Thiletonomics]

The DRM of that era was badly intrusive, embedding itself into your OS like a virus to make sure you're a loyal paying customer, since obviously you deserve to be punished while pirates get the better experience. The absolute peak of this retardation was back when Sony would install system destroying rootkits without your knowledge to make sure you weren't pirating no music. Needless to say, Denuvo is a thousand times better than what we used to deal with.

Some DRM systems like SecuROM, which was the predecessor to Denuvo, also limits how many computers you can install the game on, and Denuvo also has an option to restrict the amount of installs you can do daily as well.

Funnily enough some of the most popular modern slop games use kernel level anticheat and people still pay for it. If Starforce released today it would be controversial only because of Muh Putler.
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And some games have both DRM and a Kernel-level anti-cheat, namely the slop sports games like NBA 2K and Madden: