SR2 Any chance of DRM-free Saints Row 2?

[[V] IdolNinja]

A lot of companies like Ubisoft are putting their older titles like the original Assassin's Creed up on http://gog.com drm-free. I would love to see this happen with Saints Row 2 so we could officially fix and distribute (said fixed) exe.

 

[1nstance]

That indeed would be verry nice.

 

[flarn2006]

I believe you broke your own rule, IdolNinja.
You said this thread is for "technical modding questions only", didn't you? Not that I have a problem with your question; not having to deal with DRM is always nice.

 

[[V] IdolNinja]

I believe you broke your own rule, IdolNinja.
You said this thread is for "technical modding questions only", didn't you? Not that I have a problem with your question; not having to deal with DRM is always nice.

It's a valid modding question, since we would be able to fix and distribute many of the problems that are hardcoded in the exe.

 

[Eye ZiS]

It's a valid modding question, since we would be able to fix and distribute many of the problems that are hardcoded in the exe.

Nice save.

 

[flarn2006]

It's a valid modding question, since we would be able to fix and distribute many of the problems that are hardcoded in the exe.

Why would DRM get in the way of that? Is it encrypted? If so, it's probably possible to decrypt it. Someone named MainMemory did it with Sonic Adventure 2, and it still requires Steam, so it wouldn't violate any rules (afaik) to post it here.

(Also, did you edit your OP to say the thing about fixing the EXE? Because I didn't notice it before, hence my reply.)

 

[[V] IdolNinja]

Why would DRM get in the way of that? Is it encrypted? If so, it's probably possible to decrypt it. Someone named MainMemory did it with Sonic Adventure 2, and it still requires Steam, so it wouldn't violate any rules (afaik) to post it here.

(Also, did you edit your OP to say the thing about fixing the EXE? Because I didn't notice it before, hence my reply.)

I'll let Minimaul field those questions regarding encryption, since he's the resident expert on Steam drm. I have not made any edits at all to anything.

 

[Minimaul]

I'll let Minimaul field those questions regarding encryption, since he's the resident expert on Steam drm. I have not made any edits at all to anything.

Well SR2 isn't as awkward as SRTT - we can happily load Powertools into SR2 and run our own code. SRTT uses Steam's CEG DRM which is much more awkward.

 

[flarn2006]

Well SR2 isn't as awkward as SRTT - we can happily load Powertools into SR2 and run our own code. SRTT uses Steam's CEG DRM which is much more awkward.

Yeah, that's the same kind of encryption Sonic Adventure 2 uses. MainMemory actually wrote a tool to decrypt CEG; when I get a chance I'll give it a try. Assuming it works, would I be allowed to post the decrypted EXE here, considering it doesn't include any game data and still requires you to own it on Steam?

 

[Corrodias]

I think that would be unwise, without getting permission from V first. It may be construed by a court as a violation of the DMCA's provisions against bypassing copy protection.