It isn't locked up tight. It also hasn't changed since its online connection release. Its just the people with the knowhow to crack have been treated like dirt. No "thank yous" for the crack, just a ton of bitching directed at the person. But now everyone thinks the dev is focusing on DRM when its really not the case at all.
I get what you mean and yea its difficult sometimes to omit the fuzzies. But considering he used to release an old version for people to play which would intrigue people into checking out his project... and now he pulls the plug on older versions even if you have a legit license. I asked him about it around 14 because I was still trying to play 10 which he released as full version. And in general I still think some more focus on the porn side of things is lacking. Ivy's model is so perfect and beautiful I just see it as a shame its not focused on more. Maybe there are plans to do more in that dept? I would be happy if that were so. But from what I understand this game is being developed as a shooter first and porn comes last. That just makes it seem to me like the porn was bait.
I agree, one thing here is sex sells. It generates independent revenue that we see around here. Dev's game has been lacking in to sexual updates in the form of new enemies and animations. I mean what do we really have, a tentacle, rather basic at that as it doesn't even have a main body, and a cut & paste John Doe. Even as a supporter I feel that strain. But one thing I can say is the gunwork and the feel of combat does feel fantastic. Perfect, no. But for a porn element game it pretty top notch to compare to everything else around here. Personally, I gravitate to games that are designed for gameplay and porn second. If I want porn, I got a infinite reserve of interwebs for that.
Most devs are going to tell you to not sub if you can't afford it and just play the public/pirate version. Dev, while did add a DRM, he doesn't seem to care people cracked it. I told him when and how and he doesn't do anything about it. I choose to support this game and one other because the genre, gameplay and has the right fetishes I look for in a game. This game will be everything I want, and I really want it to succeed. If I get taken for a ride. That's on me and its the cost of WoW sub that I never play anymore. Not much loss.
As i stated above ;
While I agree with a lot of what you said, I do want to point out a few things.
idk but from common sense and a development prospective, isnt it easier to create all the core elements instead of what is happening little tweaks here and there to appear as progress... what has happened between v16-v18 are just tweaks nothing major to look forward...if the main theme is an fps shooter, create more npc mobs with interesting game mechanics... instead we have some little tweaks to ivy..., i mean ivy is fine for now.. its the gameplay mechanics which needed the most focus aside from more animations which getting an animator to work on and its should not be top priority for now..., at the rate of development the game will be stuck in endless development tweaks lasting for years and years.... without the main core gameplay mechanics being worked on...... that is where the major problem lies with this monthly sub model it's at a place where anyone with some common sense could see its just a game of milking the innocence/naive/etc....
Just as someone pointed out before. 9 MONTHS of 'production' =
These are not files linked to your backup. You can delete them without fear. However, if this solution doesn't work despite you having followed all the steps correctly, and even after deleting these files....
i think u are missing the point no crack will work short of hacking the online authentication which noone wants to do as it means doing it for every new version..., if u understand how the drm works it reference the developers online user database to authenticate if u are a subscriber or a free loader.... lucky for us on first start up the save file doesnt store anything but after that the save file stores everything the v16 are smaller vs v18 save files which is larger.. which explains why u always need to delete the old save to get the system to reset back to the initial startup state, therefore block outgoing traffic from this game works as the developer has not yet implemented advance checks to verify incoming and outgoing handshaking etc...
Yes, it used to be that way back when Dev was active here and it was easier for him to punch out builds faster because the systems were more simple. Things got a lot more complex now that those foundation systems are in place and making new content is taking in a lot more detail and complexity. If you weigh it against many older builds, we are getting more, just not as often. Yes, there are discord only sections for delta and investor tier their their input is separated. Also, he's a teacher/professor in some school where he is recruiting this future animator. I believe that has to be a full-time job which honestly makes even what he does that more impressive.
A lot of those core systems have been put in place and now we are in that phase were we are fixing those bugs and balancing out as we mass test this with feedback. There are a few more systems that need to be put in place, but they are more secondary systems that are not dependent as what's in now. Least from what I gather. I might know things, but don't ever take anything I say as gospel for Delta Zone.
mass test with feedback, thats where u lost me mate, isnt it better to rollout a playable enjoyable game with fps game mechanics first since not having an animator is holding back having more animations, but really what is more important at this stage, is getting a fun playable game with challenging npc/ai etc.. which its not clearly even close to at v18..., having more players means MORE feedback.. but trying to prevent freeloaders at this so very early stage.. I am really sorry but my intuition is telling me that this is just to get more cash from having sponors/backers.... take note free loaders in this stage helps iron out bugs and problems.... idk but at the end of the day it's the developers choice what to focus on....my 2 cents...
delete the save game and make sure u install the crack file or just read what was posting earlier just scroll up.... when u start without any save game the crack works..., unfortunately, after that the save game doesnt work anymore as information is stored in save game.. so u need to delete save game to play.. fresh start always....
This bit of information ought to be pinned. Thanks.
I mean your not wrong, but at the same time how does one person (or a team of devs for that matter) find every bug? They don't. Every game that goes out, alpha or beta or hell, even full releases have bugs that the masses will flush out. This game isn't in the late stages, its still in its early development. So he is playing a balance game, some testing of new tech. Some flushed out designs, some polishing, some debugging, and when he can an animation. Same for the backers argument, its all a balancing act. Yes, more might be get you more testing, but at the same time when you tack on free, your quality of reports goes down.
I deleted the files as well, but trying to change the connection settings prevents the game from starting.
this is because the game DRM is at the developers server site which stores all subscribers id..., the cracks works due to a logic error on the developers code or a loop hole, that is the reason why outgoing traffic has to be blocked, but once u save the game the code detects that that save with the crack2 userid is invalid hence the save game is now invalid, note all subscribers user id is stored at the developers end..noone wants to patch this every 3 months ... just be thankful that there is at the very least a way to bypass the drm for now... the next version this will be patched out too...fyi
