Using a program (Called DnSpy), you can look into the files for the game, as well as edit them.
One of these files (HeatSDK.Core.dll) contains a variable called "authenticated"
If you aren't logged in with Patreon, then this variable will be "false" & you will be asked to authenticate before you can play
With DnSpy, you can change the variable to "true" which will bypass the authentication screen.
This is the basic idea behind, if you were planning on cracking the files yourself in the future, I can go into more detail (finding the variable can be a pain if you don't know where to look in the .dll) but if you don't feel like going through the trouble, myself & several others on the forums upload the cracked files usually within a day of the leak.
Most games have a far more sophisticated anti-cracking system, but I don't think Edef is too big on thwarting pirates, otherwise this would've been improved a while ago (I remember reading an interview with him where he mentioned that he saw no point in focusing on stopping piracy, as it is basically unavoidable)
P.S. I found the interview, here's the quote on piracy "Piracy is an inevitability that doesn’t really bother me. I hope that people who pirate the game support the Patreon if they enjoy it. If they’re in a region where they can’t get the game legally, then they absolutely should pirate it guilt-free."
And the interview link
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it's actually quite an interesting read!
