| ▲ | wincy a day ago |
| I assume the “anti-cheat” he brings up in Doom: The Dark Ages is actually Denuvo, which likely would have some issues running, although a January 2025 post on Phoronix indicates maybe it does work, or Denuvo support is being worked on? [0] Doom The Dark Ages is a single player game, so I’m not sure who you’d be cheating against, aside from maybe some real Buzz Killington’s saying you’re “cheating Microsoft by pirating it”. [0] https://www.phoronix.com/news/FEX-Emulator-2501 |
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| ▲ | Onawa a day ago | parent | next [-] |
| Denuvo is DRM, not anticheat. |
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| ▲ | wincy a day ago | parent | next [-] | | Right, I’m pointing out that as a purely single player game, how would one cheat in Doom: The Dark Ages? | |
| ▲ | gjsman-1000 a day ago | parent | prev [-] | | Denuvo isn’t quite DRM either. It’s an anti-tamper layer; the whole goal being to prevent the binary from modifications. This then prevents the DRM of choice (ie Steamworks) from being bypassed. I know that sounds a little pedantic; but typically DRM involves an identity layer (who is allowed to access what?). Denuvo doesn’t care about that; it’s even theoretically possible to make a Denuvo protected binary anyone could use. | | |
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| ▲ | cmxch 21 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Denuvo is malware, not anticheat. |
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| ▲ | bigstrat2003 18 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Most anti-cheat solutions these days are literal rootkits. So that distinction is pretty blurry lately. | |
| ▲ | bigyabai 21 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Malware is always a matter of perspective. |
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