Hello.
I find the resources in other's 3DGS game. I want to know how to protect my game's resources? anyone have a solution for it?

Thanks.

If you have the pro version of GameStudio you can use the file packer. If you don't own the pro version you can use google to find tools, that compile an executable and arbitrary other files to a single executable. We even had such a tool here in the forum, developed by a user. Do a search for "nacasi file packer".

Thank you very much.

Molebox is another choice.

If you have access to a higher level language you could program your own solution using a DLL (add_buffer, etc), or there is the alternative of CR-Pack also.

Hope it helps, ^^
Adoado

and there is a simple fliepacker for lite-c (by ventilator),has encryption uses zlib, but you have to define your everyting after main(where you load resources), otherwise it cant find them.

sorry to use your thread.
But how can you protect the game from being used on more than one pc, and from being copied.

This is probably a question every game designer asks ^^



I guess getting the player to input a unique serial number might help, but people can easily share these so really, they are not a very good option. You could get the player to have to verify the serial online, and then the server keeps a track of all 'used' keys and if someone tries to register using a taken key, prevent the installation..

From being copied? If on a disc you could use some sort of copy-protection (SafeDisc, etc). But these two questions are a problem for even major game producers to fix.

Thanks,
Adoado ^^

I am a newbie here but I have compiled for Borland products. I have used Inno Setup for years. That has password and encryption. My projects are local and I have not circulated them. I had planned to do some encryption if/when I distribute a final product. I think that the adding a registration to check a few components on a pc is one of the ways to isolate a license to one or a few computers. I like the idea of registering to three personal computers because people like myself may have more than one working computer--laptop to travel and one at home and office, etc...

I do not know how difficult it would be do a routine that checks the Network Card ID and another hardware device ID from Lite-C. It could be an added dll in a package. Or out out of the softbox solution. Maybe the MoleBox has that?

I'm using Lite-C. I store my HighScore in .txt file which is in the same directory. But when using NACASI, the highscore is loaded but the new score wont save.

How to hard code the path to My Documents? Does all PC got My Documents?

I also tried GSTPacker but it cant pack my program (maybe because no wdl?).