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copy protection #76129
05/31/06 16:10
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kiamonster Offline OP
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Any one know anything about copy protection? Not something like ARMADILLO but something which rejects the copy command.

Re: copy protection [Re: kiamonster] #76130
05/31/06 16:27
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If you're after protecting your game files, use Molebox. Molebox not only encrypts your files, but it also compresses them to make the resulting EXE smaller than it and the game files.


"You level up the fastest and easiest if you do things at your own level and no higher or lower" - useful tip My 2D game - release on Jun 13th; My tutorials
Re: copy protection [Re: ulillillia] #76131
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Thanks ulillillia
- much appreciated

Re: copy protection [Re: ulillillia] #76132
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Is molebox free to use? Like full version is free?

Re: copy protection [Re: Aaron] #76133
05/31/06 18:45
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Molebox isn't free. With Gamestudio's engine now being a DLL (a change I seriously dislike), you have to get Molebox Pro as Molebox standard doesn't pack DLLs. Standard costs $59 and Pro costs $119, nearly double that. Pro also offers other advantages as well such as for making patches for your game (to some extent, provided you can work around the part of not being able to modify files). There's a free trial version for Molebox, but you can't distribute anything with it (as the license agreement says).

I've heard of Nacasi as well, of which, I think, is free, but I've heard reports that it causes some virus scanners to give false positives.


"You level up the fastest and easiest if you do things at your own level and no higher or lower" - useful tip My 2D game - release on Jun 13th; My tutorials
Re: copy protection [Re: ulillillia] #76134
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Very impressed by molebox. Cost is a nuisance, but I am so far impressed by it.
The dll issue is sad - but current project is in 5.24 and so $59 is ok.
As for Nacase - only manuals in German which I don't know. Also has similar signature to a virus and so is often rejected (apparently).
Beauty of it is ease of use.
THANKS AGAIN. Well Good.

Re: copy protection [Re: kiamonster] #76135
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Yeah, I know. I have both 6.31.4 and 6.40.5. My 2D game is only meant for 6.31.4 so at least Molebox standard would work well for my 2D game. I agree with the ease of use part. I'll be Moleboxing my 2D game likely within 2 to 4 weeks and releasing it for sale. Combining compression with encryption makes it trickier to hack into. I wonder if you can double-molebox something to add a second encryption layer. I often end up double-zipping files (with the ZIP file often compressing better than 3:1, unusually high for compressed files). The big trouble I had with Molebox was figuring out how to order it. Hotmail E-mails aren't accepted and since I didn't have anything else at the time, I soon thought of ordering it over the phone (seeking support about this).


"You level up the fastest and easiest if you do things at your own level and no higher or lower" - useful tip My 2D game - release on Jun 13th; My tutorials
Re: copy protection [Re: ulillillia] #76136
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is there any free nacasi alternative? i only found exe packers, not packers the include everything in a folder, creating an exe.

Re: copy protection [Re: broozar] #76137
06/01/06 18:24
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Hi All
Molebox is great - thats my opinion.
BUT
Anyone know anything about COPY PROTECTION?

Re: copy protection [Re: kiamonster] #76138
06/01/06 18:32
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i WISH TO PROTECT MY GAME FROM UNAUTHORISED COPYING - Molebox compresses to 1 exec file which protects individual files but the exec can be copied.

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