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[–] oleorun@lemmy.fan 287 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I really felt cheated that no one was insulted, no rants were frothed, no theories conspiracied in this nfo. All we got was relevant information and kindness.

I'm kidding obvs

[–] li10@feddit.uk 114 points 2 years ago

Bland release notes.

I wanted some spicy ✨bipolar ranting

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[–] Chickerino@feddit.nl 253 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] machinaeZER0@lemm.ee 39 points 2 years ago (4 children)
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[–] JasonHears@feddit.nl 187 points 2 years ago (12 children)

I love that pirate groups still use ascii text art in their release notes. It’s like a little piece of the world that hasn’t changed in 30 years.

[–] EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I need to find out how to make these. Mostly just cause I like it.

[–] TheCaconym@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago (4 children)

On Linux, you'll want to install figlet and toilet (both available in the debian repos)

Alternatively you've got this online frontend

If you really want to get weird with it you can also play any video in ascii art through libcaca and mplayer. Looks like this

[–] Catasaur@lemmy.catasaur.xyz 21 points 2 years ago

On Linux, you’ll want to install figlet and toilet

I know you're 100% serious, but this sentence sounds so made up and hilarious

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[–] CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 123 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Im not pre-ordering piracy either.

Im waiting for the reviews.

[–] li10@feddit.uk 79 points 2 years ago
[–] 7Sea_Sailor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 2 years ago

The review embargo was lifted with the start of the early access, meaning that all the regular review channels that received review copies have already posted their content.

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[–] ayaya@lemdro.id 86 points 2 years ago (6 children)

To be fair it's the exact same bypass as any other Steam game. Any steam emulator would work.

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 83 points 2 years ago (14 children)

I would think that it's cheap availability on GamePass and likelihood of frequent updates would make for a muted response to this one.

Plus I don't think it was protected to start with for modding purposes. People will be flying around in Thomas the Tank Engine by the end of next week.

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[–] redditReallySucks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 78 points 2 years ago (3 children)

"Cracked" meaning having replaced a dll file

[–] TheCaconym@hexbear.net 52 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Exactly; this just needed an emulator like goldberg

Bethesda games usually don't go for heavy DRM stuff (beyond the basic steam DRM), because it impairs modding (especially injection / nonofficial modding, stuff like SKSE for skyrim)

[–] Ozzy@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I have to applaud Bethesda for this decision, it is something that is very nice for the end user.

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[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 55 points 2 years ago (7 children)

WTF?! The game is not even released on steam yet? Are they cracking the preloaded version?

[–] adaveinthelife@lemmy.ca 60 points 2 years ago (3 children)

AFAIK the digital deluxe edition allows you to start playing 5 days early.

[–] dustojnikhummer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 2 years ago

There is no "play 5 days early". The game launched on 1st of September. But those who can't afford to shell out 100 Euros have to wait 5 more days. Microsoft did the same bullshit with Forza. I didn't like it back then, I won't like it now.

[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 24 points 2 years ago

Why would you want to play a Bethesda game 5 days early? The best time is several months after release, when the community has had time to fix the bugs.

[–] wheresmypillow@lemmy.one 24 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Can confirm. Started playing this morning.

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[–] Frog-Brawler@kbin.social 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I was playing it last night on steam. I needed a new GPU recently and it came with a code to download it. 🤷‍♂️

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 50 points 2 years ago

Eagerly waiting for the videos of every Starfield's fade-to-black screen transitioning back into Skyrim's opening

[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 49 points 2 years ago (3 children)

“Pirates? I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the gazillion sales we're about to make.” —Bethesda, probably

*Already made. They've got like 200k+ $100 deluxe version sales already, the base game hasn't even officially launched

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[–] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 34 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (21 children)

Hol-eee shit. My GTX 1070 doesn't meet minimum requirements...and it just won't boot? Oh wow.

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[–] vagrantprodigy@lemmy.whynotdrs.org 32 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Wonder if the cracked version crashes when starting a new game like the steam version does...

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[–] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Imma wait for the fitgirl repack

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[–] gamey@feddit.rocks 29 points 2 years ago

Well, that was quick!

[–] Blxter@lemmy.zip 28 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Did starfield not have denuvo drm. I thought most Bethesda games did.

[–] Entropy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 80 points 2 years ago (14 children)

None of them do. It would fuck with people's ability to make mods for them.

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[–] dustojnikhummer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Bethesda Game Studios games don't have DRM like Denuvo. BGS and Bethesda Softworks are two different entities. ID, MachineGames and other Zenimax studios tend to have DRM, not BGS.

On the other hand, didn't Denuvo come out after Fallout 4 launched? So what would they even protect, 76?

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[–] BurnedDonutHole@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And even it's cracked from I won't be able to play it thanks to my old as system and my lack of will to purchase a new one untill it dies.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 21 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Does this mean I can pirate it early? 😮

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[–] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 19 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Is RUNE or IGGAMESCOM trustworthy?

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[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Huh, the game isn't even out yet. 🏴‍☠️ stay winning, I guess.

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's out on (paid) early access. Think that's how they got the game files lol.

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[–] MaliciousKebab@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago

They fast as fuck. Another W for the pirates.

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