Archief - Red Alert 3
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^MystiQ
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Silverfox83
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Hi, guys. Chris here.
It feels like there’s still some uncertainty swirling around our plans for Red Alert 3’ s PC copy protection. I want to clear the air and explain what you can expect when the game ships on Oct 28th. I know there’s a lot of detail here, but I think that’s what many of you are looking for, so please stick with me.
DRM and why we need it
Software piracy is a really big deal for the developers of PC games. We work for years, putting our soul into making software and it breaks our hearts to see it pirated. Imagine going to work every day for two years to create something special, only to see it stolen. Copy protection may not be a perfect solution, but we can’t sit back and do nothing. The copy protection in Red Alert 3 helps strike a delicate balance between protecting ourselves from casual piracy and allowing players the flexibility to enjoy the game on multiple machines.
No disk required
Here’s one thing that is unambiguously cool about Red Alert 3: you do not need the DVD in your drive to play the game. Install the game on your machine and then put the disc away in a safe place - you won’t need it again unless you want to install it on another machine. All of the game content is placed on your hard disk, which helps make loading times fast and video playback smooth.
Authorization limits
Red Alert 3 comes with no installation limits whatsoever. You can install and uninstall the game on as many machines as you want, as many times as you want. But you are limited to five authorizations. So what’s an authorization? The first time you actually run the game on a machine, we will authorize that machine. If you reach the authorization limit, the game will not run on a new machine. If you make major changes to the computer (switching out multiple pieces of hardware, install a new OS, etc.) you might need to reauthorize the machine. This is quite similar to what other commercial applications do.
Just give us a call...
Most importantly, and I really cannot stress this enough, we are not going to leave you hanging. If you had a run of bad luck, some hardware failures, a botched OS install, your notebook was stolen, you spilled a coke on your keyboard - you get the idea - and all five of your authorizations have been used up, just give us a call. We’ll work with you and provide as many additional authorizations as are appropriate.
...Or do it yourself
It’s not going to be ready in time for the game’s release, but we are working on giving you the ability to deauthorize machines yourself. In a future Red Alert 3 patch, we plan to provide you with an easy way to remove the authorization on a given machine, freeing it up for use on a different computer. Now we don’t know how long it will take to prepare this feature. We are shooting for the end of the year but we believe that it’s much more important to implement it correctly than to rush it out the door. And while it’s true that being able to deauthorize your machines doesn’t address those rare “act of God” scenarios that wipe out five authorizations all at once, it will be very easy to move an authorization from one machine to another under more typical circumstances.
Looking Ahead
A few weeks ago I installed an original copy of Red Alert 2, released in 2000, on my work machine. I don’ t know if the authentication servers will still be up and running 8 years from now, but if the previous C&C games are any indication, we’re going to be playing Red Alert 3 for a long, long time to come. Knowing this, once the game has lived its natural life and the risk for piracy has died down, we plan to patch the copy protection out of the game. We don’t have any preconceived ideas about when this will occur, but when we decide to decommission the authentication servers we will first make a patch available that will disable copy protection from the game. I think this will come as a relief to many of you; it does me.
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Wat meer uitleg over den DRM dus deinstalleren op je pc zou gn probleem mogen zijn als je niet teveel aan je specs wijzigd ma dan kan ook opgelost worden
It feels like there’s still some uncertainty swirling around our plans for Red Alert 3’ s PC copy protection. I want to clear the air and explain what you can expect when the game ships on Oct 28th. I know there’s a lot of detail here, but I think that’s what many of you are looking for, so please stick with me.
DRM and why we need it
Software piracy is a really big deal for the developers of PC games. We work for years, putting our soul into making software and it breaks our hearts to see it pirated. Imagine going to work every day for two years to create something special, only to see it stolen. Copy protection may not be a perfect solution, but we can’t sit back and do nothing. The copy protection in Red Alert 3 helps strike a delicate balance between protecting ourselves from casual piracy and allowing players the flexibility to enjoy the game on multiple machines.
No disk required
Here’s one thing that is unambiguously cool about Red Alert 3: you do not need the DVD in your drive to play the game. Install the game on your machine and then put the disc away in a safe place - you won’t need it again unless you want to install it on another machine. All of the game content is placed on your hard disk, which helps make loading times fast and video playback smooth.
Authorization limits
Red Alert 3 comes with no installation limits whatsoever. You can install and uninstall the game on as many machines as you want, as many times as you want. But you are limited to five authorizations. So what’s an authorization? The first time you actually run the game on a machine, we will authorize that machine. If you reach the authorization limit, the game will not run on a new machine. If you make major changes to the computer (switching out multiple pieces of hardware, install a new OS, etc.) you might need to reauthorize the machine. This is quite similar to what other commercial applications do.
Just give us a call...
Most importantly, and I really cannot stress this enough, we are not going to leave you hanging. If you had a run of bad luck, some hardware failures, a botched OS install, your notebook was stolen, you spilled a coke on your keyboard - you get the idea - and all five of your authorizations have been used up, just give us a call. We’ll work with you and provide as many additional authorizations as are appropriate.
...Or do it yourself
It’s not going to be ready in time for the game’s release, but we are working on giving you the ability to deauthorize machines yourself. In a future Red Alert 3 patch, we plan to provide you with an easy way to remove the authorization on a given machine, freeing it up for use on a different computer. Now we don’t know how long it will take to prepare this feature. We are shooting for the end of the year but we believe that it’s much more important to implement it correctly than to rush it out the door. And while it’s true that being able to deauthorize your machines doesn’t address those rare “act of God” scenarios that wipe out five authorizations all at once, it will be very easy to move an authorization from one machine to another under more typical circumstances.
Looking Ahead
A few weeks ago I installed an original copy of Red Alert 2, released in 2000, on my work machine. I don’ t know if the authentication servers will still be up and running 8 years from now, but if the previous C&C games are any indication, we’re going to be playing Red Alert 3 for a long, long time to come. Knowing this, once the game has lived its natural life and the risk for piracy has died down, we plan to patch the copy protection out of the game. We don’t have any preconceived ideas about when this will occur, but when we decide to decommission the authentication servers we will first make a patch available that will disable copy protection from the game. I think this will come as a relief to many of you; it does me.
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Wat meer uitleg over den DRM dus deinstalleren op je pc zou gn probleem mogen zijn als je niet teveel aan je specs wijzigd ma dan kan ook opgelost worden
cooLopke
Legacy Member
DarkMess zei:ze zouden beter die trienen laten vallen en terug serieus FMV's acteren
die van cnc3 voelden echt zo unreal aan...
terwijl die van ts/ra/ra2 zo goed aanvoelde en je toch meer meesleepte in het verhaal
maar dat geld eigenlijk voor meer games tegenwoordig
2nd that
ik mis 1 personage eigenlijk in de game. Empire of the Rising Sun Yuriko Omega, waarom hebben ze daar geen echte persoon van gevonden, als ik die unit bekijk, dan denk ik, die mist toch wel.. om het compleet te maken.
math
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Doom Dragon zei:ja inderdaad
heb het nog eens nagevraagd vandaag in Game mania & in Free record shop
Game mania: 31/10
Free Record Shop: ze hadden geen idee wat Red alert 3 was, het stond niet op hun lijstje..
En in amerika kunnen ze morgen natuurlijk al weer spelen.
in de frs moet je vragen achter command en conquer: ra3, dan zullen ze het wel kennen
L0k1-
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DarkMess zei:ze zouden beter die trienen laten vallen en terug serieus FMV's acteren
die van cnc3 voelden echt zo unreal aan...
terwijl die van ts/ra/ra2 zo goed aanvoelde en je toch meer meesleepte in het verhaal
maar dat geld eigenlijk voor meer games tegenwoordig
RA2 was nu ook niet echt serieus meer qua FMV's ze
Crazy Ivan met zijn zonnebril en regenjas vol met dynamietstaven die de generaal opblies vond ik nu ook niet echt serieus...C&C3 was eigenlijk toch wel vrij serieus qua FMV's. RA2 en 3 zijn meer de komische toer en je ziet dat ook aan hun graphics, terwijl de C&C franchise vrij normaal blijft.
L0k1-
Legacy Member
DarkMess zei:
mja true, dat masker mocht wel beter gedaan worden, nuja Kane's Wrath was qua FMV's en dergelijke vrij pover, als er dan iets van CGI werd getoond was het 90% hergebruikt materiaal van C&C3.....
maar je kunt toch moeilijk zeggen dat kane's wrath humoristisch was qua FMV's, was nog altijd vrij serieus qua dialoog, wat niet kon gezegd worden van RA2 en wellicht nu ook RA3
Darius Craven
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30/10 dacht ik toch ook dat de release was, mja 31/10 = 30/10 in de meeste gevallen. Ik hou het na het lezen van de PC gameplay op mijn eerste gedachte: Fallout 3 en Red Alert 3 kopen 
En het acteren in de fmv's bij C&C is toch altijd van bedenkelijk niveau geweest? Was voor mij een deel van de charme van C&C...
En het acteren in de fmv's bij C&C is toch altijd van bedenkelijk niveau geweest? Was voor mij een deel van de charme van C&C...
Het archief is een bevroren moment uit een vorige versie van dit forum, met andere regels en andere bazen. Deze posts weerspiegelen op geen enkele manier onze huidige ideeën, waarden of wereldbeelden en zijn op sommige plaatsen gecensureerd wegens ontoelaatbaar. Veel zijn in een andere tijdsgeest gemaakt, al dan niet ironisch - zoals in het ironische subforum Off-Topic - en zouden op dit moment niet meer gepost (mogen) worden. Toch bieden we dit archief nog graag aan als informatiedatabank en naslagwerk. Lees er hier meer over of start een gesprek met anderen.