Wolf359 Posted September 22, 2019 Posted September 22, 2019 I searched and couldn't find an answer. Just curious: Why do some modules have activation and some do not. For example, F-18C does not, yet A-10C does. Rig: Alienware Aurora R9 - 9th Gen Core i7 9700K 4.6GHz 8 Cores | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 | 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD | 64GB Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO SL DDR4 3200MHz XMP 2.0 | LG Series80 QNED 50in 4K 120hz | TM Warthog HOTAS w/F-18 grip | Logitech G Pro RP | 3 TM Cougar MFDs | TrackIR 5 Pro | Modules: FC3 | F/A-18C | F-16C | A-10C II | F-14 | M-2000C | AV-8B | F-5E | JF-17 | P-51D | KA-50iii | UH-1H | AH-64D | F4U-1D | F-4E | Supercarrier | Combined Arms | Nevada | Persian Gulf | Syria | Normandy | Chanel | South Atlantic | Afghanistan
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Rudel_chw Posted September 23, 2019 Posted September 23, 2019 I searched and couldn't find an answer. Just curious: Why do some modules have activation and some do not. For example, F-18C does not, yet A-10C does. Up to about September 2016, every module of DCS used a copy protection named Starforce, that was much criticized for requiring a deactivation/activation process every time your PC changed. Thus, starting with the Mirage 2000, DCS began a gradual change of copy protection, towards a so-called keyless system, similar to Steam’s, where the module is binded to your user account .. it is a less intrusive system, but requires your PC to have internet connection in order to work. An "off-line" mode was added later, to allow you to play even with no internet ... but it has some restrictions. Nowadays, almost every module has been converted to the key-less protection, only the A-10C, the BS2 and the FC3 still remain with the old StarForce system. For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
Wolf359 Posted September 23, 2019 Author Posted September 23, 2019 Up to about September 2016, every module of DCS used a copy protection named Starforce, that was much criticized for requiring a deactivation/activation process every time your PC changed. Thus, starting with the Mirage 2000, DCS began a gradual change of copy protection, towards a so-called keyless system, similar to Steam’s, where the module is binded to your user account .. it is a less intrusive system, but requires your PC to have internet connection in order to work. An "off-line" mode was added later, to allow you to play even with no internet ... but it has some restrictions. Nowadays, almost every module has been converted to the key-less protection, only the A-10C, the BS2 and the FC3 still remain with the old StarForce system. Thanks! Good information. Rig: Alienware Aurora R9 - 9th Gen Core i7 9700K 4.6GHz 8 Cores | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 | 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD | 64GB Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO SL DDR4 3200MHz XMP 2.0 | LG Series80 QNED 50in 4K 120hz | TM Warthog HOTAS w/F-18 grip | Logitech G Pro RP | 3 TM Cougar MFDs | TrackIR 5 Pro | Modules: FC3 | F/A-18C | F-16C | A-10C II | F-14 | M-2000C | AV-8B | F-5E | JF-17 | P-51D | KA-50iii | UH-1H | AH-64D | F4U-1D | F-4E | Supercarrier | Combined Arms | Nevada | Persian Gulf | Syria | Normandy | Chanel | South Atlantic | Afghanistan
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