2025 - Make your Steam version functional! "GOG Fix" READ!

[ulasamosa]

So after toying the last several days of trying to find a solution for getting the Steam version to freshly activate currently, I gave up. The "GOG fix" definitely works flawlessly however but finding the necessary files and/or someone that owned the GOG version I could snag them from proved a pain in the @$$, but alas, I finally got them.

Once you have downloaded and installed Riddick from your Steam library, launch it and let it attempt to, and fail activation.

Navigate to your install directory for Riddick. Inside is a folder called "System" and next level deep a folder called "Win32_x86". Delete that folder entirely and replace it with the one in this download (after extracting the archive of course). Close out everything and launch. Works flawlessly! Enjoy!

GET IT HERE

https://mega.nz/file/NikFyBia#HSBDGGoGf_oGwBAV4ozQ4pGGJI55y5xbfKd7wbN0eB8

[gennyshark]

Thanks for your effort It's annoyiing for me do not use my legal copy activated, but i have downloaded. I will wait a little. Thanks

[Kulturensohn]

Thanks for your dedication ✌️

[Jane's Antichrist Experience]

Thank you for allowing me to finally play this game that I actually purchased legally on at least 3 different platforms.

[Dicehunter]

Thank you very much, It is safe to download right ? Like I won't get a brown letter in the post demanding money for downloading illegal content or anything ? Just asking as you never know XD

[ulasamosa]

Originally posted by Dicehunter:

Thank you very much, It is safe to download right ? Like I won't get a brown letter in the post demanding money for downloading illegal content or anything ? Just asking as you never know XD

Haha yes it's safe, I uploaded the files myself. Nothing illegal.

[Dicehunter]

Originally posted by ulasamosa:

Haha yes it's safe, I uploaded the files myself. Nothing illegal.

This thread needs to be pinned, Seriously I have been trying to play this for the last year, Played 3 hours straight last night and love it, Thank you very much for your effort.

[ulasamosa]

Originally posted by Dicehunter:

Originally posted by ulasamosa:

Haha yes it's safe, I uploaded the files myself. Nothing illegal.

This thread needs to be pinned, Seriously I have been trying to play this for the last year, Played 3 hours straight last night and love it, Thank you very much for your effort.

No worries bro, I will accept Steam profile awards in exchange for your newfound happiness haha. Enjoy, games were wonderful. Its a shame a 3rd never happened.

[Gromber]

Thanks.

[Ramrod the Impaler]

Malwarebytes says it's malware (Malware.AI.866041)... it's vague about it and seems like it could be a false positive. Has anyone else gotten this?

Description below:
"Based on closer determination, items detected as Malware.AI can be categorized more precisely based on their behavior. Malwarebytes uses the underlying threat categories:

Adware
Fraudtool
Hijack
Ransomware
Riskware
Rogue
Rootkit
Spyware
Trojan
Virus
Worm

Malwarebytes detects unknown threats as Malware.AI by using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques without any specific detection rules to protect users from malware that has not yet been researched and classified. This helps protect our customers against 0-day malware."

[Dicehunter]

Originally posted by Ramrod the Impaler:

Malwarebytes says it's malware (Malware.AI.866041)... it's vague about it and seems like it could be a false positive. Has anyone else gotten this?

Description below:
"Based on closer determination, items detected as Malware.AI can be categorized more precisely based on their behavior. Malwarebytes uses the underlying threat categories:

Adware
Fraudtool
Hijack
Ransomware
Riskware
Rogue
Rootkit
Spyware
Trojan
Virus
Worm

Malwarebytes detects unknown threats as Malware.AI by using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques without any specific detection rules to protect users from malware that has not yet been researched and classified. This helps protect our customers against 0-day malware."

It's not malware, It's simply the Win32 folder from the GOG release that you copy/paste over the Steam version.

[ulasamosa]

Originally posted by Ramrod the Impaler:

Malwarebytes says it's malware (Malware.AI.866041)... it's vague about it and seems like it could be a false positive. Has anyone else gotten this?

Description below:
"Based on closer determination, items detected as Malware.AI can be categorized more precisely based on their behavior. Malwarebytes uses the underlying threat categories:

Adware
Fraudtool
Hijack
Ransomware
Riskware
Rogue
Rootkit
Spyware
Trojan
Virus
Worm

Malwarebytes detects unknown threats as Malware.AI by using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques without any specific detection rules to protect users from malware that has not yet been researched and classified. This helps protect our customers against 0-day malware."

I assure you its not malware. Its the raw game install files copied directly from my PC and then archived and uploaded.

[Ramrod the Impaler]

Originally posted by ulasamosa:

Originally posted by Ramrod the Impaler:

Malwarebytes says it's malware (Malware.AI.866041)... it's vague about it and seems like it could be a false positive. Has anyone else gotten this?

Description below:
"Based on closer determination, items detected as Malware.AI can be categorized more precisely based on their behavior. Malwarebytes uses the underlying threat categories:

Adware
Fraudtool
Hijack
Ransomware
Riskware
Rogue
Rootkit
Spyware
Trojan
Virus
Worm

Malwarebytes detects unknown threats as Malware.AI by using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques without any specific detection rules to protect users from malware that has not yet been researched and classified. This helps protect our customers against 0-day malware."

I assure you its not malware. Its the raw game install files copied directly from my PC and then archived and uploaded.

OK. I just wanted to let you know I got that result either way. Like I said, for all I know it's a false positive (since they do happen).

Ultimately I decided to play it safe and just skip the game. Only 2 days ago I my Twitter was hacked and permanently banned (I have yet to hear back from them regarding the hack)! I think the cause was a similar zipfile I used containing similar files for a different game. As it was from ModDB I was lazy and didn't scan it first. After the problem came up I scanned it and got a similar Malware warning. Fortunately I'm not a big Twitter user.

[ulasamosa]

Originally posted by Ramrod the Impaler:

Originally posted by ulasamosa:

I assure you its not malware. Its the raw game install files copied directly from my PC and then archived and uploaded.

OK. I just wanted to let you know I got that result either way. Like I said, for all I know it's a false positive (since they do happen).

Ultimately I decided to play it safe and just skip the game. Only 2 days ago I my Twitter was hacked and permanently banned (I have yet to hear back from them regarding the hack)! I think the cause was a similar zipfile I used containing similar files for a different game. As it was from ModDB I was lazy and didn't scan it first. After the problem came up I scanned it and got a similar Malware warning. Fortunately I'm not a big Twitter user.

If you want more assurance, please do not deprive yourself of playing your game, here is an article from GoG themselves. I just scanned with MWB as well, the file in question is dvm.dll, and has been an issue since the beginning withe being a false positive on AVs.

https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/212453069-The-Chronicles-of-Riddick-Assault-on-Dark-Athena-dvm-dll-errors-DarkAthena-exe-System-Error-file-missing-etc-?product=gog

[Dicehunter]

Originally posted by Ramrod the Impaler:

OK. I just wanted to let you know I got that result either way. Like I said, for all I know it's a false positive (since they do happen).

Ultimately I decided to play it safe and just skip the game. Only 2 days ago I my Twitter was hacked and permanently banned (I have yet to hear back from them regarding the hack)! I think the cause was a similar zipfile I used containing similar files for a different game. As it was from ModDB I was lazy and didn't scan it first. After the problem came up I scanned it and got a similar Malware warning. Fortunately I'm not a big Twitter user.

I was quite sceptical so downloaded it to a non networked little rig I have that has no useful information on it outside of my Steam client but that has 2FA in place, Copy/pasted it over the original Riddick Steam Win32_x86 folder and hey presto it works, If you're still not sure though Amazon sell the digital copy for $20 but you will have to use their launcher.

[Thinquar]

Just used this guide by Ulasamosa to get The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena to work again as the authentication server for the code doesn't work anymore via steam. Thanks Ulasomosa, earned yourself a reward from me, works 100%.