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episoder Mar 22 @ 5:34am
preloading questtion
is there any way to preload a game and have it decrypt the game data, just not the executable.

meant to prep some mods before release.
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J4MESOX4D Mar 22 @ 5:37am 
No, the whole point of the data being encrypted during the pre-load phase is to protect it so files can't be obtained for piracy purposes. The unpacking process only begins once the release date has passed.
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episoder Mar 22 @ 5:50am 
yeah, i get that. would be enough to encrypt the binaries, tho. but...

hmm... kinda bummer. gotta wait then. woulda just been something to do on a boring weekend.
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MancSoulja Mar 22 @ 6:52am 
Originally posted by episoder:
yeah, i get that. would be enough to encrypt the binaries, tho. but...

hmm... kinda bummer. gotta wait then. woulda just been something to do on a boring weekend.

Unless you have 3rd world internet there's literally no need to pre-load, also, encrypting the binary is not enough, people would just use the demo's executable to pirate it.
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Ettanin Mar 22 @ 7:05am 
Another reason for it to stay encrypted is to protect the content against datamining.
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