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I've just read and article about everything piracy, very, very interesting! And Inspirating too,  http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/kelly08/kelly08_index.html

So inspirating that I just had a tip on how making a new "protection against piracy for as long as they don't go around it". Just like all efforts ever done on this subject (efforts of highly graduated software developers and security consultants), "they" always found a way to break that security, so what could I, a simple Game Designer aspirant, that won't be ever heard, just for being such miserable dude.

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Well, I can't give the solution, but maybe help on thinking about the way to go for it. I still think a better distribution way, supported by a better development way, is the best solution, but it seems a shield against being copied is what every publisher can think about. I don't blame anybody, they've been tought to do it, to think like that.

What I try here isn't the solution, isn't impossible to be cracked, and have some issues everyone can easily address about user friendship and so on. Noone of the ideas used to make it are original or even really good, they're everywhere, we see them all the time, and everyone has thought about all this same many times. As an out-of-the-industry non-graduated and non-programmer aspirant, I'm just trying to point what everyone around know as is doing, and everyone with a degree on a software development related course knows a hundred better solutions. Anyway, I still wanna write it, this is part of my "dreamy aspirant feeling of having genial ideas and blind vision that everything is easy". Also, some personal "everything you study today is only possible because someone in the past didn't have who could teach them". Resuming, it's just an aspirant-written piece-of-sh**, why are you still wasting your time with this? Go read the Expert Blogs!

The Point

LOADING...

"The game is now loading content installed in your computer, models, levels and many packages. When it's done, the game will load a couple dll files with code which comunicates with very important features in the game, and some times provide all the processing lines of enemy behavior, player actions, level flow and so much more, and also, download of one or two textures and/or audio effects that are widely present in the game.

These files are only stored in your volatile RAM memory and tha game only access them directly after downloading this little content in the loading screen. Have you ever seen a Loading Bar in any Flash game, website or aplication? This is quite that, and the loaded content is a little part of your game.

Maybe you can still play without it, it depends on developers choice, but you won't have the same game experience, many features will not work, your caracter won't have all movements, the A.I. will not be good, some features can't be processed or you can't save your progress, or can only save from level to level or in many rare points... th_ _ist go_s on.

The whole game is a Demo of itself, and we let you play because totally blocking it will make those efforts to crack our system worthful. But we still tell you, if you purchase the game, and make your account at one of our authorized stores (no we won't give you a CD key or registration at the website, that's why you can't have a pirate account in a Bank) then you'll be able to enjoy all the game experience, play online, and so much more, forever (or for as long as your time subscription leasts). Good game!"

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