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Steeds Veteran

Joined: 07 Mar 2002 Posts: 73 Location: Somewhere in the UK
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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Defining irony:
A company that develops and sells a game in which the premise is about Illegal file hacking/copying and then charging them money for it, is taking legal procedings on sites or groups that do illegal file hacking/copying and then charge you money for it.... _________________ "If god had meant us not to wear clothes, we would be born naked...."
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Lord_Doskias Skilled

Joined: 10 Jul 2004 Posts: 26 Location: over there
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:44 am Post subject: |
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hahaha!
| Quote: | | and also SF have f**d with the code so that you can't use mods or patches |
question: when did SF mess with the uplink code so it wont patch? ive got an SF copy from half-price books, and it patches just fine... |
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Darksun Veteran


Joined: 07 Dec 2002 Posts: 4827 Location: 127.0.0.1
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Lord_Doskias wrote: | | question: when did SF mess with the uplink code so it wont patch? ive got an SF copy from half-price books, and it patches just fine... |
The downloadable versions from trygames et al won't work with patches and mods, also possibly some of the boxed editions that were in the budget range and bundled with other games, although I'm not sure about that. |
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Kamen Registered

Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 1
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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The downloadable versions you are speaking of not being compatible with patches or mods, would this be the ActiveMark wrapped version? Though I detest birthdays bringing me ever closer to the grave, I do so enjoy unwrapping gifts  |
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Lord_Doskias Skilled

Joined: 10 Jul 2004 Posts: 26 Location: over there
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:19 am Post subject: |
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ah, gotcha. because i have u:he, and all the mods work fine, but then again, its v1.0; thats before sf were dicks |
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b1n_bash3r Skilled

Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 27 Location: Top City, Ks
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Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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piracy is a crime, did you know that 59% of internet users pirate movies and software, thats insane over half of them lol, kinda funny.. but yea, piracy is a crime, and people should pay for the game man, its so more satisfying about getting all the goodies then just downloading a file just to play it (why go through the hastle n the 1st place.. BUY EVERYTHING) |
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Babylon5 Veteran

Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Posts: 759 Location: Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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Indeed. _________________
No, I have NOT fixed my speakers. |
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Atomidynamo Veteran

Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 97 Location: The Realm of Imagination Rules at 70.106.166.2!
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Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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hey i got a copy of hacker elite from compusa if that counts....it was in the really cheapy stuff rack for five bucks......last copy left..... _________________ I no longer exist. |
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erty9999 Registered

Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Posts: 1
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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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themodmeister2006 Registered

Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 1
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:55 am Post subject: |
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i kno 1
i dont know if u allowed them to sell it but i got mine from
[url]www.amazon.com [/url] _________________ nobody knows what Mr.Blair is gonna say. Until he says it |
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Tom C.E.O.


Joined: 30 May 2001 Posts: 37 Location: London / Heidelberg
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Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:44 am Post subject: Strategy First Update... |
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It can be a cruel world sometimes... but then again it can things can also turn around in a matter of days.
Our lawyer proceeded to inform Strategy First of their breach of contract (the breach being that they filed for bankruptacy). However it turns out that SF persuaded the Canadian courts (under which the contract is based) to ensure that a moratorium preventing termination was granted.
In English this means that we can't terminate the agreement under the clause that's supposed to be there to ensure that we can terminate the agreement if one of the parties goes bankrupt... go figure!
So. Just to update everyone, Strategy First are not in breach of their contract with us (they have even started paying us some money now - not a huge amount, but enough for a 'day out' racing a Porsche (Mark & Chris) vs a Corvette (Tom and John) on route 1 in San Francisco (which wasn't as expensive as you might think) ).
But in a strange twist of negotiations there's going to be an interesting announcement about Uplink in the next couple of months...
Thanks for all your help. I'll keep you posted...
Tom. |
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Rkiver Veteran


Joined: 01 Oct 2002 Posts: 4199 Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting announcement eh?
Also nice that you are starting to get some money, but sneaky wankers for getting the courts involved to litterally break the contract, while not breaking it. _________________ Uplink help: Read the FAQ |
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IVEBEENHAD Registered

Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Posts: 2
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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I got mine from compusa too from SF awhile ago....Didn't know this was going on. Well I think mine is the 1.0 version but I don't wanna patch because I like the cheat/god mode in 1.0 . But I will be buying the IV version ASAP when I have the cash. |
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Didz Novice

Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 11 Location: Lincolnshire, Uk
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 10:50 am Post subject: |
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just incase no one has said this...
im sure Limewire, Bit Comet and other torrent p2p programs will have uplink listed...
Is it illegal to use someone elses game, since you are not actually buying from them, just taking with concent...
I'm currently borrowing uplink from my mate Josh untill i can get the money for the game myself..
I'm not actually doing anything wrong am i ? since im just borrowing till i purchase the full CD ?
replies would be nice, so i can see where i stand
Thanx _________________ \m/ rock as fuck \m/ |
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Rkiver Veteran


Joined: 01 Oct 2002 Posts: 4199 Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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It could be, technically, said to be illegal. However plenty of people borrow games off friends and nothing comes of it bar a bit more then a demo. If you plan on getting the game once you have the money I doubt Introversion would hunt you down and sue you, unlike say Microsoft or the RIAA. _________________ Uplink help: Read the FAQ |
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