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Lost game due to 'illegal' copy
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:19 pm
by crab
I was sitting happily playing Uplink, when it shuts down and informs me my copy is illegal, something which was quite surprising because I'm sitting here with the CD and code-sheet, which I got directly from Introversion, in my hands right now. That's the bug, and a pretty bad one.
I can make a new account fine, but is there any way of restoring my old game?
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:11 pm
by crab
This has happened with my new game about one-two hours in as well.
Hooray for DRM! If HANNS·G decided I'd stolen their monitor, they'd have to, you know, come up with some kind of proof, and maybe get the appropriate permission before waltzing in and taking it. But, with the magic of DRM, you can do just that!
Not happy.
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:35 pm
by bert_the_turtle
Sure you haven't got the Hacker Elite version?
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:08 pm
by Phelanpt
To add to bert's question, the usual questions: Did you buy from introversion directly, or from another publisher/site/service? If it was another, where did you buy it?
Which version is it?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:54 am
by crab
I ordered it directly from Introversion. The version is... I dunno. It doesn't say "version XX" or "XX version" on it anywhere.
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:04 am
by cyberghost
Yeah the same thing happened to me. About 2 hours in it pops up telling me i have an illegal version. The first time it happened I was playing the Strategy First Version, so i went and bought the version directly from the Introversion website, and again about two hours or so into game play the illegal version message pops up and locks my account. It is running on the latest version 1.6. Can anyone give me any insights as to a possible fix for this problem?
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:39 am
by Montyphy
cyberghost wrote:so i went and bought the version directly from the Introversion website
cyberghost wrote:It is running on the latest version 1.6.
Are you absolutely sure about that?
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:41 am
by mr_anonymous
cyberghost wrote:It is running on the latest version 1.6.
If you are running 1.6, then you are either a Mac user, in which case you need to seek help from Ambrosia Software (
http://ambrosiasw.com ), or you are running the Onlink Mod, which still requires a full version of the game from IV, but is not supported here, as IV have nothing to do with it.
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:07 am
by cyberghost
Ah my mistake, it was the Onlink mod, sorry for the confusion, ill go try their forums.
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:28 pm
by CerbeRGD
Hi
I have exactly the same problem.
I bought the game directly form introversion (I still have the bill as a proof).
I use the 1.54 patch downloaded from the introversion website (
http://www.introversion.co.uk/uplink/otherfiles.html).
The game runs under an up to date GNU/Linux distro.
How to get rid of that problem ?
If the best way to play this game is to get a illegal cracked version, be honnest and just say it.
thanks
Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 1:12 pm
by user_unknown
CerbeRGD wrote:If the best way to play this game is to get a illegal cracked version, be honnest and just say it.
thanks
I think it absolutely is. Bought the german Version, and its bug over bug preventing finish missions. Loaded a cracked one and anythings fine..