overview for monstoor

What distro do you game on? in c/[email protected]

[–] monstoor 3 points 3 weeks ago

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. Meets all my requirements 😀

Need explanation about Usenet in c/piracy

[–] monstoor 10 points 3 months ago

I found about Usenet and the sort of “hype” relative to it and I wonder some stuff.

Usenet's been around in its current form since 1987! The problem for pirates is finding decent providers who serve binaries. I used to use Easynews as they had great retention and they seem to still be around.

Usenet is decentralised, but - as mentioned elsewhere - relies on a handful of providers to service the binary groups.

Amazon Fire Sticks enable “billions of dollars” worth of streaming piracy in c/piracy

[–] monstoor 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Your comment about speaking Austrian reminded me of one of my many visits to Germany. I was at the Oktoberfest in München and my group got chatting to a local, whereupon he proudly proclaimed: "Here... you are not in Germany; you are in Bavaria!" Made us chuckle :-)

Resources for Software Piracy on Linux? (not games or media) in c/piracy

[–] monstoor 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Some Linux apps get cracked. The most recent that I've found which are mentioned in your post are the following: Autodesk.Arnold.MtoA.v5.4.5.0.for.Maya.2023-2025.Linux.x64-BONDYE Autodesk.Arnold.KtoA.v4.3.4.1.for.Katana.4.5-7.0.Linux.x64-BONDYE Autodesk.Arnold.HtoA.v6.3.4.1.for.Houdni.19.5-20.5.Linux.x64-BONDYE Autodesk.Arnold.C4DtoA.v4.7.7.1.for.Cinema.4D.2023-2025.Linux.x64-BONDYE Autodesk.Arnold.v7.3.4.1.Incl.SDK.Linux.x64-BONDYE Autodesk.Maya.v2025.Linux.x64-BTCRiSO

Obviously I won't give links but I imagine you can find them on IRC etc. Couldn't find Boris FX or Maxon releases.

What torrenting software is everyone using nowadays? in c/piracy

[–] monstoor 84 points 7 months ago (1 children)

qBittorrent here.

Lenovo might soon announce a SteamOS handheld in c/[email protected]

[–] monstoor 2 points 8 months ago

After Steam Deck 2, there will be Steam Deck 2 Episode 1.

Lutris v0.5.18 released in c/[email protected]

[–] monstoor 7 points 9 months ago (7 children)

Wow, how ableist

How so? There has to be a default, and with many applications it's white rather than black. Personally, I like the dark themes that some applications now offer as it doesn't offend my ageing eyes so much.

Can anyone help me download a train, please? in c/piracy

[–] monstoor 11 points 10 months ago

"You wouldn't download a train"...

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Denuvo is tired of gamers saying its DRM is bad for games (www.gamesradar.com)

submitted 10 months ago by monstoor to c/piracy

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""I think it's super hard for a gamer," Ullmann tells Rock Paper Shotgun. "I'm a gamer myself, and therefore I know what I'm talking about. I think it's super hard to see, as a gamer, what is the immediate benefit for me that a certain game developer, game publisher, is using our anti-piracy services." This gap, coupled with the fact that Denuvo "simply works" and "pirates cannot play games" which use it, as Ullmann puts it, are two main contributors to its negative reputation, he argues."

Let's not forget about being always-online or not being able to test different wine/Proton setups for fear of activating the DRM. Or even trying simply to run the game in some situations...

Game Companies List ‘FitGirl-Repacks’ as a Key Piracy Threat in c/piracy

[–] monstoor 66 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

The site operator is non-responsive to ESA take-down notices and runs a backup version of the site at dodi-repacks.download.

Well, depending on where the website host is located, they may not need to comply. I wasn't aware of the backup site mentioned above, though; maybe Dodi and FitGirl are one and the same? ;-)

EDIT: Grammar.

Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Has Reportedly Leaked Online In Full in c/piracy

[–] monstoor 32 points 11 months ago (8 children)

There is a torrent floating around but availability is 20.9% at the moment.

"Sid Meier's Civilization VII" has Denuvo DRM in c/crackwatch

[–] monstoor 1 points 1 year ago

According to the Steam store page, there's a Linux build planned. It will be interesting to see if that has any DRM.

Where can I find Codex torrents? in c/piracy

[–] monstoor 2 points 1 year ago

CODEX is defunct these days. I can't seem to find a valid source of X-Plane at all at the moment.

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Legendary PC developer says Denuvo is “a punishment to the consumer” (www.pcgamesn.com)

submitted 2 years ago by monstoor to c/piracy

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Quote from the article: “The inclusion of intrusive DRM softwares [sic] like Denuvo is a choice that yields an unfair punishment on the consumer,” Running With Scissors says. “Respect the consumer, make a game they want to play, and you will never feel the need to fight piracy. The gaming industry deserves a better future, fight for that.”

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Activision has misplaced its Transformer games, says Hasbro (www.gamesindustry.biz)

submitted 2 years ago by monstoor to c/piracy

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This is where the argument that piracy is also preserving games stands up. Although, it begs the question why games developers do not properly archive their software.