Wolf359 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 I searched and couldn't find an answer. Just curious: Why do some modules have activation and some do not. For example, F-18C does not, yet A-10C does. Rig: Alienware Aurora R9 - 9th Gen Core i7 9700K 4.6GHz 8 Cores | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 | 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD | 64GB Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO SL DDR4 3200MHz XMP 2.0 | LG Series80 QNED 50in 4K 120hz | TM Warthog HOTAS w/F-18 grip | Logitech G Pro RP | TM Cougar MFDs | TrackIR 5 Pro | VR: Oculus Quest 2 | Modules: FC3 | F/A-18C | F-16C | A-10C II | F-14 | M-2000C | AV-8B | F-5E | JF-17 | P-51D | KA-50iii | UH-1H | AH-64D | Supercarrier | Combined Arms | Nevada | Persian Gulf | Syria | Normandy | Chanel | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeriaGloria Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 I believe age, DRM have changed a lot over the years and I don’t think everything is on the new non star force system Black Shark Den Squadron Member: We are open to new recruits, click here to check us out or apply to join! https://blacksharkden.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 I searched and couldn't find an answer. Just curious: Why do some modules have activation and some do not. For example, F-18C does not, yet A-10C does. Up to about September 2016, every module of DCS used a copy protection named Starforce, that was much criticized for requiring a deactivation/activation process every time your PC changed. Thus, starting with the Mirage 2000, DCS began a gradual change of copy protection, towards a so-called keyless system, similar to Steam’s, where the module is binded to your user account .. it is a less intrusive system, but requires your PC to have internet connection in order to work. An "off-line" mode was added later, to allow you to play even with no internet ... but it has some restrictions. Nowadays, almost every module has been converted to the key-less protection, only the A-10C, the BS2 and the FC3 still remain with the old StarForce system. For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf359 Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 Up to about September 2016, every module of DCS used a copy protection named Starforce, that was much criticized for requiring a deactivation/activation process every time your PC changed. Thus, starting with the Mirage 2000, DCS began a gradual change of copy protection, towards a so-called keyless system, similar to Steam’s, where the module is binded to your user account .. it is a less intrusive system, but requires your PC to have internet connection in order to work. An "off-line" mode was added later, to allow you to play even with no internet ... but it has some restrictions. Nowadays, almost every module has been converted to the key-less protection, only the A-10C, the BS2 and the FC3 still remain with the old StarForce system. Thanks! Good information. Rig: Alienware Aurora R9 - 9th Gen Core i7 9700K 4.6GHz 8 Cores | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 | 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD | 64GB Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO SL DDR4 3200MHz XMP 2.0 | LG Series80 QNED 50in 4K 120hz | TM Warthog HOTAS w/F-18 grip | Logitech G Pro RP | TM Cougar MFDs | TrackIR 5 Pro | VR: Oculus Quest 2 | Modules: FC3 | F/A-18C | F-16C | A-10C II | F-14 | M-2000C | AV-8B | F-5E | JF-17 | P-51D | KA-50iii | UH-1H | AH-64D | Supercarrier | Combined Arms | Nevada | Persian Gulf | Syria | Normandy | Chanel | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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