Would it be possible to circumvent a Pre-Load restriction?

Memory scanning, code injection, debugger internals and other gamemodding related discussion
Post Reply
ersatz
Expert Cheater
Expert Cheater
Posts: 64
Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2017 5:44 am
Reputation: 10

Would it be possible to circumvent a Pre-Load restriction?

Post by ersatz »

General question,

How do Pre-loads even work?
Is it just game data with no executable?
What essential files are prevented from running?
and can the restrictions be bypassed?

thanks for enlightening me.

User avatar
LeFiXER
LeFixer
LeFixer
Posts: 479
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:35 am
Reputation: 242

Re: Would it be possible to circumvent a Pre-Load restriction?

Post by LeFiXER »

I think more context is required. Pre-load is a term that is just too vague.

ersatz
Expert Cheater
Expert Cheater
Posts: 64
Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2017 5:44 am
Reputation: 10

Re: Would it be possible to circumvent a Pre-Load restriction?

Post by ersatz »

steam game preloads.

I need to run the Elden Ring, brother. You know this.

GreenHouse
Expert Cheater
Expert Cheater
Posts: 857
Joined: Fri Oct 12, 2018 10:25 pm
Reputation: 889

Re: Would it be possible to circumvent a Pre-Load restriction?

Post by GreenHouse »

No. Files are encrypted and would take literal thousands of years to decrypt them. So I don't think I need to explain why it's completely pointless to even try, when you can wait for a few days.
You don't need to be that smart to know that it obviously isn't possible. Don't you think that if it was the case, then these preloaded games would be available on day one everywhere? Or that preloading wouldn't be a thing?

ersatz
Expert Cheater
Expert Cheater
Posts: 64
Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2017 5:44 am
Reputation: 10

Re: Would it be possible to circumvent a Pre-Load restriction?

Post by ersatz »

This is why I'm asking because I wasn't aware of the tech behind how they worked. Now that I know the files are encrypted that makes a lot of sense. Also, obviously if they could be bypassed yes, the industry would opt not to use them. BUT that doesn't forgo inquiring how the technology even works.

User avatar
SunBeam
Administration
Administration
Posts: 4704
Joined: Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:16 pm
Reputation: 4287

Re: Would it be possible to circumvent a Pre-Load restriction?

Post by SunBeam »

^ Not sure if you've noticed or not: there are several cracking groups who post cracked Steam versions AFTER the game has been released. Now.. with all that knowledge they possess, were they to know how to decrypt/decode preload files, wouldn't we see releases posted way before the game has become available to play? And since that doesn't happen, there's your answer.

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users