Recent content by codeaaron

thanks a lot.

does anyone konw how the chance-to-hit is calculated for combat? thanks.

extra-territorial reach of statutes is a massively complicated field, and i really dont have time (or probably even the knowledge) to figure this one out. my westlaw subscription is expired anyway. but in general plenty of US laws reach outside of US territory, and DMCA might, too. i wouldnt...

fred isn't a pirate if he buys the game and uses it himself. hes encouraging piracy if he uses a nocd. also, hes violating the license, and the DMCA, and he may be violating criminal statutes by doing so. so good luck to fred if he thinks thats ok. ProCD v. Zeidenberg, 86 F.3d 1447 (7th Cir...

i don't think anyone denies that not having to put a cd in the drive would be more convenient, especially to people with portable computers, where the cd drive can sap 1/3 or more of your battery life, but the bottom line is that you as a licensed user have agreed by contract not to use one by...

distribution of any measure that gets around the copy protection would violate DMCA. similarly, im sure the EULA has a general prohibition on getting around teh copy protection, in addition to any specific language about modifying executables.

copy protection is also there to give companies an excuse to sue serial infringers. developers know their code will be cracked, but if the act of cracking it or distributing the crack lets them sue, they can use the courts to shut down pirates. this is how the RIAA has more or less eliminated...

after a little research, creating, offering to the public or providing a NOCD patch probably is illegal, under the same DMCA provision that prevents people from distributing tools to let DVD owners crack the region encoding. it gives rise to a civil cause of action to the folks who...

as to abandonware, thats pretty much true. technically, a copyright can be abandoned if you dont assert it every 7-10 years, which is why you see whoever owns sierra these days claiming theyre coming out with a new compilation of the old kings quest games. even though theyll probably never...

aside from violating the shrink-wrap license, which im assuming explicity prohibits that kind of activity (though i haven't read one in years), does anyone know which law, exactly, using a no-cd violates? is it considered breaking an encryption scheme under the DMCA? im trying very hard not...

update: it's possible, though not at all certain, that the speaker problem mentioned above is the result of a short in my house's electrical system. i am very interested in hearing if there are similar experiences out there that are software-caused, becuase otherwise i have some serious...

these may be new, they may not, but i figured id mention it... 1) when attacking or defending, randomly ill get a loud static burst out of the speakers. MUCH louder than the game volume -- it was loud enough that everone around the house asked what was wrong. 2) once i was playing ofr...

i took the advice up above and started monitoring my core temp. i run the game in windowed mode, so its easy if you use atitool (despite the name, the newest version now functions with nvidia, at least as far as temp monitoring is concerned) to watch the temp while you play the game. i also...

I just got Warlords and have had an issue. Randomly while playing the game, the video will cut out and then it will cause a hard reboot of the computer. Civ4 v1.61 worked perfectly for me. It doesn't seem to be based on whether I'm playing a particular scenario or if the Turks are involved...