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Cross-platform DRM

by Torbjorn Leksell · in General Discussion · 05/11/2006 (7:21 pm) · 6 replies

Im looking for a DRM system to protect my game from casual copying but it seems hard to find any DRM system that works cross-platform. The game will be available on Win/Mac and my question is if there are any good DRM systems out there that work on both Win/Mac.
I like Armadillo from Silicon Realms but unfortunately it only supports windows :/

I have literary no experience using DRM systems so I would be happy if someone can explain why there seems to be no cross platform DRM systems available for sale and I would love to know how others have solved this problem for their games(Win/Mac).


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Torque 3D Owner Torbjorn Leksell
Narcissistic Studios
#1
05/17/2006 (12:56 am)
Ive been spent allot of time looking for solutions to this problem and all I have found are protection systems like Ignition and Esellerates protection system. It looks like there arent any cross-platform DRM-systems for sale or any DRM-systems for the Mac at all. My question now is if my company will need to have someone code a custom DRM-system for the game or is there some other way?

Torque Owner Diesel
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#2
05/17/2006 (3:46 am)
Esellerate uses armadillo (for exe encryption) on win afaik. esellerate for mac comes with the same features minus the exe encryption imho. i know a company that sells an equal executable encryption software for mac (ppc/x86). it's expensive though as it's not targeted at individuals.

Torque 3D Owner Torbjorn Leksell
Narcissistic Studios
#3
05/22/2006 (9:29 am)
@ Thomas: Thanks for the information.
So everyone that sells their Mac game through their own website has a custom DRM-system written for their game or no protection at all?

Torque Owner Diesel
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#4
05/22/2006 (9:52 am)
DRM yes (esellerate). Protection in terms of actually wrapping the exe - no. AFAIK there is no product publicly available that works like armadillo on OSX PPC/X86.

Torque 3D Owner Torbjorn Leksell
Narcissistic Studios
#5
05/22/2006 (10:06 am)
@ Thomas: Thanks for all the help. Now I just have to choose the solution that I find most attractive.

Torque Owner Nicolas Quijano
#6
05/22/2006 (10:07 am)
Iirc, GG's lighweight, unobstrusive DRM system Ignition is cross platform, doesn't install spyware like drivers or software. Of course, it's not available for general licensing and only used for GG published games.
So, such solutions are definitely possible.
Personnally, I think that having to choose between heavy DRM and no protection at all, I'd go with the latter