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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1090 |
Event id #2314 : C64 Cracking Competition 2015
Howdy Crackers!
These days the cracking scene is pretty active, but it seems most effort is spent on rushing out a version first with non-protected games.
Now that we found this nice original that hasn't been cracked, we thought, let's turn it around. Have a cracking competition with all of you with a full price EA game, including a nice protection. So here we go with the first C64 Cracking Competition 2015!
You are invited to crack "Return of Heracles" (C) 1983-1986 Electronic Arts.
Download the original here: http://sh.scs-trc.net/return_of_heracles.d64
Please read the rules carefully, and take all the time you need, quality over speed please :)
Rules:
- Submit your entry before or at 23:59 saturdayevening the 28th of March 2015 by email to c64crackingcompetition@hushmail.com
- Your release must fully run on a stock c64 + 1541.
- Your release must be filecopieable and packed.
- Your release must contain a crack intro, but you also must provide an introless version. This will be used to accurately measure size.
- Recracking is strictly forbidden, you must crack the original we provide. When in doubt, we will dig through your release and ask a few questions to confirm you really cracked it yourself.
- Individuals may only be part of a single release, so a group may enter multiple cracks, provided they are done by other members.
- You are allowed to use whatever tools you want.
Calculating Results:
50% of the result will be determined by public voting, either using or own voting system or on csdb. Stay tuned for additional info.
The other 50% of the result is calculated by the compo organizers using the following criteria:
- The shorter the better *)
- The faster it loads the better
- Proper saving capabilities
- Full PAL/NTSC compatibility
- Amount of bugfixes (if any bugs present in game)
- Amount of trainers (no double trainers)
- Minus points if you introduce bugs and need multiple versions
- The more devices besides 1541 (or compatible) you support, the better
- Optional REU support is also nice
*) We explicitly do not want to discourage the use of large intros, hence
the introless version requirement.
Most of all, have fun cracking this full price game!
The Organizers,
Peacemaker/Hitmen
Burglar/SCS*TRC |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11377 |
Quote:I hope to see more stuff done with skill instead of big mouths ;D
this |
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Bacchus
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 156 |
Believe it or not - we have a version 0.99999 in the cooking.
- Rowdy worked and worked on the drive part and saving is now fully working.
- The complains that you couldn't get out of the trainer menu was found. Happens when you select keyboard mode. That is now fixed.
- Eliminated some typos in the intro scroller.
Who knows - MAYBE we will release the 1.0 version this week, some nine months too late ;-) |
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Smasher
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 519 |
cool news! I guess someone could not sleep well lately... it also happens to me when I leave something unfinished behind... :) |
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Fungus
Registered: Sep 2002
Posts: 681 |
How about cracking compo 2016? |
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Bacchus
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 156 |
Just waiting for Bigfoot to do some validation so we can release it ...
Agree a compo for 2016 would also be fun. But it needs to be with a twist. Just cracking a game is not going to be a valid challenge.
Something like:
* The Games collection - all the Epyx "games" in one pack
* International soccer with an editor so you can make your own World cups from here and forever
* Alternate Reality: The Dungeon (See http://c64preservation.com/c64pp/bbs/dm.php?thread=1017)
Several references here to games not properly cracked:
http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26283&sid=2539ff7f..
But let's NOT do
* Paperback Writer
* Rubicon |
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Fungus
Registered: Sep 2002
Posts: 681 |
All Epyx games would take years to do good versions of. Maybe a smaller publisher could be done, but still it would take a long time to do really good versions of them.
Alternate Reality's would be cool to do.
There's a thread here too about games not properly cracked. |
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Bacchus
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 156 |
RELEASED!
Return of Heracles +M
It's now with a 100% IFFL with full DOS load/save, scanning only once. You can store the 10 slots on any number of disks. I'm also pretty sure you can import the save files from the Breeze and Burglar/Peacemaker version if you just rename them.
Also the trainer should be 100% and there should be no issue getting out of the menu. If you complete the game it restarts and if you do it using the trainer menu, it might be that the restarting doesn't work as it should but after watching the end, NOBODY should want to play it again. EVER! It's still a stinking boring game. ;-)
So, fewer files than Breeze, kewler trainer that TRC and real DOS saving of the files, unlike Triad. I'd say it's competitive. (Still longer that Breeze and not the massive docs of Triad). Still proud and now also relieved ... |
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MagerValp
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1075 |
Fantastic, I applaud your tenacity :) |
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Flavioweb
Registered: Nov 2011
Posts: 463 |
Chapeau. |
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Fungus
Registered: Sep 2002
Posts: 681 |
Groovy. What's next, I want to play. |
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