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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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Smasher
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 519 |
BCCT
(Burglar's cuckoo clock timezone) |
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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1090 |
Quoting FungusSaturday April 4th at 23:59:59
What timezone?
Central European Summer Time of course |
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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1090 |
About 24 hours to go, time to wrap it up! :) |
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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1090 |
12 hours to go! |
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Bacchus
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 156 |
Guys; there is a high degree of probability that we will make a submission that is version 0.9. The extra week didn't help when the real world called for attention; wives, kinds, work, food and sleep have been asking for attention in a way which they didn't in the past ... :-)
/Pontus |
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Bacchus
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 156 |
Fungus: Mind sharing the reference to the graphics now? We have naturally been past the Pirate Slayer Boot part of the work since weeks and I am most curious of what it was ... |
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sailor
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 90 |
There is supposed to be a skull and crossbones picture or animation. i found something graphicswise similar to that but i don't recall finding the code to display it. Kevin Pickell discusses this in a thread on lemon.. |
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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1090 |
Bacchus, hah, I'm also rushing! postponed everything till last minute argh
good luck, 2 hours left :) and v 0.9 would be cool already! |
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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1090 |
check your mail, pontus ;) |
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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1090 |
4 Releases have made it!
Congrats to Breeze, Triad and Fairlight for entering the compo, cracking RoH was not easy at all!
You can check all releases here: http://sh.scs-trc.net/C64CrackingCompo2015.zip |
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