kugmo@sh.itjust.works to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · edit-25 months agoSteam DLC unlocker SmokeAPI is now being blocked by Valve and could result in a VAC ban or locked account.sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up194arrow-down1imageSteam DLC unlocker SmokeAPI is now being blocked by Valve and could result in a VAC ban or locked account.sh.itjust.workskugmo@sh.itjust.works to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · edit-25 months agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
Looks like CreamAPI is not affected. Looks like a Paradox games fan’s worst nightmare. Link to change in latest Steam client update.
minus-squareShiggles@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42arrow-down1·5 months agoAh yes, how greedy of a company, to checks notes stop you from telling their online distribution service that you own something you don’t. Pirate all you want, live how you want. But valve is a company, they do sorta have to follow those pesky laws and regulations.
minus-squareDudeDudenson@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·5 months agoYeah seriously, if you’re pirating the DLC you might as well pirate the entire game
minus-squareLad@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoNot if you want to use the steam workshop without buying the DLC.
minus-squareRose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoAren’t there external Workshop downloaders floating around, or has Valve closed that gap?
minus-squareCarol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI understand in some cases. For example, Civilization is very cheap. But DLCs are so expensive…
Ah yes, how greedy of a company, to checks notes stop you from telling their online distribution service that you own something you don’t.
Pirate all you want, live how you want. But valve is a company, they do sorta have to follow those pesky laws and regulations.
Yeah seriously, if you’re pirating the DLC you might as well pirate the entire game
Not if you want to use the steam workshop without buying the DLC.
Aren’t there external Workshop downloaders floating around, or has Valve closed that gap?
I understand in some cases. For example, Civilization is very cheap. But DLCs are so expensive…