Acto Control - anything about it?

[spectatorx]

Anyone has any experiences with this games protection software? I'm curious if it may be destructible for os (like infamous starforce) or make any game startup limitations? I know only it is compatible with all Windows up to 8.1.

 

[RCoon]

I googled this and it came up with absolutely nothing about game protection software (which in itself sounds absolutely ridiculous). What the hell is it for and why is it needed?

 

[spectatorx]

I'm about to buy thief at polish shop muve.pl and they are adding thief anthology digital to it and this their digital release is protected with this thing and that's why i'm asking. I googled for it too and came up with nothing xD

Muve.pl has their own digital distribution service called muve digital.

 

[RCoon]

I'm about to buy thief at polish shop muve.pl and they are adding thief anthology digital to it and this their digital release is protected with this thing and that's why i'm asking. I googled for it too and came up with nothing xD

Muve.pl has their own digital distribution service called muve digital.

Have you bought from that site before? Are you certain it's legit? I'm personally not going to check

 

[spectatorx]

It is legit and yes, i've bought from them some games before, physical and digital.

 

[RCoon]

It is legit and yes, i've bought from them some games before, physical and digital.

Forgive me if I've missed some information, but is this Acto Control software to do with the new Thief game that's coming out later this year, or is it something to do with the older Thief games?(Deadly shadows etc)

 

[spectatorx]

Only anthology from muve digital is protected with it, not the coming one. New thief probably will be protected only with steam but that's only my thought about it.

 

[RCoon]

Only anthology from muve digital is protected with it, not the coming one. New thief probably will be protected only with steam but that's only my thought about it.

I'm trying incredibly hard to discover if Theif Gold or Thief Deadly Shadows etc have any published information regarding this weird software. Simply put there's no information on anything called "Acto Control". Futher to that, the only thing that comes up when I look for specifically Thief Anthology is Polish only shops. This might be software specific to their Muve Digital service, because nobody else has mentioned it on the interwebz. Might be a rebrand name, or some crap they made up to make their distribution sound secure.

 

[spectatorx]

A moment ago i've sent an email to support, asked wtf is this protection

 

[RCoon]

A moment ago i've sent an email to support, asked wtf is this protection

Do let me know what they say, I'm personally intrigued!

 

[spectatorx]

If i remember correctly elder thief games were protected with starforce but my memory can be wrong about it.

Ok, already received answer and protection is, as you were suspecting, rebranded and updated starforce crap. Here is more info, unfortunately in polish only:
http://pomoc.cdp.pl/entries/21896223-ActControl-StarForce
But pics look familiar if you have any (usually from bad to terrible) experience with starforce.

 

[RCoon]

If i remember correctly elder thief games were protected with starforce but my memory can be wrong about it.

Ok, already received answer and protection is, as you were suspecting, rebranded and updated starforce crap. Here is more info, unfortunately in polish only:
http://pomoc.cdp.pl/entries/21896223-ActControl-StarForce
But pics look familiar if you have any (usually from bad to terrible) experience with starforce.

That's no so bad, I never really encountered any problems with starforce as is. The game is worth the shot.

 

[95Viper]

I believe this may be what it is: Act/Control Software Activation

Act/Control is software activation service which offers protection for software against code analysis, reversing and cracking. Along with code protection Act/Control enables software licensing services.
Act/Control service is ran by ActControl Technologies Inc. which has been founded in California, USA in 2008.
ActControl is concentrated on PC games and multimedia software protection.

Starforce, securerom, etc. lookalikes.
There are a few games that already use Act/Control.