{"id":245579,"date":"2023-08-24T03:40:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T07:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=303949"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:24:49","slug":"when-fighting-against-piracy-breaks-us-the-most-beautiful-of-videogames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/when-fighting-against-piracy-breaks-us-the-most-beautiful-of-videogames\/","title":{"rendered":"Cracking the Code: The Dilemma of Safeguarding Games Without Sacrificing Their Allure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We all like mods in video games. They add better graphics, ray tracing to games from the 90s, impossible features, and often fix issues that developers don&#8217;t want to solve. Well, it seems that the industry doesn&#8217;t want modders to meddle in their work.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Unreal Engine\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/436edb15-8201-4ee3-8d0c-db208d76be32\/2651120726\/unreal-engine-unrealengine.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Unreal Engine<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/unreal-engine.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/unreal-engine.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we were saying, modding is about to become much more challenging in the near future due to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/unreal-engine.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unreal Engine<\/a> protection technology that could be used in conjunction with Denuvo or independently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As confirmed on its <a href=\"https:\/\/irdeto.com\/news\/denuvo-by-irdeto-unveils-new-features-for-enhanced-gaming-security-at-gamescom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">official page<\/a>, the Unreal Engine protection technology is a feature designed to prevent malicious users from manipulating games created with Unreal Engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This solution is easy to integrate into any game at a binary level and will prevent users<\/strong> from attempting data extraction, block cheaters, protect game data files from decryption, block the use of debugging consoles in the game, and hide entry points to prevent game modifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Unreal Engine 5.2 Tech Demo Full Presentation | State of Unreal GDC 2023\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dj60HHy-Kqk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An unintended side effect: goodbye to mods<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Needless to say, this is extremely detrimental to modding, as it will greatly hinder developers&#8217; access to game files, if not make it impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Furthermore, it&#8217;s known that Denuvo impacts the performance of any game that implements it<\/strong>, so it wouldn&#8217;t be surprising if the Unreal Engine protection also had a graphical impact \u2013 which is almost as bad as restricting modding, especially considering the numerous performance issues in UE 4 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? Elevating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GameSecurity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GameSecurity<\/a>: Introducing Denuvo&#39;s Unreal Engine Protection and Integrity Verification features at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gamescom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gamescom<\/a>! ??\ufe0f We are proud to unveil two groundbreaking additions to our lineup. Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ar9QnxrnpD\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ar9QnxrnpD<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Denuvo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Denuvo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cybersecurity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cybersecurity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProtectYourGames?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProtectYourGames<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gaming?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Gaming<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/na2tNzxDu6\">pic.twitter.com\/na2tNzxDu6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Denuvo by Irdeto (@gamingatdenuvo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gamingatdenuvo\/status\/1693883240149328137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the Unreal Engine protection, <strong>they have also announced Integrity Verification, which will enable developers to verify the integrity of their own game code<\/strong>, safeguarding it against static and dynamic manipulation, essentially preventing users from making any changes to the code both at the start and during gameplay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the Unreal Engine Protection technology has only been announced, it&#8217;s not clear when developers will start using it or how it will truly impact games. <strong>But the future looks grim for modding<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Unreal Engine\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/436edb15-8201-4ee3-8d0c-db208d76be32\/2651120726\/unreal-engine-unrealengine.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n 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