[Cainehill]

Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:

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Originally posted by Yossar:
So if something were to happen in the near or distant future and the server were to go down permanently, we'd be unable to play the game multiplayer? I hope it would be fairly easy for someone to come up with a hack should that occur.

Sure. Anyone can put up a server. The worst that can happen would be that if they had no backups that the server would have to be started without a CD-key file. All that would mean is that the pirates would be able to play again.

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Eh - if they have anything tricky in the bit of code that the callback routines talk to, it'd take a good bit of programming to come up with a hack that'd allow a new server.

For instance - a robust validation mechanism might use PK crypto. It's not just a matter of putting up a server that listens on the appropriate port.

Of course, robust crypto would be using "Brilliant Pebbles" to crack walnuts, for Dom2 validation. As is, it's not too hard to get around - but you shouldn't have to reconfigure your routing tables or reconfigure your firewalls in order to play the game.

Right now, your average bear is SOL when this happens.