Is FG's repack of CODEX's FFXV release the one without Denuvo (unprotected demo .exe)? (leminal.space)

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I finally want to play this, but I don't feel confortable with Denuvo. Unfortunately I bought the game on Steam way before I cared about DRM.

I read about the "leaked" unprotected .exe that was used to crack the game ahead of launch and I was wondering if FG's repack using CODEX's release is the one based on that unprotected .exe so I can grab that to play without installing Denuvo.

thanks in advance!

edit: it probably has Denuvo, since the CODEX release is "Episode Ardyn", which came out a year or so later, and the NFO mentions Denuvo in "protection". I'll be giving up, hoping they remove Denuvo from the Steam game sometime in the future

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[-] AcornTickler@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Isn't the whole point of cracks removing DRM? It has been a while since I played games containing Denuvo but I believe the cracks strip it out.

[-] crow@leminal.space 5 points 2 days ago

In the past, before Denuvo? Yes, but Denuvo is another beast and cracks are mostly bypasses (Denuvo still present, and its checks are spoofed) if I'm not mistaken

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