[wincy]

I assume the “anti-cheat” he brings up in Doom: The Dark Ages is actually Denuvo, which likely would have some issues running, although a January 2025 post on Phoronix indicates maybe it does work, or Denuvo support is being worked on? [0]

Doom The Dark Ages is a single player game, so I’m not sure who you’d be cheating against, aside from maybe some real Buzz Killington’s saying you’re “cheating Microsoft by pirating it”.

[0] https://www.phoronix.com/news/FEX-Emulator-2501

[Onawa]

Denuvo is DRM, not anticheat.

[gjsman-1000]

Denuvo isn’t quite DRM either. It’s an anti-tamper layer; the whole goal being to prevent the binary from modifications. This then prevents the DRM of choice (ie Steamworks) from being bypassed.

I know that sounds a little pedantic; but typically DRM involves an identity layer (who is allowed to access what?). Denuvo doesn’t care about that; it’s even theoretically possible to make a Denuvo protected binary anyone could use.

[wincy]

Right, I’m pointing out that as a purely single player game, how would one cheat in Doom: The Dark Ages?

[cmxch]

Denuvo is malware, not anticheat.

[bigstrat2003]

Most anti-cheat solutions these days are literal rootkits. So that distinction is pretty blurry lately.

[bigyabai]

Malware is always a matter of perspective.

[efilife]

Ransomware too?