Capcom clearly has a bone to pick with the PC modding community, most likely due to the influx of adult-oriented modifications made for their latest releases built on the new RE Engine.
Capcom has recently taken to discreetly incorporating intrusive DRM solutions into their overlooked back catalog of games, with 2012’s Resident Evil Revelations receiving an update entirely out of the blue for its PC port via Steam.
The update in question surprisingly fixed a couple of issues however mainly the update itself breaks compatibility with game modifications as it now includes third-party DRM solutions in the form of The Enigma Protector.
Enigma DRM is a hardware-based DRM solution that has been previously used by Capcom in games such as Street Fighter 6’s Closed Beta, it’s an immensely invasive solution similarly to how the incorporation of DENUVO DRM hinders performance during gameplay and introduces “stuttering” thanks to frequent frame drops.
Engima Protector prohibits the utilization of applications such as cheat engine and it specifically hinders modifications of game files, targeting game mods and their respective communities.
Capcom has had a rage boner against PC modding communities for quite some time now, largely attributed from the fact that the only prominent game mods featured for their latest Resident Evil titles are mainly pornographic or “slut mods” as I prefer to call them, such anti-ESG inclusions undoubtedly harm their bottom line.
Capcom now slanders game modding as “cheating”, proclaiming that PC games have been subjected to cheating and piracy resulting in a loss of profit, Capcom is going above and beyond when it comes to stripping liberties and fun away from their valued customers, they previously incorporated an update for the Resident Evil 2 Remake that removed DirectX 11 compatibility and introduced Ray Tracing, the only problem was that update broke compatibility with game modifications and players were justifiably upset.
Due to such public outcry they had no choice but to revert the changes, however I must state again that you’re not forced to update your games if you were to pirate them instead.
Because quite obviously, Capcom does not want your money. They’re targeting games that are over a decade old, retroactively pushing invasive countermeasures inside of them to prevent game mods from working and any more from being created in the future, regardless if Resident Evil Revelations is a “dead” game or the fact that it has long since been cracked.
Clearly they believe they could get away with such malicious bullshit because the game itself is old and forgotten, however this has only generated immense negative media buzz as Capcom will certainly look to cripple PC modding in their future releases moving forward, this is merely just a stepping stone in that direction.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/222480/eventcomments/4134933893104842528
The recent update for Resident Evil Revelations was reverted, but this was mainly due to the fact that it caused a multitude of problems such as game crashing, it’s proclaimed that the update will be re-released at a later date once the problem has been resolved, and more than likely it’ll once again come featuring The Engima Protector DRM.
Piracy is your only salvation, through piracy you are not subjected to retroactively being prohibited from using or even creating game modifications of any kind, you will not be subjected to invasive DRM solutions that drop framerates and induce horrible frametimes (stutter).
Additionally, there have been recent incidents of Monster Hunter speedrunners receiving copyright strikes for employing “invisible” mods. This highlights the unintentional consequences of Capcom’s robust anti-modding measures.
These mods, designed to address issues such as monster spawn locations, are often used to enhance content creation without directly affecting gameplay. The copyright takedowns pose a dilemma for content creators, putting their livelihoods at risk even when utilizing seemingly innocuous tools.
But of course, any and all game modifications are classified as cheating, whether or not the mods you’re using fixes the game or gives female characters large jiggling tits they’re all the same according to Capcom who are now resorting to bastardizing their backlog of game releases by retroactively incorporating invasive DRM solutions to thwart PC modders and hindering the performance of paying customers.
