@beerxced79000 wrote:
the causes :
- problem on the server proxy
- The file contains a validity certificate that has expired! This is an idiotic case and the file should not contain it but the error can be human when integrating securom in the game.
@beerxced79000 I really hope that second one is wrong, but the danger is there 😮 I would hope because this is affecting two versions of the paul.dll, both 4.1.1.13 and 4.1.1.14, that it would rule it out, but I suppose there is also a risk that if there is such a validity certificate that could expire, that it could have remained the same between the two versions. (Or, so I guess. I have seen it elsewhere between versions of programs. Supposedly all new, but old bugs remain!) What's worse, if that is the case, what happens if 4.1.1.18+ versions also have an expiration date? Then we lose all access to our games with Securom eventually? Somehow, I doubt EA would release a fix here, or would only do so on Origin as it is easiest for them... 😞
It's an awful thing that it's in games at all. I can understand it with a subscription service, but these games aren't running on a subscription! Do they think people will only play their games for a few years?! 🤔 Or am I odd that I still replay old games 😃
But yes, I suppose at this point for any progress, we need someone who does have access to the server to look at things. Which is easier said than done... 😢 Thank you for what knowledge you have shared though, it's been fun learning these things 🙂
