So it appears that Bethesda forgot to remove the Denuvo-less EXE for Doom Eternal

[DanteMenethil]

Edit: thread title will specify for Doom Eternal shortly

If you have the Bethesda launcher version, you will notice that the executable is 370mb (it has denuvo)

However they, for some reason, put the denuvo-less version of the executable in a folder called "original" (lol)

Back it up before its patched up / removed if you want to play without denuvo

 

[Dio]

lol

 

[Mifec]

This is the second time they did this rofl or maybe third even.

 

[asmith906]

 

[Saturday]

Isnt this

Isnt this the second time this has happened (Rage 2?)

Maybe it's a troll exe lol

 

[Fat4all]

whoopsie doodle

 

[Mifec]

Isnt this

Isnt this the second time this has happened (Rage 2?)

Maybe it's a troll exe lol

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People are already using it to play the game, so nah it's working.

 

[night814]

Love a happy accident.

And fuck Denuvo

 

[Kittens McMittens]

Maybe this is like a secret bonus to get people to buy the Bethesda launcher version?

 

[Theswweet]

Amazing.

 

[DSP]

lmao

 

[Delusibeta]

So, fun fact, they also did this with Rage 2, with the explanation being that they were using Steam to distribute review copies and didn't want the game to leak early. Which does raise questions about their review code distribution processes, and strikes me as a particularly bad waste of money.

Anyway, they patched Denuvo out of the Steam version of Rage 2 shortly after release. I'd expect them to do the same here.

[Edit] Re-reading the OP: wait, they literally shoved the Denuvo-less exe in a folder and kept in the Steam install? Wow, that's even dumber than the Rage 2 antics.

 

[alr1ght]

Okay it's probably pirated now. How about removing it all together?

 

[VorpalNonsense]

Please back it up so that if it has been patched away by the time I get around to playing, I can download it.
Thank you for your service.

 

[Sign My Guestbook!]

cool, now denuvo can be instantly removed by id lol

 

[SgtCobra]

Like someone did it on purpose

 

[Raydonn]

So, this will be another very good test to see the performance penalty from Denuvo. Can't wait to see the results.

 

[Shevek]

lol

 

[GameAddict411]

This is so weird. I tried accessing the game directory but the file was empty. Steam indicates that everything is fine even after verifying file integrity.

 

[jediyoshi]

Maybe this is like a secret bonus to get people to buy the Bethesda launcher version?

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1. Denuvo is expensive
2. They'd advertise that
3. The Beth version still normally uses Denuvo

 

[Deleted member 20992]

So I just finished unpacking the game and saw the original folder, but it disappeared (?)

 

[Deleted member 5621]

Ah, the DMC5 strategy.

 

[AshenOne]

Who needs GOG for bethesda games when you have Bethesda themselves! :'D

 

[Soulflarz]

lmao how does this keep happening

 

[julia crawford]

This is amazing. Bless

 

[Semfry]

🦀🦀🦀Denuvo is murdered🦀🦀🦀

 

[Razgriz417]

just dropped the original into root install folder and it runs lol, sweet

 

[Gitaroo]

means they will patch it out sooner rather than later like Rage 2.

 

[Deleted member 56306]

Someone is doing this on purpose lmao.

 

[GodlyTwins]

"forgot" hehehehe

 

[Doskoi Panda]

lmao

the fact that it's happened twice now does lend a bit of credence to the idea that Bethesda were just using Denuvo to keep review copies from leaking and they intend to patch it out soon, but I'm still laughing

 

[WellbornWarrior]

I unpacked it but it's not there.

 

[AshenOne]

lmao

the fact that it's happened twice now does lend a bit of credence to the idea that Bethesda were just using Denuvo to keep review copies from leaking and they intend to patch it out soon, but I'm still laughing

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Well it looks like they already took the non drm exe out of the bethesda.net version so it looks like it was a legit mistake and not them giving us it officially..

See?

I unpacked it but it's not there.

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[DanteMenethil]

Can confirm, just got an update with my bethesda launcher version and it removed the folder lmao

 

[Mifec]

Too late for them sadly. It's all over the net by now.

 

[Deleted member 5028]

Please be kind and delete the files from your computer and nuke this thread. Do the right thing.

Spoiler

lol

 

[LordRuyn]

Too late for them, it's already all over the Internet and every major person in the scene has their hands on it. Just googled it and reddit was the first result with instructions. Personally I hate denuvo so I'll just wait like I did with the first one till they drop Denuvo or it goes on steep sale

 

[Rodrigues solitaire]

Imagine paying x million(s) for a Denuvo contract and the game gets inadvertently 'cracked' an hour before release. Wow.

 

[Galactic Specter]

Bruh

 

[LordRuyn]

Imagine paying x million(s) for a Denuvo contract and the game gets inadvertently 'cracked' an hour before release. Wow.

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twice too!

 

[Clowns]

Hilarious.

 

[Deleted member 15457]

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[Dinjoralo]

Is this image from someone with a review copy or something?

 

[DanteMenethil]

Is this image from someone with a review copy or something?

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no, why?

 

[TaySan]

Don't see it on mine? Am I too late? Only see 'downloads" folder.

 

[DanteMenethil]

Don't see it on mine? Am I too late?

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Yes they patched it out maybe half an hour ago

 

[DSN2K]

thats big fuck up.

 

[Dinjoralo]

no, why?

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I thought it wasn't out for a few hours yet. I guess it's a rolling release.

 

[Slaythe]

I want to believe they did this for the poor people that can't buy DOOM and are stuck in confinement.

Can't believe they messed up 4 times and with their biggest game.

What generous soul.

Yes they patched it out maybe half an hour ago

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Or they're super incompetent...

 

[chandoog]