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Fitgirl repack? What exactly is it? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 10 months ago by yuunikki@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I apologize if this is already answered somewhere but I'm curious what exactly a fitgirl repack is? I know it's a pirated version of a game but like is it just an installer or something? And if you imported the game into steam for example can you be "banned" or VAT (idr the term)

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[-] yote_zip@pawb.social 36 points 10 months ago

I'll add that if you want to archive games forever, storing repacks is a good idea because of their extreme compression. From what I've observed, Fitgirl trends towards heavier compression while DODI trends towards faster install times.

KaOsKrew is another respected repacking group that you can trust.

[-] Mang@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

I like how Kaos installer show you how much CPU, RAM and SSD is being used

[-] psmgx@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Has anyone done a true up between those and a system specific hw monitor? If I was going to hijack CPU and download a shit ton of malicious binaries I'd want to obfuscate that, and adding a CPU monitoring window with fake values is a great way to deflect/create false confidence

[-] yote_zip@pawb.social 5 points 10 months ago

Any sort of malicious activity that's not bitcoin mining can be disguised easily within the background noise of normal CPU usage. If you're getting pwned, assume you're getting pwned for longer than the duration of the install program - any strenuous pwning could be spread out across hours or days if they really wanted. If you're ultra-worried about whether repackers are trustworthy, you can always source clean game files and crack the game yourself.

[-] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Idk man dodi's releasees seem to have the same size as fitgirl while also install faster and less CPU intensive when installing

[-] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

No way we're downloading the same repacks, it's rare to see anything as small as fitgirl's releases in my experience. Your CPU had better be ready to step up to the plate though.

[-] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

I've had random errors, lock ups, etc. with Fitgirl's repacks, however Dodi's repacks have been incredibly smooth. Miles Morales installed in less than 4 minutes, using his repack.

[-] yuunikki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago

So I should get games from kaoskrew?

[-] yote_zip@pawb.social 2 points 10 months ago

They're available as an option. You can source from any of Fitgirl, DODI, or KaOs if they have the game you want. Other repackers do exist and they're all generally trustworthy, but those 3 put out a lot of content and have a good track record. ElAmigos is another good one that puts out a lot of releases.

[-] yuunikki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago

So I just download game from over, run installer, and that's it?

[-] yote_zip@pawb.social 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah. What repackers do is they source the game, source all the updates, source the DLC, and source the cracks, then put it all together, make sure it works, compress it into an installer, and distribute it. As an end-user you run the installer to decompress the game and then click play. Repackers don't actually do any of the cracking themselves, they just put it all in one package and make it easy. The installer will run CPU-heavy while it decompresses their heavy compression so don't be alarmed by that.