Would it be possible to bring back the servers for Ratchet: Deadlocked?

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Would it be possible to bring back the servers for Ratchet: Deadlocked?

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I played Ratchet: Deadlocked before it shut down in June 2012. The game used DNAS. Would it be possible to bring back its servers?

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Re: Would it be possible to bring back the servers for Ratchet: Deadlocked?

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Hi! dnas is not a problem as long as Sony's Dnas server is Still running.

The problem would be to recreate the game server as it was on a dedicaded server (I mean it was not a shared server as gamespy was. Gamespy server was used for a lot of games).

I don't know how to recreate a server, but if you want to do this you will need packet captures from when the game was still online.
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Since DNAS is down forever, I'll add one more question.

Is there a chance No23 and other expert members will manage to pull up a DNAS server emulator for UYA and Deadlocked / Gladiator?
Also, I always wondered if UYA and DL / G are region exclusives, I mean, if you play the PAL version you'll be able to play only against PAL users.
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HeroWolfMod wrote:Is there a chance No23 and other expert members will manage to pull up a DNAS server emulator for UYA and Deadlocked / Gladiator?
At this very moment I'm afraid this isn't possible. Only games in the DNAS forever collection can pass the authentification test. Every game uses a unique 1024 bit RSA key that is impossible for us to break currently. Maybe possible in a few years or decades?

Of course I am looking for further flaws DNAS that would allow us to add every game to the collection, but I wouldn't place a bet on this.

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no23 wrote:
HeroWolfMod wrote:Is there a chance No23 and other expert members will manage to pull up a DNAS server emulator for UYA and Deadlocked / Gladiator?
At this very moment I'm afraid this isn't possible. Only games in the DNAS forever collection can pass the authentification test. Every game uses a unique 1024 bit RSA key that is impossible for us to break currently. Maybe possible in a few years or decades?

Of course I am looking for further flaws DNAS that would allow us to add every game to the collection, but I wouldn't place a bet on this.
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i hope it happens...

Of course I am looking for further flaws DNAS that would allow us to add every game to the collection,
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