Made it to the Tribal stage last night before going to bed. I initially tried to create a balaced carnivore but got tired of trying to make friends with other packs so I've gone the staight preadator route. My creature is fully geared towards combat with his offensive stats maxed in all catagories except spitting which is a 4. Should be interesting to see how that decision pays off now that I've evolved.
For some reason I'm not able to get an image to show up in this post so here is a link to my latest generation Trilesse in the Sporepedia.
Sporepedia
As for the DRM, I downloaded the game off of Direct 2 Drive so I'm not sure if that version has SecureRom on it or not (there's no disc check but you do have to be logged into EA to start the game). The 3 install limit doesn't bother me though I do see where it could be a problem for some.
I guess my question is, why are those of you who claim you pirate in protest for publishers enforcing a draconion DRM that installs undisired programs onto your system be willing to take an even greater risk by downloading and installing potentialy virus and trojan infected cracked copies? I mean isn't replacing one risk with another just bad policy? If you don't want to support the publisher then don't buy the game but don't pirate it either. Doing so clearly does not stop the publishers from using DRM and it still puts you at risk and chances are you'll end up with something even more destrutive to your system than what the DRM could have done.
Anyway, I believe there is no justification for piracy. Send your message by not buying from the publisher if you do not agree with their policies all you want but keep in mind that gaming is a privilige, not a right. There is no law in the land that states you have a right to play a game on your computer. Just because you do not agree with the way a company conducts business does not give you a right to steal from them.
As for the publishers, I don't see why they don't just create their own 'crack' for the game that either doesn't work or is bugged up with key features disabled and flood the torrent sites with it themselves. Hell, even use the names of the more popular 'trusted' crackers for the files. I think that would probably discourage more casual pirates than any DRM sceme ever could. Just imagine trying to download a file but you keep running into nothing but broken ones. After several attempts I'd think most people would just give up.