Windows 10 Store Games Status?
What type of modifications can be done to Store games? One edition of my wrapper worked without relying on changing the game directory at all. In that case I did change the directory but I didn't have to. I could have placed the shader dump anywhere outside the game directory. Instead of modifying the game directory and intercepting DirectX 11 there the game Dirt 3 was hardcoded to load from c:\Windows\System32 so I had to redirect the main DX11 dll. My point is that Windows Store applications should be within reach with the right tool. I don't remember all the detail as this was about a year ago but main point is that it's possible.
What type of modifications can be done to Store games?

One edition of my wrapper worked without relying on changing the game directory at all.
In that case I did change the directory but I didn't have to.
I could have placed the shader dump anywhere outside the game directory.

Instead of modifying the game directory and intercepting DirectX 11 there the game Dirt 3 was hardcoded to load from c:\Windows\System32 so I had to redirect the main DX11 dll.

My point is that Windows Store applications should be within reach with the right tool.

I don't remember all the detail as this was about a year ago but main point is that it's possible.

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#1
Posted 04/05/2016 02:14 PM   
From what I can gather in that case you may have been the only one to have any success. Maybe review the killer instinct thread. Could be a good one to play with since it's free to play and is nearly 3d ready out of the box.
From what I can gather in that case you may have been the only one to have any success.
Maybe review the killer instinct thread. Could be a good one to play with since it's free to play and is nearly 3d ready out of the box.

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#2
Posted 04/05/2016 02:20 PM   
Imagine not being able to play forza in 3D..............
Imagine not being able to play forza in 3D..............

#3
Posted 04/05/2016 03:48 PM   
I just read that Quantum Break will be 70 EUR. Those prices are rediculous and do not really make me move to their store at all.
I just read that Quantum Break will be 70 EUR. Those prices are rediculous and do not really make me move to their store at all.

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#4
Posted 04/05/2016 08:13 PM   
I was not able to install Tomb Raider as Windows 10 could not survive long enough (BSOD) to download it, and each reboot restarted the download from scratch. Pirateguybrush was able to try it out, but the store was extremely hostile to any attempt to add new files to the game directory, marking the game as corrupt and requiring a reinstall.
I was not able to install Tomb Raider as Windows 10 could not survive long enough (BSOD) to download it, and each reboot restarted the download from scratch. Pirateguybrush was able to try it out, but the store was extremely hostile to any attempt to add new files to the game directory, marking the game as corrupt and requiring a reinstall.

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#5
Posted 04/05/2016 08:49 PM   
Well the original Gears of war had similar kind of protection as windows store games. You couldn't use a injector to work. Sweetfx/helixmod wrapper/whatever. It would spit out an error saying does not support modified files. Until people were able to rip Windows Live from game. But. Tridef worked on it even with windows live. [url]https://www.tridef.com/user-guide/supported-games[/url] If tridef works with Windows store games *maybe* hook rather then injection will work.
Well the original Gears of war had similar kind of protection as windows store games.
You couldn't use a injector to work. Sweetfx/helixmod wrapper/whatever. It would spit out an error saying does not support modified files.
Until people were able to rip Windows Live from game.


But. Tridef worked on it even with windows live.
https://www.tridef.com/user-guide/supported-games

If tridef works with Windows store games *maybe* hook rather then injection will work.

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#6
Posted 04/05/2016 11:51 PM   
Modifying 3D Vision comes secondary to actually enabling 3D Vision. I am currently stuck at gettin 3D Vision to activate at all. I'm trying with Killer Instinct but with no luck even after Reading the KI thread. Having only one card should avoid any problems with SLI but I'm gettinig nowhere right now. As the game directories are extremely protected with many apps checking checksums before even launching. I'm placing my trust in that they don't actually check the main DX11 dll in the windows folder. It is pretty likely that they do but theree is a chance they just trust everything is ok inside windows. Let's just put it this way, resorting to replace the main windows with your wrapper is pretty extreme. If I hadn't already done it in the past I would be a lot less confident about it. Current status report: 3D Vision does not load in Killer Instinct. I don't own any other Windows Store game. Are there any other free games that can be tested?
Modifying 3D Vision comes secondary to actually enabling 3D Vision.

I am currently stuck at gettin 3D Vision to activate at all.

I'm trying with Killer Instinct but with no luck even after Reading the KI thread.

Having only one card should avoid any problems with SLI but I'm gettinig nowhere right now.

As the game directories are extremely protected with many apps checking checksums before even launching.
I'm placing my trust in that they don't actually check the main DX11 dll in the windows folder.
It is pretty likely that they do but theree is a chance they just trust everything is ok inside windows.

Let's just put it this way, resorting to replace the main windows with your wrapper is pretty extreme.

If I hadn't already done it in the past I would be a lot less confident about it.

Current status report: 3D Vision does not load in Killer Instinct.
I don't own any other Windows Store game.
Are there any other free games that can be tested?

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#7
Posted 04/06/2016 05:18 AM   
Flugan. I had the exact same problem with killer instinct, Spent a day trying to get it to work when others said it was working well. Try the following. * If you have SLI disable it. * If you have multiple screens, disconnect all but the main display * Go into advanced Display settings in windows and turn 3d Display mode off and on. * Reboot * If it still does'nt engage repeat, the last step. Immediately run the game when windows loads. This is what I had to go through to consistently engage, and make sure you dont have any registry hacks setup to disable 3dvision on startup, because the hotkeys wont work multiple screen's seems to be the biggest issue here but game does not render correctly in SLI
Flugan. I had the exact same problem with killer instinct, Spent a day trying to get it to work when others said it was working well. Try the following.

* If you have SLI disable it.
* If you have multiple screens, disconnect all but the main display
* Go into advanced Display settings in windows and turn 3d Display mode off and on.
* Reboot
* If it still does'nt engage repeat, the last step.
Immediately run the game when windows loads.

This is what I had to go through to consistently engage, and make sure you dont have any registry hacks setup to disable 3dvision on startup, because the hotkeys wont work

multiple screen's seems to be the biggest issue here but game does not render correctly in SLI

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#8
Posted 04/06/2016 05:42 AM   
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