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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/37276106

Someone cracked/rip (don't know the right term) CS:GO but only the 2020 version - https://hackvshack.net/threads/cs-go-2020-legacy-download-2023.2995

To fix Account Error, go to "csgo" folder, found "steam.inf", or just "steam" file, change first line "ClientVersion" to "2000258", and all will work

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[–] bobo1900@startrek.website 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What's the benefit of this? Cracking an online game that is free anyway

[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What do you mean free? You literally can't get this even with money. It's called preservation and people enjoying the "good old versions"

[–] bobo1900@startrek.website 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

CS:GO is a free game. I was wondering about pirating a game that is 100% online. Are people downloading this only playing against bots? Are there going to be private servers also rolledback to a previous version? I'm just curious

[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

CS:GO is a free game

Was* a free game. Now it's unavailable with no legal means of getting it.

Are there going to be private servers also rolledback to a previous version?

There have always been something called "legacy servers". The link in this post that links to the download actually includes some of those servers.