i just tried two cracked .exe files from gamecopyworld (one for the english 1.0 and one for the russion 1.1) and my ships started shooting again with both of them!
...so this is
NOT releated to the missing Steam File you all are talking about but to the f*cking Starforce protection that still did not get removed!
bad news though, the text is now all mumbo jumbo so the crack isn't a final solution for the steam version either.
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Good Job protecting your software from your customers while Pirates get a working version.
NERDRAGE!!!