original post by user spinewire from GOG Forum June 04, 2020 TL;DR DXHR Directors Cut has built in telemetry, tracking and metrics which phones home to 2 separate companies which causes the freeze. Non-Directors Cut doesn't include telemetry, tracking and metrics and doesn't crash. Has anyone experienced the game freezing and sound looping after completing a take down (once the camera goes back to first-person) or hacking (after being successful)? It happens every time on the first level for me. I've tried the usual DX9 mode and turning off HUD notifications, as I feel it's a bug in the nasty "achievements" code that may be running behind the scenes but it made no difference. The game runs smoothly otherwise, but unfortunately I cannot avoid hacking in the game. Update 1: I've just noticed via processmonitor that one of the last things for the exe to do is to try and establish a connection to: 184.107.107.213 (but it's fw'd out). I'm not a fan of rabbit holes but I'm keen to know other people's experiences. Update 2: Sysmon reveals all about that IP address: QueryName: dx3a-pc-game-metrics.eidos.co.uk QueryStatus: 0 QueryResults: type: 5 legacyos.eidos.co.uk;184.107.107.213; Image: C:\Program Files\GOG\Deus Ex HRDC\DXHRDC.exe Update 3: A quick dig for that URL and I see some lovely slides: slideshare.net/acagamic/game-metrics-and-biometrics-the-future-of-player-experience-research. Update 4: After I permit DXHRDC.exe outbound to the internet, it still locks up however it now completes the below requests with identical timestamps before crashing: QueryName: dx3-pc-game-infocast.eidos.co.uk QueryStatus: 0 QueryResults: type: 5 legacyos.eidos.co.uk;184.107.107.213; Image: C:\Program Files\GOG\Deus Ex HRDC\DXHRDC.exe then QueryName: master10.doublefusion.com QueryStatus: 0 QueryResults: 91.195.241.136; Image: C:\Program Files\GOG\Deus Ex HRDC\DXHRDC.exe the ....Full detailed post in Forum. PLEASE GOG FIX THIS INTRUSION IN PRIVACY (and improve 4k Hud scaling)
