<s>
FADE	B-Application
(	O
or	O
DEGRADE	O
)	O
is	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
software	O
developed	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FADE	B-Application
operates	O
by	O
checking	O
whether	O
a	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
pirated	O
;	O
if	O
it	O
has	O
,	O
it	O
initially	O
allows	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
run	O
normally	O
,	O
but	O
deliberately	O
alters	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
over	O
time	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
difficult	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
outright	O
unplayable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FADE	B-Application
introduces	O
deliberate	O
errors	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
sectors	O
of	O
the	O
disc	O
,	O
which	O
resemble	O
the	O
errors	O
typically	O
seen	O
on	O
scratched	O
CDs	O
and	O
DVDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
errors	O
are	O
present	O
,	O
FADE	B-Application
will	O
determine	O
that	O
the	O
disc	O
is	O
a	O
legal	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
errors	O
are	O
not	O
present	O
,	O
FADE	B-Application
will	O
determine	O
that	O
the	O
disc	O
is	O
a	O
copy	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
pirated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
notification	O
or	O
error	O
message	O
that	O
tells	O
the	O
player	O
that	O
a	O
fake	O
disc	O
image	O
has	O
been	O
detected	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
very	O
difficult	O
for	O
software	O
crackers	O
to	O
determine	O
if	O
their	O
crack	O
has	O
succeeded	O
in	O
defeating	O
FADE	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
detecting	O
a	O
pirated	O
copy	O
,	O
FADE	B-Application
gradually	O
alters	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
core	O
features	O
to	O
render	O
the	O
game	O
extremely	O
difficult	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
outright	O
impossible	O
,	O
to	O
play	O
normally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
issues	O
introduced	O
by	O
FADE	B-Application
are	O
often	O
designed	O
to	O
resemble	O
glitches	O
,	O
or	O
otherwise	O
frustrate	O
or	O
surprise	O
unsuspecting	O
pirates	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
impression	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
simply	O
bugged	O
without	O
revealing	O
the	O
true	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
,	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
FADE	B-Application
's	O
implementation	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
to	O
"	O
out	O
"	O
pirates	O
by	O
tricking	O
them	O
into	O
detailing	O
their	O
"	O
game-breaking	O
bug	O
"	O
on	O
support	O
forums	O
,	O
often	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
pirate	O
being	O
banned	O
from	O
the	O
forum	O
or	O
,	O
if	O
possible	O
,	O
even	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
effects	O
of	O
FADE	B-Application
vary	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
it	O
is	O
implemented	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
Arma	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
FADE	B-Application
gradually	O
decreases	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
weapons	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
very	O
difficult	O
to	O
hit	O
a	O
target	O
,	O
even	O
at	O
close	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FADE	B-Application
can	O
also	O
reverse	O
the	O
controls	O
of	O
vehicles	O
,	O
or	O
make	O
them	O
randomly	O
start	O
and	O
stop	O
moving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
FADE	B-Application
will	O
turn	O
the	O
player	O
into	O
a	O
bird	O
and	O
display	O
a	O
message	O
that	O
reads	O
"	O
Good	O
birds	O
do	O
not	O
fly	O
away	O
from	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
you	O
have	O
only	O
yourself	O
to	O
blame	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
not	O
all	O
FADE	B-Application
applications	O
produce	O
results	O
this	O
extreme	O
;	O
Take	B-Application
On	I-Application
Helicopters	I-Application
,	O
which	O
uses	O
DEGRADE	O
,	O
simply	O
blurs	O
and	O
warps	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
screen	O
upon	O
detecting	O
a	O
pirated	O
game	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
extremely	O
difficult	O
to	O
see	O
clearly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
used	O
FADE	B-Application
in	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
releases	O
until	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
War	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
after	O
which	O
DEGRADE	O
was	O
used	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
BFE	I-Application
uses	O
FADE	B-Application
by	O
introducing	O
overpowered	O
or	O
indestructible	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
zone	O
.	O
</s>
