In late 2016, the Chinese government, under pressure from US trade representatives (specifically the ESA), raided the offices of 3DM's associated distribution site. Bird Sister announced that she was "getting old" and that the legal risks for her staff were too high. She declared that 3DM would cease all cracking activities.

“Syndicate-3DM”是巨大便利性的产物，但也暴露了尖锐的法律问题。随着国内知识产权保护的加强以及Steam等正版平台的市场培育，3DM的商业模式的根基开始松动。最具标志性的事件是2017年，日本光荣特库摩起诉3DM侵权其《三国志13》等5款游戏，法院一审判定3DM赔偿160余万元人民币。这被媒体称为“免费单机时代的终结”。在更早的2016年，3DM创始人宿菲菲就曾在微博上高调宣布“新年之后不再破解任何单机游戏”，并且反过来嘲讽“正版侠”。这一系列官司和声明，标志着3DM开始逐步从破解前沿后撤。

: The use of cybernetically modified agents to carry out assassinations, industrial espionage, and "persuasion" of rival scientists.

, which is a time-based strategy often used in specific market windows. Execution Management

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最广为流传的“Syndicate-3DM”形态，实际上是。这类版本最大的特点是：解压即玩、无需安装、已打3DM破解/汉化。例如游民星空当年发布的“已打3DM绿色，解压即可玩”的版本。它甚至带着一个独特的警示：“硬盘版所集成的3DM破解几乎会被所有主流杀毒软件误报，请注意提防”。这条警示后来成了所有3DM硬盘版用户心照不宣的“潜规则”，在每一次报毒弹窗面前，玩家和杀毒软件展开了一场关于“信任”的博弈。