Easy to make a no-cd crack from the .EXE ?

[ISONO]

A new patch is out for my current favorite game (Motocross Mania) and since I can`t find a no-cd crack for it anywhere I was wondering if I could make one myself ?

The patch is simply a new game launching .exe that you copy over the old one.

Thx a lot for any help,
ISONO

[conor]

Im no expert in cracking games but I think it can be done with a "Hex Editor" (this will open the file into thousands of 1s and 0s. You must alter the program to disable the cd checker for a no cd or completly change the protection for a backup cd.
This is probably much too hard though so just try downloading one from a site like GCW or megagames and leave it to the experts.

see you,
Conor.

[Viper]

There is a simple way to do your own cracks , if the disc is protected with the "Safedisk no.1" protection routines ...
You can check with tools , or simple if you watch on the original disc .
When there is a file which is called "Clockspl.exe" , an "*.icd" and a file called "dxplayerdll.dll" ...
If this is given , simply download the tool "Unsafedisc 1.5.5" ...
After that , copy the following files from your copied (important : not from the original disc !) and updated disc to a temp directory and start "unsafedisk" ...
The files are :
*the main EXE file
*the ICD file named the same as the EXE file
*the dxplayerdll.dll file ...
In unsafedisk you now click on the ICD file in your temp directory and let "unsafedisk" do his work ..
After a "Success" message , you find a new EXE , called "Testme.exe" in the temp directory ..
Now change the name of "Testme.exe" to the name of the original exe and copy it over the installed one ...
So , now you have done your own crack with simple tools :-)

Viper

[ISONO]

Thanks guys,
But the game doesn`t have an .icd file.... Looks like I`m outta luck on this one
:(

ISONO

[BOT]

sorry Viper but a lot of Safedisc games have an extra cd-check you can use USD to make a fixed exe but for a no-cd crack you have to use W32dasm or Softice