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Jim Bailey
16-11-2002, 09:37
Is there a patch or fix to stop having to insert disc 2 when playing Grand Theft Auto3?
RincewindTheWiz
16-11-2002, 11:02
It's best to patch to v1.1, and then use one of these nocd's (http://www.megagames.com/cracks/html/c904950_0.htm).
Jim Bailey
16-11-2002, 12:22
This will stop me from having to insert the audio cd2 when I play the game?
emptyeighty
16-11-2002, 12:41
Yep, exactly. Read the instructions carefully, however.
Jim Bailey
16-11-2002, 13:28
Thanks guys. Where do I find the patch to v1.1?
gh0sth@cker
16-11-2002, 13:30
At the official GTA3 website - search Google
Jim Bailey
16-11-2002, 14:27
Thanks guys but followed your instructions and it still asks for cd2. CD2 is the audio cd and I guess I have to live with putting it in when I play the game.
Theres intstructions with the crack isnt there? I'm sure it says something along of the lines of copying the Audio folders from cd2 to your GTA Directory.
Jim Bailey
16-11-2002, 16:01
Originally posted by BountyWarrior
Theres intstructions with the crack isnt there? I'm sure it says something along of the lines of copying the Audio folders from cd2 to your GTA Directory.
There are no instructions in the crack, just an app. file.
I will live with using the cd when I play the game. Thanks for everyones help though.
RincewindTheWiz
16-11-2002, 18:57
Originally posted by Jim Bailey
There are no instructions in the crack, just an app. file.
I will live with using the cd when I play the game. Thanks for everyones help though. Hey, you're not giving up are you ? ;) Just copy the contents of the Audio directory on cd 2 to the same directory on your hard disk and it should work fine. The directory on your hard disk will be "C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\GTAIII\Audio\" if you installed on your C: hard disk. Just copy all 597Mb of files in the Audio directory on disc 2 to this directory and you can play without the cd (if you installed a nocd crack).
Jim Bailey
16-11-2002, 19:30
Thanks. I must be doing something wrong because although I did everything everyone suggested I still need to insert CD2 when playing the game.
I thought I would give it a try to find a solution, and maybe I did not follow your instructions properly (I am not a novice), none of the fixes work.
Thanks again for your patience with me.
Orbis Factor
16-11-2002, 20:06
i have had the same problem, the update takes away the protection but doesn't get rid of the cd check to start the game, you need cd2 in to start the game, but you can take it out if the audio files are on you hard drive
Jim Bailey
16-11-2002, 20:13
Maybe the fix for different OS's is different. I run WixXP Home and nothing, including copying the audio files from CD2 to the game directory on the HD has worked.
After hours trying different cracks, used:
GRAND.THEFT.AUTO.3.11.WIZARD.OF.DOOM.NOCD.ZIP
from www.megagames.com
It just wouldnt work, I deleted most of the BIG files.. the radio ones.. and copied the smallest file about 7 times and renamed them.. to what the one si deleted was.
Well if that makes sense :P
I got it working :D YES..
me chucks his Disc2 into the bin :P
btw.. I copied EVERYTHING that was on CD2 into the GTAIII Directory, not just the Audio.
Orbis Factor
17-11-2002, 00:22
btw.. I copied EVERYTHING that was on CD2 into the GTAIII Directory, not just the Audio.
that could be why it worked for you
RincewindTheWiz
17-11-2002, 03:30
Originally posted by Orbis Factor
that could be why it worked for you No, there's only an Audio subdir on cd 2. Plus some files in the root that are used for safedisc 2. That's all. Just download the nocd patch here (http://www.megagames.com/cracks/html/c904950_0.htm) (The Wizard of Doom), copy it to your GTAIII directory, and run it to patch the executable. As long as you've updated to v1.1 and copied the audio directory, it WILL work.
adamhu34
24-01-2003, 18:41
Just to let everyone know that i followed the same steps applied the no cd and then copied all files from the cd to the GTA3 folder and it worked great no problems. THANK GOD FOR FOURMS
Firstly u will copy the "audio" folder form CD2 to your GTAIII directory..
after that u will patch v1.1 and then u will crack it.
i will give the location for the files soon..
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