Civilization IV v1.61

[Seelster]

Hey i've managed to scratch my cd for civ and cant seem to find a no cd for the updated version i've got. Any suggestions on how i can get my game working as the cd is just an expensive coaster right now!

Cheers

It's version 1.61 i've got not 1.62, sorry!!!

[phil8900]

Hi,
try the fixed image.

[infra172]

I have the same problem.

Fixed image? What do you mean?

Also, isn't the latest patch that's out 1.61 not 1.62?

[Seelster]

Sorry yeah it is 1.61, didnt proof read the post!!!

Anywho, ive tried the fixed image for the older versions and they dont work, thinkin it needs to be one specifically for the update???

[caki]

Sorry yeah it is 1.61, didnt proof read the post!!!

Anywho, ive tried the fixed image for the older versions and they dont work, thinkin it needs to be one specifically for the update???

Shouldn't be.

Remember to hide Daemon-tools ;)

[I_Will_Never_Die]

It will still work even with you're supposedly scratched CD which I think doesnt even exist!

[MartinK]

I have the same problem!!!

Civilization 4 will not accept the DVD when patch 1.52 or 1.61 is installed.

With patch 1.09 it works just fine.

The support just says take out the current cd-rom and insert cd-rom 1. Good work for a game that is on DVD :rolleyes:

So i'm also waiting for a noDVD patch for version 1.61.

[I_Will_Never_Die]

Its coz you have a pirated copy so it wont work

[MartinK]

Its coz you have a pirated copy so it wont work

All my games are original including Civilization 4!

I have the cover, the map, the +200 pages manual and the DVD.

[Joe Forster/STA]

@I_Will_Never_Die: Enough of this! You won one month of holiday for free.

[acal3000]

@I_Will_Never_Die: Enough of this! You won one month of holiday for free.


Maybe I will never die = Deathfox did you remeber him? it is the same location

[Xereq]

Maybe I will never die = Deathfox did you remeber him? it is the same location
Lots of people live in asia, so that doesn't really narrow it down

[Joe Forster/STA]

Ohhh, by the way, thread title fixed. ;)

[60610]

Reading above, I do not understand how people can pirate this game. But if you say so. I guess. And I am guessing by pirate, it means some way of stealing it???

When I realize that I left my CDs at home (because I am at college now), I can not play it. (And I am too cheap to ask my brother to ship it to me. Also it will be a waste since the semester is closing in.) So I finally found that there is a 1.52 no cd patch. But I like to have the 1.61 no cd patch. So I do like to make this request also for a no cd patch for patch 1.61. :)

[acal3000]

Back to the topic with guy that said the maxi image didn't worked I had the same problem. Even used Daemon Tools ( most recent version) and didn't worked but When I used safedisk hider then worked the only bad thing is that I have to usedthe hide/restore option everytime before launch the game to get the mini image to work again. Its strange because other guy in mgforums said he didn't need safedisk hider worked only with mounting. Maybe because I have the spanish version? I don't know really but that way works for me

[bonafide]

Yeah, likewise, I got Civ IV for Xmas and installed it on my laptop, 1.52 was working fine, but I didn't bother bringing the DVD back to college. I tried updating to 1.61, but now it just tells me to insert the Correct CD. I assume the problem is cause I don't have the original copy of the DVD here, so I guess I have to wait til a no-DVD fix comes out for 1.61 to play it again...

I didn't realize the no-dvd had to match the version, is that the problem? Anyone else get it to work? thanks

:cool:

[60610]

I like to know if there is any plan in the work to get a no cd patch for 1.61. Is there any plan for it?

[rlsuth]

I like to know if there is any plan in the work to get a no cd patch for 1.61. Is there any plan for it?



You do realize that this site isn't the home of world-wide cracking groups, that read these forums and crack games based on your requests, don't you?

[Joe Forster/STA]

@60610: By the way, the forum rules explicitly state that if you don't have the original CD/DVD, because you left it at some other place, then you're not eligible for support on this forum...

[60610]

rlsuth and Joe Forster/STA, sorry I did not pay clear attention to the rules. Since I do not have my CDs with me, I will have no choice for but wait until college is over to go back home. Thanks for both of your responses.

[bonafide]

Anyone having any luck with the Civilization IV 1.61 no dvd patch? Or can anyone help me get it? :confused:

[morte]

I updated to 1.61, I ripped and mounted my disk using Alcohol 120% and using sd4hide v1.1 - Works great, love the new patch BTW.

[bonafide]

Hey Morte, just wanted to thank you... I used SafeDisc4 Hider and the 1.61 patch works perfect now, I wish I would have tried that a month ago... Thanks again

[kosmiq]

PCGame just released a crack version of the 1.61 update.

Civilization IV (c) 2kgames *1.61 Update* PCGAME

:)

[bonafide]

I don't see any crack for the 1.61 one... where do you see this? I guess I don't know what "PCGame" is, is it a different site I'm supposed to know about or something?

[RincewindTheWiz]

PCGAME is a crack group that brought out the crack today. It will get on GCW in the next few days, so keep checking the GCW main page.

[caki]

I don't see any crack for the 1.61 one... where do you see this? I guess I don't know what "PCGame" is, is it a different site I'm supposed to know about or something?

No, PCGame is just a group of crackers :)

I expect the crack to be uploaded in short order to gcw :)

[Nightmare]

It is uploaded :)
Civilization IV v1.61 [ENGLISH] No-DVD/Fixed EXE (http://m0001.gamecopyworld.com/games/pc_civilization_4.shtml)

Greets

[slackersonly]

anyone else getting this error message after getting the 1.61 no-dvd patch?

civilization4.exe - entry point not found

the procedure entry point restorelasterr could not be located in the dynamic link library kernel32.dll

[Joe Forster/STA]

Use the SEARCH button to find related threads (forum rule #4) and use the RestoreLastError fixer by the SND group.

[slackersonly]

Use the SEARCH button to find related threads (forum rule #4) and use the RestoreLastError fixer by the SND group.


I DID use the search button. searching for restorelasterror has been fruitless.
I did just search for snd group after you post will similar lack of results.
any help you can provide would be appreciated.

[Joe Forster/STA]

A bit of a search on Google for "restorelasterror fix snd" gave this download page: http://snd.crackteam.ws/get.shtml?118673

[slackersonly]

thanks. it worked.
i am very nervous going to crack websites without confirmation that the files are legit. i was looking for that in my search and could not find it.

[phil8900]

Hi,
or simply get
Civilization.4.UPDATE.v1.61.iNTERNAL.READNFO.CRACK FiX-CARBON

NOTES:
1) PCGAME's crack wasn't compatible to Win2k, this is fixed.
2) PCGAME's crack had one hidden check uncracked, this is fixed.

iNTERNAL Reason is clear as water:
We don't have the permission from PCGAME...Use it or don't - it's up to
you!
Keep it up guys!

[rlsuth]

Hi,
or simply get
Civilization.4.UPDATE.v1.61.iNTERNAL.READNFO.CRACK FiX-CARBON


So now, have you sent this version to GCW so it can be used instead of the PCGame version?

[phil8900]

Hi,
yes i did.

But i don't know if really all hidden checks (safedisc has loads of them..) are fully patched.

[rlsuth]

Hi,
yes i did.

But i don't know if really all hidden checks (safedisc has loads of them..) are fully patched.



Ah well, it's still the best version we have so far.
If anybody comes across a problem with it, they'll be sure to post it here :).

[phil8900]

Hi,
i think i can't see any trees or i'm just stupid..

EDiT:

that ain't normal??!

http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/9876/unbenannt6qj1.th.jpg (http://img359.imageshack.us/my.php?image=unbenannt6qj1.jpg)

[pkrbff]

I've run the fix and it works fine... except it only gives me 10 turns to play!!!!

Anyone knows what this is about?! :(

[phil8900]

Hi,
crackfix got nuked...
grp.req.not.fully.cracked

[spsra]

I've run the fix and it works fine... except it only gives me 10 turns to play!!!!

Anyone knows what this is about?! :(

Same problem here too. Anyone? :(

[RincewindTheWiz]

It was a bad crack, that happens. Maybe a better version will come out. In the meantime, you should be able to use the mini image on GCW in combination with sd4hide.

[jeffbot]

It was a bad crack, that happens. Maybe a better version will come out. In the meantime, you should be able to use the mini image on GCW in combination with sd4hide.

And folks should realize that cracking ain't that easy ... I've felt bad for poor Joe, trying to police this forum the last few weeks, with the "I want my 1.61 crack NOW" crowd at it alla time ...

I wanted it, too. But it's done when it's done. I own the game. But I'd like to be able to put the CDs back in the box, never to be used except for emergency reinstallation. I don't own or play enough games anymore to bother with complicated solutions.

I stayed with the 1.5x version until I saw this, and went ahead and made myself a guinea pig ... and I got the 10-turn limit, too. So I deleted the cracked .exe and went back to the 1.61 .exe ... and using the CD, rather than reinstalling and going to 1.5x. again.

It *looks* so far like 1.61, as advertised, makes the game less of a memory hog and is more stable. 1.5x was good, this is better. Now I just want a good NO CD .exe ...

But I can be patient. :-)

-jeff

[slackersonly]

how will we know that a corrected crack has been made available.
will is say 1.61b or something similar?

[bonafide]

yeah for me it just shut down everytime I tried to load a saved game, but I went back to the mini image and it works fine for now

[pkrbff]

Actually, the 10 turn limit does not apply to scenarios and mods.

I hope these guys post another fix soon...

[bonafide]

this updated one doesn't work either...

[Civilization_4_User]

In addition to the 10 turns limit, I can’t see trees or any of the special resources (like gold, horses, etc.). I was just wondering if anyone else was having the same problems...

[Telon]

I can only go for ten turns, I can't see any resoures and the game will randomly crash. Anyone have any idea why both no-cd patches don't work right?

[phil8900]

Hi,
they don't work because of safedisc-hidden-checks.
Use a maxi-image or your original instead.

[Civilization_4_User]

Hi,
they don't work because of safedisc-hidden-checks.
Use a maxi-image or your original instead.

I would prefer a fixed EXE...

[necroherb]

Maybe it's like it was with The Sims 2 cracks.. if the exe is modified certain features are disabled. Like in the sims 2 you couldn't build homes etc.. the only solution was using the fixed image. As for now I'm using the fixed image for Civ4 along with the latest version of Anti-Blaxx :D

[phil8900]

Hi,
i quote from a newer carbon-nfo:

APOLOGiES for Civilization.4.UPDATE.v1.61.iNTERNAL.READNFO.CRACK FiX-CARBON
The Safedisc/Custom-Code-Mix on this one is absolutely WEiRD...The Fixed-Exe works fine on the machine where you fixed it, but fails to
work properly on any other PC. We would not know how to create such a protection, but it's quite a nice efford 2K...We are looking for a solution to properly fix civ4.161, but we cannot guarantee that we succeed.

[caki]

looks like they havent found the second set of tables used in the calculations :D

[kosmiq]

Hi,
i quote from a newer carbon-nfo:

I guess the sole reason for Carbon not being able to fully crack it is because they wouldn't be able to bypass a simple cd-check if their life depended on it... :p

They stole the crack that PcGame released and "fixed" it. Not that much better actually. Still doesn't work and they ain't able to fix Safedisc 4 from scrath either so I wouldn't really trust them no matter what so...

[P22]

Never heard of Carbon...
Are there some new group?

[phil8900]

Hi,
they used to be a cloning-crew in the scene..

@kosmiq: they even state that in their nfo^^

[kosmiq]

Hi,
they used to be a cloning-crew in the scene..

@kosmiq: they even state that in their nfo^^

I know, still not a valid release IMO if you have to steal the crack instead of making your own from scratch. Sure if they had managed to properly crack it I wouldn't mind as much stealing and still failing seems... Well... Dumb.

[bonafide]

So does this third crack attempt actually work? Or is it still fucked? I assume it's probably still fucked... :rolleyes:

[Telon]

The 3rd try at a working crack has failed. Same problems as all the other ones for me.

[caki]

I know, still not a valid release IMO if you have to steal the crack instead of making your own from scratch. Sure if they had managed to properly crack it I wouldn't mind as much stealing and still failing seems... Well... Dumb.

Actually, it was an internal release... not meant for public...

[phil8900]

Hi,
updated crack still not works..

@caki: you got it ;)

[P22]

I can confirm that newest one does not work.
In makes game end in 10 turns.

[kosmiq]

Actually, it was an internal release... not meant for public...

The reason groups labels "internals" is because they for some reason or another breaks the scenerules. Like in this case, stolen crack that has been modified. Also mostly nothing in the scene has never been meant for public.
Well enough with the scenediscussion now, I just hope there will be a real crack soon.

[phil8900]

Hi,
yeah, but you can do this things if you label internal ;)

And PCGAME seems to understand:

GROUP LOVE:
~~~~~~~~~~~
All love goes to Carbon. Atleast you made it internal ;)

But you are right, no need for a discussion here.

I wonder why even the repack still suffers that problems...they should have noticed..

[kosmiq]

I guess they went lazy and only tested on one PC. If I were able to reverse engineer like that I think I would test it on more than just one pc...

But still, its great to see some effort and I hope someone will figure it out soon... :)

[kosmiq]

A crack that atleast works for me has been submitted to GCW. Should appear in the next update.

In the meantime you can download the archive from here.
http://rapidshare.de/files/20811691/Civilization4.1.61.Cracked-iND.rar.html

Edit: reason I didn't edit my previous post is because of the fact that noone would notice unless there is a new post made... Just to clear things up... :)

[RincewindTheWiz]

Don't worry about posting too much, kosmiq. At least your posts have some sort of meaning and purpose; they're useful in sharp contrast to 90% of the posts in this thread. :rolleyes:

[UnaX]

This seems to work for me as well kosmiq, finally I can put the DVD back in the jewelcase and have it back on my shelf :D Thanks mate...

[kosmiq]

Don't worry about posting too much, kosmiq. At least your posts have some sort of meaning and purpose; they're useful in sharp contrast to 90% of the posts in this thread. :rolleyes:

I love you too man... :p

Well ok that didn't make so much sense...

@UnaX... Don't thank me. I just got hold of it nothing else... :)

[caki]

@UnaX... Don't thank me. I just got hold of it nothing else... :)


nonsense. You deserve at least some credit. Thank you :)

[RincewindTheWiz]

I love you too man... :p Just make sure JoyBoy doesn't hear it, he tends to get jealous :D

[slackersonly]

kosmiq,
thanks for the post. works fine.

[Civilization_4_User]

I don't understand why GameCopyWorld coninues to host a "crack" that doesn't work. And Yes, a ten turn limit on games is as good as it not working... :(

[Joe Forster/STA]

Because the GCW administration has absolutely no time to test cracks and check out if it's working properly. However, you can send a post into the GCW Support forum, to have that bad crack removed...

[hanches]

the new crack dont work either.
game stops playing very often, that dont happen when i use dvd in driver.
there is no turn-limiter and i can see les paysages but it still dont work properly.

sorry for me english, i hope you understand

[kosmiq]

the new crack dont work either.
game stops playing very often, that dont happen when i use dvd in driver.
there is no turn-limiter and i can see les paysages but it still dont work properly.

sorry for me english, i hope you understand

I haven't experienced that problem, is there anyone else that had:confused:

[phil8900]

Hi,
works fine on my computer, but it crashes on my bro's pc - but that could be hardware-depending..

[hanches]

me use windows 2000 could that be the problem?

when i start game i get a error, but it starts.
then i play :eek: and it stops :(

[phil8900]

Hi,
yeah, "crashing-systems" are windows2000...

working like a charm on xp^^

[2647-4EG]

me use windows 2000 could that be the problem?

when i start game i get a error, but it starts.
then i play :eek: and it stops :(

http://snd.crackteam.ws/get.shtml?118673

Was mentioned earlier in this thread. Works great on my w2k machine, now. :D

[phil8900]

Hi,
no, that's not the problem, i did that already..

but the game is buggier than it should be (buggier than with original-dvd)

[UnaX]

@UnaX... Don't thank me. I just got hold of it nothing else... :)

You deserve credit for it, since you're the one who posted it ;) Of course the cracker who did it deserves credit too :D

Only problem now is that my game hangs alot when I get to the later ages (ie. 2000+) on a huge map and with marathon setting, with as many civilizations as possible. But as I recall it did that too with the DVD in the drive. Guess I just have to play a little less 'harcore' ;)

[kosmiq]

You deserve credit for it, since you're the one who posted it ;) Of course the cracker who did it deserves credit too :D

Only problem now is that my game hangs alot when I get to the later ages (ie. 2000+) on a huge map and with marathon setting, with as many civilizations as possible. But as I recall it did that too with the DVD in the drive. Guess I just have to play a little less 'harcore' ;)

Hehe, I didn't tested the crack THAT much but I know the game is quite demanding when it comes to great maps and so on.

As for Win2k problem, I guess the solution is to switch over to XP... :p

[rlsuth]

As for Win2k problem, I guess the solution is to switch over to XP... :p


If you are going to switch, I'd skip XP and wait for Vista then.

Also, you could just dump Microsoft altogether and buy a PS3 when they come out, and keep a cheap PC running Linux, for internet/other use.

[kosmiq]

If you are going to switch, I'd skip XP and wait for Vista then.

Also, you could just dump Microsoft altogether and buy a PS3 when they come out, and keep a cheap PC running Linux, for internet/other use.

That will really help in the matter of Civilization 4.... :rolleyes:

[hanches]

no i not like switching windows.

it is working with new crack, thank you.

dont stop playing anymore for few hours :)

[phil8900]

Hi,
yea, seems like it finally works everywhere ;)

[P22]

I'm confused.
So which nocd crack is best.
Yesterday Carbon release or iND release?

[phil8900]

Hi,
i would say carbon-one as it not only works on windows xp..

[kosmiq]

I'm confused.
So which nocd crack is best.
Yesterday Carbon release or iND release?

iND release is the one to use. Carbons release is not working properly.

[phil8900]

Hi,
the carbon-fix is based on the ind-crack and just adds proper win2k-copatibility - why should it not work properly?!

[kosmiq]

Hi,
the carbon-fix is based on the ind-crack and just adds proper win2k-copatibility - why should it not work properly?!

Whooops. totally missed the new carbon one... :D

[osco]

The guy who tried to do the fixed exe for civ from PC game must be about 5 years old you can tell because of the total lack of intelligence
First it takes him 3 times to do the fix and it probably still has problems and 2 he cant figure out how to play the game and tries to say the reason is that its boring..... We all know that you just cant figure it up cause your either stupid or too young in the mind, probably both.....

Civ is a think based game TBG and only those with very low intellect or child like mind would say its boring...

go back to playing some shoot em up dude and leave the think games to to those that can.

[kosmiq]

The guy who tried to do the fixed exe for civ from PC game must be about 5 years old you can tell because of the total lack of intelligence
First it takes him 3 times to do the fix and it probably still has problems and 2 he cant figure out how to play the game and tries to say the reason is that its boring..... We all know that you just cant figure it up cause your either stupid or too young in the mind, probably both.....

Civ is a think based game TBG and only those with very low intellect or child like mind would say its boring...

go back to playing some shoot em up dude and leave the think games to to those that can.

What are you talking about? First PcGame released a non working crack then it came another one that didn't work either. After that iND released a working one with no problem (no iND is not the same guy as Carbon, iND stands for individual. After that carbon released a win2k fix for it). So what are these 3 times you're talking about? Perhaps you should think about what you write a little more.

Secondly, can't figure out how to play the game? WTF? Like crackers care about how the game is played?

About low intellect... All people don't like all kinds of games. Simple as that. What about the child and stuff. I guess you're the one with a childish brain here who say others are dumb because they don't like the same games as you do.

[Joe Forster/STA]

@osco: Learn the art of cracking, do some cracks of your own, understand how difficult it is to crack today's commercial copy protections and THEN start bitching about improper cracks. Until then, be grateful for whatever freebies you get from the underground cracker groups!

[osco]

What im talking about is how pathetic the guy is that wrote this nfo file that comes with the latest fix by pcgame

so do talk shit to me kosmiq.. pcgame shows his low IQ in his .nfo file
he needs no help from me....

if you bothered to read it he tells you himself in the nfo file that he cant figure out how to play the game, as i said becuse he is a halfwit.

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³ Civilization 1.61 Update (c) Firaxis/2kgames ³
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³ Date: 21 May 2006 ³ Game Type: Slow and painful ³
³ Supplier: PCGAME ³ Size: Few floppies ³
³ Cracker: PCGAME ³ Protection: Safedisc 4.6 ³
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INFO:
~~~~~~~~~
uhm, yah.
Hello friends!
As you mightve noticed, the previous two rels of ours do not work 100%, nor
does the carbon ones. Reason ofcourse is that the game is so boring, that if
we we're to sit through 10 rounds of this game, we would surely die of some
STD. And scenery? who needs it!
So, here we go again then, another repack, and yes. Lets hold our hands
together and pray that it works this time!
INSTALLATION:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Run updater, copy over cracked exe, play.
GROUP LOVE:

[osco]

if you wake up kosmiq you would notice that the latest crack is by pc game

what does kos m iq stand for anyway

kos me iq is low ?

[caki]

You bitch about something you get for free. Don't like it? Don't take it. Don't come here whining just because someone didn't crack the last update for civ4 1.61 21 seconds after its release.

[osco]

hey caki

first of all i could not give a crap about any crack as i just leave the damm cd for Civ in the drive and i dont even bother with a no-cd crack
i never ever complained about not having a crack so unless you can learn to read dickhead keep out of this.
what i am saying is that what this wanker pcgame said.. as below
he has no right to say as he can't even work out how to play the game
because if he could he would not say those things..
Civ is the number one strategy game in the world there is no game strategy or otherwise that comes close.

" Reason of course is that the game is so boring, that if
we we're to sit through 10 rounds of this game, we would surely die of some
STD. And scenery? who needs it! "


if the guy is going to crack games then thats what he should do but not
put a game down just cause he is to stupid to play it...

so before you make a coment dude read properly next time or keep your lame mouth shut.

[kosmiq]

hey caki

first of all i could not give a crap about any crack as i just leave the damm cd for Civ in the drive and i dont even bother with a no-cd crack
i never ever complained about not having a crack so unless you can learn to read dickhead keep out of this.
what i am saying is that what this wanker pcgame said.. as below
he has no right to say as he can't even work out how to play the game
because if he could he would not say those things..
Civ is the number one strategy game in the world there is no game strategy or otherwise that comes close.

" Reason of course is that the game is so boring, that if
we we're to sit through 10 rounds of this game, we would surely die of some
STD. And scenery? who needs it! "


if the guy is going to crack games then thats what he should do but not
put a game down just cause he is to stupid to play it...

so before you make a coment dude read properly next time or keep your lame mouth shut.

Maybe you should keep your mouth shut. Also if you don't care about cracks why are you here whining? I can't see any reason for it. And saying that the game is the number one strategy game is stupid. Everyone won't think so anyway and its a turn-based strategy game. How about the RTS's thats out there? What if someone happen to like C&C Generals more than Civ. Are they wrong then and you are the almighty truth-teller?

Also I don't see what the problem is with expressing your own opinion. Just as you do he tells his (PcGames cracker). Where does he say that he can't figure out how to play the game? He just says he think its boring. Maybe I think you're boring with your posts here that does nothing but bitch? Am I wrong then if you tell me I am? But if I think that? OMG I must be too stupid to realize how full of truth and interest your posts are.... :rolleyes:

What kosmiq stands for? Well nothing as its just a nick, but I guess you were to dumb to realize that.

[caki]

Its great to see how natural selection is progressing these days. I'll go talk to my little sister now, no doubt the conversation will be more fruitful than the one I am having right now.

So, here I leave you. Go ahead and bitch on a public forum about how some cracker insulted the one game that your life revolves around. Here's a hint buddy:

No one cares
This forum is here to help people, while you are doing anything but that

Have a nice day

*ignored*

[Joe Forster/STA]

@osco: Two things. One: you've been abusing forum rule #7; next time, you'll get banned for it; take this as a final warning. Two: that note in the .nfo file was probably a joke. (Have you thought about who is smarter: the person who can play a game but cannot crack it or the person who can crack the game but cannot play it?)

[osco]

I sat down and had a good think about your question and i would say that these two people would be of equal levels of intellegence and then there is the third type like myself who can Play the game and also has no problems in cracking a game so i guess that makes me smarter than both according to your ways of thinking.

which i might add is a very childish way of thinking.

[DABhand]

Copying over a file into a folder doesnt make you smart.


There is cracking a game and then there is cracking a game for real.


What you fail to realise is, so what if the guy took a few turns to crack a protection, they are designed to make it difficult to put off crackers. Its not like they get a game and say "oh ill think ill take 5 minutes to crack this protection"


Then you start complaining to people one being a long term member and valued here.


Hell I dont play much Civ nowadays anymore, and I wouldnt sit there all day to make sure the protection works with every click and shortcut and instances.


Like was said at least they did it for people like yourself for free, so why bitch about it?


Now as said if you can crack a game yourself then you would know the complexities of cracking. And again no copying a file over is not cracking. Reversing a file and changing the code is cracking.

[DABhand]

On a side note I think TNT cracked 1.61. But ill delay in sending it in, just for a laugh.

[caki]

Can you paste nfo? I want to see if they admitted stealing the crack, or claiming to have done it themselves :P

[kosmiq]

On a side note I think TNT cracked 1.61. But ill delay in sending it in, just for a laugh.

TNT? I have not seen any 1.61 crack from TNT and can't see any reason for them to do so either..!

iND did the job fine and then Carbon released the 2k fix... What could TNT do? Well I guess they came up with a reason just to do it... :rolleyes:

[caki]

Carbon mentioned fixing some sdapi call from the iND crack, when they didn't fix shit aside from win2k... :rolleyes: Fucking crackstealing lamers.

[P22]

I applaud those crackers for having motivation to make no-cd, even if they don't like to play the game.

[Joe Forster/STA]

@osco: If you're such a great hacker that you suppose yourself to be - I have no idea; I can judge you only from what you write in this forum, nothing else! - then, please, crack this game update properly - and play it through, too, to see it that it really has been cracked properly! - and upload it to GCW. Then, I assure you, you'll be considered a useful member of this forum. Until you actually come up with something substantial, you're considered to only be bitching around - probably without knowing what you're talking about.

As for the childish way of thinking... Does playing through a game require such an amount of practice and prior (self-)education as cracking the game (properly)? Oh, PLEEZ...

[osco]

first of all as i said i did not come here for a crack, i paid for one game this year and that was civ iv so i just leave the cd in the drive since thats the only game i play..

there are other things that can and did bring me to this forum.. do i really have to explain that to you as well...
as for playin Civ and cracking a game i can tell you now that to master Civ IV
is the same as trying to master chess.. it takes a lifetime to do it and it has to be played as deply as chess to be played properly... hence i am ofended when some numnuts puts it down when i and you know that he has not even played 10 turns....

learning to make a no_cd for some does not take long and for others it takes
a long time but i can assure you that to master this art is nothing compared to mastering a game of chess.... the two simply cannot be compared.

[Joe Forster/STA]

Okay, you've answered my second paragraph. How about the first?

[DABhand]

TNT? I have not seen any 1.61 crack from TNT and can't see any reason for them to do so either..!

iND did the job fine and then Carbon released the 2k fix... What could TNT do? Well I guess they came up with a reason just to do it... :rolleyes:


Your right they did a crack for AOE3 and not Civ4 lol close enough :P

[osco]

To answer your first paragraph I would first have to understand the question

You are either asking me to prove myself..
Or you are someone who loves Civ IV so much that you would really love to have a no-cd patch that actually works
For whatever reason

I can only judge you from what you write so...

My guess is you are asking me to prove myself to you....
I have nothing to gain by proving something to you, do I ?

Remember I did not bitch about a crack.... I just can't stand people that say hash things about anything when I know they
Don't have a clue about it.... And I bet you are the same way..

[Joe Forster/STA]

@osco: You wrote: "The guy who tried to do the fixed exe for civ from PC game must be about 5 years old you can tell because of the total lack of intelligence
First it takes him 3 times to do the fix and it probably still has problems and 2 he cant figure out how to play the game and tries to say the reason is that its boring..... We all know that you just cant figure it up cause your either stupid or too young in the mind, probably both....."

Thus, you are bitching about the quality of the crack. Also, you still haven't proved that you would be able to crack it properly; actually, you haven't even proved that you are capable of cracking anything at all. In that case, you do seem to be someone who bitches about something that he was given for free, while he doesn't even know how much work was put into that free product. "Shut up!" and similar answers are quite appropriate in such cases.

You may be right about the incompetence of the crackers being unable to play the game thoroughly enough, to check whether the crack is proper or not. However, even if you are capable of playing the game, you are also incompetent to crack it properly. If you're unable to crack the game at all (0%), who are you to complain to someone who was able to mostly crack the game (9x%)?

According to what you wrote as far, you made an idiot of yourself and you're getting more and more entangled into it. On the other hand, there's absolutely no need to explain or prove anything about yourself. But then don't bitch about the cracks either. Instead, be patient, and some time a really proper crack may become available.

[P22]

This noCD thing remind me of old days of late 80ties and early 90ties, when the main copy protection where in game quizes about something that can be only found in the manual.

Of course, early pirates dealt with this in similar way as today is done with noCD checks.

The sneaky thing that developers introduced was that some games had such check somewere in the middile of the game, and not only at start, which someone who casually played the game would not find out, and not make a workaround.

[kosmiq]

This noCD thing remind me of old days of late 80ties and early 90ties, when the main copy protection where in game quizes about something that can be only found in the manual.

Of course, early pirates dealt with this in similar way as today is done with noCD checks.

The sneaky thing that developers introduced was that some games had such check somewere in the middile of the game, and not only at start, which someone who casually played the game would not find out, and not make a workaround.

Mostly it referred to the same call in the protection. All checks throughout the game pointed to the same function and so crackers could make that function always return a valid number.

[RincewindTheWiz]

Right, that's enough name calling for today. Back on topic please, and the first one to throw another stone gets a ban.

[kosmiq]

I can't understand why PcGame released yet another crack for this game. There were already 2 working ones... I'll never understand that honestly.. :confused:

[P22]

Maybe they want to have last word on the matter?

[notawanker]

i don't mean to interupt any of the debating, however i was wondering if anyone could shed some light on a weird issue i'm having. since no one else is mentioning it i'll assume i'm one of the only ones experiencing it.

I can run the game mounted on daemon, the problem is that the words are all in senseless symbols for the font. menus, ingame, everything is illegable.

any ideas what the f has happened?

c:confused:

[DABhand]

Does that happen with using the original?

If not, it could be that the protection has detected your emulation software/mounted images.

[notawanker]

i appreciate the info, however i can't seem to get away from this issue with daemon 4, sd4hide, or anti-blaxx.

what can i do to get around such detection so that i can read my menus?

c

[P22]

To me, it more sounds that you had some MOD installed (in CustomAssets folder) and it's incompatible with version 1.61.

[Joe Forster/STA]

Read DABhand's post again (especially the first sentence).

[dajunka]

No problems with this game, just run it though daemon tools and disable your real DVD rom from the drive tools menu. Shabang, works with all version.