Runaway 2

[Homer-Jay]

Hello,

i´ve used the "Runaway 2 [GERMAN] No-DVD/Fixed Image" frome the File Archive , mount the image in Daemon Tools 4.08 and start the "Y.A.S.U v1.03". The Game startet but then there comes a Menu that asks "play from the beginning" or "start episode 1" (i have the German Version, it says it in german). All the same which I select, it says " please insert DVD 2" :confused: DVD2??? whers is it? there was only one DVD in the Cover and 5,9GB is enough or isn´t it. What goes wrong.

sorry for my bad english

[Danji]

very sad:(

[Zulu]

@Homer-Jay

Create a full image with Alcohol and try again; if you get error code 1000 use the mds file of the fixed image instead of your own.
If you don't have/want to install Alcohol, you can create an ISO, rename that to *.MDF and also use the mds file of the fixed image.

[chron]

You did not install the game with a real full install.

[Sunny45]

Hi,
I also had no luck with the fixed image :-( .... tried now the fixed exe and after the first intro there is a error message *there is an error in runaway.exe* ...
Before, I installed the game completely from the DVD.
Has somebody already experience with the fixed exe file ?
kind regards

[chron]

fixed exe is only for french version.

It does not work und other languages.

[Sunny45]

ok :rolleyes: ... thx for info
that´s a pity
hopefully there will be soon a german one :p

[Homer-Jay]

@ chron

it is installed completely, Filesize on the HDD is 5,93GB

sorry, in my first posting is a little mistake, it don´t ask for DVD 2, it ask for "Runaway 2 DVD"

[chron]

Remove cds from physical devices to only have the image mounted in dt.

Start YASU and hide dt.

Try starting the game.

[Zulu]

@Homer-Jay
Use a full image and everything's fine.
Ingame-checks by Securom sounds new to me :confused:

[lafos71]

Is the french version copy protection different from the german one ?

[Muyfa666]

Is Runaway 2 released??? I thought it was due next spring. Have I missed something?

[chron]

french and german version.

french protected by tages and german protected by suckurom.

[lafos71]

any chance to transform the french version into the german ?

[TippeX]

any chance to transform the french version into the german ?

yeh, its simple -> BUY THE GERMAN VERSION...

[lafos71]

yeh, its simple -> BUY THE GERMAN VERSION...
As I did 4 days ago !

[Homer-Jay]

@Homer-Jay
Use a full image and everything's fine.
Ingame-checks by Securom sounds new to me :confused:

It dosen´t work:( then i´ve changed the .mds files from the FileArchive with them from my Image and try again but then the game dosn´t start (plese insert the right DVD)

[Zulu]

It dosen´t work:( then i´ve changed the .mds files from the FileArchive with them from my Image and try again but then the game dosn´t start (plese insert the right DVD)Would you please post the exact Securom error message + code ?

I am running R2 with a full Alcohol image + the mds of the MAXI; no problems

P.S.: I wasn't able to create a working MAXI, too. Don't have a clue what Securom is looking for at this title. As far as i can see all needed sectors are in the image, but when loading a savegame -> "Insert R2 DVD" :confused:

[chron]

Maybe it is not a cd check by securom but by runaway 2 itself like in runaway 1 :)

[maxwell48]

I have exactly the same problem like Homer Jay. I can start the game with the fixed image from gcw but if I want to start a new game there is the message " Please Insert Runaway 2 -DVD" . Can´t someone program a NoDVD Crack? I mean there is one for Gothic 3 which has TAGES and there isn´t one for a game which has "only" SecuROM?????;) Would be nice if you could help me...Thx

Excuse my english, i´m german^^

[chron]

Securom 7.29 seems to be a little harder to crack.

[funkie95]

The french nocd doesn't work...when you save your game and change screen, you exit to windows directly...

If you launch R2 and then try to load the saved game...same reaction !

No problem until you try to save....

[Muyfa666]

I saw that Reloaded released a crack for the english version, and that it has Tages protection. Have anyone tried that with the french version?

[KillaBot]

well, tried on german version. does not work. should be same on french version.
seems to me to be a problem with the bublisher-video, because if it tries to play it, it always crashes at that moment (also with french nocd).

[poseden]

I dont have the german version，but I have the english version.
The english version will check file(s) in disk when it run.
I think the german version also need check file.
so i create another maxi-image, it fixed from bended's maxi-image and english version image.

i dont test the maxi-image, because i only have english version.

maby it can be worked.

- Install the game - Full Installation
- Mount the ns-Runaway2_maxi-poseden.mds Image in Daemon Tools v4.08
- Run YASU 1.03/1.04
- Play the Game!

i am not sure the method is right, because i only have english version

http://www.sendspace.com/file/vqpd0g

[BarryB]

I looked at reloadeds English crack and think if you change bytes at offset 0x00015CC0 in the file from 81 EC 08 02 to 33 C0 40 C3 it may make it NoDVD, It might crash it too but it looked about the right place for the DVD check :)

Can't test as the UK version is not released till the middle of next month, I think Canada and Australia have English versions in stores now, lucky bastards :(

[Blowfish]

Ok, today I got this game started!!! This is for the german users:
To get the game started:

1. Download an unpack the fixed image from gamecopyworld.
2. Now start the game using Daemon Tools 4.08 (you need two Virtual Drives) and Yasu 1.04.
3. When you're asked for the "Runaway 2 DVD", press the "Windows-Key" (next to the "Alt" Key. Now the game should be minimized to the tray.
4. Now its time to load the image from which you installed "Runaway 2" into the other Virtual Drive. (Alternatively you can put your Backup-DVD into a drive.)
5. Now you click on "Runaway 2" in your taskbar to maximize it again.

Now the game loads and you can play the game!!!! Have fun!!!!!!!

P.S.: It is exactly what poseden said - the german game checks some files or one file (I don't know) on the games dvd. When you mount the "Installer Image" after the game has started (as described above) the game will continue!

[Zulu]

No need to Alt+Tab when using two virtual drives, first vdrive: Bender image, second: Poseden

P.S.: ... and no need to have two drives/images when using full image ;)

@Poseden
Your 44(+10) sectors-image doesn't pass Securom check (though mds is the same), "only" ingame check.
What are they looking for :confused:

[poseden]

No need to Alt+Tab when using two virtual drives, first vdrive: Bender image, second: Poseden

P.S.: ... and no need to have two drives/images when using full image ;)

@Poseden
Your 44(+10) sectors-image doesn't pass Securom check (though mds is the same), "only" ingame check.
What are they looking for :confused:


I dont know！i dont have german version, so i dont know the german version how to work.
If must mount 2 images, then not need my maxi-image, only a "45 sectors mini-image" is ok.

[Zulu]

I dont know！i dont have german version, so i dont know the german version how to work.
If must mount 2 images, then not need my maxi-image, only a "45 sectors mini-image" is ok.Yes, a "45 sector MINI" does pass ingame check :)

Just to sort that out as a reason why your MAXI doesn't pass Securom check: The 45 sectors are identical in german and UK version

[Mariana-Shackswolf]

I would really appreciate it if anyone would give me a link to an English version mini/maxi image, because i didnt manage to find one.

(i understand that poseden's and bended's are for the German version)

thx in advance,
Mariana Shackswolf =)

[BarryB]

Have you tried the English crack that's available here:

http://dl.gamecopyworld.com/?d=2006&f=rld-rna2!rar

[Mariana-Shackswolf]

Yes, I did, But unfortunately the RELOADED crack is just a fixed exe, not a NoDVD, meaning I need a mini/maxi image to play without the game's DVD.

[BarryB]

Check my post a page back, if you know how to use a hex editor you might want to be a 'Guinea Pig' for trying the NoDVD hack ;)

You could also download Mini-Image Ripper on this page and make your own as I think that will work due to it not needing to rip any protection:

http://cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_utils_8.shtml

[Mariana-Shackswolf]

well thx! but I am really bad computer woman =( can you do me a favor and rip an english version DVD? or make that modification as a favor for me? I am not so positive that it would really help though.. =(

[BarryB]

OK, I patched the reloaded crack and uploaded it to Turboupload:

http://d.turboupload.com/d/1351065/RA2.rar.html

Download it, use WinRAR to extract the file and copy it to your game directory then test it and see if it works! Make a backup of the Runaway2.exe so you can replace it if the crack does not work.

As for making a mini-image, seeing as I don't have the game I can't make one! If you don't know how to make an ISO image of your DVD then mini-image ripper won't help you.

[Mariana-Shackswolf]

Wow, You must be very smart, since it Works!!, I did manage to get the game started (using german mini image, didnt check without it) got past the difficult screen (after i clicked on "play runaway from the beginning" it didn't ask for a DVD!) and then the movies started.. since i still didnt have time to start playing i just watched the movies and it works! i can't give further details on stuff like chpaters>1 or save/load but it looks good! i will also try to make the mini-image you suggested (i do know how to do it) and check how it goes with it.
thanks,
Mariana

[BarryB]

Smart? Not really, someone taught me that trick to patch some CD/DVD checks, so the 'smart one' is the person who showed me :)

I think the DVD check kicks in when loading a save game, Zulu mentioned it did this when he tried loading a save game, so try saving/loading a game to truly test it!

[chron]

could anybody please upload the german crack from silentgate released some hours ago?

[lafos71]

could anybody please upload the german crack from silentgate released some hours ago?
Does the german crack run smoothly ?

[freak9394]

yes the crack works perfect....thx a lot

[Muyfa666]

Excellent BarryB! Is this your little way of saying "merry xmas"? ;-)

[usman]

Yeah the English No DVD Crack Works perfectly fine :)

Good Work Thanks.

[BarryB]

Thanks for confirming the NoDVD hack worked, hope it works on the UK version when it's released!

[BarryB]

Has anyone seen the Vitality NoDVD, 321mb for a NoDVD :)

I think all they've done is rename the RESOURCE.000 to NODVD.VTY and make their crack look for it!

If a n00b like me can make a NoDVD without needing extra files, surely a 'scene' group can do the same :p

And it's not clever to 'hide' your cracks with modified UPX VTY ;)

[mark84]

Hi guys,

Just finished my exams and thought might try out this great game.
But trying various methods for the last six hours still no luck. I will be very grateful if someone and get me through this.

CD tools installed:-
- Daemon Tools 4.08
- Nero 6

Here's what I can tell you.
1. Firstly I'm confused about which version I have (I got it from a friend)
But in the registry I have this,
[..] -> [PENDULO Studios] -> [RUNAWAY 2 - The dream of the turtle] -> [2.00.FRA]

Does that mean its the French version ?

2. The size crack I found in the crack folder tell me its the reloaded crack. (2.17MB)

3. Protection ID tells me this,
-=[ ProtectionID v5.2b ]=- (c) CdKiller & [x/xxx]
Build 16-11-2006....
> Ready

Scanning -> D:\RUNAWAY2\Runaway2.exe
File Type : Exe, Size : 3416064 (0342000h) Bytes
[!] Tages v5.5 (or higher) protected !
[!] protection level: Tages BASIC
- Scan Took : 0.734 Seconds

4. My PC config -
AMD X2 4400+
2 GB RAM
X1900 XT 512 MB
1 Liteon DVD ROM
1 Plextor DVD-RW
(I have latest ATI tools installed and running)

5. Now about the Problem:- I installed the game, copied and overwritten the original exe. But no matter whichever crack I apply I get this error :

(I have tried Reloaded/Vitality/Revolver cracks, all of them one by one)

Runaway2.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

And when I press Debug Visual Basic always gives me this error:

Unhandled Exception in Runaway.exe: 0xC0000005: Access Violation

and then it points to this instruction:

00415E2D mov edx,dword ptr [eax]

6. I have tried using a full image (made one with Alcohol) and used it with YASU 1.05. Never worked,
-Mounted the image
- Ran YASU 1.05
- Ran Runaway2.exe

it keeps asking:

Please Insert CD of "Runaway 2"

Its asking for a CD ?! I dont get it.
Did I get the steps right ?

7. I even tried it on another PC, with P-4 2.4GHz, 1 GB RAM, Raedon 9800 Pro.

- Same result with the image procedure, annoying insert CD message.
- With the cracks, the exe appears on the taskbar for a sec and then disappears.

Sorry to write such looong post. I tried to give out as much information as I could 'casue I really wanna play this game. Please help.

[chron]

you should not find a crack dir on your dvd?

[mark84]

Well, I did.
He burnt the image on a DVD and gave it to me.
It was probably the Reloaded release.

Well maybe he renamed the folder. I don't know..

[mark84]

I read some more and i see that YASU is only for secuROM and shouldn't work with Tages which I have.

So the Reloaded crack is the only solution for me ? But why does it crash on both my PCs while others are playing just fine ? :(

[BarryB]

Well, I did.
He burnt the image on a DVD and gave it to me.
It was probably the Reloaded release.

Well maybe he renamed the folder. I don't know..

Oh dear! Read the rules, NO WAREZ!!

[Chokito]

thanks very much BarryB

can i just ask you what program (hex editor) did you use to fix the NoDVD
thanks

[BarryB]

I used HEdit Pro 2.1, but you can use Hexworkshop or any other Hex editopr really.

My NoDVD is now hosted on GCW now anyway:

http://dl.gamecopyworld.com/?d=2006&f=RA2!rar

[Chokito]

thanks for that BarryB
it would be nice to know how to do some of this stuff
well the easy stuff anyway

i'll have a look at then

[chron]

thanks for that BarryB
it would be nice to know how to do some of this stuff
well the easy stuff anyway

i'll have a look at then

http://www.fileforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=53169

[Chokito]

thanks very much for that link chron
will check that out too

[TippeX]

debugging using visual basic.... jesus!

[kkumsel]

i have a problem, i can hear the music sounds but i cant hear conversation sounds when people talk eachother in the game but i can see the subtitles,

what sould i do?

[Joe Forster/STA]

Read the forum FAQ. Also, disable EAX and change the sound acceleration level in Control Panel.