i want to add: it worked with mds-format and a120 mounting it. however, deamon tools couldn't access that file (although it should work).

and with ISO and CCD format the game still asks for the original CD. are these formats not good for emulating safedisk 2.9 or is daemon tools just not the right tools to mount safedisk images?

Actually there's a 1.15B version out now.

Its true that this is only a Beta, but the full version isn't out untill June so lets crack this baby!

Skodkim :D

Yeah, there's a 1.15 beta patch out there and I will have your babies if someone makes the fixed exe/no cd. :erm:

The Firaxis guy says the patch will be out in the end of february, not june.

It's a bit more complicated than that. If you got files with the exact same size, it's quite easy assuming that they're not encrypted. Now you must deprotect the file (not an easy task if you don't have the knowledge, but not impossible like a *lot* of ppl say), find the cd-checks (if any) and
kill them....in short...I won't tell the long version;)

I think that by June, Firaxis guy thought about a final patch (the last one).

i installed thr 1.12 then searched for a ****ing fixed exe but wasnt able to find it...so i just uninstalled the beta patch...
now i play conquests 1.00 with a fixed exe...waiting for another REAL patch.
my suggestion are uninstall this beta patch and play 1.00 untill the real patch.

I wonder if Deamon Tools would be of any use. Hmm.

Hey! (it's my first post here:) )

I wonder if anyone could give me a link to no-cd patch for Civilization 3: Conquests 1.15 beta ?

Thanks.

Hi Cainoor, nice try! However, 1) the 1.15 beta patch has been released within two weeks and 2) it's a beta anyway. Requesting a no-CD patch for such stuff is not welcome here.

Joe

Oh. I didn't know. I've just read the FAQ and now I understand what did wrong.

Sorry :)

So, nobody makes no-CD patches for Beta Version ?

Apparently. Now.. I foresee many game devs announcing thier patches as beta.. :)

Probably You're right. It is some idea :)

But still... I've got another question (sorry for OT):

Plz someone tell me when We can expect a non-beta patch to this fantastic game ?

There you go. I guess I'm stuck with 1.0 which has a lot of bugs till then. :mad:

as you guys might have seen, creating an image with alcohol 120% worked for me!

i can only recommend it further!


as for the coming patches:
- the FINAL and only official patch will be coming out Q2/2004
- the next semi-official beta-patch should be out end of february.
- a localization patch (making the current 1.15 patch compatible for all language versions) should come out end of january.
- for the "real" beta community there may be more patches. but because people are irritated by so many patches in just a few weeks, atari put a stop public presentation. someone of the beta community may (hopefully) leak the newest versions out ;)


the existing patches:
- 1.00 and 1.02 are extremely buggy! especially in the later game it gets awful with the so-called "gpt-bug" and the FP-bug.
- 1.12b fixed the first. the latter was partially fixed.
- 1.13b fixed the gpt by using a new corruption model
- 1.15b uses the originally intended corruption model.

i do NOT recommend anyone to play with a patch earlier than 1.12 as it's just half as much fun if you forbidden palace produces more corruption than without.


so, if you own the game, bring the CD with you each time (i know, it sucks) or use alcohol 120%.

if you don't own the game you have several options:
1. buy it (10$ at amazon.com isn't that much!)
2. crack it yourself
3. wait a few weeks for some patch consolidation and a no-cd crack
4. play with the buggy original version

my tip: go for 1. ;)


edit: update patch info

I agree about #1 but see, I can't buy from Amazon and it's ****en 50$ here. :mad: