@Hyrulan,

I am just curious as to where you got the game if you havent actually purchased it yet?
What version of the game are you trying to play?

I really wish I could put a request out for a working executable, but since the patch just came out today, I have to wait 2 weeks until I can ask for one. Denied. :( If anyone finds out anything on a working exe, please PM me!

I am using a legit version and I am not using the cracked .exe but I am having the same problems described here so I thought it couldn’t hurt to share my experiences.

I tried the all of the fixes posted thus far, the fix requiring the use of the .bat file (to extract the .arc files) though gives me errors relating to .dll files (none of which are the two included in the fix and any dealing with the game itself). The reatiVE fix doesn't seem to do anything, was it only meant for cracked exe versions?

I tried updating too but I got an error when I try to run it. I reinstalled the game and got the patch to take but it didn’t change anything, I still get crashes.

I called support and while they were nice people they were completely clueless. They said the patch fixes instability problems but apparently not the ones I am experiencing.

What sucks is that I can’t take this POS back and get a refund. Well I suppose I could make a scene or something but grr, why can game developers get away with releasing faulty software and you the consumer can’t even get a refund?

Anyways, sorry for the rant but what a waste of money and time.

Just to confirm, if anyones wondering, the new patch is now detecting Daemon Tools.

I patched my machine, tried to play with my backup = detected Daemon Tools. Put in the original, works fine.

Just to clarify, I have an alcohol copy of my original, DT running with no drives but RPSM emulation working and this worked perfectly before the patch and I wasn't getting any crashes either.

P.S I do have an original, admins feel free to PM me to ask for proof :)

Im using mini image from this page (that one with Pr0t.Stop & SecuROM Loader v1.2) And patched game is working without crashes. Hell yeah ! :)

Does that include demos and games that are free to start with, LMAO.

I know Titan Quest isnt free but come on, if your going to be high and mighty at least get it right.

Any copyrighted game that you have downloaded without paying for and are playing is stealing.

Last night I patched my Titan Quest to v1.08 and I used the Mini-Image
from GCW (Mounted in DTools v4.03) with CureROM v2.03. ALL WORKED
FINE and I shouldn't back the original DVD from my Box.

Referring to casio's post several pages earlier :

must have CureRom installer, DaemonTool installer, Bender's mini-image for TQ (look for it at gamecopyworld and store it at a permanent place u want coz we'll use it everytime we want to play), Titan Quest the game itself, and the patch (try to look for it at the titanquest official website, coz i got mine from fren) ...

1. Uninstall the game
2. Uninstall CureRom and Daemon tool
3. Restart pc (coz, u must, if u try, u'll see)
4. Install the game
5. Patch the game
6. Install Daemon tool
7. Install CureRom - create new profile -> click Next -> For application, browse for ori titanquest.exe file from where-u-install-it -> click Next -> Image mounting software - use Daemon tool -> Backup file - choose the mini image u download earlier -> click next -> Put the shortcut name (whatever u want) - >click Next -> Click Save -> Click Finish
8. Double click the Icon that u just created (with the name that u wrote before).
9. See if u can play

From my experience, while installing the game, it's like there is some kind of Daemon tool, or Cure Rom detector that was executed during installation, so, thats why i dunt need those software before installing the game.

Good luck :D

edit : need to download the patch oso
edit 2 : u can also try to use maciozo's mini-image, also, can get at the same place.

bah that's what was going on and here it was i'm thinking i'll just use the disc
if it damages , f*ckit, pos anyway

I did exactly what you wrote but it seems that it went blacklisted :( nice guide btw!

hehe, thx for credits! :)

yeah, its still working for me like a charm with this method, even with the news patch!

dont know why it wont work for others... :(

I feel sorry for that, coz when i wrote those things, thught it'd be help to somebody.

But i did delete some things in ...\My Games\Titan Quest folder. I delete the entire folder except the folder with the name of ur character (eg. _Pantakos), i cut it to desktop, and put it back in where it supposed to be once the game is executable, maybe u wanna try, coz i think there are nothing else that i did before i start installing a fresh copy.

edit : ... and i also deleted anything in the game folder, wherever u saved it (either D:\ or C:\)

casio - thanks for the tips.

Im from Germany, so I translate my problems as far as i can.

On one computer the game ist working fine. I installed the game, patched it and then created a CureROM-Profile for Titan Quest, which included a mini-image. Then, on another computer, i did it just the same way, but it's not working.

It says, that Titan Quest.exe caused an error. I should restart the game and an error log will be provided.

1. I can't find the error log.
2. Maybe Titan Quest doesn't work because the computer has Windows 2000. On the other, where Titan Quest works, is Windows XP.

1. I dunno
2. U can try to run the game in Window 2000 compatibility mode : open the folder u install the game -> right click on the Titan Quest.exe -> Properties -> click Compatibility tab -> Under compatibility mode, enable "Run this program in compatibility mode for" -> choose Window 2000 under the drop down menu -> click OK ; then see what happen

2. On the Computer where it doesn't work Win 2000 is installed. As far as I know, Windows 2000 has no Windows 2000-Compatibility Mode

It wouldnt have really as its already running in win2k mode, you cant run something in compatibility mode, when its already in that mode.

How am I supposed to play the game if it reads my CD as a backup? I had DT instsalled and figured it's just thinking my CD was an image, but after I uninstalled DT and reinstalled Titan Quest, it's still saying I'm using a backup! :mad:

I really wish I could make a request for a executable cr*ck, virtual drives don't work on my computer so using a backup image is impossible. :( To anyone who reads this and has knowledge or information on creating or editing .exe, please PM me or post it up! *beg*

I'm trying the mini-image/curerom/dt method on another computer that has working virtual drives, but it still detects DT. I also tried the pr0t.st0p and asr.exe method with no positive results (same error). I used 2 different mini-images on both methods and still can't play. *cries* This CD is cursed, it'll allow me to install the game, but won't let me play it!

After the Patch COnfirmation
 

Hi, I am a long time user of your website and long time reader of your forums. Recently I had purchased Titan Quest and have not had any issues. Having kids , I usually take extra precaution and play my games with no cd files so that I can keep my origianl disks away from my kids who do use the PC alot, specially when I am at work. Recently there was a patch that was sent out which I was able to install with no issues but I had to get my original disk back from my closet so that I can continue on playing the game. I have found a resolution on this thanks to Sheppard from the Original Titan Quest Forum whom posted the following which I would like to share with those of you here whom are having the same problem I just mentioned after installing the patch.

Install the game.
Patch the game (stand alone).
Download Curerom 2.03.1
Download BOTH mini images from GameCopyWorld.
Download DaemonTools 4.03HE

Install Curerom and make a new profile. When you click next, make sure the option to "not show daemon tools" is set from the drop down box.

Set up your CureROM profile to point at the Titan quest.exe file. and check the anti blacklist feature.

At this point I was able to create the shortcut to the desktop, Mount one of the two miniimages (you must try both, only one worked for me)(the one that worked for me was the (mcz-tqmi.mds) file

Turn all emulation options OFF in daemon tools, close daemon tools, then click the shortcut you created on your desktop.

This took me to the main menu and I could play.

Now I play without my CD and back to the closet it goes hehe.. good luck guys.

ppl who have problems with blacklisting: checkout the new blindwrite 6 with the ez-play compontent - it works like a permament pr0t.st0p

I follow your instructions, i try both mini-image, but the game still crashing :-(.

Same here: After updating to version 1.08 it does not start with org. DVD because it sees "Emulator Software". With Mini Image it crashes every few minutes.
It seems that this shitty piece of Software has problems with Intel Core Duo CPUs - I looked into several forums and all user with Intel Core Duo CPUs have the same Problems - so the Mini Image is not the Problem . . .
Greetings, 007

Patch Issues Curious
 

Don't really know if i'm breaking rules so here goes. My serial starts with a9e9-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx. I like to play off backups and I was wondering if anyone had tried the patch with a serial like that? I use daemon tools and curerom pro and it seems like some of the issues with the game are with certain serial numbers being blacklisted. I don't want to restart the game (again) which is what tech support seems to be saying as Iron Lore is giving out alternate serials. For some reason I had many more crashes playing with the DVD than off the hard drive with a virtual. Just wondering and if i broke any rules i'm sorry. I've been a voyeur on this site for a long time and even though this is my first post i've been helped many times by the judicious use of the forum search function, Which, IMHO is vastly under-used:) There is no way i would intentionally do anything to bring down the heat here. Thanks again

Reloaded already released crack for 1.08 version

and here it is guys,

http://rapidshare.de/files/25461339/...oaded.rar.html

works great. install game, patch 1.08, replace exe with one given in download.

Here is what has worked for me--both with the release version and the patched version (v1.08).

*Programs used:

A120% v1.9.5.3823
DT v4.03
CureROM v2.0.3

This is what I did. I loaded Bender's mini-image into the one virtual drive I have acticated thru DaemonTools v4.03.

I used CureROM v2.0.3 to set a profile and launched the game using the desktop shortcut CureROM created for me. When I made the profile, I didn't click on any special settings. I just followed directions to link CureROM to the .exe file, emulation software being used, etc.

The game booted up just fine w/o any messages about detecing emulation software.

Interestingly, when I ran the game in this way (using the original .exe but using the mini-image using DT v4.03), the game didn't crash at the first cave (it used to crash when I used the no-cd file by Reloaded).

Even after the patch update, this method of starting the game continued to work.

well noone has posted since the reloaded 1.08 crack..so i take it,its working?

It works for me fine

for me too, but i didnt try to play longer time...

This method doesnt work for me... 2h playing and restart...

To get the best results do this when using the reloaded crack:
Install crack (doh)
set it in Win98 compatibility mode, that will stop a lot of game related crashing for some reason.. :)

Slow
 

Just been watching the thread for quite a while and i've been doing just that, getting the latest cracked exe for the update version of titan quest (after applying the update, of course) and well, it's working but after like 5 minutes, every 10 secondes i got a 4 secondes lag which is extremly annoying. I've tested the resolution/details/etc and nothing fix that and i don't have that strange lag with the other cracks/mini image but instead i have that annoying crash every 5minutes or so. Ah well :rolleyes:

PS: Oh yeah, before ending my small post, i wanted to say a big thanks to every persons posting in the thread for every tips and hints.

so i reinstaled the game, before this save saves, and now i cant see my saved saves :-(

i make new char, it makes new folder the old folder with old char. is still there and i cant load it, any ideas?

//i use 1.08 with rld crack, no any falls or freezes yet

Do you have several copies of the game and used a different CD-key for some reason? Characters only work with one key, so if you change, you can't see the character unless you reinstall with the same key you had when you made the characters.

LOL! maybe i change it with friends one. (2 computers on 1 table = mess)
so i cant give my saves to anybody to watch my items?

thx for help

you can give your saves but he also has to use the same CD Key :)

We do not discuss how to help others play someones game.


So no discussion of cd-key swapping or giving, or telling others how to play the game.

Well, part of the EULA may call your attention to the fact that characters are bound to your personal copy, via the CD key... (Does it?) Still, I find that immoral, unless the publisher had a very good, objective (!) reason to do so!

No, discussion of CD-keys is not allowed. However, I don't think why circumvention of this idiotic bound between characters and CD-keys shouldn't be either...

Mirror for Titan Quest 1.08 NoDVD RELOADED

http://rapidshare.de/files/26013117/TQ108NDVD.rar

Password to extract: rapid2titan

I posted a method I used earlier to get TQ to work with the new v1.08 patch. Later on, however, the game began to crash again. So I switched to the original DVD and the game still crashed.

After some troubleshooting, I found the reason. For me, it wasn't the problem with the emulation program but rather my aging GeForce 6800GT. For some reason, TQ really taxes the GPU--even with my watercooling setup. So, when I downclocked my card's speed to its original 375MHz speed for the core from its BIOS-flashed 420MHz(but kept the memory at 1100MHz), the game stop crashing.

I guess with the summer heat (California), TQ was causing the GPU to get too heavy and hot. =P