Yes the EULA prohibits me from modifying/reverse engineer the games files. However I am merely using something that someone else did, not modify them myself. Not that I have read any EULA to the last row bit I think that makes it allowed? Anyhow I can imagine that using cracks is kinda a grey area as its not directly prohibited by any EULA but it could be read in a way that makes it forbidden... Or something like that... :p

Also getting a new disc from the publisher will cost you some money in shipping. So why do that when I am allowed to make my own backups?

Someone else broke the EULA, by using the fruit of this person's work you also do the same thing. I don't know what's it like in Sweden but here in Poland, if it is proven that destruction of the original CD was not your fault, you don't pay for shipping.

But which image do u burn with alcohol if u just want to play winter assault??? plz Answer

if you just want to play, install the newest patch (1.51) and play witout CD because this patch removes the protection!

coldfirex88: Do some homework before resurrecting old threads!! Maybe Grumpy should pay you a visit and explain things :D