X²-Die Bedrohung
 

Hi everybody,

cant get the German version of X²-The Threat to work without the game cd. CDs are unproblematic to copy but there is some copy protection that scans the cd everytime you start the game.
I tried to use an Image and play it via Daemon tools but I dont know where to change the drive where the game looks up for the original cd.

Crack from GCW (English version, 1.2) hasnt worked either. I am looking forward to your ideas. Or maybe anyone knows if there is a German crack coming out.

Any help is appreciated.

Ah, I forgot...the game RRRRROCKS big time! :D

PROTECTiON .....:. Starforce 3

that should be the problem...

I didnt even know the name of the protection. Thanks for that. Maybe I can find anything on the web that sorts this out. Although I dont believe it...:rolleyes:

Edit:
For all you German speaking users: click

So you should create an image of the game-cd and mount it with Daemon. Afterwards you disconnect all your IDE CD and DVD drives. Now the game will start. Some people say it might even be sufficient to just deactivate the drives in your hardware manager (XP). Well, for me thats too much of work.

Is it even possible to create NOCD for a Starforce 3?

X2 The Threat AUSTRALIAN VER: STARFORCE 3

X2 The Threat US VER: SECUROM 5.00.3 (since 1.1patch)

X2 Die Bedrohng GERMAN (UK release) VER: Starforce 3 (edited coldnt verify myself)

i need the the latest german update, the english update not working with the german version (i can not see any message in the game with the english update).

When i scan the original exe of my german version of "X2 - Die Bedrohung", protection ID 5.0 beta3 tells me it is protected with Securom 5.00.03 !!!

I just tried it myself with PId 5.0 beta 3 and it tells me that my German Game CD is protected by StarForce 3.0.:confused:

i told you so yesterday: PROTECTiON .....:. Starforce 3

mfg NilyX

Of course but the guy above was stating it was Securom. With the German version. Kinda confusing.

OK! I was wrong. I have a DEViANCE Crack containing X2.EXE & X2.DEV. Because both has the same size, i was thinking the X2.DEV is the original exe, renamed to X2.DEV for redirecting some file checks. I has renamed the X2.DEV to X2.DEV.EXE and scanned it. PID5.0b3 tells me SECUROM 5.00.03 !!!

When i scan the real original exe (after reinstalling the game) PID5.0b3 tells me STARFORCE3.0 .

Thats a crack for the German version? :confused:

Yeah. Its NoCD and works fine with the german version.
It's for 1.2DE, Januar 2004.

I will send it to GameCopyWorld, so please wait for next Update.
I will not send it to any other, because it's 2 MB (WinRAR3.30), so please don't ask.

Ick gloob ick spinne! :D

Great news. I will love to wait for it.

Until then I will get another ring for the 49ers... :cool:

I hope it is not the Crack that I have got.
Cause it works for a couple of hours. Then your ships blows up.

Guess it is not perfect at the moment.

The NFO-File says the crack is from the german Warez release. Its a X2.EXE and a X2.DEV . Each one 3.850.240 Byte filesize.

Is this really true? I read it on a X-Forum and didnt believe at first.

Funny stuff. :D

Well. If you scan the cracked exe with PID you will see its been cracked by myth/deviance.
And as far as I know, they only cracked the Securom version not the Starforce protected.

When i scan the X2.EXE from the crack PID5.0b3 tells me:
"File was protected with CD--Checks. Cracked by Myth/DEViANCE".

When i rename the X2.DEV to X2.DEV.EXE and then scan it, PID5.0b3 tells me:
"File is protected with Securom 5.00.03"

Yes it is true :(
I've also "X2 - Die Bedrohung" and played it with this deviance Crack, too... After a very long time (about 50 hours) the nice feminine voice told me that I had to insert the original cd and my ship will blow up in a few seconds :(

I hope there will be another crack soon... sry for my bad english *g*

the x2.dev is the original exe to avoid the error caused by a bad file crc.

Now there is a CrackFix released by SoulDrinker (i think it will be also from MyTH/DEViANCE). When the download is ready, i will send it to GameCopyWorld.

SD-Info Crack-Fix:
Leider haben wir beim ersten Crack einen versteckten Check übersehen, welcher erst nach mehreren Stunden Spieldauer aktiv wurde.
Dies wurde nun mit diesem Crackfix beseitigt.

Translation to english:
We forgot a hidden check in our crack. These check activates only after some hours of playing. This CrackFix solve the problem.

[Hope my lousy translation is understandable ;-)]

Or just download the Razor crack for Version 1.1 Eng/Ger. Works also. :D
Get it from Megagames.

juhuuuuuuuu :D

I hope I can continue with this crack my old savegame...
Great news! :)

i found the crack :)

//edit: ah thats it ^^
hm everyone who wants the crack PM me

Yes. No links to other sites allowed.

And no german either. :p

X2.Die.Bedrohung.Crack.Fix.GERMAN-Souldrinker

Sent to GCW. Perhaps it will show up on the next update. ;)

So, download is ready.... but BountyWarrior was faster than me. :mad: lol



EDIT:
My next post will be my 1000th !!!

Yeah but BountyWarrior always get speeding tickets. (Bounty read the speeding sign next time ;)) So sometimes it's good to be slow. :D

Hehe... :D

Hi all!
I have also installed the game. but when i try to launch it, nothing happens. there is only an image that says me that the game is loading. i have waited for more than 5 minutes, but nothing happens! i tried different cracks too, but it dont work. have anybody an idea? is it a hardware problem or what!? i've installed the game via deamon tools. my hardware configuration: AMD Athlon XP 2000+, 512 MB DDR, Ati Radeon 9500 Pro, Win XP Pro SP 1.

best regards
euro

Try using your cd-drive.

There is nothing new with this CrackFix !
It's the same cracked X2.EXE. Only the X2.DEV is now the renamed german original exe (StarForce3 protected) and not the renamed U.S. original exe (SecuRom5 protected).

there is the same problem when i use my cd drive :(

The same error when you use your original cds and no crack ???

@bountywarrior
that souldrinker crackfix is NOT version 1.2 german ! It is what it says, a crackfix for the original cd version 1.0, no more. You easily can verify it if you look the file version number of x2.exe from that crackfix.

I dont remember claiming it was a fix for v1.2 and I cant seem to find anyone requesting a crack for v1.2 in this thread. So what more can I say other then.....well nothing.

"Added the Fixed EXE for: X2: Die Bedrohung v1.2 [GERMAN] (PC) - Thanks BountyWarrior"

This is the text from the main download page for the supposed version 1.2 fixed exe - so either the writer of the text was wrong or you.
Maybe the webmaster should change the misleading info to something true.

Hehe, yeah I see that now. Well if you knew how GCW now operates, you would know that I did not send it in like that. Must have been an honest mistake made by EMPiRE. For Shame, EMPiRE. For Shame :(

When i start my game (german version) with this crackfix, it tells me in the setup-screen "X2 - Die Bedrohung Version 1.2DE, Januar 2004"
So where is the problem, Blowfly ???

Just in case, the german version is already in version 1.2 when sold.