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Valve removed the CD-Check, so my NOCD is no longer needed.

The Link is dead. :(


EDIT:
Ok now it works. It think my Inet connect had problems..

EDIT #2:

When I start the hijack_hl2.exe then steam starts. there i choose play HL2.
Then steam gives me the error:

Steam - Error

The Game is currently unavaliable.
Please try again at an other time.

What can i do?

--Ano

Check the hl2.exe you installed, it should be 86 088 bytes and sit where steam.exe is installed. Then check that it has properly overwritten the file steamapps/<your account>/half life 2/hl2.exe (it should be the exact same file after you started hl2 via hijacked steam).

Try to run hl2.exe without steam. It should complain about a missing dll. If it says anything else, you probably have a corrupted file.

Here's the md5sum of hl2.exe: b00737498dbb7d4ab17c44aec27d50bd

Edit: Try with torrent link above, it's an updated version

No CD file for this game yet>?

Link is dead!
 

Hijack your our only hope! I think a nocd/dvd crack is what most people want, i ahte carrying my dvd everywhere i go. I have bought the game id just like to play it wehrever im at.

Yeah, I feel the same way. I can't make a backup, so I refuse to have to use the DVD as a result. I love GCW because of this. Problem is, it doesn't really matter now since the whole stutter issue is making me not able to even play... ;)

Oh well, looking forward to doing so once the upcoming patch is released!

How do u use hijack HL2?

I haven't tried it yet, but here's what hijack wrote before...

http://www.fileforums.com/showpost.p...&postcount=173

@Hijack: Isn´t there the chance to put your files on yahoo breifcase or something like that?

HiJacks link is down :mad:

Any other mirrors???

Try again, the torrent should now work

BIG THX to you.

You did a great job on this.

One more question:
you wrote in readme.txt that your files work on the steam version.
Well I got the retail one, so does anyone know what about hijack´s files working with this one?

THX so long

It only works with the retail version. It allows you to run the steam version when you bought the retail one. The steam version doesn't contain any cd check.

Here's a question I don't recall seeing so far:

How does it work with the updating portion of Steam? Will you need the disc then, or will it think you are using the Steam version even in that circumstance? I am assuming they don't have records of who actually bought it over Steam, right? ;)

Updating should work, and the nocd will work until they add specific code in steam to forbid it.
Steam still thinks you use the retail version.

Well, if there is an update for the game, try it, i duno think that they have a list of steam and retail users.

But other question:
To activate the offline modus, you need to save your account settings.
If I do so, i´m able to play without being online and without the dvd in the drive, right?

THX for help

Thanks! I will give your NOCD/DVD patch a try once I can get the upcoming stutter patch from Valve. Would do so now, but the game is unplayable for me currently!

BTW, I hope they don't add any such code, since it'd probably just screw everyone over more so than we are already. In any case, the cynic in me wouldn't be surprised if it ended up giving those with the actual Steam copy problems as well... :rolleyes:

sabbey: Even if they add such a code, it should'nt be too hard to update the nocd (for me or someone else, since the code is availiable). Also, the CD protection comes from Vivendi, so I don't think they'll care much about it. They can't release a nocd patch because Vivendi won't allow that. But I think they appreciate that their customers are happier because they can use a nocd.

@ Hijack
Geez! your gonna be kept busy aren't you ;) Thanks again it works brilliantly for me. I havent had any problems with it. :)

These packages are older than the torrent one. The readme is bad copy of the old website and is almost unreadable. Please use the torrent link instead.

Edit: And you don't have to register anything to download it. Simply use a BitTorrent downloader like Azureus (free software)

all hl2.exe's have a size of 86.088 Bytes.

I tryed the torrent version, but there is still the same Error.
When I start hl2.exe it wants filesystem_stdio.dll

Any Ideas?

--Ano

anonym001: What version of Windows do you use? Is there any other error displayed?

GLH: I asked him to run it to ensure it was not corrupted

hijack, what has changed since the original release and the torrent link release?

I'm attempting to grab the torrent now.

I have exactly the same problem as anonym001. I'm using Windows 2000 SP3 if that's any help to you.

I use Windows 2000 SP3, too.
There are no other errors.

I compiled the code myself and used the 2 compiled files in a second try, but there was no different;

Sorry for my bad English (original language is german)

--Ano

I have the same problem as the previous two posters. Win2k SP3 here also, so it probably is an OS related issue?

thx-a-lot hijack

the crack is working fine. now i can play without dvd.

It has to be an OS issue as I have Win2K SP3 and I get the 'Steam - Error, The Game is currently unavaliable. Please try again at an other time' message too. Poo, I have a damaged drive so I cannot play at ALL without a nocd, ah well here's hoping for a fix.

EDIT: Doh! What an ejit, I have SP4! :D

same error here

i have win2k also, sp4

i have an error log ... maybe that will help:

\errorlogs\errorlog00001.txt

Error:Steam error: SteamProcessCall(LaunchApp)(0xab0014,0x201fc04,0x2 01fd0c) failed with error 1: Win32 StructuredException at 66A4139E : Attempt to read from virtual address 220092993 without appropriate access rights.


Function trace:
CFileSystem_Steam::Mount()


and


\errorlogs\errorlog00002.txt

Error:CJoinGameDialog::OnSteamError() : launch game failed, with steam error:
SteamProcessCall(LaunchApp)(0xab0014,0x201fc04,0x2 01fd0c) failed with error 1: Win32 StructuredException at 66A4139E : Attempt to read from virtual address 220092993 without appropriate access rights.


Function trace:


i hope that will help you ...

Same here:
Win2k SP4

errorlog00001.txt:
Error:Steam error: SteamProcessCall(LaunchApp)(0xab0015,0x1d7fc04,0x1 d7fd0c) failed with error 1: Win32 StructuredException at 66A4139E : Attempt to read from virtual address 171573592 without appropriate access rights.


Function trace:

errorlog00002.txt:
Error:Steam error: SteamProcessCall(LaunchApp)(0xab0015,0x1d7fc04,0x1 d7fd0c) failed with error 1: Win32 StructuredException at 66A4139E : Attempt to read from virtual address 171573592 without appropriate access rights.


Function trace:

Both logs come from ONE attemp to start the game.

btw: crc ok!

Dimensio: I only added a few more checks in the path names

Edit: Win2k users, try the DLL attached to this post
Edit2: DLL removed. See below.

Ive tried the new dll.
Same Error as before.
2 Error logs:
1:
Error:Steam error: SteamProcessCall(LaunchApp)(0xab0014,0x21cfc04,0x2 1cfd0c) failed with error 1: Win32 StructuredException at 00000000 : Attempt to read from virtual address 0 without appropriate access rights.


Function trace:
CFileSystem_Steam::Mount()

2nd:

Error:CJoinGameDialog::OnSteamError() : launch game failed, with steam error:
SteamProcessCall(LaunchApp)(0xab0014,0x21cfc04,0x2 1cfd0c) failed with error 1: Win32 StructuredException at 00000000 : Attempt to read from virtual address 0 without appropriate access rights.


Function trace:

Oops, I made a mistake. Try this one instead.

Edit: DLL removed

Hey hijack. No luck on Win2k SP4 here: I don't get the errorlog files anymore with the new dll but steam still crashes. Theres no error msgbox or anything it just disappears as if it was going to launch the game but doesn't. I checked the running processes after and neither steam.exe or hl2.exe is there.

ditto...
 

Same for me.....Exactly what the last guy said.....

I have the same Problem with Win2k Sp4 no msg still crash.

great work on the patch... works fine for me ( i actually bought the game, thats probably why ppl are getting errors)

you should also put on your desc on gcw that it works for cs source and hl1 source aswell

just to help you out, im running on xp sp2 :P