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Dreakon 22-12-2007 17:01

Trackmania United...
 
I recently purchased Trackmania United off eBay and it works fine, but the DVD version I bought is v2.0.8. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a No-DVD crack for that version, only for v2.0.9 (which is the downloadable version) and v2.1.0 (I'm not even sure what one that is). Neither of which work on 2.0.8 and neither can be found on the in-game updater. v2.0.8 is apparently the latest version for the DVD release.

I've recently learned of Mini Images though, which I imagine would work for any version and would be nice to cover me for any future updates that might come out. I haven't found any though, if any exist. Anyone know of any for Trackmania United? Is it possible to make my own?

Otherwise, does anyone know of any No-DVD cracks for v2.0.8?

Joe Forster/STA 22-12-2007 18:34

There's a link to the official v0.2.0.9 (offline) update on the game's page at GCW. (It is explicitly mentioned at the crack for this version!) As for mini images, the PC Games forum FAQ links to a few guides on how to make them yourself.

Dreakon 22-12-2007 21:26

The site to download it from:

http://www.gameshadow.com/gamepedia/...1&country_id=0

Doesn't seem to be working. I click "Check Now" and I get a HTTP/1.1 404 Object Not Found error. So I found the update on a different site, and I'm getting this error when I try to run it:

"You can install Trackmania United 0.2.0.8 only if TmUnited 0.2.0.0 - 0.2.0.2 - 0.2.0.4 - 0.2.0.6 is installed."

Though the file I downloaded was:
TmUnited_DVD_Patch_2006-12-15_Setup.exe

Which according to the GameCopyWorld site should be the 0.2.0.9 update.

Any help please? :)

KillaBot 22-12-2007 23:26

Hi,

the v0.2.0.9 update and the v0.2.0.8 update are the same. Its just that the updates for dvd-version end with a staight(? correct spelling?) Number like 2,4,6,8 and the updates for dl-version have the other numbers.

so the v0.2.0.9 fix should work just fine for you, as it does for some friends of me who own the dvd version and told me that it works perfectly.
Cant test myself, i own the dl-version but for that it works like a charm.

Greets
KillaBot

DABhand 23-12-2007 02:17

And this is why trymedia cracks etc should not be allowed.

The download version of the game has different CRC, file structures etc, so it will not work with DVD version.

Dreakon 26-12-2007 10:19

I'm pretty sure I tried the 2.0.9 crack before and it loaded the game, but froze up before getting to the main menu.

Does this mean it currently isn't possible to crack 2.0.8?

!HaGaR! 26-12-2007 10:29

Well, I am running Trackmania United without any problems via Image.
It is protected with StarForce 4.50.007.003 and can be emulated by Daemon Tools!

Image has been created with Daemon Tools Pro Advanced and Starforce-Profile.

Muji-FightR 26-12-2007 12:16

Bleh :x
Mounting images isn't really the way to go with StarForce...
I'd rather use a crack, eliminating the need to use SF's drivers.
Besides I don't have DT Pro Advanced, are you mounting it via vIDE or normal virtual drive ?

Dreakon 26-12-2007 20:49

I don't mind mounting images if it works. I tried simply ripping an image via ImgBurn myself and it didn't work... so I'm guessing this Daemon Tools Pro and Starforce-Profile is the only way to go about it.

Unfortunately, I don't have Pro and I don't know what the other thing is. Are you using some sort of mini-image you might be able to upload somewhere, or is it a full ISO image?

!HaGaR! 27-12-2007 03:59

Well, Daemon Tools Advanced Professional has two ways to emulate virtual drives. First one ist the "all known" SCSI-Emulated Device (aka Daemon Toos Lite and afaik all other tools out there). Second is the worlds first virtual IDE Emulated Drive (vIDE). Some protections refuses to run via SCSI-Drives in general (they would also refuse to run from physical scsi drives as well) so the vIDE is in some cases "the only solution". (DT Lite + Yasu will do the job also on most titles, but newer updates wonīt at the moment because of blacklists).

The TM United Image runs fine in the virtual SCSI-Drive of DT Lite V4.11, no need to use the pro version here.

Well, there is a trial version of Daemon Tools Pro (Without vIDE, but it doesnīt matter for the above mentioned game). Please google it because I donīt want to do much more advertisement here.

Maybe also trial version of alcohol 120% might to the image-trick.

@Muji-Fighter. Well, I had no real problem with starforce ever (besides the image-creation-destroying-capabilites of the driver) which newer versions does not contain any longer. Starforce V4.xx versions are "friendlier" than Securom or Safedisc because they donīt blacklist so much.

Kay... I will upload my .mds file to rapidshare. Swap this file with your own (needs an image created via alcohol or daemon tools pro) and you should get a working image.

Grab it from here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/79372927/TMUNITED.mds.html

C u

nando2002 27-12-2007 04:11

the .mds is useless unless you send the .mdf also.

Zulu 27-12-2007 04:23

@nando2002
Seems you missed that part ;):
Quote:

Swap this file with your own (needs an image created via alcohol or daemon tools pro)

nando2002 27-12-2007 12:43

sorry. seems I miss it :P
I'll do it.

dede 30-12-2007 02:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by nando2002 (Post 353670)
the .mds is useless unless you send the .mdf also.

Not shure, make a try to mount only the **.mds, if it's not possible, rename it to **.mdf and remake a try.
:D

nando2002 30-12-2007 07:32

@dede
the mds and mdf is like the cue and bin, you can't create a bin from a cue because the cue only tells you the track and length.
the mds only has the media info while the mdf carries the disk itself.

I have no problem at all since I create my own mdf and apply the mds given.
But this was just a try. For this kind of Starforce games I prefer the crack over the image.

dede 30-12-2007 10:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by nando2002 (Post 353785)
@dede
the mds and mdf is like the cue and bin, you can't create a bin from a cue because the cue only tells you the track and length.
the mds only has the media info while the mdf carries the disk itself.

I have no problem at all since I create my own mdf and apply the mds given.
But this was just a try. For this kind of Starforce games I prefer the crack over the image.

:lol: i know what is a **.cue file and i know the signification from a **.sub or **.img, nobody tel you how to make a bin from a cue or a mds from a mdf, just, rename your file to **.mds and mount it as it ware an **.iso make a try it run. as same, you can mount a bin file without any cue

!HaGaR! 30-12-2007 11:39

Well, you canīt fake this starforce version with mounting "any file named as xy.mdf".

I tried to generate a mini-image, but was not succesfull. A completely zeroed .mdf with the original filesize doesnīt work either. So I came to the conclusion that you NEED the full disc because of maybe a random sector-check.

Maybe poseden could drop a few lines here if he reads this, because he seems to be very skilled in creating mini/maxi-images.

Zulu 30-12-2007 12:24

@!HaGaR!
Google Translation Russian->English of an article by AlB:

Quote:

What exactly is a ISOProtection?

As we all know, starfors since version 3.33 .* introduced a lock file system, but for pure coincidence, it turned out that starfors did not check on the integrity of the contents of the disc, omission was immediately used's a mini images (a disk with reduced size).
In fact, according to the developers tuls demon, with the possibility of the use of the images reduced in size was totally unexpected for them is themselves, in fact, this opportunity was nothing more than a mistake emulation (Pochasche to such useful errors:)).
Blocking is a one additional cycle, which the defence has done after verification of physical properties of the disk. In detail, first read sector to test the physical properties of the disk of 140 sectors, and then already read 24 ~ random "garbage" sector aimed at making this a lock measurable, and thereby identify emulation. With the advent of mini images, users were able to circumvent the lock file system, as the sector is no longer required to deduct from the image they generirovalis time being slaughtered in the summer of zeroes and completely unlike a full no languishing in the queue at that time, which usually starfors includes a lock file system.
But such an opportunity could be used so long as the starfors did not check their contents. There is a natural step for the protection of adding banalneyshey was checking some sectors on their integrity for the purpose of enforcement of a full, nothing in this clever course not, and thus was born the so-called ISOProtection that in general the majority of other defence and had no surplus name.
Publisher creates a disk image, then drive is scanned, randomly chosen different sectors with different contents, they generated checksums, then these amounts are encrypted from foreign eyes and those already implemented encrypted amount of 6 sectors, which are appended to the end of the finished image.
You can certainly speculate about the number of sectors for which created checksums, but their number is strictly limited, because this method is applied to CD or DVD disks, not at all desire to fit in 12228 byte checksums, for example, for a 350000-CD sectors. But even if they will be thousands or less / more, this would already be enough to hinder the possibility of identifying these sectors because of the game they are playing different, but accidentally deducted only two sectors, and not the fact that everything at once tested.
The test for the maintenance is a further interim cycle of 8 working between sectors of the physical test of the 140 sectors, and the cycle with random "garbage" sectors, where the braking...

NewtBest 29-04-2023 10:46

Trackmania United Patch
 
Hello,I'm looking for old Trackmania United patch.
They are a Google Drive folder contains several patches of the different trackmania games but a lot are still missing. I noticed someone posted a link to gameshow but the site no longer exists.

I know that on this site there were versions 2.0.0.2 up to 2.0.0.7. I would like to know if anyone on the forum still has one of their patches and can share them with me.

Sincerely

coldbluts 08-04-2024 05:24

I'm pretty sure I tried the 2.0.9 crack before and it loaded the game, but froze up before getting to the main menu.


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