Alex builds his farm (Pentium 3 version)
 

[SOLVED]
I've managed to solve the problem by using the Annihilator program that was able to decrypt the exe file from the Safedisk protection that wasn't letting the game start.

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Hi everyone,

I really need help with an old Ubisoft game from the 90s.
It's a 32bit game and its setup doesn't start on modern computers, so I've installed it on a virtual machine and I've copied the game folders.

I've tried to run the game on Windows 11 using nGlide and dgVodoo2 but the game doesn't start.

There are no errors, it just doesn't start.

That's why I'd be immensely grateful if someone with reverse engineering experience could make this work.
I think the .exe file has to be modified in order for the game to work on 64bit systems.

It would be extremely helpful also a no-CD patch, because the CD of this game has copy protection with Safedisc.

I was able to create an ISO image from the CD after 2 hours of imgBurn skipping "broken sectors" 😅. But I think the game knows anyway when you're using a "fake" cd? That's why the no-cd patch would be essential.

The game in question is "Alex builds his farm" Pentium 3 version. This game is impossible to find online (only the base verions, non-Pentium3, can be found, but the base version is different from this one) so of course I coulnd't find any help with it and I have 0 experince with reverse engineering.
On GameCopyWorld there is a no-CD patch from 24 years ago, but it's for the base game, not the Pentium 3 version, so it doesn't work with this game.

Instructions:

I've uploaded the game files here.

The Ubisoft folder should be placed in C:\Windows\ .

The game folder (Alex builds his farm for Pentium 3) should be placed in C:\Ubisoft\ . (But, in my experience with other Ubisoft games of the same series, it doesn't really matter where the game folder is placed).

Again, I'd be really grateful if you could make this work!!!

The widescreen fix that lk19 released for the game (Original and Pentium 3 version) comes with a NoCD option, so you can use it to bypass the CD checks that are present throughout the game, I've tested it with the P3 version and it works perfectly, the entire game works without the CD inserted. Link: https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/f...idescreen-fix/

It sounds like you've already gone through most of the common troubleshooting steps. Sometimes older software can behave differently depending on system updates or compatibility settings. While looking into similar issues recently, I came across Sweet Bonanza official and found myself taking a break before returning to solve the problem with a fresh perspective.