First things first, greetings & welcome to the forum, son.
According to what U described, seems it could be due to the crack after all, especially since the protection is Securom.
Very recent Securom protection schemes are often used in conjunction with multiple
triggers scattered in the exe file. These triggers check for the presence of the CD throughout the game. Therefore, a "good patch" must also deactivate ALL these triggers as well. This means that to make sure his crack works, the cracker has to not only install, but also play the game to the end. Devilishly despicable. And clever.
So perhaps the triggers were actually removed (as the game keeps running without CD) but not "well removed", which might eaccount for the glitches you noticed. The @$%&#! bastards. How do they expect us to easily crack their games when raising so many obstacles in our way ? Sometimes I get the impression they just don't want their games to be cracked...
Then again, I'd be surprised that Deviance themselves made the patch, as they're a renowned team. I'd advise seeking another no-CD patch for the game.
Good luck - for it looks like you'll need it.
And may the force be with you...
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