I'm looking for a no-cd crack also, as the original image file can't be burned without a cd-rom drive that supports dao/raw stuffs. My system refuses to run the game even with the original CD in the drive. : )
The actual protection is:
immortal cities, children of the nile - securom 5.03.06
I have tried mounting the image file using the newest versions of Alcohol and Daemon, and neither work. After a few seconds, a popup window comes up stating:
Conflict with Disc Emulator Software detected. See
www.securom.com/emulation for more details.
I have tried changing the device name and model number information in both Alcohol and Daemon to avoid possible detection, which also did not work.
I have looked for a "Generic Securom R5" patch on the web-site, with no luck - there isn't one. The web site says:
Play Instructions:
Execute the LXTSRM60.EXE loader.
Well, the generic securom r5 program lxtsrm60.exe does not exist. Seaching the site for it reveals nothing.
This game is supposed to be pretty good. The reviews look great.