Nope, the copy protection is still present in the current patch
I know I had a nocd for both of these games of GCW about a year ago?, but they've vanished. (Theyre referred to in old news searches, but not present on the site?!)
Anyway, what you want is the Alien Crossfire 2.0 update from the Firaxis site, & then fish up the Alien Crossfire 2.0 eng file from here:
http://megagames.com/cracks/html/c30150_0.htm
(If you are using the Planetary Pack, then install the latest update, and then the Alien Crossfire nocd fix; Make a note of the fixed exe name, and then use that as the shortcut, rather than the launcher)
Final point, the game will still complain that stuff may not work if the CD is not inserted; If you haven't done a full install then you won't get the secret project movies, but the game still runs fine.
Talking of Alpha Centauri, anyone who has seen a copy of the Linux version anywhere, PLEASE post or PM me!! (The company went out of business ages ago, and I can't find one anywhere
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-Leezer-