Please help someone new to gamecopyworld.com

tacp18 · #1 18-09-2003, 18:21

I was scanning forums from some games I play and someone mentioned this site. Only problem is I dont understand how it supposed to work. All info would be really great.. And please keep in mind Im a noob

.. Im still learning alot of this stuff..

))so i understand this is for making back ups of games you have.. but where the CD's are SOL?.. am i right in this?

))I have Half-life.. but lets say that CD was jacked.. I would be able to use this site to install it??? and if so.. HOW?

))Are all the games installed in pretty much the same way if someone were to explain to me on how to get Half-life to install...

))..>>>and if im missing anything important..

oh... and what does the term CRACK mean??

and i see peeps asking about NOCD and such?? assuming that if you dont have the cd you would get that bit of info from site as opposed to if you did??

sorry for all the questions.. but like i said.. new to this site and this type stuff for computers.. Thanks to any and all people who respond.

And if its something of something else.. just PM me.. thanks again

JoyBoy · #2 18-09-2003, 18:50

Read THIS

tacp18 · #3 19-09-2003, 05:37

ok.. I read the noob guide... SO.. is the ONLY way to use any of these games is if you literally have the cd? (please excuse me.. Im still learning all this)

JoyBoy · #4 19-09-2003, 06:04

I dont know quite what you mean by that. But to use and play the game, you will need a cd/dvd of it.. What did you think goes on here?

tacp18 · #5 19-09-2003, 06:06

Im just trying to learn all there is

I still have a ways to go though

RincewindTheWiz · #6 19-09-2003, 06:10

Just to clear up a few things. This is a site for the owners of LEGAL, BOUGHT cds. No warez or copies from friends/relatives etc. When you do have that, we provide ways to avoid using your original cd so it won't get damaged. This can be done through making/using backups or using cracks. If you lost your original cd, you're supposed to contact the publisher and ask for a replacement. You can try the nocds, but if they don't work, you're on your own. Also, if you don't have the cd anymore, you really can't install the game anymore until you get a replacement. And no, we don't host any games, just the cracks.

tacp18 · #7 19-09-2003, 06:13

I understand this.. That is why I used the example of my half-life game.. So if I got this right.. I would download the game (off my cd).. get the patch and replace the .exe so it doesnt need the cd to run.. that way I can put it in the jewel case and not have to worry about it getting jacked up?.. (Do I understand this correctly??) Just trying to learn how to do this as to not mess anything up..

RincewindTheWiz · #8 19-09-2003, 06:15

Yes, that's how it works, but we call it 'installing', not 'downloading off the cd'

BTW Half-life wasn't the best example, since this does not need the cd in the drive to play anyway

tacp18 · #9 19-09-2003, 06:17

sweet.. thanks for the help guys

*edit--What are NFO's?

RincewindTheWiz · #10 19-09-2003, 06:22

This refers to files with the extension .nfo, which are text files that contain additional information about the crack.

tacp18 · #11 19-09-2003, 15:05

and "crack" means the part about getting around the part with needing the cd? (the patches?)

RincewindTheWiz · #12 20-09-2003, 05:29

Yes, a crack is a way to disable copy protections. Cracks are either cracked executables (which you copy over the old ones with the same name) or patches, which change a game executable so the copy protection code gets skipped. There are fixed exe's (cracks with which you can use any backup cd, but which still need a cd in the drive) and nocd's (which don't need any cd in the drive to play). You can also use programs like Blindwrite and Alcohol120% to make backups, or make an image on the hard disk and emulate that as a kind of virtual cdrom.