DS:loa

ReD_rUm982 · #1 30-06-2004, 17:12

hey hey i bought ds loa used from a store, and when i got it disc two was realy scratched

i do own the game, and its NOT warez. every thing copies except terrian.dsres. Can someone please send me this file.

o btw my aim sn is seventhdeftone and my emal is *ERASED*

RincewindTheWiz · #2 30-06-2004, 17:27

Sorry, no. We can't allow this for ANY reason. But there ARE some ways to (maybe) get the file of your disc anyway. If you're interested I'll explain how. And they do work, but not all the time. I've saved five of my own originals, so it can be done if the damage is not too great. But no sending of data files.

ReD_rUm982 · #3 30-06-2004, 18:02

yes pleeese help me i have disc 2 and it is scratched plz tell me how to get terrain.dsres off of it

RincewindTheWiz · #4 30-06-2004, 18:15

First, let's determine which protection was used, so we can make adjustments for the copy we're going to make. Use ProtectionID, the finest protection scanner EVER (that's another beer you own me, cdkiller) and tell me what it finds. It should be safedisc 2.

Now assuming it's safedisc 2, I need you to download a trial version of... damn... I was going to say Alcohol120% but it seems the marching SS squads of The USA Intellectual Polizei have gotten to it today. I'm going to have to stop here for the day, I'll have to check out some alternative programs, or maybe somewhere else to download A120%. I'll continue this tomorrow, ok ? (It's 1:12 AM over here)

ReD_rUm982 · #5 30-06-2004, 18:38

Ok

EDIT:THE LINK U GAVE IS BAD

ReD_rUm982 · #6 01-07-2004, 10:23

ok....i have alcohol120% 30 day trial (k-lite)and protectionID (found another site with it off cdkillers pro) so you dont need to find another place to get them just please help me!!

RincewindTheWiz · #7 01-07-2004, 16:57

Okay, so check what protectionid says. I'm going to assume it says something like "Safedisc 2", because that's what most Microsoft games seem to use. If it does, you have to use the "Image Making Wizard" option in A120%, and select Safedisc 2/3 from the dropdown box on the low left of the dialog box. Next, it's important that you change the drop down box next to "Read Speed" (upper right of the dialog) to the lowest possible setting, like "1X". This is the whole trick : every time you install the game, the cd reader drive will use maximum speed while trying to read it, but the lower the speed, the more chance you can still read a bad part. So we're going to make an image while reading at the slowest speed possible.

Now safedisc 2/3 discs will generate a bunch of errors in the first few percentages of the disc. This is normal. It's also normal that these first few percentages will be read VERY slowly, as the drive is constantly trying to reread the bad sectors. Just let it continue, even when it takes hours and hours. You'll only have to do this once and it will speed up after a while.

Provided that you can make an image this way, you now have to test it with the virtual cdrom function of A120% to see if you can install with it.

Lemme know what results you got.