Silent Hunter III

[Croaticus]

Originally Posted by svdkloes

No problem Guys...I cracked it....I made a mini-dvd image that works for all versions of the game...But read the readme file very closely before doing anything...

You can get the crack here:

http://rapidshare.de/files/1385626/Silent.Hunter.III.All_Versions_Crack.rar.html

Thanks To: DuTcH dUdE


Greetings from: Eindhoven, The Netherlands

There's something wrong with the procedure described in .txt file.
First of all, the procedure is not well described and leaves some important questions open. Second, the procedure says in step 2: "Run Silent Hunter 3, holding the Ctrl button, the screen will ask you for the CD-Key". When exactly to do this? Before Starforce is installed, or after? Before mounting an image, or after? With pirate DVD in drive or not? Because, this DOES NOT WORK until you mount the image, you can't enter the key unless the image is mounted first, and the step is before the step that says to mount an image... how is it possible?? It is simply impossible to follow the steps as they are. So, this step doesn't work until I mount the image, because the game says to insert the disc and doesn't even ask the key, with CTRL or without it.
So I had to mount the image. I did it with Daemon tools 3.47.
Only AFTER that I could start the game while holding the CTRL button. The Starforce dialog opened asking the key. The key was already there, the one merged into registry earlier. I erased it and entered the one in .txt file. It displays some error message, I exit, and then start the game again. Again, error - saying "Failed locating the product authorization information in the system registry. Verify the Disc Key entered or press the "Information" button to obtain a new Activation Key.".
Then I tried again, but this time I left the key that was merged into registry.
This time error said "Insert the Silent Hunter III PC DVD disc into another drive then press "Retry".".
So, obviously, this procedure doesn't work, at least on my computer...

I believe this system of fooling the Starforce should work, but all procedures that I've found on Internet are not describing it clearly. Can you please clarif y the exact steps so we can retry and hopefully, finally, start the game?

Thank you and thanks for the effort!

[DABhand]

Dude have you read the rules, its easy to find, index page right at the top.

[Croaticus]

Originally Posted by DABhand

Dude have you read the rules, its easy to find, index page right at the top.

Yes I have. I wonder if everyone else who talks about warez, serials, etc. has? Because, this whole thread is about it...
Or maybe should we use imagined synonyms? Let's call warez "smileys", serials "heal-alls", etc.?
See my point? Don't mind me, please, after all, we're all here to help each other

Sincerely,
me

[DABhand]

No this whole thread aint about warez, its about how to help people with the originals to be able to play a backup they made or play without a cd.

There is no support here for warez issues.

[Croaticus]

Originally Posted by DABhand

No this whole thread aint about warez, its about how to help people with the originals to be able to play a backup they made or play without a cd.

There is no support here for warez issues.

I am sorry then, I expressed incorrectly.
What I meant to say is that I have a problem with original that I backed up (you can never know when you might want to use it), thus I'm seeking for help here.

Thank you for understanding.

[Crenim]

Well... if anyone reading this forum is currently working on a fix for this issue, we all might appreciate a heads up so we can give you some support.

[Croaticus]

Originally Posted by Crenim

Well... if anyone reading this forum is currently working on a fix for this issue, we all might appreciate a heads up so we can give you some support.

Thanx.
I hope that fix will come in a shape that will permanently and successfully fight the Starforce, so we can apply patches freely, and not in a shape of cracked files that we always have to wait and depend on.
Oops... I said "cracked", I meant modified

C u