Prince Of Persia - The Two Thrones-USE THIS THREAD, Do NOT START another Thread!

[scara]

Why it seems that the pop3 mini-image files on gamecopyworld are corrupted ??

[rax369]

The only I think I wonder, is why nobody in GCW test the stuff released before posting it. I mean, would be a good idea doing that and will avoid problems for uploading there useless stuff.

In that mini image u cannt even C its contents, so may be what lots of people R saying around the net is right. That mini image is corrupted. But in the other hand there is the possibility that obviously that's just another FAKE!

Hopefully a REAL mini image will be released soon. And only may be... coz' this ****!Ng protection (SF) is beign a really pain in the A55

[bob58]

Originally Posted by rax369

The only I think I wonder, is why nobody in GCW test the stuff released before posting it. I mean, would be a good idea doing that and will avoid problems for uploading there useless stuff.

In that mini image u cannt even C its contents, so may be what lots of people R saying around the net is right. That mini image is corrupted. But in the other hand there is the possibility that obviously that's just another FAKE!

Hopefully a REAL mini image will be released soon. And only may be... coz' this ****!Ng protection (SF) is beign a really pain in the A55

moreover we could find a fake no-cd patch with a Trojan

[spybart]

Is it possible to disable your CD drives from the BIOS instead of disconnecting them and be able to play the game that way?

[rax369]

Originally Posted by spybart

Is it possible to disable your CD drives from the BIOS instead of disconnecting them and be able to play the game that way?

I already tried that, but not even doing that u'll have luck (try it if u want, may be u'll be the lucky guy of the block).

Coz' in mine that didnt work. It's impressive. If not even the BIOS is detecting the IDE Devices @ boot time, why the hell this ****!ng protection doesnt run the game.

Definitely this protection is being a pain in the ass even for recognized gurus out there, since no consistent solution to this annoying step (unhooking the cables) has been found/released yet.

[Anti669]

You can disable it in the device manager IF you have no hard drives on the same IDE controller (eg if you have a SATA HDD) - Disabling the drive doesn't work, but disabling the IDE controller to which it's connected will.

Also, if you're having trouble getting it working, make sure you're using the right CD key... I think the European DVD version and the US 3CD version require different keys.

On a related note... Starforce protection is also preventing a gore patch for the European version. Outside the US, dismemberment is removed from the game, and the difference is in the game exe. But Starforce prevents you from changing the exe. I've got the US exe, but until I have the US versions of...
-The Starforce exe
-The Starforce dll
-The CD key
-An image/mini-image of the US play disc
...I can't work this out.

PS. With my IDE controller disabled, the DVD image mounted in DT4 with NO emulation, and NO Starforce blockers running, the game starts fine.

[Grumpy]

@Anti669

make sure you're using the right CD key

You should be using the CDkey that came with your original game!?
Please dont discuss CD Keys here, asking for CD keys is against forum rules, and technically this is what you are asking for but in a round about way!

[Anti669]

Sorry... Not asking for one - as I said, I've got the game working fine.

Just thought I'd mention it, as it's something that came up while trying to enable gore in the EU version.

[DABhand]

Originally Posted by Anti669

You can disable it in the device manager IF you have no hard drives on the same IDE controller (eg if you have a SATA HDD) - Disabling the drive doesn't work, but disabling the IDE controller to which it's connected will.

Also, if you're having trouble getting it working, make sure you're using the right CD key... I think the European DVD version and the US 3CD version require different keys.

On a related note... Starforce protection is also preventing a gore patch for the European version. Outside the US, dismemberment is removed from the game, and the difference is in the game exe. But Starforce prevents you from changing the exe. I've got the US exe, but until I have the US versions of...
-The Starforce exe
-The Starforce dll
-The CD key
-An image/mini-image of the US play disc
...I can't work this out.

PS. With my IDE controller disabled, the DVD image mounted in DT4 with NO emulation, and NO Starforce blockers running, the game starts fine.

Why would you have the US .exe?


Do you actually have the original?

[Anti669]

Sorry, I should say I obtained the US .exe, as I'm looking for a way to uncensor the EU version.

I also recently got a hold of the US Starforce files (amir.exe and amir.dll), so when (if ?) a mini-image of the US version is released, I'll hopefully be able to work something out.

EDIT: I've never heard this said explicitly, but I got the impression from some people that my CD key will only work with my CD. Is this true? I used to wonder years ago why they didn't do this, and eventually decided that
a) It would greatly complicate the manufacturing procedure if every disc was different, and
b) It could turn into a logistical nightmare trying to get every CD into the right box
- one tiny little mixup, and the next 50,000 discs end up in the wrong box, shipped with a useless CD key...

If they've actually managed to pull this off, I'm absolutely amazed...
But if this is the case, wouldn't the correct CD key need to be included with the mini-image, which would make this fix illegal and see it removed from almost any site immediately?

[ash_2006]

hi i have installed POP 3 in my PC when i clik on play it says pls insert correct disk i have downloaded mini image from gamecopyworld.com and disconnected my DVD/rw from PC what have to do more in this pls reply me fast

[Anti669]

It's a real pain in the ass, I know... we really need an 18+ rating over here.

What I don't understand though, is that Two Thrones uses exacly the same animations as Warrior Within, yet that didn't get censored. I wonder whether the version reviewed by the ratings board was even the censored... I can see absolutely nothing in the edited version to justify a MA15+ rating.

But banning Half-Life 2?? That's just insanity...
I actually read some guy complaining that it was unsuitable for his eight-year-old kid, not because of the violence, but because of the "sexual innuendo". Claimed "Alyx is dressed indecently, and she kept staring at Gordon's crotch" .

[Joe Forster/STA]

Poor guy, with the Half-Life 2 sexual reference problem... I think an eight-year old boy knows much more about sex already than his father does. Kids today, eh!

[boondawg76]

To clear up some peoples problems, heres how to play the game with no cd/dvd

-Install image with daemon 4
-Manually disconnect all cd roms/dvd roms from your tower
-Restart computer
-Using Daemon, mount the POPT2T.MDS file that comes with the unpacked image
-Select play game from the menu that comes up(cannot play from starting the game from the game folder)

That is all...verified

[Anti669]

You should be able to run it from the launcher app (PrinceOfPersia.exe) but not the game exe (POP3.exe).

And you can disable the IDE controller in the Device Manger rather than unplugging the cables, but I'm not sure if you can do this if you're using a ParallelATA hard drive (with a SATA HDD you should have no problems).