Final Fantasy 8 - NO CD. Where to?

[DABhand]

Originally Posted by cucka

I'm close to a breakthrough on this, but my DOS command.com is toast. I apparently I'm missing the file from "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT"

can someone e-mail me that file please? Any XP sp2 user should have it. I'd appreciate help on this

hellbound2andahalf********com

LOL

Errr that is part of the Windows XP boot system, from when you start up your PC it has nothing to do with the game or the command line.

Goto START > RUN > cmd and press enter

[GrizzlyAdams]

I realize this is old, but there is one bit of imformation that no one has really specified from what I can tell.


When installing the game... CHECK the box that says optional content.

I realize it might seem kinda obvious, but I didn't realize what it did for like 4 hours when I was trying to get the cracks to work.

Good luck.

[sametchan]

i used this crack http://www.megagames.com/cgi/downloa...h=FF8CRACK.ZIP
and now only incerd cd1 not wrog disk i copy the cd one the same file where i install it.did i something wrong?

[94061270]

I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First let me tell to every one, that in the most of the cases DON'T USE A CRACK "NO-CD" ON THE FFVIII. because you don't need it!

In many forums, they say that you only need to change

in te registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESquare Soft, IncFINAL FANTASY VIII1.00

Change the Data drive (that usually is c: or d to the correct drive that you insert the disc of FFVIII (wathever of number of disc) well i try it in this way but at the first time it doesn't work for me because it is incomplete or it doesn't have some details that are important!!!!.... But then after read in many forums, and search for my old disc's of FFVIII(english version but the disc 3 is damaged ) and I try it in this way:

What you need? well of course the Five Disc of FFVIII or all the files of the 5 Disc (It doesn't care if you have the files in a DVD like me) and the patchs like the 1.2v (this patch fix many bugs).

1.- Intall the FFVIII with the intall disc or whatever you have.
2.- Now Intall the patch if you want (rememeber that it fix many bugs like the video for nvidia users)
3.- Run FFVIII, but don't start to play... just Go to the screen where it says: "New game" or "Continue". and now in you're keyboard push "CTRL + ALT + SUPR" (the three at the same time). It activates the windows task manager" (yeah i know that many guys just use the ALT + TAB, but for some reason it don't work for me in that way).
4.- Close the manager of windows, go to START button (of windows), then to RUN and type: "regedit" the pres enter.
5.- Then go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SOFTWARE, Square Soft Inc, FINAL FANTASY VIII, 1.00
6.- Now check the "data drive" reg It should be represent by a leter of you drive, check if that leter is the correct drive where you insert your FF8_CD1 or wathever of number of disc.
--- If the letter is the same of your drive where you insert the disc, just close the manager, return to the FF8 and try play, and if you can play you're lucky and you didn't read this Text.
--- If the letter is diferent of the one that has your unit (Where you insert your disc of FF8), then replace the letter with the correct, just press right click on "Data drive" then left click in the firts option and change that letter for the correct letter of you drive where you insert the disc of FF8. then click ok, close the regedit and return to the Game. Try to play. If you can play, you did it! (For many guys this way works, but not for me, i need it to do more steps yeah the next steps) If not works, well go to the next step.

7.- (THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT I MAKE WORK THIS GAME IN MY PC WTHOUT THE ORIGINAL DISC DAMM THAT THIRD DISC...) Well now we need two tools for made runs the game, I hate the words "INCORRECT DISC". We need a Image record like nero burning or other program that makes ISO'S IMAGES, and the other tool is an Image emulation program like daemon tools or alcohol.

++First we are going to made a folder where we are going to copy all the files of the Disc that we want to play (like the disc 1) the files are: disc1.pak , Disk1 , field.fi , field.fl ,and field.fs
++ Then we are going to create an image. I don't know if we need to create a image with the same label of the original disc, I suggest you that you make it with the original label. For Pal version i used this one "FF8_CD2_PC_SPANISH" OR "FF8_CD2_PC_ENGLISH" then Burn that image.
++ Already with the image, Run your daemon tools or alcohol and Mount that image, and check what letter have the drive where you mount the image.
++ Repeat the steps of the number 3 at the 6, But in the 6 step you must to change the letter that apperars for the corretc where the image was mount.
++ Now click ok, close the regedit of windows, return to the game and try to play.

This way works for me, I hope i can hel to all the people that have the same problem than me.

[94061270]

Ok Pals, I'm happy that nobody has the same problem than me.

Ok amigos estoy feliz de que nadie tenga ya los mismos problemas q yo, si alguien también usa mi misma lengua madre y no entiende el inglés, pueden hacedmelo saber e intentaré ayudarles!!!

Gracias a este foro!

Saludos!

[sylvio]

Hi, Folks!
I just read the comments... so GLH wrote the correct/working nocd file
link at GF at http://fileforums.com/$rd_gf.php?p=ff8.htm
1. IF your crackable FF8.EXE file was READ-ONLY the crack DIDN'T WORKS
at all (ofcourse)
2. DOWNLOAD and read the instructions! MORE NOTICE from me that:
WHEN THE GAME ASKS for the CD2 then DELETE DISK1 file and COPY DISK2
file (simple press ALT+TAB in the game and make this changes and GO BACK
to the game again with ALT+TAB). VERY simple to make a PATH like \DISKY
on your HDD's game dir and copy the file DISK1....5 etc. to the \DISKY dir.
WHEN the game ask the disk SIMPLE DELETE DISK1 etc. and COPY the
right one from \DISKY. IF ASKS DISK3 then copy DISK3 file from \DISKY TO
YOUR game dir.
The game watch this DISKx file and YOU DO HAVE ONLY the correct file ON
your game dir. DO NOT PUT all the files, ONLY WHAT ASKS the game.

MAYBE YOU HAVE A PERFECT NOCD/Reroutes crack for this game, BUT I
FIGURED OUT MY METHOD works 100%, simple watch your correct DISKx
file when the game asked.

Anyway.. the 94061270 's method also workable so read/use that helping.

Hope I wrote it clearly for ya all... I CANNOT HELP anything more,so PLEASE
DO NOT EMAIL me thousands of mails. O.K.??

[nameless00]

well, i try all the cracks and still get can't pass Insert Disc 1 , i wish never given my game to my cousin.. and now have to struggle with this backup..

i try a crack by FBSA
i got it from
gamefix
megagames
for the geforce user
i did what he said but thise 3 file in the game dir. and i still get the "Insert Disc 1 and than Wrong Cd "
so if someone figure out how to get running from the dir I BEG YOU
to explain in great detail how you did it please..

[RincewindTheWiz]

Originally posted by nameless00
well, i try all the cracks and still get can't pass Insert Disc 1 , i wish never given my game to my cousin.. and now have to struggle with this backup..

Read THIS. Either beat up your cousin and get your game back, or accept your fate.

[nameless00]

yeah very funny... the only reason yah say NO WAREZ so your site doesn't get shut down and i know your ****er download , pirate etc.. do me a favor just banned me i didn't get my answer i never like it this site anways to much bull****

[Peter1]

Hey man, could you plz send me thoose cracks too ? I have ff8 and it's like my favourite game but when i insert disk 1 in gives me this message: "Wrong Disk Inserted". I guess they must have a bad label or something so plz send me the cracks at: peter_boyro**********com

[ibkiss28]

Hi everyone,

i know that there might be some ppl who are still looking for a gamepatch.

however check the site i posted and look for the 1.2(or geforce) patch. there is one very important thing to do, which costed me almost 2 hours till i figured it out.

when you copy the 1.2ver exe from cd 2, remember to REMOVE THE READ-ONLY from the exe, otherwise the gamefix wont work. Last but not least copy every datax.pak and every datax to your game dir; copy field2.fs from the last cd to your data dir, and every thing else should work from there.

[WormTrodden]

Okay, I found that in my case, the game installed to "*:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc\FINAL FANTASY VIII\".

The crack/nocd/patch has some trouble with that directory, so I moved the file ff8.exe and the crack/nocd/patch to the root of the drive/partition, and opened a command-prompt, and ran the crack, and it worked perfectly.

So, if you keep getting a "file is in use/cannot access file/whatever error message when you try to "fix" your exe, then you should try moving it into a more simple location to patch the file, then just copy/move it back.

It works perfectly for me, and I'm on xp sp2 with a geforce 2 mx, so I anticipated an uphill battle.

Needless to say, it worked out better than I thought it would.

The only rpoblem I'm having now is the fact that there is no volume control for the annoying in-game music.

The music is good, but I don't want music, and it can't be disabled, and the volume is permenently set at 100%.

I'm thinking of putting some zero'ed mp3s in place of the real music.

[GLH]

Originally Posted by WormTrodden

Okay, I found that in my case, the game installed to "*:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc\FINAL FANTASY VIII\".

The crack/nocd/patch has some trouble with that directory

I think it's the "," in the directory name, why the patch has trouble with it.

[crazyboy]

Hi Sylvio
I know you might have the software to convert Italian FF8 to English FF8 and Please send me the no cd crack and language conversion as well..
Thanks...
syed_azar2001********com
thanks

[moneuil]

As fas I m concerned there are no working no cd patches or cracks for ff8.
You can however play from images stored on your HardDisk .Just install from the install cd with daemon tools...
Then mount the first play disc and go to command: type regedit.
Look in HKey Local Machine for final fantasty 8 and then select the data drive in the right tab. Change it to the drive letter of your virtual drive and off you go enjoy

And about the disc two game crash the nvideapatch should fix that