DarkStone 1.0.13 CD Check removal inquiry

[WaltonSimons]

This version is NOT compatible with the standard updates I'm afraid. Please focus on the EXE included only

[Cowsheep]

What language version you have?
I included all updated files (i know that the original patches are bitchy) in the archive at first page.
If it does not work, i can patch old 1.0.0.13 exe, too.

[WaltonSimons]

I'd like the 1.0.13 exe patched, please. It's English/French OEM (bundled with some MSI product a good while back).

[Cowsheep]

Here, but dont forget to copy game disc content to hdd, like i already posted.

[WaltonSimons]

Works like a breeze as long as MData dir is in C:\ and the MTFs in the gamedir. But it does work so I don't bother about anything else. Thankees.

[Cowsheep]

It should also work with the game files on other hdd letters, as long as the files are in the root dir.
And try the fixed updated files i posted earlier, it really fixes a lot of bugs.
Dont care about official patches, simply overwrite all files.

There must be a way to force the game to load the files from its own gamedir...

[WaltonSimons]

There must... I have a repack of my own... I remember to have used a fixed 1.05 Update that once was on MegaGames w/ the regular DarkStone CD and everything went fine. Only this OEM... but meh... it works. That's the main point

[achobaya]

Don't work for me


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[Cowsheep]

What error you get?
What version you have?
System specs?

[The-S-Owl]

Hah! The good old cd-checks with rerouting

Give this exe a try.

[Cowsheep]

Nice, can you teach me that?
Modern games dont have disc checks of that sort.

[TippeX]

heh nice one the-s-owl, seems the old skewl can show the new skewl some tricks

[WaltonSimons]

Unfortunately the new EXE - although allows me to run DarkStone - crashes upon the menus. Black screen - unknown error that I cannot read because the game dislikes AltTabbing - and I had to do a reboot. Some missed checks perhaps?

[The-S-Owl]

WaltonSimons: the exe I attached is supposed to find all data files (*.mtf and mdata\*.*) in the game folder, not somewhere in the root. Is that the case?
If so, I will have another look at this.

Yep TippeX, we are getting old

[WaltonSimons]

Well... It looks up the MData folder... and it works WITH the MData folder not the avis themselves in the gamedir. But it crashes at the menu... as if some bytes were wrongfully patched?