can't patch homm4 1.2

[mcdull]

the patching gave me the following error:
Old file not found. However, a file of the same name was found. No update done since file contents do not match

how can i skip the file check so i can patch successfully? or is there somewhere i can download an original heroes4.exe?

[GZ187]

thats because you dont have the us/canada release.
must be uk version h*tp://www.3doeurope.com/

[GCS]

You probably have the UK version and you try to apply the US patch that (in this case) is different. The UK patch 1.2 is not out yet!

Get more info here:

http://www.3do.com/support/pc_suppor...4_12_patch.htm

[Veky]

Yes, maybe we need to wait for 1.2 patch for UK (international version), then it might work.


But read this first:
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Note for people who installed from DEViANCE ISO:
Buy the game, especially if they decide to add multiplayer.
The 1.0 to 1.2 patch detects that there is something wrong with the original
heroes4.exe supplied by DEViANCE. Go online and find someone who has installed
from a store bought CD (gotta love people who share their whole HDD on peer to peer).


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I tried searching on Kazaa & WinMX but didn't find appropriate heroes4.exe.
I hope it's just the version issue...

btw. does anyone have the original 1.0 heroes4.exe from the original cd?
Send it to me if you have at [email protected] please.
Thanx!

[kaenjie2]

Originally posted by mcdull
the patching gave me the following error:
Old file not found. However, a file of the same name was found. No update done since file contents do not match

how can i skip the file check so i can patch successfully? or is there somewhere i can download an original heroes4.exe?

Use a debugger to skip the heroe4.exe update process. If yourea newbie use NWdebug. That's how i fully update my backup copy.

[mcdull]

can u give me more details on how to debugger?

[mcdull]

anyway, what is the file size of heroes4.exe (UK version)?

[kaenjie2]

Originally posted by mcdull
can u give me more details on how to debugger?

I wrote about how to update backup copy at my site http://www.geocities.com/seikenjie/kaenjie2.html

[Evasis]

Your method works, and fairly easily. It only took a couple tries to break it at the right point to get the campaign editor patched.

Lots of ppl will have been looking for something like this, as not everyone understands more advanced debuggers. Thanks again.

[Veky]

Cheers Kaenjie, your way worked!

:up:

[2xmoloch]

Very kind from U to provide us such a good method...

Now i'll be able to use the griiiiiiiid !!!!

[kaenjie2]

you're welcome, all. Actually, I dont know anything about debugging, but some hacking tutorial site provides me with that simple debugger. Then I used it on the patch, hey with some brain twist, it works.

[Veky]

Hmmm Kaenjie, your patch doesn't work actually.

Why?

Because the game is not fully updated, because you say only 2 maps are updated and read the readme.txt and you'll see that more should be updated.

Check the readme for bug fixes and when in game you'll see that those bugs are still present.

[GCS]

Using a US patch on a UK release is not a good idea because usually there are differences not only in the main .exe file but to some other resources due to different copyrights between UK and US.

Also if a new patch comes out later it will not update your current game without more tricks because the main original .exe will be missing!

It is better to wait for a proper patch. I don't think that Deviance had a reason to modify the original .exe which is included in a .cab file.

If this isn't a UK release then it may be a pre-release version that's why the patch doesn't work.

We'll find out soon as the UK patch comes out!

[GCS]

UPDATE:

The original HOMM4 (US) v1.0 exe can be found in GameCopyWorld along with the 1.2 cracked exe so you can convert your game to US and patch it normally!