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Trips

I play the game, yes, I do know how to disable this. The CD check is
only utilized for multiplayer in local mode IPX & Kali.
I first did this in the standard VGA/SVGA. Then came the BGN patch
that changed the EXE. Then came 3DFX. So I disabled all versions.

Which one do you run & want?

Give a man a crack today and he'll be hungry again tomorrow.
Teach a man to crack and he'll never be hungry again.

esoteric sendz...

*note: this text & file attachment are the same info. Either will do.

Nascar Racing 2 - This info gives the three search
strings to HEX edit NASCAR2.EXE and NASREND.EXE to
disable the CD call in network IPX & online KALI
multiplayer games.

Nascar Racing 2 - NO_CD multiplayer HEX edits crack

 * works on basic game versions 1.00, 1.01, 1.02, 1.03
 * works on Grand National Series expansion pack, updated 1.03

Getting Nascar2 to run 100% from the HD in single-player mode is easy.

Just delete the installs .BAT file to run the game and you remove the
call to the CD for the intro. Duh...

Then you want to play local IPX network or multiplayer online at KALI
or KAHN servers. A stupid CD call comes that halts the game and tells
you to insert the Nascar2 CD for multiplay mode. Hmmm... this sucks!

You have to disable this thing with HEX editing the EXE. Not too hard,
except there's (3) different locations that must be modified. Both for
NASCAR2.EXE (VGA & SVGA) and NASREND.EXE (Rendition accelerated).

NOTE: If you upgrade your Nascar Racing 2 with the Grand National
Series
expansion pack, the update renames your NASCAR2.EXE to NASCAR2.SAV.
This
is also the same for NASREND.EXE to NASREND.SAV. I don't know why
these
files are saved cause they WON'T run the game after the update (?).
The
expansion pack installs new versions (larger but still 1.03) to handle
the Busch cars/tracks and Fantasy tracks. If you had disabled the CD
check, like me, you'll have to do it again. Good news is that all the
below search strings remain the same. Just re-HEX edit your new EXEs.

Here's each files search strings, then what they need to be changed
to:

** NASCAR2.EXE **

(1)
search for: 90 53 51 52 56 83 EC 0C B8
change to:  90 B4 19 CD 21 04 41 C3 B8

(2)
search for: 3A 5C 4E 61 73 63 61 72 32 5C 4E 61 73 63 61 72 32 2E 65
78 65 00
change to:  3A 6E 61 73 63 61 72 32 2E 65 78 65 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00

(3)
search for: 3A 5C 4E 41 53 43 41 52 32 00
change to:  3A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

** NASREND.EXE **

(1)
search for: 90 53 51 52 56 83 EC 0C B8
change to:  90 B4 19 CD 21 04 41 C3 B8

(2)
search for: 3A 5C 4E 61 73 63 61 72 32 5C 4E 61 73 63 61 72 32 2E 65
78 65 00
change to:  3A 6E 61 73 63 61 72 32 2E 65 78 65 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00

(3)
search for: 3A 5C 4E 41 53 43 41 52 32 00
change to:  3A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

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Notice that the offset search strings are the same for both files. I
know
I could have simply stated both were the same, but decided each EXE
would
be done seperately for the end-users convenience.