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by **istof** » Sat, 27 Oct 2001 23:19:08

>First, use ClodeCD to make a image of the N4 cd, then use daemon tools
>to use the image as a virtual cd-rom drive.

>It works as a charm. Loading speeds are fast, the cd-check never fails
>(as is does on my system with the dvd-rom) and you havne't copied the
>cd. I haven't tried this with any other games at the same time,
>but with my new 60 GB harddisk, I can fill it with a few favorites I
>think.

make that CloNeCd :)

just for interest sake, and possibly this won't work, but in the past
i've done the same thing to play Pod and avoid using the cd the whole
time. After making the image file using VirtualCD, i used a file
truncate tool to cut the image file from 300meg to 200k.

for some reason, the cd check still passed on the 200k file.

on my machine f1 2001 takes a fraction of the time to start since
installing the no-movie patch & the no-cd.

my cd is safely packed away on the shelf and will remain in pristine
condition, I hope.

I'm not going to use my cd and leave the no-cd .exe just to support an
anti-piracy stance. what would be the point? all i have to do is not
lend the cd to a friend and i remain legal in my book.

mind you, that brings up the old question. can I lend the cd to my
brother if I stop playing the game while the cd is away? mmm.
where's that license agreement...

Regards all,
istoff

"Its easy to get lost in thought
if you don't go there often" - Me, 1993

by **Zulca** » Sun, 28 Oct 2001 01:24:19

You hit the nail on the head, very very nice.

> ok, then why isn't Windows XP much cheaper as you can't just copy it and
put
> it on multiple machines like the old version?

> > Yes, but leaving the CD in the drive is a small price to pay to try to
cut
> > down on s/w piracy. DO you whine about every little thing?

> > --
> > Biz

> > "Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand
> > alloys and compositions and,......things with molecular
structures,....and
> > the....." - Ash

> > > >There isn't one (and I honestly hope that there will never be).

> > > Why? It's a pain keeping the cd in the cdrom drive.

by **Eldre** » Sun, 28 Oct 2001 01:55:18

>. I haven't tried this with any other games at the same time,
>> but with my new 60 GB harddisk, I can fill it with a few favorites I
>> think.

>> --
>> Olav K. Malmin

>Cheers Olav, great advice matey! (Although, I fear you just gave it to
>mention that behemoth af a HDD again!)

Well, I have a 40GB and 30GB in the same system...maybe I should upgrade?<g>

Eldred
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by **Eldre** » Sun, 28 Oct 2001 01:55:18

>I disagree - about a year ago, I posted how my GPL CD was so battered that
>it barely works any more, I emailed Papy asking for a replacement (I'd
>gladly send my old one to them as proof), but was told that they'd just sell
>me a new one for $10, I think it was. I know that's not a great deal of
>cash, but it might be to someone. I can copy my music CDs if I want (for
>personal use), I can copy my videos, pretty much anything that I use for
>'entertainment', but I can't copy GPL or N4 to race online. Already, after 4
>months, my N4 CD is looking VERY worse for wear - if I have to replace that,
>that's a full-priced game. So yeah, I'd LOVE a no-CD for N4, please, one
>that works online.

You also run into the problem of your CD being misplaced after not being used
for a while. While I don't have kids or pets to help destroy the media, I do
have a large enough game collection that occasionally I can't find one I have a
craving to play. There are a couple of games that I can't find currently, and
it's a drag... :(

Eldred
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by **Colin Harri** » Sun, 28 Oct 2001 03:04:30

> >. I haven't tried this with any other games at the same time,
> >> but with my new 60 GB harddisk, I can fill it with a few favorites I
> >> think.

> >> --
> >> Olav K. Malmin

> >Cheers Olav, great advice matey! (Although, I fear you just gave it to
> >mention that behemoth af a HDD again!)

> Well, I have a 40GB and 30GB in the same system...maybe I should
upgrade?<g>

> Eldred

You used to be SUCH a nice chap, Eldred :-)

by **JJ Srickli** » Sun, 28 Oct 2001 08:55:37

Ya right, like they would pass on the savings.............How old are you?
Is reality a concept you understand?

by **Andre Warring** » Sun, 28 Oct 2001 09:33:28

On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 13:13:04 GMT, "Colin Harris"

>> On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 12:09:11 GMT, "Colin Harris"

>> What the hell are you doing with your cd's that they're battered up
>> after 4 months? Don't use your cd's as coasters!

>> Andre

>So THAT'S where I'm going wrong! I was expecting you to chip in, too,
>mentioning the five-damn-minutes-to-load-N4-every-sodding-time thing....I
>want a no-CD patch if only to cure that!

Yes I still have that problem. But I found the solution:
Back to GPL! :)
Nah, FYI: lately I've been playing N4 more and more.. only WG and
Sears that is. We should do a funrace with the guys in the near
future..

Andre

by **Colin Harri** » Sun, 28 Oct 2001 10:23:37

What, and miss out on all the fun of the Fast Food Racing League? Best
league I've ever been in!
FFRL: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ffrl/index.html
FFRL Trivia: http://www.chbr18476.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

by **Todd Sorense** » Mon, 29 Oct 2001 23:07:15

James, I got mine here (if you are still looking):

home.tiscalinet.de/siedler1/nr4_1306.exe

password is :siedler

Todd

by **Eldre** » Tue, 30 Oct 2001 00:14:47

>> Well, I have a 40GB and 30GB in the same system...maybe I should
>upgrade?<g>

>> Eldred

>You used to be SUCH a nice chap, Eldred :-)

Hehe...

Eldred
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by **Doug Hillma** » Fri, 09 Nov 2001 09:34:33

No, but you're the only person in the world outside of the SPA who
actually buys into the concept.

I don't particularly condone piracy, but the belief that piracy cuts
into game makers profits in any significant way and as a result
causes higher game prices is foolish.

Corporate piracy in which the company HAS to have Windows
or Office or whatnot and so has the choice of paying for it or
pirating it is a different beast than *** piracy. Many of the
game pirates spout the fact that they wouldn't have bought the
game if that was their only choice as making it OK. While
it's not justification for stealing, it is pretty much true. If the
choice of stealing was gone from the equation, most pirates
would NOT buy the game instead.

D

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