Running torrented EP's without CD
InQuietNight:
The problem: After installing HELS and Ambitions, I get a message upon loading that says that the game could not verify that my copy was legal, and that I should contact customer service.
I have a legal copy of the base game, and torrents of most of the other EPs (I left out WA and Fast Lane Stuff, because meh). I wasn't sure if they needed to be installed in chronological order or not, but I decided it was the better idea. I installed HELS, and followed the instructions on the ReadMe to a T. When loading up the game, it told me there was no CD. I was a little confused, and I didn't know if I needed a no-CD crack. I figured the game would load with the original CD, since HELS is just a stuff pack. That may have been a mistake on my part, but moving on. I decided that maybe I should just install my next EP, Ambitions, and see if that sorted it out. After all, I can't possibly play with two CD's in at the same time. I mounted the image, installed it, and then downloaded a no-CD crack. This time when I loaded the game, it didn't show the message that I had to insert the Ambitions CD, but rather the message that my copy was not a legal one. I tried disconnecting from the internet, hoping that the game was just phoning home and if it couldn't tell EA that the game was arr'd, it would let me play.
Obviously that didn't work. And now I'm having a hard time trying to fix the issue, because everywhere I look tries to give me instructions on how to mount the image or where to download the no-CD crack. That you Google, I got that part. I'd like to install and play everything I've torrented, but I think it would be a bad move to keep ignoring this issue and installing more files that I probably won't be able to play.
So, anyone know anything besides "DIAF, n00b" because I tried that and it didn't do much in the way of resolving my problem. Thanks in advance. :)
Naiad:
Quote from: InQuietNight on 2011 August 18, 12:20:24
everywhere I look tries to give me instructions on how to mount the image or where to download the no-CD crack.
Perhaps you DO need a no-CD crack or mod, given that YOU DO NOT HAVE A CD? AM and Twallan's NOCD are both very suitable to fix this problem.
Quote from: InQuietNight on 2011 August 18, 12:20:24
That you Google, I got that part.
Ummm, I doubt it. How long have you been playing TS series, anyway? Do you not know which CD you need to insert in order to play?
It's complicated
InQuietNight:
"I mounted the image, installed it, and then downloaded a no-CD crack."
If you're going to attempt to flame me, lrn 2 reed. I already installed the no-CD crack. The problem is that, even with said crack, it still does not work.
Naiad:
Quote from: InQuietNight on 2011 August 18, 12:59:10
"I mounted the image, installed it, and then downloaded a no-CD crack."
If you're going to attempt to flame me, lrn 2 reed. I already installed the no-CD crack. The problem is that, even with said crack, it still does not work.
Sorry, I hadn't noticed that. However, either your crack version does not match your game version, or there's something wrong with your installation. Patch your game up to 1.24 (I think that's the current patch level), then install a noCD MOD, because you will no longer be running the risk of a version-related error.
Also, ofc you cannot run with 2 CDs in, find out which one you need. If you're running a noCD crack for the wrong EP, it probably will not work. Again, a mod does not have this problem. Google will also teach you how to install CC.
Narmy:
Quote from: InQuietNight on 2011 August 18, 12:59:10
"I mounted the image, installed it, and then downloaded a no-CD crack."
If you're going to attempt to flame me, lrn 2 reed. I already installed the no-CD crack. The problem is that, even with said crack, it still does not work.
Did you update the game? A crack isn't going to work properly on an updated game, unless you get an updated crack. TS3 is updated so often so just download a no-cd mod, like the previous poster suggested which you didn't read either.
I hope you backed up your original exe before replacing it with a useless crack, game patches sometimes reject altered files.
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