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    Civ CD broken. What can I do?

    Hi all,
    hope to find some help here.

    I bought Civ3 two years ago when it was released. I was an happy player, even I don't play it very often, until a month ago, when the CD broke. It broke in my hands in a strange way, with fissures from the center.
    I strongly believe that the media was defective since I handled other CDs like Civ2 and SMAC for longer time without any problem.
    For that reason I looked for a replacement, but Infogrames doesn't offer replacement when warranty is expired. I think that it is unfair. We are not able to make backup copies because the CD is copy protected to avoid illegal copies, then they should offer a replacement in case the media breaks. I shouldn't be forced to buy another copy of the game with another manual that I already have.

    Is there anything I can do? I think that I am entitled to get a (non-paid) home-made copy of the game since I own the (broken) original media, but I am not completely sure it is legal. I live in the US. Any suggestions?

    Thanks.

    pieffe
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    You can always order a replacement disc from Atari Support. See http://www.ina-support.com for more information. As for a DIY copy, ask someone who has Civ III to burn you a copy on a CD-R, if he/she knows how to do that, or if you can lend the disc for that.
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      Also, if you have the PtW CD, there is no real problem either. You can burn the Civ3 CD from a friend, and use it for further re-installations. While you can't use the copied Civ3 CD to start the game, you can still start it with the PtW CD.
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        Re: Civ CD broken. What can I do?

        Originally posted by pieffe


        Is there anything I can do? I think that I am entitled to get a (non-paid) home-made copy of the game since I own the (broken) original media, but I am not completely sure it is legal. I live in the US. Any suggestions?

        Thanks.

        pieffe
        If you were to get PTW, you wouldn't need your Civ III disc to play the game, you would use the one for the expansion instead. Plus you'd be getting a much better game overall. However you would be SOL if you had to reinstall the original game sometime down the road

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