Civ 3 conquests CD just broke in half

[asleepathewheel]

cool

I don't have the hd space for that though (my 40gig slave drive is filled with my cd collection converted to wma)

[vmxa1]

Get another drive they are cheap now.

[okblacke]

Originally posted by vmxa1
The big space requirement is for the images. They are 1:1 copies of the CD. So they can be up to nearly 800MB.

Huh. I thought CDs maxed out at 680MB. Looking at my list, my biggest is Diablo II, right around 680MB. I use GameDrive, though, so there may be some compression factoring in.

Oneof the smallest is MooII at less than 300MB.

Hmmm. I don't need the CD to play MOO2. I've got Robotron X at 31MB!

I filled up a 36gb drive and had to start using my Fat32 drive of 80GB.

Yeah, my buddy's got over 100 games in GameDrive. It comes to about 40-45GB--but the games are installed on the same drives as the images, which in many cases means you're doubling the space used. He's filled 100GB of his 120GB drive and is looking at a pair of 250s.

For me GameDrive is a convenience. For my bud, with a passel o' kids, it's a survival issue. Before he got it, he ended up re-buying copies of games when the kids scratched 'em up. And just try replacing some of these games anymore.

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[vmxa1]

I quick look shows WarlordsIV at 764MB. Several list at 750 or better. Ihave one at 769 called INSTALL. I think that is DiabloII, but I am not sure.

You can set the INI for MooII to point tothe hard drive. I have had that work at times and at other times not, so I just slap it in with Alcohol and forget it.

[snoochems]

Well, to calm my civ addiction, i've just got a cd crack as the game is already installed on my computer.

Not having a CD just means i won't be able to reinstall it.

So, i'll look in to getting a cd replacement in the meantime.

cool.

[MrWhereItsAt]

Well that's lovely, but you should really think about editing THAT post too. In the FAQ, discussion of cracks is not looked on favourably by the admins here. When I say 'not looked on favourably", I mean 'punishable by death from gigantic gorilla-induced injuries'. You get the picture.

[snoochems]

give me a M!
give me an E!
give me a H!

whaddya get "MEH!!!"

[bongo]

Discussing copy protection and such in vague general terms is not that dangerous but once you start to get too specific ( vmxa1, submitting that link is close to the edge) you may very soon be rewarded with an one-way ticket to Mingapulco.

Check the readme, FAQs etc on www.atari.com , then try to send them a mail and wait for instructions. Most companies will replace a broken CD for a nominal fee (you may have to send in the broken one first). Slow but safe.

Personally I stay away from the no-cd crack of security reasons. Paranoia is part of the my job requirements btw.

[vmxa1]

I never mentioned any crack or no cd. Only legal apps that you have to buy and use for legal copies of your own products.

If that is over the line, then I am sorry. I don't see how it is.

[bongo]

I don't view that link as over the edge either, but the moderators may disagree.

In fact, both the product you described, and the use of it would be perfectly legal where I live. That law takes precedence over whatever the licence agreement may say about such products as well...

[vmxa1]

I removed it so that should be the end of it.

[vee4473]

gimme a break, nothing that was said by vmx is illegal.

All software allows the legal owner to back it up.

[Aqualung71]

Re: Civ 3 conquests CD just broke in half

Originally posted by snoochems
What did you do? Has anyone had a legit game just brake before?

Similar thing happened to my PTW copy, though it was due to my sloppy storage (ie, carrying it around loose in my laptop case). Luckily C3C was just around the corner so I went back to patched vanilla Civ to feed my addiction until then.

I recall I wrote to Atari but they basically told me to p*** **f.

With regards to replacement, I think you may find that they won't even consider it if you're not in the US. I've had even worse frustrations trying to buy software and music online only to be informed that they won't accept credit cards that emanate from my country, so the "online registration" becomes "write us a letter and enclose a mail order"....like, wtf is the internet for guys?

[vmxa1]

I have not run into it, but many have posted about a game CD breaking in their CD drives. I have seen several callers to Tech TV mention this, so it must be possible.

[bongo]

If it happens when it is in the drive, it don't just break, it literally explodes!! I have seen it happen.