Two comps, one Civ III...will XP allow me to play my wife?

[Grrr]

Or just use Virtual CD, or a no cd patch.

[Skanky Burns]

It might be worth it to wait until MP is released and let others make sure that the work-arounds work around the security problem. If its just a CD-check, thats no problem as a no-cd crack will fix that. They are generally released the same day that the cd is
If its sending serial numbers, then there may be complications.

[Grrr]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
It might be worth it to wait until MP is released and let others make sure that the work-arounds work around the security problem. If its just a CD-check, thats no problem as a no-cd crack will fix that. They are generally released the same day that the cd is
If its sending serial numbers, then there may be complications.

I am in concensus.

[Hrafn]

So...

Any more information on this topic?

I have been waiting to get Civ III until the MP came out...will one copy of PTW and Civ III be enough for playing side-by-side with the wife with our two machines (she is not interested in HOTSEAT play, as she likes her own machine)? Or will I need two copies of EACH...ugggg! If that is the case, I guess we won't be playing...

Hrafn

[battists]

Re: So...

I'm currently wrapped up in Neverwinter Nights MP, and they do the CD-KEY thing. You can't run a multiplayer game, even on a home LAN, if both copies of the game have the same CD KEY. So, for Neverwinter you must buy two copies to play on a home LAN, a neverending source of aggravation on THEIR boards.

As several posters have mentioned, a no-cd crack resolves the issue of needing a CD in the drive to run the game. However, it doesn't fix the CD Key issue.

One workaround I've seen people do is to share CD KEYs, so that if you want to play a game against your wife, you just check with your buddy to see if he's using his CD Key that night. Tough if you're all rabid players though, and some games would require a reinstall to change the CD key.