Tried latest update or NOCD crack?

Errr... NOCD crack ???? Please explain - I'm a real newbie with this type of problem !!

NOCD crack:

a program that alters the software so that it doesn't need a cd to be run (NO CD therefore)

Hrmm. This is a bit of a mess of a post, but it might help:
http://www.ntcompatible.com/compdet.php?id=5191

>.<
THIS IS A WINDOWS GAME.

Step 1: Run SETUP.EXE either under Windows 98 Compatibility Mode or with the flag -LGNTforce (eg Start > Run > "[CDLETTER]:\SETUP.EXE -LGNTforce").
Step 2: Install the patch.
Step 3: Use a No CD patch (to remove SafeDisc which is the cause of the problem).
Step 4: Run game and enjoy! 😀

Hey Whoopeeeee

So far so good. Didn't need the nocd crack (which is a good job as the link seems broken:) ) and have got through the training section. CD verified OK etc. So looking GOOD. Many many thanks. ps (not trying to be cheeky here but is the same sort of thing required for Thief 2 ????) But the final word must remain THANKS;)

Originally posted by badchamp ...is the same sort of thing required for Thief 2

From what I've read, it should run OK in Win2K. You might need to reboot and/or apply the huge patch first.

I just took that link from the SS2 message boards. There's always other places to look...*cough*Astalavista*cough*

Originally posted by Snover *cough*Astalavista*cough*

A "Worldwide underground intelligence" group has tips for SS2?

I was referring to the no-CD patch. and it's dot-box-dot-sk, not dot-com.

astalavista is atrocious for game cracks. Try gamecopyworld instead.

Originally posted by Snover ... and it's dot-box-dot-sk, not dot-com.

Ah...well that's good...I think.

I've never had a problem with astalavista-dot-box-dot-sk before. cracks-dot-am is niiice, especially since they got rid of their big pr0n promo.

I tried the official patch and the no-cd patch but SS2 doesn't start with me. I have Athlon XP 2000+ with Geforce 4 ti4200 on Windows XP. All my drivers are updated and i tried the compatibility mode of XP in windows 95, 98, NT4 and 2000. Nothing change...
The game just doesn't start... the screen blink, that's all...

Someone can help me please ??

SO.

You got this patch:
http://www.irrationalgames.com/shock2/files/shkpatch.exe

And then you got a No-CD crack for the CORRECT VERSION of the game.
And it doesn't work.

Do I have this correct?

Yes.

And i tried ALL the no-cd patch that i found, US(Englsih) and German. (actually i have the US Game. They don't translate it in french...) They don't work neither.

On my comp SS2 a new game starts with the intro followed by a black. the game no longer responds, luckly windows doesn´t crash. so far i´ve tried all possible combinations of patch, no-cd, ..
i hope my ss2-cd isn´t damaged

my comp
Athlon XP1600, 512MB Ram, Radeon8500, SB Live, Win2k, latest service pack and catalyst installed.

Shep

Two things to try:

1. Get the Microsoft Application Compatability Toolkit from microsoft.com and install it. It has a specific entry for SS2 that will help it run under Win2k/XP.

2. Open a command prompt, go to the SS2 directory, and run the following command:

regsvr32 /s LGVID.AX

This will register the codec needed to play the movies.

3. Make sure you're using the latest version of the game - I believe it's 2.03. If you try to install the patch and you already have the latest version, it will say so.

I'm currently playing SS2 2.03 under WinXP SP1a + DX 9.0b + nVidia GF2MX without problems.

And to the people who were writing in this thread before: There isn't a no-CD out for the latest patch. The only cracks out there allow you to run an improperly copied SS2 CD, but you still have to have it "in the drive". SS2 uses an old copy protection though (either SafeDisc 1 or an old version of SecuROM, I'm not sure), so those cracks aren't really helpful for playing from a backup CD.