Are no CD cracks piracy

[DuncanSWardle]

I know I am probabably treading on very thin ice with this but I do NOT want to know how and where they can be obtained

All I want to know is are they legal to use if you own the original game

[Bezzant]

I know I am probabably treading on very thin ice with this but I do NOT want to know how and where they can be obtained

All I want to know is are they legal to use if you own the original game

Not piracy, but it is reverse engineering the games code/changing it. Which you agree to not doing when you install the game.

[GreyJackal]

What Bez said. Course, if it's made available as part of a patch then it's obviously legit.

[DuncanSWardle]

thanks very much for that

[Roy Munson]

CD Cracks are a boon if you own the game but dont want to have to fiddle with CDs when you launch a game. Piracy is piracy and will always be here anyway. Not using CD cracks wouldnt stop piracy. I use CD cracks, and no, I dont use pirated games. I use the cracks to make my life easier.

[DuncanSWardle]

that seems to be the case for most tbh

[Blade Runner]

I use a program called Game Jackal which effectively allows you to play most games without having to insert the disk everytime. All my games are legit, I just use it to make switching/loading games quicker and easier. It also allows me to store my games CD's away nice and safely where they aren't likely to get scratched. :dork:

I think this software is legal as it was advertised in PC Gamer, and they ran an article about it. It also states that it wil soon be available fully boxed, from some high street retailers.

[Ono]

All my games are legit and I still use CD patches mainly because I don't want to be arsed with digging a disc out and plonking it in the CD tray just to play a game.

Most games are CD-key linked now anyway so I can't see why no-cd should not be out of the box.

[Dno]

Same as above here too - I use them just to make life a little easier.


This is the least of the industries problems...

[Bezzant]

I think this software is legal as it was advertised in PC Gamer, and they ran an article about it. It also states that it wil soon be available fully boxed, from some high street retailers.

Not sure on the legalities of it all, but I think they only way to bypass checks built into software is by either modifying the executable or modifying/bypassing them in memory. The latter, with a little know how can be pretty easy.

Sounds like that Game Jackal thing just verifys you are using a legit copy of the game (well, having you enter the disc) to create a profile. I imagine it just checks what kind of protection the game has and has built in function to just bypass common (a wide range) of existing protection.

I don't think it's such a big deal- at least one that is chased after by anyone to prevent it. It's just another hurdle to try and trip people with dishonest intentions. I imagine if most developers had more say in things these checks wouldn't be in there at all as they are the ones who take the flak for it.

[Questor]

Not all games are so easy to use a NoCD with though - especially if they use StarForce - I know you can get round it, but it is a right kerfuffle :)

Is a pig cos swapping when i want to play TOCA 2 or Trackmania is annoying!

[T4V]

Swapping discs makes me misplace them (you know the story - a quick game of A... opps the disc from B is in the drive so I'll pop it out and put it here, next time you want to play B can you find it?? can yer ****) Thats why I've had to no-cd Doom 3 and I may do it to others to avoid it in the future. :shrug:

[thecheekymonkey]

have to admit, popping disks in and out is a pain.

thankfully CoD multiplayer dont want cd in anyways ;)

[PlexShaw]

Thats why I've had to no-cd Doom 3
The Doom 3 version 1.2 patch, which is installed with Resurrection of Evil, does that too.