Software Protection Error

[tCC_JudgeDredd]

"Please insert original disk in drive"

Get this message? I did.

I installed the game and, a fair few times, fired it up to play...each time successfully (apart from CTDs on occasion)

I put the disk in last night and got this error message - I was gobsmacked. It did autostart - and hence went to the installation menu - but you could start the game by double clicking on the BoB2 icon.

It turns out it's because I put it in my MSI DVD +/-R +/-RW drive. So it will let you install the game using the MSI DVD +/-R +/-RW drive...but it will not let you play from it.

When I put it in my normal MSI DVD Rom, I was able to boot the game up.

[Osram]

Bad news, but thanks for telling us. So the protection is choosy about the drive .

[BlodhemnUK]

I had that same problem when i tried to test the game on my wifes PC. Installed, but upon trying to run it, it asked for correct cd. Wierd.

[B16Enk]

Bad news, but thanks for telling us. So the protection is choosy about the drive .

Apparently so, and it's down to 'Laserlock'.

First thing to try is to see if a firmware update for your drive is available and fixes it.
In my case (an HP640C drive) there was an update but no change.
Can take countless attempts to get it started

[madbadvlad]

Is this problem limited to DVD-RW drives I wonder? I have been trying to help a guy on the GMX forums with the same issue and he has a DVD-RW. When I asked him to install it on a CD drive on his other PC it installs fine. Just wondering if a trend is developing here......

[B16Enk]

Is this problem limited to DVD-RW drives I wonder?.

Could also affect some CD writers too I think.

Laserlock, like starforce etc. is not universally compatible.
Laserlock themselves state on their site in the product brief that it isn't 100%.

Makes me wonder why the US version isn't protected yet the European is, apart from GMX making sure they get their ROI of course.

IL2:FB and later had similar isssues that finally culminated in Ubi releasing the rts.dll that many were using as a 'no cd crack'.
But by then of course they had sold the number of units they needed to.

I'm tolerating the hit 'n miss starting of WoV for now, and starting to enjoy it now I have 1600 x 1200 @75Hz working with full weather and textures at max. So far no crashing any more [croses fingers which makes 'flying' a little awkward].

[madbadvlad]

At that res. and with max settings I find it hard to believe you are never going to see another CTD. I found that upping the res. generally produced CTDs at a greater frequency. If it truly is playable on your rig at those settings with no CTDs at all then it is important that shockwave support have full details of the system used and relevant dxdiag and bdg text files so that they can compare with systems that do get the errors.

[tCC_JudgeDredd]

I don't know. All I know is at lower res (no matter what the game) it is unoplayable due to text distortion.

Also, I have a flat screen monitor which cannot be run at a higher frequency...it needs to run at 60hZ...nor will my flat screen allow (without distortion) a lower resolution.

To be honest, I really didn't expect to pay £29.99 in order to BETA test this game. ( I know that was a dig, and I'm sorry - but being as I paid to run a game on my PC...that's kind of the least I expected)

I'm sorry (why?) but that's how I feel. I paid £29.99 to enjoy a game and, at the moment, I can't.

[Scott - A2A]

TCC,

Unfortunately, we (Shockwave) can't help on this issue since this appears to be a hardware issue with the LaserLock copy protection. I wish I could help you on this, but GMX is the only source with the power to do anything about it.

If you have any problems getting it resolved, email us at [email protected] and we'll see what we can do for you. I'm not just blowing smoke - we'll make phone calls and do what we can to get this resolved.

Scott.

[madbadvlad]

JudgeDredd - use the NoCd - this is fixing the DVD-RW issues and copy protection error for everyone that had that problem so far. I PM'd you

[Oli]

I'm interested in that nocd file...

could you PM me too ?