Larian Studios Forums Divine Divinity (English) General CD?????

Is it absolutely necessary to run the video before the game starts???? I bought the game, so don't go crazy saying I got it pirated, but I would love it to load faster if the video didn't load up.

Later phoenen

what video? the Larian & CDV movies or the into movie?

the intro movie is only played the first time that you start <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" />. the other ones can be interrupted via a click with the mouse and those movies are standard played in EVERY game

I saw kiya mentioned a no cd patch

yeah, but it tends to introduce other bugs

Using a no cd patch is at your own risk, as this can cause (serious) bugs/troubles. And besides, it's not legal <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

I beg to differ Lynn. 'Legal' is how you look at it:
- the game can be warez and then offcourse it's illegal in anyway
- a no CD crack can be for convenience, and with a legally bought game I don't see any problems in it.
- ???

I kinda forgot all my points but asking for a no CD crank is not ALWAYS illegal, that's what I wanted to say. Personally I don't mind having to put in the CD.. mostly it just stays in there

In my days, we had to walk to school for an hour! And back! And now people are complaining when they have to insert a disc into their disc drive... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> What a world! What a world...

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/offtopic.gif" alt="" /> @Kej. You surely changed a lot in those years. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

I agree with Viper. You can do more or less what you want on your own puter. (Apart from some exceptions ofcourse. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />)
If you keep it to yourself there's no problem. But you're the only one responsable when things go wrong.

very true. I'm also very 'argwanend' against people telling stuff like I need a no-CD crack or whatever. It's just very suspicious

Yes, this is true Viper. I actually wanted to put most stress on the fact that a no-cd patch can cause severe bugs, which you wouldn't experience when you don't use such a patch. And I mentioned the legal/not legal part because I know some people could play a pirated version. Didn't want to offend anybody though. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

And yes, sometimes gamers are not happy to use a cd to play a game, which I can understand, but it's also a part of the copy protection. As long as I don't get to many "I will kill you!" emails, it's ok. And the latter is true, I'm not exaggerating here. A few weeks ago, I got such an email, one page long from somebody cursing at me why the hell he/she had to use a cd to play the game! But I wasn't scared <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Pleeeaaase post the email here, Lynn? Pleeaaase? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/offtopic.gif" alt="" />
No no, I won't. It was really lame and sad. Sorry <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

someone who writes an email like that is sick or just has way to many free time <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

both I think, you alright Lynn?? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />

Besides we all know from the advice at the bottom of the screen that if you pirate the game your computer will blow up
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" />

yes and I sure wouldn't want that to happen