Larian Studios Forums Divine Divinity (English) Help/Tips/Tricks Council of Seven HELP!!!!!

After I stuck the Bell of the Gathering that long cut scence happened..then it was black. Is the screen supposed to turn black? I couldn't move but the game wasn't frozen..I could open my inventory but I couldn't cast spells or use anything. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" />

Try again with the play CD in the drive. There is a video played then which no-CD hacks can not handle.

Great..my CD has a big scratch in it..lovely..so I'm doomed.

if you have a cd burner, try running the scratched cd from there. burners are better at error correction (generally) than regular cd drives.
there are those that swear brasso will help a scratched cd or dvd (though there are people who also claim toothpaste does the same!)
if no other option remains, there are companies that will repair (or extract) the damaged cd for a nominal fee (about $5.00 USD).
if you have someone who can burn you a cd copy (and you can't), there is software out there that can fairly often recover the damaged areas so you can burn a playable copy. caveat - i'm not sure what type copy-protection DD uses.
lastly, i would bet that should you send your defective cd back to larian (or publishers) they would forward a workable copy to you, perhaps for a small fee (though i hate to put words in their mouths).
good luck.

thank you...if it's only $5 then that sounds like a better idea

just thought of another i'd heard...
i remember a guy i used to work with was also really into burning music. he would simply use car polish. not the paste-y type, but the high shine clear ones.
all you're trying to do is fill in the scratch (or remove it by abrasion). usually the data is not hurt, just the surface. and the laser can't deal with the refraction issues caused by the (now) uneven surface.

here is a link for a company that 'fixes' cds and dvds, if you choose to go that way. $3.00 per + $3.00 postage.
http://www.ryatec.com/information.html

WOW....Thanks for that tip. It will save me lots of money!!! Would you believe my dog ate some of my cd's. LOL <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devil.gif" alt="" />

hmm...looks like another option to think about..thanx. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/kissyou.gif" alt="" />

Lucky you. I can't even open my inventory. My game crashed before I can do anything.........