14-08-2002 21:30									#1
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for a while i actually didn't need the CD but once i turn the music on... the game crashes w/o its disk...
can u modders help me on this

thanx
-theDivineEmperor

	14-08-2002 21:48									#2
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RequireCD=Yes means (I think) that you need the CD to open CtP2.
RequireCD=No means you can get all the way up to the point of loading the actual game, or it seems, changing the sound settings, before you need the CD.

Or its the setting for which install you did. Whether the sound and video is on the CD or not.

	14-08-2002 22:07									#3
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well... changing the music doesn't cause a crash
the game just won't load/start w/ the music on

	14-08-2002 22:29									#4
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will it load with it off?

	15-08-2002 03:18									#5
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i know that... but then its boring...
i wrote the post in the first place to see if anyone can help me start w/o CD and have the music on the HD

isn't there a file telling the CtP2 where to get music?

	15-08-2002 04:33									#6
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quote: Originally posted by HuangShang i know that... but then its boring...

You mean you actually like the CTP2 music? IMHO it's insanely frustrating. Though that probably has a lot to do with the fact that I couldn't stop it playing the same track over and over and over... I never heard the other tracks.

	15-08-2002 04:43									#7
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theres a random order otion... but it does.nt work

	15-08-2002 04:47									#8
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its too boring w/o music

	15-08-2002 12:25									#9
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Doesn't the music change when you enter a new age? It's the same melody, though. Actually I like the melody and once in a while I even watch the intro again because I think it's actually pretty good for a low machine specs intro (compare it to the civ3 one, there you'll now already before civ3 has started that you won't like the game... )
I never play with the music. Funny thing is I just tried to turn the music back on yesterday though, but it seems that you can't do that when you're already playing.

	15-08-2002 18:49									#10
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quote: Originally posted by mapfi Doesn't the music change when you enter a new age? It's the same melody, though. Actually I like the melody and once in a while I even watch the intro again because I think it's actually pretty good for a low machine specs intro (compare it to the civ3 one, there you'll now already before civ3 has started that you won't like the game... ) I never play with the music. Funny thing is I just tried to turn the music back on yesterday though, but it seems that you can't do that when you're already playing.

I don't mind the music either, but it does always seem stuck on the same song. Perhaps it does change with eras, but J and I are playing Cradle, so it takes longer to get out of ancient?

	15-08-2002 19:41									#11
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I turned it off after about 20 turns on my first ever game (when I was playing slow to get used to it, so that was probably about 30min), and have never turned it on since. So I don't know if it changes with the age. Many mods increase the number of ages, so that could have strange effects...

Last edited by J Bytheway on 15-08-2002 at 19:58

	15-08-2002 21:35									#12
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when acually in game... i only notice a change the first time i open the library

	14-09-2002 23:54									#13
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well, just a hint:
after getting the game started turn music off, replace the cd by an audio-cd of yours and turn the music on. you will listen to fine music while playing, at least if you like your cd :-P

	29-09-2002 16:26									#14
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quote: RequireCD=Yes means (I think) that you need the CD to open CtP2.

RequireCD=
Where is this found, I looked in the userprofile.txt but it isnt in there so where is it?

	29-09-2002 23:06									#15
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quote: Originally posted by SMIFFGIG RequireCD= Where is this found, I looked in the userprofile.txt but it isnt in there so where is it?

It's on the 50th line in my Userprofile.txt file. Here it is with the lines above and below it:

quote: UseRedbookAudio=Yes RequireCD=No Prophylaxis=No

Keep looking, you should find it in your userprofile.txt.

	01-10-2002 01:10									#16
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Thanx ETB

	28-01-2003 10:53									#17
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a bump for DoT... at least i think this is what he asked for

	28-01-2003 13:50									#18
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Thanks HuangShang.

	28-01-2003 19:38									#19
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i missed this before, i want to ask whats UseRedbookAudio=Yes

	28-01-2003 19:53									#20
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Redbook is a CD format standard. It represents regular music CDs, like the one you put in your audio CD player. I assume that UseRedBookAudio=Yes means that it will play the regular Audio tracks on the CD in the CD drive, if they are found (your CtP2 CD should have 11 tracks: the first contains all the data, the other 10 the in-game music tracks; the audio tracks should play on your sound installation as well). If it's No, it won't play music from CD, allowing you to play your own music in the background instead (with WinAmp or whatever).

I never tested this though, so I'm not sure if this is accurate. Disabling the music in-game has the same effect, so there's no real need to...

	28-01-2003 19:58									#21
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ohh, ok

	29-01-2003 15:03									#22
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There is a way to play the game without the cd but it depends on hard disk space. It is possible to get software that allows you to save the cd to hard disk and run it from there. However if you have a small hard drive you can't realistic do it.

	29-01-2003 15:48									#23
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Erm, you can play the game from HDD anyway, no need for special software. Just do a regular install (full or compact, doesn't matter) and apply the no-CD hack. The only reason why you need the CD is so the game can check if you're not using a pirated version (and in the compact version for the movies as well). Of course, the only disadvantage is that without CD you won't have the music but ripping the audio tracks to MP3 and playing those in WinAmp is easily done as well (I actually prefer this above playing from CD)...

	29-01-2003 17:18									#24
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so where is that no cd-hack?

	29-01-2003 17:22									#25
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It's against the rules of this site to post no-CDs hacks, or anything else potentially piracy-related. But if you PM or email me (or some of the other regulars), I'll see what I can do for you.

	30-01-2003 06:15									#26
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arent they called cracks, a hack is more cheating in-game right?

	30-01-2003 20:19									#27
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quote: Originally posted by HuangShang arent they called cracks, a hack is more cheating in-game right?

Yes, technically it's a crack. A crack is program that circumvents a security feature of a program.

A hack though is not cheating, it is when you modify the program either by altering the source code (if you have it available) or editing the binary file. The essence of a hack, is that the modification it is not authorized/endorsed by the producer of the software. You could hack a program to cheat (although usually you hack a save file to give yourself extra ... whatever you want), but hacking is not necessarily cheating. Sometimes you have to hack a program to get it to work properly.

QED

	30-01-2003 22:53									#28
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I've seen such software given away on the coverdiscs of some pc magazines recently - sadly i didn't buy any, still i got two CTP2 origonal game disks and use the spare one to listen to the music(with track 1 on skip), this is another way to get over the repeat music bug.

	31-01-2003 06:37									#29
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quote: Originally posted by ahenobarb Yes, technically it's a crack. A crack is program that circumvents a security feature of a program. A hack though is not cheating, it is when you modify the program either by altering the source code (if you have it available) or editing the binary file. The essence of a hack, is that the modification it is not authorized/endorsed by the producer of the software. You could hack a program to cheat (although usually you hack a save file to give yourself extra ... whatever you want), but hacking is not necessarily cheating. Sometimes you have to hack a program to get it to work properly. QED

thought so

	31-01-2003 18:52									#30
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quote: Originally posted by ETB quote: Originally posted by SMIFFGIG RequireCD= Where is this found, I looked in the userprofile.txt but it isnt in there so where is it? It's on the 50th line in my Userprofile.txt file. Here it is with the lines above and below it: quote: UseRedbookAudio=Yes RequireCD=No Prophylaxis=No Keep looking, you should find it in your userprofile.txt.

What is actual Prophylaxis and what it could be supposed to do?

-Martin