So I have been searching the net and can not find a single thing on how to get around Starforce which is included in X3.
I was wondering if anyone here knew of a way without having to change registry files...
Just so you know I have the image and I have installed the game by mounting it through Alcohol...no problems there. But when I get to launching the game it just checks the CD and then says error.
PS: I have a valid CD Key once I get past this stupid Starforce crap.
I believe it still requires the disabling of optical drives. Try StarForce Nightmare or whatever it is called. Personally I wouldn't bother with a starforce game. My system can do without that crap.
Also don't blame me if your system crashes.
Quote:1. Overview
This tool lets you deactivate CDRom drives in your system. Actually it supports
not just deactivating of all drives on IDE channel, like starfuck it do, but even a
cd drive separately. Also the combination of hard drive and cd drive on the same channel
would be possible too.
This program is the technical further stage of starfuck project. The project starfuck
had to be freezed for undefined time because our development team has changed.
Before using this program keep in mind: all what you do, you do on your own risk.
Be carefull, if you are using it: not all features will work for every one, it depends
on your hardware and software combination.
If you are not sure about it, delete this program.
Important!!!
After long time beta testing I had to add this information, because not all drives fully
conform to ATA standards and not all commands are supported by those drives.
I don't mean just cd drives, there are LS 120, Zip, MO, Flash drives, even hard drives are involved, and so on. Also, the using of this program can cause physical damage of your IDE drives. There is no other way to find it out, if the drive is fully supported or not, as to try it! BUT THIS CAN CAUSE HARDWARE DAMAGE OF YOUR DRIVES! USE IT ALWAYS ON YOUR OWN RISK!
IF YOU ARE NOT SURE, DELETE THIS PROGRAM!
Please don't ask me about, should the program work for you or not, I can't know it for sure.
Apparently moving all optical drives to a PCI IDE controller also works.
