This way that a will describe abstains a lot from a simple emulation of cd which probably will exist in the future. I don’t know, maybe you already know that or I will help you.
First you should know how starforce functions. For its success, it is depend on the installation of other drives on the functional system at the same time with the title in which used .With the implementation of title, drives are activated and undertake these, the reading of cd-rom. The reason for which is achieved this protection, is the existence of this drivers. Well a way to play the game:
First you must have two computers. Run the alcohol 120% and make an image with datatype starforce 1/2/3. You have to create an image file in our HDD with low dpm speed! And then create a mini-image as you already know...
http://forum.alcohol...showtopic=13836
Install the game to the computer which you want to play the game and then mount the mini-image you have just created to the other computer through the (lan) or another connection. Unplug all devices (cd/dvd) to the computer which you have install and you want to play the game. After that try to play it from the same computer which you installed the game and you mounted the mini-image. It will play!!
The reason which the game will play is that the drives that are installed delay the access in the appliances of ide/atapi computer, and they check the time of reading of appliances where is found the disk, concerning those time that recognizes the protection as original.( if exist differences and divergences the title just not function)But if the cd(the image)found it to another computer and no to computer which the image search the .exe. the protection cannot delay the appliance where it has been placed and consequently it’s considers that it’s the original.
Sorry for my English I hope you will understand.
If development team find a way to delay the time of reading how to say it to make something like the above and then to play the game.
Edited by Jackie, 16 July 2005 - 07:54 AM.