Help!! I wanna play D2 without the CD!!

[holabuster]

Help!! I wanna play D2 without the CD!!

Hey guys, I need help finding a utility or program or whatever that will allow me to do this. I'm sure some of you have this already so if you could please direct me to the site you got it from, I would appreciate it immensely. Thank you.

 

[SuggestiveName]

I would recommend scanning any 3rd party program like this for trojans before running it. If you don't know how to scan for trojans you deserve to have your account stolen.

Also, it is against the rules to post links to programs like this.

 

[holabuster]

Thanks for the suggestion. And sorry for posting this. Also, I don't know how to scan for trojans, and I don't feel I deserve to have my account stolen. Please explain your logic? It seems you have such a high ego and are ignorant enough to assume that only you and other people that happen to know how to scan for trojans deserve to keep their accounts.

 

[SuggestiveName]

Thanks for the suggestion. And sorry for posting this. Also, I don't know how to scan for trojans, and I don't feel I deserve to have my account stolen. Please explain your logic? It seems you have such a high ego and are ignorant enough to assume that only you and other people that happen to know how to scan for trojans deserve to keep their accounts.

No, you misunderstood. What I mean is that PEOPLE who neglect to do something as simple as scanning a file they downloaded from an unsecure site, have only themselves to blame for getting screwed if that file is infected. Its not like scanning for a trojan is so "leet" to do or anything.

There are many good trojan scanners out there, and quite easy to use. Do a google search. Also your anti virus program is a decent scan, but won't catch everything.

Oh, and btw, this could be considered cheating and so blizzard could ban your account, blah blah blah....you know the deal.

 

[holabuster]

Again thanks, I misunderstood. Thank you for the clarification and I will do so immediately.

Downloaded Xoftspy

My question is, how do I scan just one file? Thanks.

 

[joeku]

get a program called virtualCD.

load a cd image and treat it as a drive.
works with any cd, not just diablo.

pretty neat.

 

[holabuster]

Great suggestion joeku!! I downloaded it and I'm currently creating the diablo ii lod expansion image. Thanks! I hope it works!

 

[mattyjizm]

Alternatively

Theres also a program that does the same thing called Daemon Tools. It's free so you won;t have any licencing problems with clonecd...

 

[evasion]

Virtual CD works great, I use this myself.

I'd change the default path for the images though. It will place them in your 'My Documents' folder by default, which I don't think is the best place.

PS. I've got the Network version of Virtual CD, but I haven't tried pointing a copy of D2 across my network at it. Have you tried this joeku?

 

[Adebisi]

Virtual CD is an exceptionally good idea, but:

1. Won't it take up a rediculously large portion of my rediculously small hard-drive and

2. Wont it get my *** banned from b.net?

 

[MinasMorgul]

you would think blizzard would be against this entirely. but since i don't have a TOS infront of my i cannot confirm.

Also whats the problem with just playing with the CD?

 

[toader]

I use a program called Alcohol 120%. Same effect as your guys' programs....it creates a virtual CD drive on my computer, then I scan my CD in as an image and host it to that virtual drive. The computer treats it just like a 3rd CD drive when a game requests a CD.

Example...I run Diablo 2, it asks my system for a CD. The system checks CD tray #1, not there....the system then checks CD tray #2, not there....the system then checks the Virtual CD Drive, there it is says the system!!...load the game.

Note: it does not take this long and your system will not talk back to you either

Also note: This is in NO way against the EULA, so its OK to post this kinda stuff here Suggy. Its about as much against the EULA as is using Windows to run Diablo is....



edit: to answer questions, a virtual CD image only takes up about 650-750 MB, so no its not a space hog. There is no way blizzard could be against it, because it still treats the virtual CD like a real CD...meaning 2 people using the same virtual CD (same CD KEY) cant play at the same time. Its merely your form of a CD drive...some people use physical CD drives, some use virtual, its your right to use whatever CD drive you chose to run your CDs.

 

[SuggestiveName]

Also note: This is in NO way against the EULA, so its OK to post this kinda stuff here Suggy. Its about as much against the EULA as is using Windows to run Diablo is....

I was referring to the 3rd party program that rhymes with your name. What it does is change the game files so they don't look for a cd. And I don't recall saying anything about the eula, I just warned that Blizz could probably ban for it.

 

[mashimaroinc]

you can use D2Loader, but itll be hard finding a clean one.

 

[toader]

you can use D2Loader, but itll be hard finding a clean one.

yea...thats the one that rhymes with my name and is against the rules. You might wanna edit that out as it is very much against the rules to have/use or talk about the program that rhymes with my name here.

 

[mattyjizm]

None of these programs will get your key banned from B.Net. As far as they (Blizzard) can tell you have a CD in your computer. The program tricks the computer into thinking it has a CD in a CD Drive, when it actually has an image of a CD in a Virtual CD drive.

Not sure bout D2loader though, that changes files...

 

[evasion]

MinasMorgul: The reason people like to not use the CD (excluding those who don't actually own an original CD), is that the physical CD takes 'more' time to access (spinning up/down) than the speed the Virtual CD will run at.

Adebisi: For me a Virtual Expansion CD is 623MB. I've got several hundred GB of hard drive space, so this is not an issue for me. How big are your hard drives?

I doubt very much Blizzard can detect you using a 'virtual' CD - if you are using one of the programs mentioned here. The same can't be said for using another method e.g. D2Loader.

Anyway, toader pretty much said the same as me, but I've typed my reply anyway .

Ironically, I believe Blizzard would be more interested in pursuing you for using a 'virtual' CD rather than cheaters who use Maphack. Cheaters lose them less money .