No-CD for Diablo II

[zodder]

Before the flames start: I have a retail copy of Diablo Battlechest that I bought yesterday to play on my laptop. Needless to say, I don't want to have to keep the LOD cd with me wherever I go in order to play. I found the "game.exe" file is supposed to work, but I have no idea WTH to do with it. Can someone please tell me how to do this? Thanks.

 

[TheVrolok]

GameCopyWorld ... will tell you everything you need to know. You'll basically end up DLing the NO-CD then simply replacing the original game.exe with a custom game.exe. I would recommend backing up the original first tho.

 

[zodder]

I've tried that, but it always says it's a non valid Win32 program.

 

[Elcs]

Originally posted by: zodder
I've tried that, but it always says it's a non valid Win32 program.

Have you updated LoD to the correct version?

LoD when it was released was 1.07 I believe and now they are up to 1.10. The No-CD file may be for 1.10 and you are patching 1.07.

Id try that. Only thing I can think of at the moment. Havent played it since hackers ruined 1.09d and Blizzard ruined the game with 1.10.

 

[RealityTime]

Originally posted by: zodder
I've tried that, but it always says it's a non valid Win32 program.

you need the no cdloader made by onlyer. Check blizzhackers.com general forums under downloads. also you need to copy over a few of the mpq files from the cd to your diablo2 installation dir. I used to be hooked on that blasted game. Stopped playing about 6 months ago. But I still have chars and chars full of top notch items

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: RealityTime

Originally posted by: zodder
I've tried that, but it always says it's a non valid Win32 program.

you need the no cdloader made by onlyer. Check blizzhackers.com general forums under downloads. also you need to copy over a few of the mpq files from the cd to your diablo2 installation dir. I used to be hooked on that blasted game. Stopped playing about 6 months ago. But I still have chars and chars full of top notch items

Yeah, I think it's the first listing under Diablo 2 at GCW (Bnet Loader for LOD v1.10).

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: TheVrolok
... will tell you everything you need to know. You'll basically end up DLing the NO-CD then simply replacing the original game.exe with a custom game.exe. I would recommend backing up the original first tho.

just FYI, I and other have been benned for short periods for posting links to GCW, so i would watch it if i were you

 

[Gurck]

I couldn't find a working one anywhere for the latest classic patch (never bought LoD), so I just use daemon tools for D2.

 

[zodder]

Gurck - Can you explain how to do this please?

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: zodder
Gurck - Can you explain how to do this please?

It was mentioned earlier in this thread .. just load up D2:LOD normally, connect to B.Net so it patches to 1.10 .. the newest version. Then just search for Diablo II Loader by Onlyer, it works. I use it.

just FYI, I and other have been benned for short periods for posting links to GCW, so i would watch it if i were you

You're kidding? I was under the impression that there's nothing illegal about using NO-CD loaders if you do, in fact, own the game. Wow, I suppose it's the same logic used by those who say guns kill people ... Thanks, though.

 

[zodder]

Seems like No-CD cracks are a laptop owner's best friend.

 

[Thor86]

You could also try and use Daemon tools and image a copy of the cd onto your hddisk? I do use the no cd loader and it does work, but there is a trick to using it.

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: zodder
Seems like No-CD cracks are a laptop owner's best friend.

Desktop too! I HATE having to go through my CD binder just to find the CD I want only to play a game for 5 mins then switch to something else and repeat the process .. doing this will only cause the inevitable scratching of the CDs.. to hell with that.

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: TheVrolok

Originally posted by: zodder
Seems like No-CD cracks are a laptop owner's best friend.

Desktop too! I HATE having to go through my CD binder just to find the CD I want only to play a game for 5 mins then switch to something else and repeat the process .. doing this will only cause the inevitable scratching of the CDs.. to hell with that.

CD-hunting sucks, glad I don't have to do it, ever CD images do take up space though, so I try not to do it that way unless the CD's data is actually needed and there's no other way.

 

[konakona]

hey, its not that hard. just go to diabloworld.com and they have d2loader there...