No file I have come across has the ending '.zipd'Ĭan you give similar tips for running The conquerors expansion pack, or doesn't require anything more than installing ? I tried running the EMPIRES2 file (compatibility mode etc on - XP2 - and it worked ! I am now in the middle of a game ! The CD is in drive, I found a 'no CD crack' file and ran that having extracted it from the zip file, installing to the AoE II folder. look at the v2a English fix at the bottom of the list.' is same v2.0a patch given in This patch ! I noted the patch was pre 2001 and I think my Collector's Edition is 2005. I was hoping that they would run AoK but when I ran the exe file and installed to the AoE II folder, I got the message you have already installed I had already found patches for AoK and The Conquerors. I'll have a look for noCD for the other AoE games I have. I agree that having to insert the CD is awkward, and risks damaging the CD, so, yes I'd rather have the noCD versions for the games. This site has the 2.0a patch and a forum that may be helpful. exe from there (saves having to look for the. I generally extract the fixes files in the folder I store the. With the disc in the drive anyway, so you can just move the fixed file into the folder the games. exe, but that's not much use since MS introduced DRM Blocking because you can't play the game exe, and a few other fixes have files that Some fixes have other new files that are placed in the same folder as the games. executable replacement file ( Empires2.exe ).

I just had a look at the v2a English fix at the bottom of the list. zipd download title, or the file will not extract. Remember to delete the 'd' at the end of the. To the last available versions regardless of the noCD requirements. You need to use a fix that suits the level you have patched the game to, and in the same language. More so if they come long enough after the original. The also remove the DRM in some re-released versions. The patch I linked to below should not be necessary as the re-release versions of games are generally pre-patched.

I'm not sure the noCD's will work with a re-release version of the game. [EDIT: I overlooked the 'Collectors ed' earlier. Hopefully that means you will have no problems with AOE2 once you have the noCD's organised.ĪOE has no DRM, and AOE3 uses another type, so they don't have any issue running from the CD, but I've always usedįixes with all my disc based games just to avoid having to mess with discs all the time.

A lot of people have problems with them as well. It's good to hear you AOE and AOE3 are running properly.

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