Anyone using the "no cd" for spore?

[karthikthepro]

I'm having some trouble getting the no-cd crack to install. Super Bad Brain Day?   

What I did: Installed the game while disconnected to the Internet. No error message. Then I downloaded the crack from Gamefix. Extracted the .exe file and double-clicked on it. I get a message saying "Could not find the default preferences. The data directory is missing or corrupt. (1004)" After that the screen goes black for a second, and then I return to the desktop to see another message saying "Could not find a needed package.  The data directory is missing or corrupt. (1004)"

I have no idea why that happened. Is someone able to help, please?

Did you copy the crack to the SporeBin directory. If you copied/extracted the crack to desktop for example and double-clicked on it, certainly it cannot find the Data\* path from its current location. Double check where you extracted the no-cd patch to.

Regards,
Karthik

[jsalemi]

Is there a crack exe for the patched game yet?

Yes, but I've only seen it on pirates bay. However, with the problems that the patch seems to have introduced, you may want to wait until EAxis gets the next patch out.

[kewian]

uh.. er.. too late.    Thus the request for a patched crack.* dodges shoes thrown at her*

[straycat]

Did you copy the crack to the SporeBin directory. If you copied/extracted the crack to desktop for example and double-clicked on it, certainly it cannot find the Data\* path from its current location. Double check where you extracted the no-cd patch to.

***face turns redder than a rabid babboon's butt cheeks***

What was I thinking!? Then again, I obviously wasn't thinking!   

I'll go move it from the desktop now. THANK YOU! 

[sirnh]

Is there a crack exe for the patched game yet?

Yes, but I've only seen it on pirates bay. However, with the problems that the patch seems to have introduced, you may want to wait until EAxis gets the next patch out.

Really? I think I saw a new 'no-cd'-crack thing at gamecopyworld. (They have removed the exe containing the trojan and a new one was uploaded by someone else. I think it was Reloaded...)

Anyhow, I'm still unpatched, so I can be wrong...

[jsalemi]

Actually, it's up on GameFix (linked to by GCW), but you're right -- it's out there now.