Freetime Patch is out

[Skadi]

My emulation software issue just required closing daemon tools and yasu, nothing needed to be uninstalled.

[morriganrant]

My emulation software issue just required closing daemon tools and yasu, nothing needed to be uninstalled.

Really? Mine didn't, at least not with securom on Societies patch #3. It hated everything.

[toad]

*pokes cautiously* Please don't hug me, it sets off my allergies.

Most recent patch on EA site will give you the Bad - older, less bad patch can be found here: http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/patch/

Unfortunately it does not contain a lot of the fixes that New Patch contains.

[Solowren]

Pssh. "The Bad" is in Mass Effect as well, and that was cracked the day of release, if I'm not mistaken. SecuROM is a waste of money for EA. I wonder if they'd get rid of it if someone proved that to them?

[floopyboo]

I reckon it's more likely that they'd get rid of someone who proved it to them.

[Karen]

Most recent patch on EA site will give you the Bad - older, less bad patch can be found here: http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/patch/

Thanks for the tip!

Karen

[MrMugg]

GCW has a new No-CD patch out for Freetime, but it says Patch #1.  (Version 1.1) Is this for the old patch?  If so, it wasn't necessary, because version 1.0 works with the "good" 1st Freetime Patch.

[Lord Darcy]

GCW has a new No-CD patch out for Freetime, but it says Patch #1.  (Version 1.1) Is this for the old patch?

v1.0 is for unpatched game, and v1.1 is for 1st patch. Had you looked at the release date, you would have realized that v1.1 is for the old patch.

If so, it wasn't necessary, because version 1.0 works with the "good" 1st Freetime Patch.

You're mistaken. You ran Unholy Hybrid, using outdated NoCD on patched game. Just because this method seems to work for this time doesn't guarantee that it always works or causes no problem in the game.

[MrMugg]

You're mistaken. You ran Unholy Hybrid, using outdated NoCD on patched game. Just because this method seems to work for this time doesn't guarantee that it always works or causes no problem in the game.

Ah, so that's what an "unholy hybrid" is.  I haven't had any issues, but I can use the 1.1 version for now if you feel it's better.  I'm using a good number of "fixes" on this wonderful site (and your fixes Darcy) for my game, so Patch #2 isn't a big deal to me at the moment.  Honestly, your fixes are better than the crap that EA puts out.

[Liz]

I reckon it's more likely that they'd get rid of someone who proved it to them.

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Can I just ask, WHAT the FUCK?!

[Tigerlilley]

I reckon it's more likely that they'd get rid of someone who proved it to them.

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What the fuck Fourcats.  Offensive, not appropriate, not even relevant.  Try to be a little less fail.  Get that shit out of this thread.

[unregister]

The sad thing about all this is that the federal goverment, through the passage of HR 4279 sponsored by John Conyers (D-MI), has pretty much given software manufacturers the legal right to do anything with regard to copyright protection.

The bill does not provide any rights to the consumer. The Copyright Alliance had pumped over $100,000.00 to get this passed. I have no idea what the MPA (Motion Picture Alliance) has made in payments through their lobbyists. I believe there was an addition made to this bill just recently. It is a pretty severe one. Software manufacturers can destroy consumers' computers and still be within legal rights in their pursuit of software protection. Of course this will encourage companies like Sony to get more aggressive in their actions to provide copyright protection to software manufacturers, and without any legal limitations.

[dumbfool]

I really don't see the problem with SecuRom.  It's not like this is some brand new thing that appeared out of nowhere to ruin Simmers' computers.  The copy protection has been around for what, maybe 10 years now.  Perhaps it seems "new" to people that only play the Sims 2 and nothing else, but SecuRom definitely isn't new.

For all the gamers out there, you can't just remove it.  You will need it for probably 50% of the games that came out in the last few years since it is the most widely used copy protection now.

I remember everyone raging about the StarForce protection, which is way more invasive than SecuRom.  But if you're a general gamer (and not just a Sims-only player), then you know all about SecuRom.  Personally, I don't mind the protection.  Just remove the pirate tools off your system (such as Alcohol 120% and Daemon Tools), and game should load fine for 99% of you.

It may have a few problems with some weird computer setups, but you can fill out that form at the Securom web site and they either send you a better game executable that should work or I think even a code to allow the game to run.  I think you guys are blowing this way way way out of proportion.

That's just my 2 cents so feel free to flame me all you want.

Companies have a right to protect their games and they have been doing so for over 20 years.

[Kyna]

Companies have a right to protect their games and they have been doing so for over 20 years.

Companies do not have a right to damage their users' hardware.  I've heard quite a few people say SecuROM killed their CD/DVD drives.  They can't ALL be wrong and/or lying.

[Jelenedra]

I reckon it's more likely that they'd get rid of someone who proved it to them.

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What the fuck Fourcats.  Offensive, not appropriate, not even relevant.  Try to be a little less fail.  Get that shit out of this thread.

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[morriganrant]

I really don't see the problem with SecuRom.  It's not like this is some brand new thing that appeared out of nowhere to ruin Simmers' computers.  The copy protection has been around for what, maybe 10 years now.  Perhaps it seems "new" to people that only play the Sims 2 and nothing else, but SecuRom definitely isn't new.

For all the gamers out there, you can't just remove it.  You will need it for probably 50% of the games that came out in the last few years since it is the most widely used copy protection now.

I remember everyone raging about the StarForce protection, which is way more invasive than SecuRom.  But if you're a general gamer (and not just a Sims-only player), then you know all about SecuRom.  Personally, I don't mind the protection.  Just remove the pirate tools off your system (such as Alcohol 120% and Daemon Tools), and game should load fine for 99% of you.

It may have a few problems with some weird computer setups, but you can fill out that form at the Securom web site and they either send you a better game executable that should work or I think even a code to allow the game to run.  I think you guys are blowing this way way way out of proportion.

That's just my 2 cents so feel free to flame me all you want.

Companies have a right to protect their games and they have been doing so for over 20 years.

Says you who had no issue with Securom, several of us had various other issues that had nothing to do with pirate tools. Even without Deamon on my system I still had "Conflict with emulation software detected", I had the damn thing keep my Virus scan and my Ad-aware from updating completely and Ad-aware wouldn't even run with it on my system, it started to and then just hung there. I had my Firewall turned off repeatedly. No Virus scan, no firewall, yeah fun times. No freaking game is going to tell me what I can and can not have on my system nor is is going to dictate what software I can use(as it was doing with plenty of people and their innocent programs). A good potion of people had the damn thing disable their cd drives and burners. Which was all the "WAAAHH WAHHH SECUROM BROKE MY CD drive", nonsense. So it's all fine and dandy for people who have no issues with it, but what about those of us that do? Yeah, a lot of consumers are idiots, so it's quite possible that several of the instances that showed up during that whole BV HAS SECUROM! thing was just stupidity, but there was plenty that wasn't. I know of at least two people who had drive problems with it on their computer, I trust them to have not been idiots, and I trust other members on this forum to not be idiots about their PC as well. I'm not going to accept that some corporation has to give their okay as to what I can have on my PC. I bought their damn game I have my cd key as proof that I bought their game. How I run it is none of their business. I thought they passed some kind of law on personal pcs, that they were considered personal property, you had to have a warrant to search it and such. Well securom is trespassing. Damn kids, get off my lawn.

[Kazzandra]

I really don't see the problem with SecuRom. 

Did you just come here from the BBS?

Damn kids, get off my lawn.

Word.

[ebonyspiral]

Companies have a right to protect their games and they have been doing so for over 20 years.

They also need to know when they have crossed the line. And shit on it.

This thread nicely illustrates the problem.

[jsalemi]

Just remove the pirate tools off your system (such as Alcohol 120% and Daemon Tools), and game should load fine for 99% of you.

And FWIW, there are legitimate reasons to use Alcohol (CD/DVD archiving, for example) and Daemon Tools (to run legitimately owned software without having to put the CD in every time, and to speed up game loading), so calling them 'pirate tools' is a sign of severe brainwashing by the companies who use invasive and/or harmful forms of copy protection.

And also FWIW, I have legitimate copies of all my games, and I still prefer to run them with various no-cd tools or exes.

[buddha pest]

If I could deflect for just a second. I know that the last 900 pages have been about SecuRom and all, but you know what?

They sure didn't fix that nanny/new cribs issue. Although she can use the changing table now. Nice.

[Zazazu]

I've always had trouble with nannies using any cribs. This is most of why I don't use nannies.

[Ambular]

You're mistaken. You ran Unholy Hybrid, using outdated NoCD on patched game. Just because this method seems to work for this time doesn't guarantee that it always works or causes no problem in the game.

Ah, so that's what an "unholy hybrid" is.  I haven't had any issues, but I can use the 1.1 version for now if you feel it's better.  I'm using a good number of "fixes" on this wonderful site (and your fixes Darcy) for my game, so Patch #2 isn't a big deal to me at the moment.  Honestly, your fixes are better than the crap that EA puts out.

Actually, if anyone has been courageous/reckless/adventuresome enough to continue playing an Unholy Hybrid game long-term, I'd love to hear ongoing reports of how it's working out.  I know it worked out okay for some brave souls with some of the previous EP's.

[Simsbaby]

I don't recall having any trouble with Pets (I think it was Pets). Though music titles became a mass of random jumbled letters.

[Emma]

I have noticed since the latest patch that base NPC's such as the maid, postman etc. are no longer callable by phone I hate this game!

I've downloaded Paladin's fix and hopefully that will work. Sigh.

[Emma]

Yep, it did I can still call the hobby heads and other crappy NPC's such as the barista's shopkeeps, but not the maid, gardener or postman.