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- *** Pirate Magazine Issue III-3 / File 5 of 9 ***
- *** Cracking Tips (Part 3) ***
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- In this file: Curse of the Azure Bonds
- Gauntlet
- Silpheed
- Carmen San Diego
- Saragon
- * * * * * *
-
- How to fix copy protection from
- and supercharge characters
- for Curse of the Azure Bonds.
-
-
- FROM:
- THE COMPANY OF WOLVES
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- NEEDED:
- 1. Norton Utilities (or similar program)
- 2. A copy of the file start.exe from your Azure Bonds disk A
- 3. A bit of your time
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- 1. HOW TO UNPROTECT CURSE OF THE AZURE BONDS:
- First load START.EXE into Norton. Then search for the string 80
- 3E CC. This should take you to file offset 9BA hex. Go back to
- 9B5 hex this should be 9A (the first machine language code for a
- far call). Change the values of the bytes from 9B5 hex - 9b9 hex
- to 90's Save the changes
-
- Now the program will skip the part where it asks for code letter,
- you now can put away that annoying code disk until needed for
- decoding
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-
- 2. SUPERCHARGING YOUR CHARACTERS:
- Copy the program CHARFIX.EXE (included with this fix) into the
- directory that your saved games reside. Change to that directory.
- Run the program, it is self explanitory.
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-
- If you have any problems with any of the patches above check the
- date of the file START.EXE on your original disk A for the date
- and time 07/27/89 16:44. If your file has a different date then
- they probably changed the copy protection method and your out of
- luck with this patch. For other problems leave The Company of
- Wolves a message, I can be reached on EXCEL BBS (414)789-4210
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- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- How to fix copy protection from
- Mindscape's Gauntlet.
-
-
- FROM:
- THE COMPANY OF WOLVES
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- NEEDED:
- 1. Norton Utilities (or similar program)
- 2. A copy of the file's gintro.exe and gprog.exe from your
- original disk.
- 3. A bit of your time
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-
-
- 1. HOW TO UNPROTECT GAUNTLET:
- First load one of the above files into Norton.
- Then search for the string F3 A7.
- Change the byte immediately following (74) to EB.
- Continue the search and once again change the 74 to EB.
- Save the changes
- Repeat the steps above for the other .EXE file.
-
- For you Debug fans rename each of the two files to 1.aaa and
- 2.aaa respectivaly.
- Search (the S command) for F3 A7, you should get at least 3
- matches.
- You will need to unassemble each of the matches, the first copy
- protection match should read REPZ CMPSW, JZ 2D96, ect..., and the
- second REPZ CMPSW, JZ 2DB1, ect...
- th the E command using the FULL address of the JZ commands
- change the 74's to EB's.
- Write the files with the W command and repeat the process for the
- other file.
- When finishes erase Gintro.exe and Gprog.exe and rename 1.aaa
- gintro.exe and 2.aaa gprog.exe.
-
- In this version of the program will still look for the copy
- protection (which is a sector at the end of the hard disk that
- the install program writes then marks bad to prevent overwriting
- to that sector) but will continue the program as if the
- comparison (F3 A7) was successful.
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-
- If you have any problems with any of the patches above check the
- date of the file GINTRO.EXE on your original disk A for the date
- 03/25/88. If your file has a different date then they probably
- changed the copy protection method and your out of luck with this
- patch. If you have any questions leave The Company of Wolves a
- message, I can be reached on EXCEL BBS (414)789-4210 under the
- name Nicodemus Keesarvexious.
-
- Also included is another patch for a different version of
- Gauntlet in case you have a different version from the one I
-
- * * * * * * * *
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- To unprotect SilpHeed By Sierra!
-
- Use Norton and change these bytes in the SIMCITY.EXE file:
-
- Change: 80 3e cc 06 01 74 0c
- To....: 80 3e cc 06 01 eb 0c
- ^^
- Then when it asks the question just hit ENTER.
-
- Another software crack by Bentley Bear!
-
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- To unprotect SimCity!
-
- Use Norton and change these bytes in the SIMCITY.EXE file:
-
- Change: 0c 87 00 75 3c
- To....: 0c 87 00 eb 3c
- ^^
- Another software crack by Bentley Bear!
-
- Unprotect for Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego.
-
- This program checks for the original key disk each time you are
- promoted in the game.
-
- I found another unprotect on this BBS (CARMNTME.ZIP) which did
- not work at all. If fact, it made it so you can not even get into
- the program!
-
- Here's mine. You can patch the file either with a hex editor, or
- with debug.
-
- Using a hex editor, such as those in PC-Tools or Norton's Utilities:
-
- Search for the hex byte string: 02 E1 07 C3 FA 55
-
- Change the first byte only: 12
-
- ------------
-
- Using debug
-
- >ren carmen.exe car
- 'ug car
- -S0000 FFFF 02 E1 07 C3 FA 55 <cr>
- xxxx:yyyy (note value of yyyy)
- -e yyyy (type e, then value of yyyy above)
- xxxx:yyyy 02.12 <cr>
- -w <cr>
- -q <cr>
-
- >ren car carmen.exe
-
- -------------
- That's it. And a lot easier then the other patch that didn't work!
- Although this patch only changes one byte, it was difficult to
- come up with. They used a far call which was hard to follow, and
- could not be nop'ed out. Good Luck.
-
- 5
-
- -e XXXX:YYYY b8 00 10 : Edit the contents of the
- returned address
-
- Now write the new sargon game back to the disk:
-
- -w <Enter>
-
- Writing XXXX bytes
-
- Then Quit Debug:
-
- -q <Enter>
-
- Now it is time to rename sargon back to sargon.exe
-
- C>ren sargon sargon.exe
-
- Now try to run the new (Hopefully) unprotected version of Sargon IV.
- When the question comes up answer '1924'
-
- C>sargon
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- Unprotect Brought to you courtesy of Super Dave
-
- Super Dave can be reached at:
-
- Hackers Paradise BBS
- (803) 269-7899
- Greenville, SC
-
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- !
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