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[RhymeKidder]

Going through work slowly. Taking out launcher check so you can run pop3.exe directly - easier for debugging. Noticed something new - Starforce 3.6 is writing in time values when game is unpacked (similar technique to Pac World 2). Although I took out most triggers so they become harmless.

PntScn button does nothing on all versions for me - XP + (US SF / US nocd / EU - RLD / EU - GOG / EU-nodrm).

Level crashes I'm learning how the mathematics work in detail.

[RhymeKidder]

Test build. Not final - looking into screenshot problem. Next trigger relies on rand() to mess up - surprised this doesn't affect real CD gameplay. All problem areas tested and cleared.
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fi ... 2469242264

[taha]

Excuse me, can anyone tell me where is this Attic GigaWatt has uploaded the game to? I've been dreaming about playing TTT uncensored since 2005, I gotta try out those test builds...

[Molitor]

It has been actually posted on the site: http://www.legendsworld.net/adventure/game/4692
It is labelled as "Multi5 ISO Demo (from Persia: Sands of Time Trilogy)".
I still don't get it though. How come GigaWatt's DVD version contained an unprotected exe since it as an US version ?

[taha]

US version isn't the one with censorship, it's EU. And all the cracks are based on EU version, and I remember the original crack team replying a mail a forum member sent that they don't have time to crack an already cracked game once again.

[myloch]

I remember the original crack team replying a mail a forum member sent that they don't have time to crack an already cracked game once again.

thank god there are dudes out there who have time to crack old games once again...

[Shattered]

Excuse me, can anyone tell me where is this Attic GigaWatt has uploaded the game to? I've been dreaming about playing TTT uncensored since 2005, I gotta try out those test builds...

Grab one of the 2 US SFClone 3CD uploads (both are the same) from the site here:

http://www.legendsworld.net/adventure/game/4692

Then use the crack by RhymeKidder to play.

[RhymeKidder]

Finally figured out PrintScreen key problem. Patched another 2 vm jmp calls. There's 1 final (unused?) vm routine that requires full SF 3.6 analysis. At that point, I might as well redo other vm functions I used from nodrm and sf3 "proper" them. Beta 2 or 3.
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fi ... 5777384463
edit: Reminder- you must use RKidder crack file from AL site first. Then use beta exe.


Tried really hard to figure out difference between censor and uncensor. I think they ripped out math and initialization functions to point that it's not recoverable - based on looking at what values change during many decap + rewind datas. I don't know of any real benefits/bugfixes of censor exe when compared to US uncensor exe. There's still 1% of vm jmp data left which I'm going to fix later by loading my own sf3_fix.dll and patching exe at runtime (it's probably called when game has a serious crash from doing some very unexpected things; ex. playing from usb drive and unplugging in middle of game level or disconnects from playing game off a network drive).

[myloch]

Amazing job from rhymekidder, as usual

[RhymeKidder]

Okay it's been awhile since update. Recreating full 3.6 cpu simulation was a lot-lot harder than I imagined. Had to figure out their new kernel interrupt handler. Flirt dive into their anti-trace drivers with their DEADCAFE jokes. Basic emulate some NT kernel functions to get around their anti-dumps. Investigate how the new page table detection handlers worked. Fix sidt code, anti-hack pointers the slow debugging way. Partly redo the 3.7 logger since it's incomplete and still making buggy logs even now. Then do it all over again a few more times when you realize they caught your vmware kernel debugger and threw in junked data to mess you over.

Now I can sail through their vm calls and compare against what I ripped from the T2T EU builds. More importantly, I might be able to resume the 3.7 Lock-On Flaming Cliffs work again since they re-use the same 3.6 techniques.

Want to give this game a final swift kick in the butt and be done with it.

[zobraks]

Want to give this game a final swift kick in the butt and be done with it.

[RhymeKidder]

"Final" build
http://www.4shared.com/archive/x1_Z2zqdba/t2t10.html


Fix extra triggers
Use correct asm from SF3 VM
Unlock extra resolution modes
Compatibility options (instead of ini hacking)


Tested this through the Market area. US VM stolen code is a bit different from the EU ones. Think it looks okay.

[annoyment]

BTW anyone wondered if the trial demo posted on the game's AL page (unfortunately dead, please re-upload, patch is still up BTW) was uncensored or not (me thinks it's leaning to the latter since it was hosted on the German site ) and if it's in any way superior (or inferior to that matter) to some/all retail releases? Thanks in advance...
EDIT1: Scaryfun's patch is NoCD (suspected RELOADED), thus I found a possible US NoDVD by ACT (NFO and DL), please verify for its beheading charms on whatever release possible (not much hope on this one, due to MiRROR releases they've used for their work may have been EU). RhymeKidder has my gratitude on this endeavour, just wanna know if ACT beat him to it (no offense) long ago
EDIT2: MiRROR CD clone is posted by Shattered and confirmed US, hope ACT hasn't used the MiRROR DVD one
Windows is shutting down

[RhymeKidder]

Couldn't get ACT to run. It looks heavily SF3 encyrpted so I don't think it'll run without the original CD.

[RhymeKidder]

Trial demo crack = censored