Historian's Workshop
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This section of site will contain things I have made by now and I can make to help to scenario designers and usual Civ2 users.
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Item # 2 : Civilization Multiplayer Without CD-ROM.
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You can meet the following situation:
You have Civilization II Multiplayer Gold installed on your computer but your CD-ROM drive is broken. You think you may not play Civ II MGE because it requires its CD-ROM inserted, right?
Really you CAN overcome your problem.
Task :
Playing Civ II Multiplayer Gold WITHOUT CD-ROM.
Principle :
Every time you run Civ II MGE it search for CD-ROM drive - it goes from one drive to other and check - is this drive a CD-ROM ? It checks ALL drives including floppy and hard (and net drives even - if your comp is in the local network). When Civ II come to a drive it calls "GetDriveTypeA" function. (This is Windows' function that stored in "Kernel32.dll" file.) The function returns certain number to Civ II. This number is type of drive just checked. Civ II then compares this number with number for CD-ROM drive type. These are some possible types :
| Number | Drive Type |
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| 2 | Floppy drive |
| 3 | Hard drive |
| 4 | Remote (network) drive |
| 5 | CD-ROM drive |
So Civ II compares that number with 5. If it's all right, Civ II find out at that drive for file "CD-ROM Letter:/civ2/civ2.exe". If the file is there Civ II works without questions.
How to put it into practice :
- For some people information above is enough to solve this problem yourself.
- If you are not one from previous point then write me and maybe I'll tell you more.
Additional information :
I think you understand that how to use above info is on your conscience. If you bought Civ II MGE and then meet that problem - well, probably I'll help you.
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