WowLoader Source Code Discussion

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

I doubt there is mp, Until there is mp, its useless to many people.

[Vicky]

This (now) nearly works with todays Live update, can even connect to a server but then it asks for my disc... that's where it ends for me, even with the disc in the drive, maybe others have more luck...

[jcap]

That's odd that it's asking for the disc. I thought that because the game is made to run without a disc, there would never even be a time for it to ask. Maybe it has something to do with Tray 'N Play, where it plays from the disc.

If the game isn't fully installed and it is trying to access a resource it doesn't have, will it then prompt for the DVD?

[Vicky]

Don't know, i did a full install so it shouldn't need any resources from the dvd. With play&tray you do a full install too i guess, just while playing.

If this asking for the disc could be prevented from happening it could be the final step.

[jcap]

Can the game activate while it's run in Wowloader?

[supersniper]

Well some people said that they activated it by editing the registry to bypass activation, some people said it didn't and some actually got it to activate but never could play online. Truly it was completely random.

[supersniper]

lol h2xp

anyways if anyones interested you can activate it online and play.

[Amit]

Really? How? I haven't used XP in years, but last I heard it was impossible, so it's cool to hear that it is now.

[Cagerrin]

lol h2xp

anyways if anyones interested you can activate it online and play.

Still doesn't work on xp64 though, does it? Might finally have a use for my free yard sale copy.

[supersniper]

well pretty much during you're installation you have to click activate later, then you have to put that MF.dll in you're halo 2 root folder, but apparently the LIVE option was still greyed out. So then you had to manually install LIVE and the c++ distributable off either the DVD or the iso. But then this guy figured out that if you have a product ID in the registry then the LIVE option would be enabled. So you'd need to actually have a purchased game or acquire a product ID from someone...

I'm not sure about xp 64bit, i don't think it was ever supported for it.