First follow one of the previous VTeC/Laxity v1.0,v1.01 or v2.02 instructions.
Copy the following directories from CD#2 to the game directory:
Wave\Zaletta to <GAMEDIR>\WAVE
Wave\Frontend\B*M* to <GAMEDIR>\WAVE\FRONTEND\
Wave\MissionVoice\B*M* to <GAMEDIR>\WAVE\MISSIONVOICE\
Extract the X-WINGLAUNCHCR.EXE Patch from the archive to the game directory and execute it.
Run Regedit.exe and edit the following registry keys and exchange <GAMEDIR> for the root directory of the game installation, e.g. C:\Games\XWingAlliance:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC\X-Wing Alliance\v1.0]
CD Path=<GAMEDIR>
Source Path=<GAMEDIR>
NOTE:
Now the original icons will work (You can run Alliance.EXE) and you can switch pilots for those of you with friends.
This is the only patch which *Fixes* Alliance.EXE.
Without copying additional files you will have no speech after Level 9 (i.e joining Rebellion).
Copy the supplied registry setup file regsetup.exe to the XWA root directory and execute it to adjust the game registry settings for No-CD playing.
Remove the read-only attribute from XWAINGALLIANCE.EXE (if necessary).
Finally copy the crack XWA202CR.EXE to the XWA root directory and execute the crack.
Execute XWINGALLIANCE.EXE to play the game.
NOTE:
The complete No-CD installation takes up ~900 Mb of HD space. If you want to bring this down later, you can delete the big movie files from the "MOVIE" directory. And this time they briefing speech should play.
Copy the supplied registry setup file regsetup.exe from Laxity to the XWA root directory and execute it to adjust the game registry settings for No-CD playing.
Remove the read-only attribute from XWINGALLIANCE.EXE (if necessary).
Finally copy the crack XWING_ALLIANCE_202_CK.EXE to the XWA root directory and execute the crack.
Execute XWINGALLIANCE.EXE to play the game.
NOTE:
Which this patch the frontend/briefing speech does not play!
Copy the supplied registry setup file regsetup.exe to the XWA root directory and execute it to adjust the game registry settings for No-CD playing.
Remove the read-only attribute from XWINGALLIANCE.EXE (if necessary).
Finally copy the crack file XWA201CR.EXE to the XWA root directory and execute the crack.
Execute XWINGALLIANCE.EXE to play the game.
NOTE:
The complete No-CD installation takes up ~900 megs of HD space. If you want to bring this down later, you can delete the big movie files from the MOVIE directory.
Copy the complete directory WAVE from CD1 to the XWA root directory, e.g. C:\GAMES\XWA.
Copy the complete MOVIES directory from CD1 to the XWA root directory. This will add some files to the XWA MOVIES dir.
Copy the file DISK2.ID from CD2 to your XWA root directory.
Copy all BATTLE*.SMN files from the MOVIES dir on CD2 to the XWA MOVIES directory, e.g. C:\GAMES\XWA\MOVIES.
Copy the registry setup file "regsetup.exe" to the XWA root directory and execute it to adjust the game registry settings for No-CD playing.
Remove the read-only attribute from XWINGALLIANCE.EXE (if necessary).
Finally copy the crack file xwacrack.exe to the XWA root directory, execute the crack, and the CD-Checks are history.
Execute XWINGALLIANCE.EXE to play the game. The launcher ALLIANCE.EXE will be non-working and is not needed anyway.
NOTE:
The complete No-CD installation takes up ~900 megs of HD space. If you want to bring this down later, you can delete the big movie files from the MOVIE directory.
