Old Stuff - Patch bugs

[Haven]

I read somewhere that the latest patch actually makes the program/game close after the Falcom logo, with Elena appearing with an error message.

So I wanna make sure:

1> If I apply the "patch" and get that "error" do I need to reinstall the game to fix the problem?

2> What is the latest "safe patch" ?

Thank you bvery much ^^

[FM-77AV]

1. If the game for some strange reason will crash, just reinstall the game (or even just drag the old files from the disc and overwrite the good ole broken ones).

2. I have no idea. I don't even have Ysf installed anymore. Removed it a long time ago, so I haven't had a reason to check for new patches.

[FM-77AV]

nightwolve said:

1102 is the last safe patch. The latest patch, while adding new features like the Inferno difficulty mode, will strengthen the disc-check by checking the loaded drive for a 3 GB dummy file that's present on an original disc. Basically, if you use a fake ISO to avoid the disc check, it will no longer work unless it's the full image of the whole DVD unfortunately. (I believe this is the problem you're referring too.)

Unless you ordered the CD-ROM version, then you won't have this problem. Two 700MB ISOs is all that will occupy your hard drive.

[FM-77AV]

nightwolve said:

admin said:

Unless you ordered the CD-ROM version, then you won't have this problem. Two 700MB ISOs is all that will occupy your hard drive.

The point is the old trick of just having a fake small ISO with the correct volume label (like YSF_DVD) is no longer sufficient and anybody still using one will get a "Media error 2" message by Elena.

In the case of the CD-ROM version, I would think you would only need an image of the whole 2nd disc after installation, so at 700 MB, that's not bad. Anyway, he gets the idea now I'm sure.

Yeah, you're right. Only one disc. (I was thinking of my own situation - I dumped both of the discs immediately and haven't touched them since.)