Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales 1.41,1.42,1.43 and 1.50 no-cd

[Motaro]

Hi guys. Was wondering if any no cds came out for the game age of pirates, i noticed the website only has 1.0. Wanted to know, in the future will there be more no cds besides the 1.0 such as the patch versions for 1.41, 1.42, 1.43 and the latest 1.50. This is for Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales from Akella/Playlogic.

My Deepest Regards,

[wolfsrain]

There is a no-cd for v1.41 on www.megagames.com and www.gamecopyworld.com.
Unfortuntaley, no no-cds for later versions. The game is starforce protected if i remember well, so it will take a while for a crack to come out for the latest patch. Use the original disk until then. The game is quite buggy, so i suggest you to update it to the latest patch(1.50), as neither v1.41, 1.42 or 1.43 don't make the game more stable. I've experienced cashes with all those versions while being on an Man of War. No crushes though with ships from frigate down. Crushes seems to occur once you are getting the big ships(battleship, warship, man of war). The problem was solved in the latest patch though, but any patch under v1.50, is useless. Of course those patches are correcting a lot of other bugs, but the crushing problems were truly solved in that 1.50 version.

[Motaro]

Thanks man. I just wanted to ask you one more thing. I know starforce can be annoying and it will take some time for the 1.50 no cd to come out. But i was asking, I have a ATI Radeon 9250 Graphics card, does this game support? Because i tried 1.0 and it came with engine.exe crashes. Also did 1.41 fix Radeon 9200 Series problem?

[wolfsrain]

Thanks man. I just wanted to ask you one more thing. I know starforce can be annoying and it will take some time for the 1.50 no cd to come out. But i was asking, I have a ATI Radeon 9250 Graphics card, does this game support? Because i tried 1.0 and it came with engine.exe crashes. Also did 1.41 fix Radeon 9200 Series problem?
I'm sorry, but the problem is solved only in the v1.42 patch. So if you want o play the game, you must use the original DVD and update the game to at least v.1.42.An addon will be released in the first quarter of the year, but only in russian for now.If you still are interested in the game, I'll throw two nice links: www.piratesahoy.org and www.galaxyproductions.net. You can find there some good, solid mods.

[Crypton]

SuperMod from Galaxy Production allows the game to run without the CD/DVD ;) I used it for a while before I quit playing the game.

[wolfsrain]

Yes, but the supermod is compatible with v1.42 max. Most likely an updat will come out pretty soon. The dev of Supermod hopes that he will be able to release an update this month. Strange enough, his Supermod provides more bug solving than the patches created by the game developpers. An addon for the game was announced, but it will get release only on the russian market. At least for now. Akella pretty much failed to deliver a complet game and this means a bad rep for them. The russian release was what I'd call an Alpha version, while the EU release was a beta. Maybe we can see a final version soon?:D

[SilverSurfer87]

SuperMod from Galaxy Production allows the game to run without the CD/DVD ;) I used it for a while before I quit playing the game.

Hey Crypton, what version is the Supermods compatible with? And Which Supermod is compatible with 1.42? I know there are 4 Supermods, one is 1, 2 and 3. But what im asking is which one is compatible with 1.42 patch of Age of pirates Caribbean tales?

[SilverSurfer87]

Hey Crypton, what version is the Supermods compatible with? And Which Supermod is compatible with 1.42? I know there are 4 Supermods, one is 1, 2 and 3. But what im asking is which one is compatible with 1.42 patch of Age of pirates Caribbean tales?

One more thing guys. I patched 1.2 and then applied Super Mod 1, 2, and 3. and the starforce thing pops up behind it says failed to load sea.dll, interfacex.dll, land.dll, and then it comes with runtime error. What am i doing wrong?

[Crypton]

One more thing guys. I patched 1.2 and then applied Super Mod 1, 2, and 3. and the starforce thing pops up behind it says failed to load sea.dll, interfacex.dll, land.dll, and then it comes with runtime error. What am i doing wrong?
What video card are you using? I know there are a few cards that do not support certain features the game uses mainly dealing with Pixel and Vertex Shaders. I believe you can rename the files in question (or even move them out of the game folder such as to your desktop, then try the game again)

Last time I played the SuperMod was usuable on 1.41 and 1.42 I believe. And I am pretty sure SuperMod contains the fixes that 1.42 has as well.

I will reinstall my game later and see as it has been a while since I played last.

[SilverSurfer87]

What video card are you using? I know there are a few cards that do not support certain features the game uses mainly dealing with Pixel and Vertex Shaders. I believe you can rename the files in question (or even move them out of the game folder such as to your desktop, then try the game again)

Last time I played the SuperMod was usuable on 1.41 and 1.42 I believe. And I am pretty sure SuperMod contains the fixes that 1.42 has as well.

I will reinstall my game later and see as it has been a while since I played last.

I am using a ATI Radeon 9250 with Vertex/Pixel shader 1.1/1.4 Crypton.

[Crypton]

I am using a ATI Radeon 9250 with Vertex/Pixel shader 1.1/1.4 Crypton.
that is one of the cards that has issues with the game.

All ATI 9xxx series cards have issues with AoP

rename the sea.dll and others and it should let you play though you may get artifacts ingame.

[SilverSurfer87]

It will let me play if i remove sea, seafoam, island.dlls no doubt, but i wont be able to get onto my ship. As soon as i press F3 to exit island to ship the game will minimize and close. What do u mean by renaming, isint that the same thing is deleting it.

[Crypton]

It will let me play if i remove sea, seafoam, island.dlls no doubt, but i wont be able to get onto my ship. As soon as i press F3 to exit island to ship the game will minimize and close. What do u mean by renaming, isint that the same thing is deleting it.
no, because you no longer have a backup if you delete it which means if they release a patch (ever) that fixes the issue, you will have to reinstall the entire game to get the files back because the patch will most likely check the versions of those old files.

Just rename them like Old_sea.dll, ect.. So later, if a patch that fixes them comes out you can simply rename Old_sea.dll back to sea.dll. Catch me? ;)

And the problem is the game uses Hardware T&L for the ship, ect.. Which is why you cannot play it, your card does not support it.

However... You can try a third party program called 3D Analyze to emulate it ;)
http://www.3dfxzone.it/dir/tools/3d_analyze/

Btw, SuperMod works with 1.5 Update so long as you install first 1.5 Patch, then install SuperMod. 1.5 Patch requires either v.1.41 or 1.42 be installed first.

If you dont want to use SuperMod, here is the NODVD files for 1.41 (I have sent them in to Duffman to post on GBWorld as well) So you can just install 1.41 (unless your copy already has 1.41 which mine does then you dont need to install the patch 1.41)

[wolfsrain]

As I've already stated, the problem with the ATI9000 series(this includes 9550, 9600,9250 and a few others) was solved in the patch v1.42. No crack for patches v1.42, 143, 1.50 yet. But if he uses the original disk, he should be fine installing those versions.

[SilverSurfer87]

crypton, the 1.41 doesnt work with my video card. But i wanted to ask, which supermod where you saying that is compatible with 1.50?

[Crypton]

crypton, the 1.41 doesnt work with my video card. But i wanted to ask, which supermod where you saying that is compatible with 1.50?
SuperMod + Updates 1,2 and 3, though you will have the 1.41 exe, the rest of the content that was updated in the game will be 1.5
As I've already stated, the problem with the ATI9000 series(this includes 9550, 9600,9250 and a few others) was solved in the patch v1.42. No crack for patches v1.42, 143, 1.50 yet. But if he uses the original disk, he should be fine installing those versions.
SuperMod includes the fixes for 1.42. Also, I had stated this in another thread a long time ago when I had first started playing AoP which was around when 1.42 came out. Unless it has been deleted from the forums my old thread should be around here somewhere.

[wolfsrain]

http://www.gamefileforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2537&highlight=pirates

You mean this thread.Unfortunately the guy didn't came back for a feedback.
Silver Surfer, can you give us a feedback if the supermod worked with your videocard?
http://www.galaxyproductions.net/downloadsnew/category.php?id=7
Here is the adress for supermod. Maybe you get lucky...
An update for Supermod it's supposed to come out at the end of ths month. Please let us know, if the supermod worked for you. You will have to start the game with the supermod own exe file, not with the original AOP.

[Crypton]

http://www.gamefileforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2537&highlight=pirates

You mean this thread.Unfortunately the guy didn't came back for a feedback.
Silver Surfer, can you give us a feedback if the supermod worked with your videocard?
http://www.galaxyproductions.net/downloadsnew/category.php?id=7
Here is the adress for supermod. Maybe you get lucky...
An update for Supermod it's supposed to come out at the end of ths month. Please let us know, if the supermod worked for you. You will have to start the game with the supermod own exe file, not with the original AOP.
hard to give feedback when I had locked the thread ;) Since he was not using a legit version of the game.

[wolfsrain]

Me, I've made a point on buying some russians titles. Akella's pirating games and some of the Nival's titles. I must recon that the russian developpers have a lot of good, original ideas, but very poor implementation of those ideas. Yet, I've enjoyed a title like Hard Truck Apocalypse(magnificent idea, but poor implementation) or Sea Dogs(truly a classic of the pirate games). I use the patch v1.50 from Akella, but the Supermod it's so much better(of course, the DVD stays inside, 'cause it's the only way to play at the moment). I really hope, that they will release the addon on the EU market, at least and they will solve the tons of bugs from the AOP:CT.

P.S.: why people don't read the rules?

[Crypton]

Agree they have good ideas, I think alot of their failure comes with being greedy. The way their goverment works makes them more eager to make money and less on caring about how they make it or even if quality is at a higher standard.

Take StarForce for example. The idea of protecting software from piracy is good and making it tough to get around is also good, but the way they do it is completly wrong and again that falls back on what you said earlier "implementation'.

As far as people not reading rules, no idea, some do not care and others think they can post whatever they want since they automatically think because we have NOCD fixes here that talk about illegal software is valid. I myself have made it a habit to read rules on any site or forums I visit before posting at all. I remember my first day here I read the rules before I even signed up on the forums. If more people would do that things would go so much smoother and it would be far easier to help someone without having to sit here and be cautious on the help we give.

[SilverSurfer87]

3D-Analyze is compatible with Radeon 9250? Hey crypt, what options do i check and un check for AOP?

[Crypton]

3D-Analyze is compatible with Radeon 9250? Hey crypt, what options do i check and un check for AOP?
your asking the wrong person m8, as I did not have to emulate anything to play on my FX card and I do not use ATI. So I would not really know which options on 3D Analyze to use to get it working. Well, I take that back, I have an ATI card but I do not use it for gaming. I just use it for video capture from my cable line/TV to my PC. That and doing some odds/ends with editing at times.

However, I would first try checking in the DX Options, Force SW T&L and also Emulate HW T&L caps as I believe besides those 2 options, your card should be able to handle the rest "technically speaking" give that a try and lemme know. If the first 2 do not work, try ading in Emulate Pixel Shader caps but try the first 2 first.

[SilverSurfer87]

I patched the game to 1.41, and used 3d-analyze, didnt work, used all the options you mentioned. There is no way i can run that game without deleting sea.dll, island.dll, seafoam.dll lol unfortunetly. I also patched the game using Russian versian of 1.42 still didnt work as well. Bah, i give up. Thx for the help though, really appreciate the input.

[daffyduck]

Do you know where I can download 1.41 patch?

Thanks in advance

[Crypton]

1.41 is the retail version of AoP, your installed version should already be 1.41.

[wolfsrain]

There were a few releases of this game: 1.0 for russian, 1.41 for Europe. So if he owns the russian version, the v1.41 russian patch is available at www.dlh.net

[Crypton]

ya, but I do not believe the 1.41 fix will work for the Russian version. Belive the only ones we have fixes for are UK/Eng and USA Releases. (UK should work on German though)

[wolfsrain]

It is a russian patch v1.41 available on www.dlh.net. Not sure for the 1.42 and higher, but v1.41 is available(it's labeled russian patch). Here is a more direct link:
http://dlh.net/cgi-bin/dp.cgi?lang=eng&ref=&sys=&cap=a
I 'll make a more thorough sweep for people who might needed.

[Crypton]

The patches may be multi-lingual after 1.41 is applied. It is looking to be that way. So it is possible the 1.41 fix works for all language versions. Will need someone with a Russian copy to confirm however :S

[daffyduck]

A friend of mine gave me his box/retail as a gift, because I helped him with his computer's upgrade. I haven't installed it yet, I haven't looked thoroughly the box, but before installing it I want to know if there is a working crack for it. I'm very very busy these days, thus I would like to play a new game in my free time.

From screenshots Age of Pirates seems nice. Should I bother install it this weekend? Btw it is in English (at least the box)

I'm also going to buy a retail/box of Neverwinter Nights 2. I was banned (for a while) from fileforums.com because I said that I bought a retail/box with my best friend (50-50). Rules are rules, I respect that. Anyway now I'm going to buy a retail/box for my own. I'm looking forward to play this game.

[Crypton]

A friend of mine gave me his box/retail as a gift, because I helped him with his computer's upgrade. I haven't installed it yet, I haven't looked thoroughly the box, but before installing it I want to know if there is a working crack for it. I'm very very busy these days, thus I would like to play a new game in my free time.

From screenshots Age of Pirates seems nice. Should I bother install it this weekend? Btw it is in English (at least the box)

I'm also going to buy a retail/box of Neverwinter Nights 2. I was banned (for a while) from fileforums.com because I said that I bought a retail/box with my best friend (50-50). Rules are rules, I respect that. Anyway now I'm going to buy a retail/box for my own. I'm looking forward to play this game.
If it is English ect.. then it should be 1.41, I would not patch it past 1.42 if at all, and just download SuperMOD (it will allow you to play without the CD/DVD as well) and fixes alot of issues while adding alot of things to the game. Default install of AoP has many many issues. SuperMOD recommended. You should have no issue playing without the CD/DVD.

And yeah, fileforums are a bit to strict about some things. But whatever floats their boats it is their forums to run as they please I guess.

[wolfsrain]

Crypton, a crack for v1.50 patch is on www.gamecopyworld.com. Just got out. I'll give it a try with the original install and see how well it works(I'm still playing with Supermod or with the DVD-2 separate installs).

[Crypton]

Crypton, a crack for v1.50 patch is on www.gamecopyworld.com. Just got out. I'll give it a try with the original install and see how well it works(I'm still playing with Supermod or with the DVD-2 separate installs).
cool :), not sure I will be playing AoP though myself. Been playing quite a bit of Oblivion since yday and well, planning on playing some G3 as well, but the bugs dissapoint me in that one. Man, this new GFX card rocks. Now if I can ever manage to upgrade my CPU and RAM I will be able to push 2x as fast. Using a 1900+ AMD atm, board supports up to 3000+, also using PC-2100 while the board supports up to PC-3200 lol :P Must max it out. Eventually, but by then I will probably be able to build a new one and give this old stuff to my wife at the same time :S

[wolfsrain]

I have two PC's in house: an aging AMD(XP2400,512DDR PC2700 and a Geforce6600) and an Intel PIV(3.2Mhz,1gbDDR2 PC4200 and a Geforce7600). A third one it will come soon, replacing the AMD, though I still can push the limits of that system(3gb DDR PC3200, an XP3400 and a Geforce7600 or an ATIX1650)

[DuffMan]

I have two PC's in house: an aging AMD(XP2400,512DDR PC2700 and a Geforce6600) and an Intel PIV(3.2Mhz,1gbDDR2 PC4200 and a Geforce7600). A third one it will come soon, replacing the AMD, though I still can push the limits of that system(3gb DDR PC3200, an XP3400 and a Geforce7600 or an ATIX1650)

I like the way you say aging, that's still a decent system!, think back to the old days, something like that was everyones dream :p

[SilverSurfer87]

Dont delete my post. I wanted to say the 1.50 crack doesnt work. People should know the truth. Period.

[daffyduck]

Many thanks for all the info, Crypton. I have downloaded SuperMOD 1.1 + Updates 1 & 2 & 3. It is very big 700+ MB. When I install AoP, should I install first official patch 1.50, copy over the 1.50 cracked files and then install the SuperMOD 1.1?
I will also have in my hands the retail/box of NWN2 till Saturday.:)

[wolfsrain]

Wait until the end of the month. A new update will come out for Super Mod and should be compatible with patchv1.50

[Crypton]

Many thanks for all the info, Crypton. I have downloaded SuperMOD 1.1 + Updates 1 & 2 & 3. It is very big 700+ MB. When I install AoP, should I install first official patch 1.50, copy over the 1.50 cracked files and then install the SuperMOD 1.1?
I will also have in my hands the retail/box of NWN2 till Saturday.:)
Just install patch 1.50, then install SuperMod 1.1 with updates 1, 2, and 3.

then when the new version of SuperMod comes out, just install the new update to it ;)

As for 1.5, I did not test it as I said, I really do not play AoP anymore and you probably could not pay me to locate my DVD and install it again :P

But, you can try installing the "1.5 fix" and use StarForce Driver Removal Tool to remove the StarForce Drivers and see if it works then. It will require a reboot when you use the removal tool.

[daffyduck]

Many thanks Crypton I'll try it tomorrow. Also I will have NWN2 tonight.

[Crypton]

Many thanks Crypton I'll try it tomorrow. Also I will have NWN2 tonight.
NWN 2 is a good game, I have it as well, not played it the past week or so due to being drawn back into Oblivion :P

Who knows though, maybe if AoP is ever working properly as it was supposed to from the start I may install it but I do not believe 1.5 fixes all the needed problems, but it is a good start and much better than previous patches from what I have read.

[SilverSurfer87]

NWN 2 is a good game, I have it as well, not played it the past week or so due to being drawn back into Oblivion :P

Who knows though, maybe if AoP is ever working properly as it was supposed to from the start I may install it but I do not believe 1.5 fixes all the needed problems, but it is a good start and much better than previous patches from what I have read.

yea well...1.50 doesnt solve my video cards problem, unfortunetly.

[daffyduck]

Supermod Update 4

In this update:

Added the pictures for the new ship and pictures for the weapons that where added by Capt.Blackfeet.
Also added the morale flags to the Tavern where you hire crew.
Replaced the Brothel video's they are now without sound but codecs are no longer needed, thanks to robthebloody.
Added al that is good from unreleased patch 1.51.
Galaxy Mod Engine inserted.
A lot of problems are now fixed that Akella did not fix.

Added new cheatcodes thanks to Redgard.

New Cheats are for setting the reputation to neutral:

rengland - reputation with england set to neutral
rspain - reputation with spain set to neutral
rholland - reputation with holland set to neutral
rfrance - reputation with france set to neutral
rpirate - reputation with the pirates set to neutral
rsmuggler - reputation with smugglers set to neutral
rtrader - reputation with traders set to neutral

DO NOT USE ANY OFFICIAL PATCHES, THEY WILL CAUSE THE SUPERMOD NOT TO FUNCTION AS IT SHOULD !!!


This is the last big update we are doing for now.
We are currently working on a unofficial free expansion pack for AOP.
We might do some small updates.

http://www.galaxyproductions.net/downloadsnew/category.php?id=7

[Crypton]

galaxyproductions.net/downloadsnew/category.php?id=7
Cool,

"Added al that is good from unreleased patch 1.51."

I guess no video fixes are included in 1.51 either? :S Sad.

[wolfsrain]

Not so cool. After installing update4 my framerate dropped considerably. My cannons fired until they explode and I end up with a CTD. I don't have any other patch installed, so the problem can be only with this update. Hope they will correct this. Until then I'll roll back to update 3.

[wolfsrain]

Just a quick update. A new update for supermod(update5) is available now.Gonna test it and let you know how it works(update 4 had some nasty problems).

[Crypton]

Ya, here is Update 5 for anyone interested. It fixes crash issues with sea.dll and sea_ai.dll. (or supposidly fixes them)

(see attachment)

[wolfsrain]

http://www.galaxyproductions.net/downloadsnew/category.php?id=7
There you can find the Supermod and all the updates for it.Enjoy.

[Crypton]

http://www.galaxyproductions.net/downloadsnew/category.php?id=7
There you can find the Supermod and all the updates for it.Enjoy.
Yes, most are aware of where to get it m8, posted update 5 so it can be downloaded quicker without visiting filefront.

[SilverSurfer87]

Yes, most are aware of where to get it m8, posted update 5 so it can be downloaded quicker without visiting filefront.

Hey Crypton. The supermod 1.5 the latest one you posted here on this thread. It does not fix the sea.dll sea_ai.dll or land.dll! im having the same pathetic problems as before lol. Well it probably does for others, but not for me lol. Someone research my video card sapphire radeon 9250 128bit/128mb pixel /vertex 1.4/1.1, and tell me if it is 'really' ever going to play the game :D

Cheers

[SilverSurfer87]

actually the reason is , i cant enter the game because the starforce thingy pops up....pfft.

[wolfsrain]

For you only the 1.5 patch with the no-cd will work. The supermod doesn't fix the ati radeon 9250 problems.

[Crypton]

Hey Crypton. The supermod 1.5 the latest one you posted here on this thread. It does not fix the sea.dll sea_ai.dll or land.dll! im having the same pathetic problems as before lol. Well it probably does for others, but not for me lol. Someone research my video card sapphire radeon 9250 128bit/128mb pixel /vertex 1.4/1.1, and tell me if it is 'really' ever going to play the game :D

Cheers
The fixes for Super Mod that are for sea.dll and sea_ai.dll are not graphic related. They were bugs in Super Mod itself that were fixed. You can try emulating Hardware T&L using 3DAnalyzer however.

[wolfsrain]

actually the reason is , i cant enter the game because the starforce thingy pops up....pfft.
As I"ve stated, for you is no Supermod. Download the patch 1.5 from Playlogic, apply the crack from the gameburnworld for 1.5 and you can play with Radeon9250. But no Supermod for you. At least not yet. Another update which adressess this issue will come out for Supermod, but I don't think will be soon, the author of the mod working for a big expansion for the game.Also he stated that he included certain features of patches 1.42, 1.43 and1.5 but he didn't specified which ones. So for you it's the original game plus original patches.

[SilverSurfer87]

As I"ve stated, for you is no Supermod. Download the patch 1.5 from Playlogic, apply the crack from the gameburnworld for 1.5 and you can play with Radeon9250. But no Supermod for you. At least not yet. Another update which adressess this issue will come out for Supermod, but I don't think will be soon, the author of the mod working for a big expansion for the game.Also he stated that he included certain features of patches 1.42, 1.43 and1.5 but he didn't specified which ones. So for you it's the original game plus original patches.

tried it..doesnt work. Game minimizes to desktop with no message.

[Sithci]

no, because you no longer have a backup if you delete it which means if they release a patch (ever) that fixes the issue, you will have to reinstall the entire game to get the files back because the patch will most likely check the versions of those old files.

Just rename them like Old_sea.dll, ect.. So later, if a patch that fixes them comes out you can simply rename Old_sea.dll back to sea.dll. Catch me? ;)

And the problem is the game uses Hardware T&L for the ship, ect.. Which is why you cannot play it, your card does not support it.

However... You can try a third party program called 3D Analyze to emulate it ;)


Btw, SuperMod works with 1.5 Update so long as you install first 1.5 Patch, then install SuperMod. 1.5 Patch requires either v.1.41 or 1.42 be installed first.

If you dont want to use SuperMod, here is the NODVD files for 1.41 (I have sent them in to Duffman to post on GBWorld as well) So you can just install 1.41 (unless your copy already has 1.41 which mine does then you dont need to install the patch 1.41)


uhm... i did as u wrote, and the game works perfectly again!!!=D but when i want to save it closes itself, and when i want to go to larger map at sea it does to=S tell me what im going to do to get it away!!!:(