capital punishment

stuntpup · 04 September 2007, 10:24

hi everyone,

Does anybody know if the Amiga game Capital Punishment has any disk copy protection ?

I have the original boxed game but am unable to install it .. the disks look fine with no blemishes on the disk surface etc. no read errors but when i install it crashes out with an error regarding lha. (when its unpacking or something)

so does the game have any copy protection bar the manual protection ?

could some kind soul up the adfs for me ?

thanks in advance

sp

killergorilla · 04 September 2007, 12:28

It's not copy protection it's a shit copy of lha.

I had to install it with a different copy of lha because the one on the disks kept crashing on me!

stuntpup · 04 September 2007, 14:26

how do you install it ?

and what version of lha will unpack it ?

Mad-Matt · 04 September 2007, 15:14

the version on the disk is the one thats needed. the normal versions of lha are the ones that wont touch it. I just renamed my lha and copied the one on the disk to c: so the installer could do its work. then put my version back in place when done

stuntpup · 04 September 2007, 15:42

ok i tried the version on the disk by copying it to c: and renaming my other version..

it still crashes when unpacking !

killergorilla · 04 September 2007, 15:52

I unlha'd it with the lha in ClassicWB, not sure what version it is.

I had no luck with the one on the disk.

stuntpup · 04 September 2007, 16:31

i managed to install it .. at least i think its installed ok

i noticed the whdload install copied lha on the floppy to the Ram:T folder .. so whatever version i had in c: was being bypassed ..

anyway .. replacing the lha in ram with my own from c: at least allowed the installer to go further.

BUT it still hung after a while of unpacking..

i reset the amiga and ran the game .. it promptly crashed but then i remembered there was a patch for the game that the whdload installer may have not got chance to install .. i extracted that patch to the game folder and bingo the game works ..

the folder size according to Dopus is 21050135 bytes

that sound about the right size ?

sp

killergorilla · 04 September 2007, 16:53

I've just checked my install of Capital Punishment and it sits at about 15MB...

maybe you still have the original lha files sitting in the dir?

stuntpup · 04 September 2007, 16:58

ah yes you are right ..
deleting those lha files gets it down to 14942023

thanks for your help

sp

killergorilla · 04 September 2007, 17:01

Sorry I couldn't be more help with the lha stuff, but glad you got it working in the end

I would have just uploaded my copy but it's still sold so I'm not allowed on EAB

mrbob2 · 04 September 2007, 19:16

I also have the origonal game and i (think) i can remember pacthing it to a newer version from an amiga format or maybe aminet cd to iron out bugs etc

Retro-Nerd · 04 September 2007, 19:44

I've installed the T-Zero CD Bonus version ages ago, worked fine IIRC.

04 September 2007, 10:24	#1
stuntpup Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: uk Posts: 62	capital punishment hi everyone, Does anybody know if the Amiga game Capital Punishment has any disk copy protection ? I have the original boxed game but am unable to install it .. the disks look fine with no blemishes on the disk surface etc. no read errors but when i install it crashes out with an error regarding lha. (when its unpacking or something) so does the game have any copy protection bar the manual protection ? could some kind soul up the adfs for me ? thanks in advance sp

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04 September 2007, 12:28	#2
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	It's not copy protection it's a shit copy of lha. I had to install it with a different copy of lha because the one on the disks kept crashing on me!

04 September 2007, 14:26	#3
stuntpup Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: uk Posts: 62	how do you install it ? and what version of lha will unpack it ?

04 September 2007, 15:14	#4
Mad-Matt Longplayer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lincoln / UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,853	the version on the disk is the one thats needed. the normal versions of lha are the ones that wont touch it. I just renamed my lha and copied the one on the disk to c: so the installer could do its work. then put my version back in place when done

04 September 2007, 15:42	#5
stuntpup Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: uk Posts: 62	ok i tried the version on the disk by copying it to c: and renaming my other version.. it still crashes when unpacking !

04 September 2007, 15:52	#6
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	I unlha'd it with the lha in ClassicWB, not sure what version it is. I had no luck with the one on the disk.

04 September 2007, 16:31	#7
stuntpup Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: uk Posts: 62	i managed to install it .. at least i think its installed ok i noticed the whdload install copied lha on the floppy to the Ram:T folder .. so whatever version i had in c: was being bypassed .. anyway .. replacing the lha in ram with my own from c: at least allowed the installer to go further. BUT it still hung after a while of unpacking.. i reset the amiga and ran the game .. it promptly crashed but then i remembered there was a patch for the game that the whdload installer may have not got chance to install .. i extracted that patch to the game folder and bingo the game works .. the folder size according to Dopus is 21050135 bytes that sound about the right size ? sp

04 September 2007, 16:53	#8
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	I've just checked my install of Capital Punishment and it sits at about 15MB... maybe you still have the original lha files sitting in the dir?

04 September 2007, 16:58	#9
stuntpup Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: uk Posts: 62	ah yes you are right .. deleting those lha files gets it down to 14942023 thanks for your help sp

04 September 2007, 17:01	#10
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Sorry I couldn't be more help with the lha stuff, but glad you got it working in the end I would have just uploaded my copy but it's still sold so I'm not allowed on EAB

04 September 2007, 19:16	#11
mrbob2 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sheffield Posts: 332	I also have the origonal game and i (think) i can remember pacthing it to a newer version from an amiga format or maybe aminet cd to iron out bugs etc

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04 September 2007, 19:44	#12
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,457	I've installed the T-Zero CD Bonus version ages ago, worked fine IIRC.