Joan of Arc

Fieldday · 30 November 2009, 15:50

Hi, Hungry Horace is looking for the french version on whdload page . So I think, that english and german version is already done? I also could test a beta slave because I like that game so much. FD

Hungry Horace · 30 November 2009, 18:23

sorry, but no they are not done

i had wanted to source all versions first. I dumped my own (english) copy for SPS, but i have yet to recieve any .ipfs for that yet. I have however, looked at some extended ADFs i have for it, but i will need to learn a lot more about Rob Northen Copylock stuff before I am able to do anything with it!

Supamax · 30 November 2009, 21:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hungry Horace

sorry, but no they are not done

i had wanted to source all versions first. I dumped my own (english) copy for SPS, but i have yet to recieve any .ipfs for that yet. I have however, looked at some extended ADFs i have for it

Would you upload them to The Zone?

Hungry Horace · 30 November 2009, 21:12

i can, but they wont work, so i'm not sure why you'd want them?

As i mentioned, they are copy-protected, and simply produce a black screen. I created ADFs because the files are DOS and still accessable.

Fieldday · 30 November 2009, 21:21

Hi,
no problem. I think it´s good that we don´t have forgotten this game

FD

Supamax · 30 November 2009, 22:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hungry Horace

i can, but they wont work, so i'm not sure why you'd want them?

Sorry, I understood that your extended adfs were working

Hungry Horace · 01 December 2009, 00:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Supamax

Sorry, I understood that your extended adfs were working

alas no, they are purely for investigative purposes!

Jerry · 07 January 2012, 22:09

Any news on this?

StingRay · 03 March 2013, 18:02

I had a look at patching this game today and already have a working patch which supports the English (Rob Northen Copylock encrypted executable) and German version. I only need to disable the requester for the load/save disk and then the patch is finished, it will most probably be released in the next days.

dlfrsilver · 03 March 2013, 21:30

Stingray can you support the french original release too (it uses a dongle if i remember well

)

Edit : I have zoned the original ADFs of this game

StingRay · 03 March 2013, 21:46

I will support the French version now that I have the images. I'd be surprised if it really is dongle protected though, most versions aren't protected at all. But I'll check.

dlfrsilver · 03 March 2013, 22:18

This game with dynablaster, Robocop 3, leviathan, bat 2, in its french release is dongle protected. I have owned the Atari ST version, it was dongle protected (missing in the box is crashing once you arrive on the france cardmap.

Ackerlight have failed to deprotect the game, as it bombs out once on the map.

StingRay · 04 March 2013, 07:04

Checked your version and it doesn't start, seems to perform a protection track read or something similar, just displays a brown box without any text. I already found some suspicious code, will check further when I'm back home from work.

StingRay · 04 March 2013, 08:56

Are you sure you uploaded a working version? There seem to be several files missing, game tries to load "jumbo.prg" and fails (thus the brown box), once I copied it from another disk the intro picture was at least shown. Looks like something is wrong with your version. And I'm still not convinced that it is dongle protected.

Retroplay · 04 March 2013, 10:09

Ackerlights crack have this file on disk.
As a last resort, would copying that file to the original image work ?

[edit]
Disk label on original disk 1 image says "copy of Voyage_au_centre_de_la"

Something is not right here.

StingRay · 04 March 2013, 11:28

Can you upload the Ackerlight version please? Then I can compare, I'm still quite sure the game is unprotected. The disk name is probably correct, the German version has disks named "copy of bla bla" too.

Retroplay · 04 March 2013, 12:37

Zoned.

StingRay · 04 March 2013, 13:19

Mange tak!

Retroplay · 04 March 2013, 13:24

Det var så lidt.

StingRay · 04 March 2013, 16:47

I have checked now, there are indeed quite a few files missing on disk 1 in Denis' version. Copied missing files from the Ackerlight version and the game works fine in my patch! No cracking required so far but since I spotted some suspicious code this morning I'll check a bit more.

Denis: What kind of dongle is it? One that's plugged into the serial port?

30 November 2009, 15:50	#1
Fieldday Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 87	Joan of Arc Hi, Hungry Horace is looking for the french version on whdload page . So I think, that english and german version is already done? I also could test a beta slave because I like that game so much. FD

30 November 2009, 18:23	#2
Hungry Horace Wipe-Out Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: . Age: 43 Posts: 2,538	sorry, but no they are not done i had wanted to source all versions first. I dumped my own (english) copy for SPS, but i have yet to recieve any .ipfs for that yet. I have however, looked at some extended ADFs i have for it, but i will need to learn a lot more about Rob Northen Copylock stuff before I am able to do anything with it! Last edited by Hungry Horace; 02 December 2009 at 21:24. Reason: speeeling

03 March 2013, 18:02	#9
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	I had a look at patching this game today and already have a working patch which supports the English (Rob Northen Copylock encrypted executable) and German version. I only need to disable the requester for the load/save disk and then the patch is finished, it will most probably be released in the next days. Last edited by StingRay; 03 March 2013 at 18:13. Reason: typo

04 March 2013, 10:09	#15
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,084	Ackerlights crack have this file on disk. As a last resort, would copying that file to the original image work ? [edit] Disk label on original disk 1 image says "copy of Voyage_au_centre_de_la" Something is not right here. Last edited by Retroplay; 04 March 2013 at 10:17.

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30 November 2009, 21:12	#4
Hungry Horace Wipe-Out Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: . Age: 43 Posts: 2,538	i can, but they wont work, so i'm not sure why you'd want them? As i mentioned, they are copy-protected, and simply produce a black screen. I created ADFs because the files are DOS and still accessable.

30 November 2009, 21:21	#5
Fieldday Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 87	Hi, no problem. I think it´s good that we don´t have forgotten this game FD

07 January 2012, 22:09	#8
Jerry Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 210	Any news on this?

03 March 2013, 21:30	#10
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,421	Stingray can you support the french original release too (it uses a dongle if i remember well ) Edit : I have zoned the original ADFs of this game

03 March 2013, 21:46	#11
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	I will support the French version now that I have the images. I'd be surprised if it really is dongle protected though, most versions aren't protected at all. But I'll check.

03 March 2013, 22:18	#12
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,421	This game with dynablaster, Robocop 3, leviathan, bat 2, in its french release is dongle protected. I have owned the Atari ST version, it was dongle protected (missing in the box is crashing once you arrive on the france cardmap. Ackerlight have failed to deprotect the game, as it bombs out once on the map.

04 March 2013, 07:04	#13
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	Checked your version and it doesn't start, seems to perform a protection track read or something similar, just displays a brown box without any text. I already found some suspicious code, will check further when I'm back home from work.

04 March 2013, 08:56	#14
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	Are you sure you uploaded a working version? There seem to be several files missing, game tries to load "jumbo.prg" and fails (thus the brown box), once I copied it from another disk the intro picture was at least shown. Looks like something is wrong with your version. And I'm still not convinced that it is dongle protected.

04 March 2013, 11:28	#16
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	Can you upload the Ackerlight version please? Then I can compare, I'm still quite sure the game is unprotected. The disk name is probably correct, the German version has disks named "copy of bla bla" too.

04 March 2013, 12:37	#17
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,084	Zoned.

04 March 2013, 13:19	#18
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	Mange tak!

04 March 2013, 13:24	#19
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,084	Det var så lidt.

04 March 2013, 16:47	#20
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	I have checked now, there are indeed quite a few files missing on disk 1 in Denis' version. Copied missing files from the Ackerlight version and the game works fine in my patch! No cracking required so far but since I spotted some suspicious code this morning I'll check a bit more. Denis: What kind of dongle is it? One that's plugged into the serial port?

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