Playing without the game CD

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Playing without the game CD

Postby Brian-Broncos » Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:00 pm

Maybe you all already know this, but I found the game honors the CDNeeded=No only if you shut off audio play-by-play.

[Overall]
CDNeeded=No

[Arcade]
AudioPBP=Off
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Re: Playing without the game CD

Postby Rich-League Officer » Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:25 pm

Ha, I did not know that :)
Isn't it funny that someone says this literally 24 hours after I find a program to mount the fbpro98 iso so I don't need the disk on all 3 of my systems (XP-W7-W10)
I ejected the iso and tested this and the darn game started to play a game.
I guess I will turn off pbp just to make sure.

Well done Brian!
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Re: Playing without the game CD

Postby Brian-Broncos » Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:02 pm

Isn't it funny that someone says this literally 24 hours after I find a program to mount the fbpro98 iso so I don't need the disk on all 3 of my systems (XP-W7-W10)


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Re: Playing without the game CD

Postby Mitch-Oilers » Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:21 pm

@Rich

It sounds like you need to read the FAQ on EA Gelat's page.

https://gelat.com/fpssite/index.html
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Re: Playing without the game CD

Postby Brian-Broncos » Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:43 pm

The FAQ tells you how to shut off play-by-play, but it doesn't tell you that you need to shut it off in order for CDNeeded=No to work.
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Re: Playing without the game CD

Postby Dean-Atlanta » Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:26 pm

Just as well. The play by play sucks.
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Re: Playing without the game CD

Postby Dean-Atlanta » Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:30 pm

I didn't know that was needed to run wiothout the CD, but have always run mine without it, but have also disabled sound for watching my practice games, so that explains why it workswiotho0ut the CD. I would guess the CD is needed for ther sound files.
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Re: Playing without the game CD

Postby Mitch-Oilers » Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:54 am

Brian-Broncos wrote:The FAQ tells you how to shut off play-by-play, but it doesn't tell you that you need to shut it off in order for CDNeeded=No to work.


@Brian

Ahhh! Ok, now that is something I didn't know. If tried the CDNeeded=No in the past and it didn't work. I figured it was because of system compatibility or 1.08 patch. I've bought sever copies of the FBPRO98 disk because of it. Ha!

We should move this thread to the Coach's Corner since its a game play tip.
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Re: Playing without the game CD

Postby Mitch-Oilers » Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:29 am

This seems to work with my XP laptops with working, built in CD-ROMs. My XP laptop with an external CD-ROM still asks for the CD on certain screens.
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Re: Playing without the game CD

Postby Rich-League Officer » Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:45 pm

Even after learning and testing this, I am still using the iso and it's mounted permanently :)

What else can Brian teach us? :)
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