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    medieval 2 total war question

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by LT21, Oct 14, 2007.

  1. LT21

    LT21 Notebook Consultant

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    If I buy the game and install it on my laptop would I have to have the cd in the laptop whenever I want to play it?
     
    LT21, Oct 14, 2007
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  2. Mark

    Mark Desktop Debugger

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    Yea, I think so. Steam may have the game though (not sure), in that case, you wouldn't need to have the CD in everytime, just Steam running.
     
    Mark, Oct 14, 2007
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  3. Tony_A

    Tony_A Notebook Evangelist

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    Besides steam, there are no-cd "patches" available for most games. Just google: no-cd; medieval; 2.

    I'm using M2TW on my laptop without the cd using this method.

    Note, there are downsides to this. For example, you must get a no-cd patch for whatever version you are running. Like if you're playing ver 1.2 and later patch it to 1.3, (or whatever) then you must find the version 1.3 no-cd patch.

    The upside is that boxed copies of games are almost always cheaper than ones bought from steam---If you know where to look.
     
    Tony_A, Oct 14, 2007
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  4. metaldeath

    metaldeath Notebook Consultant

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    Sure the dvd must be on drive...or use a crack...considering you've bought the game you have the legal right to use it...
     
    metaldeath, Oct 14, 2007
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