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evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
January 15 2009 06:36 GMT
#1
Is it true that as long as you have the CDkey you can download a starcraft version off blizzard and play w/o the cd? Or is it you can play cd-free but you still need the cd to install starcraft?
I don't think I could find my cd in a reasonable time.

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Life is run, it is dance, it is fast, passionate and BAM!, you dance and sing and booze while you can for now is the time and time is mine. Smile and laugh when still can for now is the time and soon you die!
Nitrogen
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States5345 Posts
January 15 2009 06:36 GMT
#2
both. you can dl sc from the blizzard store, and you can play w/o the cd.
UNFUCK YOURSELF
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27173 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-15 06:39:30
January 15 2009 06:39 GMT
#3
The recent patch removed the need for having the cd, as long as you have the install in your starcraft folder. You can also DL from the Blizzard store.
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IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32278 Posts
January 15 2009 06:49 GMT
#4
Careful with Blizzard Store if you want to play 1.16. It comes patched to 1.15.2 (at least it did like 2 months ago) and me and a bunch of other people couldn't patch cause it failed due to some files missing/being modified.
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evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
January 15 2009 07:01 GMT
#5
Ah I see, i'll give it a shot.
Life is run, it is dance, it is fast, passionate and BAM!, you dance and sing and booze while you can for now is the time and time is mine. Smile and laugh when still can for now is the time and soon you die!
HeavOnEarth
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States7087 Posts
January 15 2009 07:08 GMT
#6
yeah i've done it only problem is updating to the 1.16 patch if i recall correctly
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blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
January 15 2009 07:10 GMT
#7
On January 15 2009 15:49 IntoTheWow wrote:
Careful with Blizzard Store if you want to play 1.16. It comes patched to 1.15.2 (at least it did like 2 months ago) and me and a bunch of other people couldn't patch cause it failed due to some files missing/being modified.

I've offered this solution to a few others and it also worked for me: use chaoslauncher and update through bnet
blabberrrrr
Mikilatov
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States3897 Posts
January 15 2009 07:11 GMT
#8
Here's how to play without the CD:
http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=22694&categoryId=2615&parentCategoryId=&pageNumber=1
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GeneralStan
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States4789 Posts
January 15 2009 07:12 GMT
#9
I had to use manipatch (I believe that's the name)

Really though it's fucking sad when Blizzards officially downloadable sanctioned version can't ubdate itself, so the problem is fixed by some amateurs. Where's the professionalism, Blizz?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
January 15 2009 08:44 GMT
#10
Hmm I went to the blizzard store I cannot find the place to download.. have they removed it? Can anyone linky? :D
Life is run, it is dance, it is fast, passionate and BAM!, you dance and sing and booze while you can for now is the time and time is mine. Smile and laugh when still can for now is the time and soon you die!
LxRogue
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States1415 Posts
January 15 2009 08:58 GMT
#11
What i've been doing for a good while is just using daemon tools + broodwar.iso

It's just like using a cd... except there's no cd.
SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
January 15 2009 09:01 GMT
#12
On January 15 2009 16:12 GeneralStan wrote:
I had to use manipatch (I believe that's the name)

Really though it's fucking sad when Blizzards officially downloadable sanctioned version can't ubdate itself, so the problem is fixed by some amateurs. Where's the professionalism, Blizz?

monipatch

http://student.agh.edu.pl/~monikon/scbw/
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blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
January 15 2009 09:03 GMT
#13
On January 15 2009 18:01 SpiritoftheTunA wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 15 2009 16:12 GeneralStan wrote:
I had to use manipatch (I believe that's the name)

Really though it's fucking sad when Blizzards officially downloadable sanctioned version can't ubdate itself, so the problem is fixed by some amateurs. Where's the professionalism, Blizz?

monipatch

http://student.agh.edu.pl/~monikon/scbw/

monipatch.exe (the 1.16 thing) contains a trojan, according to my antivirus.
blabberrrrr
SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
January 15 2009 09:22 GMT
#14
On January 15 2009 18:03 blabber wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 15 2009 18:01 SpiritoftheTunA wrote:
On January 15 2009 16:12 GeneralStan wrote:
I had to use manipatch (I believe that's the name)

Really though it's fucking sad when Blizzards officially downloadable sanctioned version can't ubdate itself, so the problem is fixed by some amateurs. Where's the professionalism, Blizz?

monipatch

http://student.agh.edu.pl/~monikon/scbw/

monipatch.exe (the 1.16 thing) contains a trojan, according to my antivirus.

google the trojan to see if its a generic with alot of false positives

i've been using monipatch.exe for a long time now and it's been fine
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azndsh
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4447 Posts
January 15 2009 09:32 GMT
#15
search function imo

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=79997
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
January 15 2009 10:08 GMT
#16
On January 15 2009 15:49 IntoTheWow wrote:
Careful with Blizzard Store if you want to play 1.16. It comes patched to 1.15.2 (at least it did like 2 months ago) and me and a bunch of other people couldn't patch cause it failed due to some files missing/being modified.

for me, you have to patch it twice.
rredtooth
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
5464 Posts
January 15 2009 11:48 GMT
#17
Blizzard Account.
After you download it, just google the patching process.
I found a good on on ICCup or somewhere.
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ilovehnk
Profile Joined October 2008
475 Posts
January 15 2009 16:54 GMT
#18
The one you get off blizz store has problems, ie, patch update problem and 1.6 sucked ballz, graphics lag.
Hikou Shinketsushuu
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
January 16 2009 01:47 GMT
#19
On January 16 2009 01:54 ilovehnk wrote:
The one you get off blizz store has problems, ie, patch update problem and 1.6 sucked ballz, graphics lag.

download chaoslauncher and run it.
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