MPQ recovery?

DeathBringer500 · Jan 24, 2005

i was just wondering about how someone said u cant recover cd-keys and thought "well then how does it know your cd-key wen going to bnet", so maybe the cd key is stored in the war3.MPQ file. could someone with experiance in mpq's look, i might accidentaly delete something if i try to. PLEASE DONT LOCK THIS AS I AM TALKING ABOUT RECOVERY NOT ASKING FOR ONE.

bennywong · Jan 24, 2005

sorry cant help ya, i dunt even noe wots ur prob, explain it more clearly plz?

DeathBringer500 · Jan 24, 2005

im talking about recovering cd-keys off an old hard drive. i think the cd-key is still there. the only place i can think blizzard would store your cd-key after your game is installed is your war3.mpq file. could someone with experience please look in the war3.mpq file to see if your cdkey is there, and if it is could u pm me instructions on how to get it please.

{AR}Nazuel · Jan 24, 2005

Blizz store it in a compressed file in the mpq, so unless you can A) find that file, and B) uncompress it (have no idea what program to use) then your basically screwed, if it was a .ini based game, it would be staring you in the face right now, but blizz are smarter than that, thier way used to reduce key theft by remote access

DeathBringer500 · Jan 25, 2005

k thanks il try

lorothrigs · Jan 25, 2005

its most likely in the file "game.dll" and .dll is basically un-openable

DeathBringer500 · Jan 25, 2005

u say basically. that means there is a way

DeathBringer500 · Jan 31, 2005

hello?
this topic is still open, IM STILL LOOKING FOR A WAY TO RECOVER MY CD-KEY

Mecheon · Jan 31, 2005

No one knows how to recover CD Keys. Its stored somewhere yes, but no one knows where or how to access it and change it into a readable format

VGsatomi · Jan 31, 2005

Just shell out the 15 dollars and get another copy. You should be happy that is all you have to pay for your clumsyness. In my old line of work, if you lose something, you have to give up two months salery and possible reduction in rank (thousands of dollars). Count your blessings and learn from your mistake.
-VGsatomi

harper · Jan 31, 2005

Why dont you try typing other WC cd key from your friends maybe this will work. Like when i bought the game spellforce(original) it has no cd key so i went back to the store but they did not allowed me to purchase another game to replace the spellforce instead they just opened another spellforce to look its cd key & they said i should just copy & use it-then it worked. I dont know if this should work for blizzard's product or perhaps it worked because ive just bought the copy...so i was a fool then!

DarkShadow · Jan 31, 2005

Every CD has its own key, so no, it won't work.

{AR}Nazuel · Jan 31, 2005

no, thats not how cd keys work... -.- you only need one when you install the game, then any cd can be used with it, trust me.

DarkShadow · Feb 1, 2005

-_-

Don't talk about things you don't know. Blizzards CD-key system differs from the general. Of course after installing it you can use any WC3-cd to play, but that's not what we're talking about. For installing, you need the CD's specific CD-key, not any key from any other cd. That's how Blizzard keeps the control about users in b.net. The key-ban Blizzard uses for cheaters won't work that efficiently if the cheater could simply reinstall WC3 and use another key for his CD. The key is unique to the CD, so if the key is banned, he'll never be able to play with this CD again, he would need to buy a new one.

DeathBringer500 · Feb 1, 2005

im asking someone experianced in MPQs to look in the war3.mpq file to see if its there. if i do it i might accidentaly delete something important. and im a kid, i dont have an extra 15 bucks, im not made of money

Mecheon · Feb 2, 2005

You look in the mpq. The most brilliant WC3 hackers have been at WC3 for YEARS, and haven't found it. Its quite simply UNFINDABLE, or NOT THERE

GIVE UP, BUG PARENTS <_<

harper · Feb 2, 2005

DarkShadow said:
-_-

Don't talk about things you don't know. Blizzards CD-key system differs from the general. Of course after installing it you can use any WC3-cd to play, but that's not what we're talking about. For installing, you need the CD's specific CD-key, not any key from any other cd. That's how Blizzard keeps the control about users in b.net. The key-ban Blizzard uses for cheaters won't work that efficiently if the cheater could simply reinstall WC3 and use another key for his CD. The key is unique to the CD, so if the key is banned, he'll never be able to play with this CD again, he would need to buy a new one.

(Just a clarification)
What if you bought a new original WC3&WCFT & burned them before you have installed the cds then gave the burned cds to your friend. So the question now becomes, can the two of you register under the same cd key?

DarkShadow · Feb 2, 2005

What if you bought a new original WC3&WCFT & burned them before you have installed the cds then gave the burned cds to your friend. So the question now becomes, can the two of you register under the same cd key?

Guess what will happen when b.net detects the same cd-key two times. The key will be blocked asap, so you won't be able to use it.

DeathBringer500 · Feb 2, 2005

i guess u people dont know nething

u cant log on with the same cd-key twice, it blocks your access saying (PLAYER NAME) is logged on using this cd-key

Lord Finarfin · Feb 3, 2005

Meh. Just go shell out 15 bucks for a new cd key. Alot simpler and quicker than all this.

DeathBringer500 · Feb 5, 2005

new possibility. could i copy the mpq or dll file onto a cd-r and replace the current one on this pc?

VGsatomi · Feb 6, 2005

Meh. Just go shell out 15 bucks for a new cd key. Alot simpler and quicker than all this.

DeathBringer500 · Feb 6, 2005

VGsatomi said:
Meh. Just go shell out 15 bucks for a new cd key. Alot simpler and quicker than all this.

Click to expand...

I AM NOT MADE OF MONEY

i have already said this. i dont happen to have an extra 15 bucks laying around the house and i dont have 10 bucks to pay for a new one from blizzard

harper · Feb 6, 2005

Why not contact Blizzard? I think there is a policy concerning lost of CD-key.

Lord Finarfin · Feb 7, 2005

WHEE, I got quoted by VGsatomi.

I feel all warm and tingly inside...

DeathBringer500 · Feb 7, 2005

the policy is: ask within 90 days of purchase and send in your receipt, OR, pay 10 bucks for a new one after u send in your cd-case or manual

VGsatomi · Feb 8, 2005

pay 10 bucks for a new one after u send in your cd-case or manual

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That applies to those who had their keys leaked so they dont lose their account when someone else signs on with the same key. 

15 bucks isnt the end of the world. Like I mentioned before, you should be happy thats all you have to pay for loosing something you shouldnt. So take the the hint. Locked.
-VGsatomi

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