Cracking Most Big Fish Games:
Step 1/
Install game
Note that some people report that the loader works best when game is installed in destination folder "C:\Games" instead of the default "C:\Program Files"
Step 2/
Place a copy of the ActiveMARK Generic Loader "loader.exe" into the game's installation folder, then create a shortcut
(Right click "loader.exe" --> select "Create Shortcut")
Step 3/
Change Target Properties of loader.exe's shortcut so that it ...
a ) points to the game's application launch file, and
b ) displays the proper delay value for the computer in question
Right click "loader.exe" shortcut, then ...
--> select "Properties"
--> hit your right arrow key (This is to position cursor at end of quotation marks in Target box)
--> hit your spacebar 1 time (This is to create a blank space)
--> enter the full file name of the game's application launch file
--> hit your spacebar 1 time (This is to create a blank space after the game's application name)
--> enter the delay # value that works best for your computer
(Mine works with 1000, but your computer might work only with a value of 500 or 3000 or ???)
--> click "OK"
Example:
*** Original target box properties for the loader's shortcut read as follows ...
"C:\Games\SpongeBob SquarePants Diner Dash\loader.exe"
*** Altered entry will now read ...
"C:\Games\SpongeBob SquarePants Diner Dash\loader.exe" SBDD.exe 1000
Step 4/
If all went well, you should be able to play the game using the altered loader.exe's shortcut as the new launch file. Double-click the loader.exe's shortcut to test if the game now loads without showing the trial screen/ActiveMark pop-up ...
- If failed, go back through step 3 and check the entry in the Properties Target box.
Make sure quotes & spaces are in right place. Make sure name of game.exe is correct.
Tweak the delay value up/down in increments of 25 if required.
- If successful, proceed to final Step 5.
Step 5/
Fix the Properties Target Box entry of any shortcuts to the game (eg. on Desktop and in Start Menu) so that it matches that of the loader.exe's shortcut.