How To Play Rise Of The Witch King 2.02 Without A CD

How to Play Rise of the Witch King 2.02 Without a CD

Rise of the Witch King 2.02 is a popular mod for The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II that fixes many bugs and balances the game. However, if you want to play this mod without having to insert the game disc every time, you will need to follow some simple steps. In this article, we will show you how to play Rise of the Witch King 2.02 without a CD using a virtual drive software and a no-CD file.

How to Play Rise of the Witch King 2.02 Without a CD

What You Need

Before you start, you will need to have the following things:

• The original game The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II installed and patched to version 1.06. You can use the BfME 2 Patch 1.09 Switcher to change to version 1.06 if you have a higher version.[^1^]

• The original expansion The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king installed and unmodified.[^2^]

• The official patch 2.01 for The Rise of the Witch-king.[^3^]

• The mod patch 2.02 v8.0.0 for The Rise of the Witch-king.

• The mod patch 2.02 v8.3.0 for The Rise of the Witch-king.

• A software to mount a virtual drive, such as WinCDEmu, Daemon Tools or Alcohol 52%.

• The no-CD file for The Rise of the Witch-king.

How to Install

Once you have everything ready, follow these steps to install and play Rise of the Witch King 2.02 without a CD:

• Mount the no-CD file (Nocd.mdf) using your virtual drive software. With WinCDEmu, you can just double-click the file and click OK. With other software, you may need to open the software and find the option to mount the file to a new drive.

• Run The Rise of the Witch-king by double-clicking on the game shortcut.

• That's it! You should be able to play the game from the shortcut as much as you want.

Note: If you restart your computer or shut down your mounting software for some reason, you will need to re-mount the game (see step 1 above) before running it again.

How to Set Up Your Screen Resolution

Patch 2.02 includes a widescreen fix that allows you to play the game in any screen resolution you want. To set up your screen resolution, follow these steps:

• Click Start and type: %appdata%. This will open the folder location C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Roaming in the Windows Explorer app.

• Search for the My The Lord of the Rings, The Rise of the Witch-king Files folder there (or create a new folder if it doesn't exist).

• Download Options.ini and put it in the folder.

• Open the Options.ini file and edit Resolution = 1920 1080 to your screen resolution and save.

• Run the game using the RotWk shortcut.

Conclusion

Rise of the Witch King 2.02 is a great mod that enhances your gaming experience with The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II. By following this guide, you can play this mod without having to use a CD every time. We hope you found this article helpful and enjoy playing Rise of the Witch King 2.02 without a CD! 04f6b60f66