One does not simply walk into the high-def era with Battle for Middle-earth

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Thanks to a couple of dedicated modders, there is now a way to get the game to look as good as Peter Jackson’s green-screen adventures.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2017/09/06/one-not-simply-walk-high-def-era-battle-middle-earth/
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Oh my! Time to find my install cds!

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This is the RTS Tom loves that will never get a digital release, right?

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Correct!

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I’ve played the second one, which is amazing, but I recently scored a copy of the first, so this is a perfect time to install it.

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Now that this is being reported by news sites, Cease and Desist in 3…2…

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You guys are in luck, you can get the anthology on Amazon! It will only cost you 1 kidney, so you should still be able to play after the surgey.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000N4JEN2/ref=s9u_simh_gw_i1?ie=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pd_rd_i=B000N4JEN2&pd_rd_r=RZ7MGRKZA5FQ9KHNYRB1&pd_rd_w=cFxsQ&pd_rd_wg=W6TYH&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=TPT8VF23X87AS9TNT81M&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1cf9d009-399c-49e1-901a-7b8786e59436&pf_rd_i=desktop

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Yeah, it’s a crime these aren’t available digitally.

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Surely they are “available” digitally.

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So I installed the game itself, and then tried to install the All in One launcher before adding the HD patch, and it keeps 404ing out, which is annoying.

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Alright, I had to patch the game manually by finding the 1.03, then 1.05 patches, then installing their launcher thingy. Once I did that, I installed the HD patch and it worked! Game looks nice, started a Good Campaign and wow it’s fun.

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Great! Now send me your discs!

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Over my dead god damned body. I scoured ebay and reddit loooong and haaaaard for these.

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TMI, dude.

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I hope they do this for BfME2, which was the far better game. The original is a broken mess by comparison.

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Huh, I just started it but I’m liking it so far.

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That might already exist:

Which seems to be compatible with the BfME2 and expansion unofficial patches:

https://www.gamereplays.org/riseofthewitchking/portals.php?show=page&name=202-v700-released

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Nice find! Can confirm it works with the 1.09 patch as well! Looks really great.

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BFME2

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BMFE1

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