Thanks for your patience. The patches are up (see our other post) and we think they should work for all users, but of course, let us know if there are any problems with installation. Basically, the patch installers install the “raw” EXE in place of the one that requires the V-Mate loader and Internet connection.
We’ve honestly taken a big risk in releasing these patches, and I certainly hope that dedicated fans of these games will show their support now and in the future. We’re fearful that there will be a lot of piracy of the patches and the games, and it distresses us. It’s a shame the V-Mate system weren’t set up differently so that we could have kept using it, since it did serve its basic function.
Anyway, thanks for your patience. And expect more cool things from us in the future.