play 3rd wave games

play 3rd wave games on fw 1.5 and 1.4 ... dont go on live!!!!!!!

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udp://tracker.coppersurfer.tk:6969
udp://exodus.desync.com:6969

mrwolfy (2009-03-21)

works fine on H.A.W.K.
why does this increase your chances of getting banned.

bright84 (2009-03-21)

cause when you patch you iso with this
it enables you play 3rd waave games without security checks...play offline or wait fw 1.6

joonlives (2009-03-21)

So how do you patch third wave games with this?

bright84 (2009-03-21)

re:how do you patch with this.
1.unrar
2.run application
3.load iso file,NOT THE .DVD the iso
4.apply the v-14-15 ppf.
5.DONT DO SOMTHING STUPID LIKE PLAY ON LIVE WITH THIS,WAIT ON THE NEW FW.

joonlives (2009-03-21)

Thanks for the instructions.

bright84 (2009-03-22)

this has nothing to do with the torrent,but i am bored..... i hate private torrent sites ,i am a member of two i use them cause i am like a doctor that dont work....i have no patients.but all these stupid rules and the ratio is impossibe
no matter what you are going to have to buy upload .for those of that dont know yes they sell upload.so if you download 6.gig you will have to upload about 4.gig impossible cause they dont wait till you finished downloading the torrent
then you seed.everyones dl is faster then thier up so how can up 4 gig while dl 6 gig, you have to buy up load.and what burns me they get most of the torrents from public torrent sites

darron66 (2009-03-22)

thanks a million for this bright84, used it on wanted weapons of fate and it worked a treat !
I dont play online so not worried bout getting banned.

abbe13 (2009-03-23)

i have burned this game. And i have installed it to the xbox and now then i try to play it says i have to update my console to play. i press yes, update. it starts to update and then... it says the disc is unreadeble.? WHAT HAVE I DONE WRONG???

darron66 (2009-03-23)

@ abbe13...
did you patch the game with the 3rd wave patcher using this torrent first off ?
which program did you use to burn the image, i use imgburn but there are others such as clonecd which you can use and you must set the layer break to 1913760, this is the layer break for dual layer discs which you mostly use for xbox 360 games ?
lastly, which brand of disc did you use ? i only use verbatim dual layer discs, these are the best and are available at very good prices now, for example www.play.com sell them with free delivery for £10.99 for 10.
burn at 2.4 speed max for the best burn. hope this helps .

darron66 (2009-03-23)

@ abbe 13 again, sorry forgot to say.....
by the way, this torrent is not a game but a patching facility that will allow you to play the newer 3rd wave games on firmwares 1.4 and 1.5 otherwise you will need to get your dvd drive firmware upgraded to 1.51 or 1.6 to play them unpatched.
all you have to do is download a game such as TOM CLANCYS HAWX or WANTED: WEAPONS OF FATE, extract the files and then the iso is created along with a .dvd file, run PPF patcher in this torrent once downloaded and extracted, browse the game iso file and load it into the patcher then load the ppf file included in this torrent and hit patch and it will automatically patch it for you. once you've done this just burn the iso with your favourite program ! very easy to use and much quicker than other methods i have seen using dvdmulleter.
Simples !!

skrammel (2009-03-24)

bright84
Thanks for info,but what are v-14-15 ppf.!? where do i find this files?
Someone??

keemothizzapy777 (2009-03-24)

Is this all that i need to do in order to play games if i have a chip installed?

keemothizzapy777 (2009-03-24)

Im trying it right now for MLB 09 but i'd rather not keep wasting my expensive disk so can some one please help?

bright84 (2009-03-24)

ok...when you dl this torrent you get rar file right.
2.when you extract you get 2 files right
3.a pp o matic 3 right
4.open run the file thats named pp o matic
5.where it says iso press the disket,navigate to you iso and click open.
6.where it says patch click the disket and navigate to the other file that was extacted,ver 1-14-15 ppf
7.click apply

keemothizzapy777 (2009-03-24)

Okay i've done everything you said step for step and I am getting the same exact results I have no idea why.

keemothizzapy777 (2009-03-24)

Do i still have to flash my box with 1.51 even though I have a chip?

bright84 (2009-03-24)

after you apply the patch do you burn it ...if you say yes..and it still didnt work..make a new .dvd with mullet and burn with image burn..if that dont work your chip is bugging
hope i help...

bright84 (2009-03-24)

and no i dont think tou can flash if you got it chipped...i guess they will just have to upgrade your chip..get the chip out and flash so you can keed on upgading when there is a new fw

keemothizzapy777 (2009-03-24)

Thanks bright 84 i'll work on it!

keemothizzapy777 (2009-03-24)

One more quick question... make new .dvd file with mullet? Not sure what that is?

Lirantz23 (2009-03-24)

I have the same problem as abbe13.
i download and patch the game as you say, i'm using imburn with the 1913760 layout label, and using VERBATIM d+l... with 2.4 burning speed.
and when i'm load the cd it's say too update i saying yes and the it's do restart and start updating and then after 2 seconds it's write to me that the disk is unreadeble and that i need to restart, and i did it and still the same problem...
i don't know what to do, can you help me?
thanks.

bright84 (2009-03-24)

have you ever burn a xbox games good,before.if yes email me at [email protected] will give you detail instruction 2marrow.. cause i hve to go now.if not google it and dont wast no more verbatims i know they cost.that goes for keemothizzapy777,too k

bright84 (2009-03-24)

o yea dont try this on xbox live,never

biggabe81g (2009-03-24)

1st timer using this site for 360 game anybody willing to lend an helping hand on HOW TOO send me a e-mail [email protected]

hune2521 (2009-03-24)

thank very much for this upload it the patch works havent burnt the game yet but i will let everyone know its very easy but if you guys have a problem email me and i see what i can do to help oh yeah my email hehe [email protected]

hune2521 (2009-03-24)

oh but i have one question for bright84 i wont go online to play my games but when can we go online to play?

darron66 (2009-03-24)

Hmmm, seems some of you are having problems which is a shame as this is a very very simple piece of software that bright84 has kindly uploaded.
I must say that when I first put the WANTED:WEAPONS OF FATE disc in the xbox360 drive and it loaded I didnt get the update message that some of you have had. My 360 isnt connected to the internet so this may be something to do with it ?

darron66 (2009-03-24)

Here's what i did to play a 3rd wave backup 360 game :
1. Downloaded the full game, currently there's a couple of games that are 3rd wave but the 2 I've downloaded from this site are HAWX and WANTED:WEAPONS OF FATE.
2. You should have around 70 .rar files . Open the folder you downloaded them into and look for the first RAR file and right click, scroll down to extract to the name of the file you downloaded for example HAWX will be something like "extract to HAWX360\", click on this option and this will automatically unzip all the game rar files and create the .dvd and .iso file .
3. Once you have done this you are ready to open the PPF-O-Matic file patcher that bright84 has uploaded in this torrent .
4. Open PPF and in the first box browse your pc for the .ISO file for the game and once you have it select it .
5. In the PPF torrent is a ppf file which patches the game iso to work with firmware 1.4 & 1.5 . Browse the ppf file and select it for the patch file box below where you loaded your iso image file.
6. click on patch and it will automatically patch the iso file.
7. Once done use your favourite burning program, mine is IMGBURN and ensure you select a burn speed of x2.4 and use a verbatim dual layer disc ( these are the best) . ensure you set the layer break to 1913760 in the settings then write options or else it wont work.
8. If you have done all this correctly you should have a nice working game!
PLEASE NOTE : AS bright84 and others have already said, DO NOT GO ON LIVE with this or you'll get banned !!

achdam109 (2009-03-25)

Am i suposed to burn the .dvd file or the iso file?

darron66 (2009-03-25)

If you use IMGBURN it will automatically select the correct file you need to burn if you select the wrong one.

Lirantz23 (2009-03-25)

darron i did all that you said step by step and it's still asking for update and i don't connect to live either...

Akumario (2009-03-25)

thanks alot

viejoabbe17 (2009-03-25)

@ abbe13
Hey Mate, i got the same problem , i just wanted to know what disc brand did u use on this one, before i spend one of my precious verbatim disc, 'cause i used a TDK DL, and i got the new NXE but then it says the disc is unreadable..
someone please help....

darron66 (2009-03-25)

@ lirantz23
did you apply the update bud ? if so what happened with the game, could you play it ?
i never got the update message on my xbox but i dont have it connected to the internet. i would say microsoft are aware of people playing copied games and if your console is connected to the internet it will recognise somehow that you are playing a copied game and ask to update, im not totally sure this is the case but it could be. if it says an update is required say no and see if the game loads.

darron66 (2009-03-25)

use a good quality dual layer such as a verbatim and burn at low speed guys!
i burn at x2.4 max and dont have one coaster using verbs.
have you tried a dvd cleaner disc in your xbox drive? maybe the laser is dusty. are your blank discs exposed to sunlight causing them to warp ? does your xbox console move around or suffer vibration when you are playing or loading a game ?
either your iso image that you are burning is corrupt, your burning too fast or the discs you are using are poor quality.
anyone know if you can buy a dual layer rewriteable yet ? that would be a great idea !

Lirantz23 (2009-03-25)

after i press don't update the game is return to the dashboard and i can't play the game...
and i don't connect to xbox live either...

keemothizzapy777 (2009-03-25)

viejoabbe17 where can i get the new NXE?

viejoabbe17 (2009-03-25)

@ keemothizzapy777
Hey Mate, you just have to apply te update that comes with the games: MLB 2K9, H.A.W.X and WANTED: WOF, and that pretty much it, or if you dont have any of those 3rd wave games or u dont have xbox live, you can go to
and you can do it manually with a USB drive or a Cd/DVD..

STiLLboRn2 (2009-03-25)

Jag brände det utan denna patch först, den fick jag slänga, patchade sen & nu funkar GH Metallica underbart!! :D

keemothizzapy777 (2009-03-25)

Thanks alot viejoabbe17!!!

acerferrari (2009-03-25)

Hi!
I just tried this and works perfect!
I have a macbook pro and i did on parallel an then i burn the file with osx360, a program on mac os x.
I tried with the new game

and i have ixtreme 1.5 on my xbox360.

Kontroversiell (2009-03-26)

Just wanna say that this works for me and I just burn the new Guitar hero metallica to my Ixtreme 1.5. So I will buy new cds and burn more new games. I suppost to go to a place that flash the xbox to the new Ixtreme 1.5.1 and it will cost about 350 swedish KR. Doller about 60 I think but now that I know that this works I will wait and play more games. :D. So try this if u have Ixtreme 1.4 or 1.5 it's works fine.!

bright84 (2009-03-26)

i think the problem is with the people with
chip installed insted of flash

viejoabbe17 (2009-03-26)

HELLO MATES, I GOT A BIG PROBLEM HERE...
IM NOT ABLE TO PLAY ANY OF THE 3RD WAVE GAMES, I DOWNLOADED THE GAMES AND PATCHED WITH PFI-O-MATIC, AND THE FIRST TIME I USED ONE OF THESE GAMES, I GOT THE UPDATE MESSAGE AND I SAID YES AND I GOT THE NEW NXE, BUT AFTER THAT, IT SAYS THAT ANOTHER UPDATE IS NECESSARY AND WHEN I SAY YES, IT SAYS "UNREADABLE DISC, DISC MAY BE DIRTY...."
WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY 360?
PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME!!!!!!
PD: THE SAME HAPPENS WITH THE 3 GAMES..
HELP...

viejoabbe17 (2009-03-26)

HELLO MATES, I GOT A BIG PROBLEM HERE...
IM NOT ABLE TO PLAY ANY OF THE 3RD WAVE GAMES, I DOWNLOADED THE GAMES AND PATCHED WITH PFI-O-MATIC, AND THE FIRST TIME I USED ONE OF THESE GAMES, I GOT THE UPDATE MESSAGE AND I SAID YES AND I GOT THE NEW NXE, AND WHEN I TRY TO PLAY IT IT SAYS I HAVE TO UPDATE MY CONSOLE TO PLAY, I PRESS YES, UPDATE. IT STARTS TO UPDATE AND THEN IT SAYS THE DISC IS UNREADABLE IT MAY BE DIRTY OR DAMAGE, AND I USED VERBATIM, AND I BURNED ALL 3 GAMES (MLB 2K9, H.A.W.X AND WANTED WOF)
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!

Horror-games-fan (2009-03-26)

OH MY GOD IT IS SO EASY !!!!

Lirantz23 (2009-03-26)

OK i found the problem that makes you error on the update!
all you need to do is to download the lastest NXE dashboard update from here:
and update your console, than patch the ISO file with the ppf-o-matic, burn the game and that's it!

bright84 (2009-03-26)

liranze23 is thinks that the exact link.

Lirantz23 (2009-03-27)

yeah...
thank's for the great program bright84!!!

keemothizzapy777 (2009-03-27)

I'm having the same exact problem as viejoabbe17..... already have the new NXE!!!!

keemothizzapy777 (2009-03-27)

Can I still flash my box if i have the chip installed? If so do i have to have a desktop?

Fatalist1 (2009-03-28)

hey i was wondering if any of you guys know if i can add the patch to the disk because my brother already burned it and erased the .rar from the PC or if i can upload the game to my PC and then put the patch then download it again to another disk

Thracky (2009-03-29)

So just to be absolutely sure: I understand it would be foolish to go LIVE inside the game - compete in mini games with other players and so on. But is it also dangerous to even PLAY it when connected to Xbox LIVE? Even if you don't actually do any "live stuff" while playing? Or should I disconnect the network cable while playing it?

pasimies (2009-03-29)

can i goto live with another games later?

BiggyShorty (2009-03-29)

Thanks for the sweet program bright84:) It was sooo easy to use. Iso first slot, 1.4-1.5 patch second slot then press apply and your done. And to the people having a problem with needing to update before they play. I had the same thing even though I already had the NXE. But I just connected to the internet and got the latest update then disconnected before I played.

BiggyShorty (2009-03-29)

Can anyone help me find a complete list of 3rd wave games? Or how to check the ISO if it is? Alot of the games aren't clear in their description and I rely on users comments. Monsters VS Aliens passed stealth check with XDVDmulleter but another user said failed with abgx360. I can confirm Wanted and GH Metallica. And it sounds like H.A.W.K and Trivial Pursuit is. What else is?

Akumario (2009-04-01)

dude to check if the game have the 3rd wave, right click on the ISO and choose to open with RAR, then you will see 3 folders than means a has the 3rd wave, if u only see 2 folders than u good to play on ix1.5, if u patch the 3rd wave iso make sure not to go on xbox live cuz your game will not be stealth and u can get busted,lets wait for another patch and hope that patch let us play on xbox live

keemothizzapy777 (2009-04-01)

OMG!!!! Finally someone figured it out. Thanks for the info BiggieShorty I had the new NXE just didn't get it from live.... Anyways I appreciate the info. It works now!!!!

projectrico (2009-04-05)

Ok im confused. I flashed my drive by hooking it into my computer. Do I need to do that again and reflash it or is this for something else? Sorry I just havent really found an answer for that.

lilgringo (2009-04-09)

projectrico, this is for playing 3rd wave games on iXtreme 1.4 and 1.5. If u already have iXtreme 1.51 you won't need this

Douche88 (2009-04-11)

Problem: When I click to apply the patch I get an error ''Can't open the specified image file...''.
Anyone knows why? Early i burned the game without applying patch and then deleted the rar files. So to get the ISO back I used Imgburn and created ISO from the un-patched burned game. Maybee that might of screwed up the ISO?

Gethyper (2009-04-14)

for EVERYONE who had the same problem with "UNREADABLE DISC, DISC MAY BE DIRTY...."
This has nothing to do with this patch program, it works fine. it has to do that NXE has a new update available that you need to download. I had the same problem.......decided to connect with Xbox Live ......got a new update....tried again and BOOOM !!! it worked fine.
Updating NXE through the game does NOT work.

Douche88 (2009-04-15)

''for EVERYONE who had the same problem with "UNREADABLE DISC, DISC MAY BE DIRTY...."
This has nothing to do with this patch program, it works fine. it has to do that NXE has a new update available that you need to download. I had the same problem.......decided to connect with Xbox Live ......got a new update....tried again and BOOOM !!! it worked fine.
Updating NXE through the game does NOT work.''
Exactly whats happening to me, but... what do I do if I actually DON'T HAVE XBOX LIVE!!!!?? Plz help.

Gethyper (2009-04-15)

You don't need to have Xbox Live GOLD to update your NXE dashboard. Just sign up with the Silver Xbox Live , create an account......and then update.
If you have a banned Xbox 360 then it's a whole different story .....then you should try to find the latest NXE somewhere and try to update manually through DVD or USB.

phuckit (2009-04-16)

YES!!! Success, I Had The Same Problem As You Guys With The Disk Not Able To Be Read...I Updated My 360 It On My Flash Drive Then Updated It...Game Works!!! Thanks A Million!!! You Are The SHIT!!!

xsonic (2009-04-24)

u rock! works like a charm! patched guitar hero metallica for iXtreme 1.5

puttemann84 (2009-04-25)

you are the man bright84:D
Works perfekt

FrOggeh (2009-05-02)

!! SCAN WITH AD-AWARE file also comes with
= win32.Backdoor.Asylum =
Does anyone have a link to a clean 3rd wave patcher?

Titaniumxxx (2009-05-08)

hey guys can some please tell me where i get the ppf file from to patch???? cheers

darron66 (2009-05-13)

titaniumxxx...
the ppf file is included in this download mate. just have a looksie at the files and it's there.

six10 (2009-05-14)

Didnt work for me at first, got the unreadable disc message, because i couldnt update from the game disc. So I went to and manually downloaded the file because I do not have an internet connection.
Extracted the files on USB drive, then i sticked it into the console, updated and voila, works like a charm.
Thanks to the uploader and community for comments.
This DOES work!!!!

Vader-- (2009-05-20)

hey yosh your an idiot -I got it in 5 min with a reguliar 10 meg connection and used Utorrent
Big fuckin whoopi eh!

Arsenal147 (2009-06-07)

I might sound stupid, but i dont know how to do this shit! How do i flash my box with this so i can play 3rd wave?

HardwyreX (2009-06-13)

No one but the big "M" (microsoft) knows 100%, but the general consensus is this:
The XBL service performs a security check on the game, and it seems to only read the game's stealth partitions for:
-Valid Security Sector (SS.bin - game specific)
-Valid DMI and PFI stealth patches (DMI.bin and PFI.bin - also game specific)
-Valid video partition (this is only the video file that tells u if you put an XB360 game in a PC or something that you are dumb and need to put it in an Xbox. Unfortunately, this file can be one of 3 known sizes, based on the PFI data. wrong video partition size for the PFI.bin = ban)
You can use the wrong PFI, DMI, Video, and Stealth sectors to get the game to boot in iXtreme. It will even pass xdvdmulleter's security checks (if there isn't a matching .ini in the database to correct it). But try and play on XBL without the EXACT files in the EXACT file structure they should be = BAN.
mind you, Microsoft does everything via software. Which means with a simple XBL update, they can modify any part of the verification process. (There's a previously-empty manufacturer info file that is seen now holding data in newer games. Some think this may be an added level of security that will need to be addressed in the immediate future.)
P.S. I found some info on assembling working, XBL-safe backups here:

but it's a little dated.

bridmeister (2009-06-14)

Is it ok to go on live with other games that don't need to be patched after playing this offline???

tribeboybena (2009-06-25)

wtf.
i burned Warhammer.Battle.March.PAL.XBOX360-SWAG
don't think that is a 3rd wave game, but i patched it anyway.
burn was good, but when i started the game, i got "the red ring of death".
damn :(

tribeboybena (2009-06-25)

never mind. i did the "towel trick" and made it work again.
burned another copy (unpatched), and i am able to start the game, but it seems that the coding is corrupt.
got it to work with weapons of faith.

tribeboybena (2009-06-25)

never mind my ranting.
played an original game, and it freeze again. so i guess it's my 360 that are broken.

cakes227 (2009-06-25)

so i just patch any 3rd wave game with the included .ppf file and it will work?

cakes227 (2009-06-25)

wait, are you sposed to burn the .iso file or do you still burn the .dvd file?

tribeboybena (2009-06-25)

you patch the .iso, you burn the .dvd

cakes227 (2009-06-25)

ok, thanks

Geordie1981 (2009-07-03)

This program works a treat, I used it on Ghostbusters and on UFC 2009 and they both work like new. Keep up the good work!! THNX!

Mordoc911 (2009-07-12)

I dont get burned ghostbusters and riddick with patch but one not works, the other wants to update my xbox but fails after restart, any ideas???
My idea is that i have to apply 1,6 firmware to my xbox, but how??? If yu have any site or any kind help please wrote it here, really pissed of by this...
Thx for the effort and sorry for my ruddnes!

Mordoc911 (2009-07-30)

ive searched for it, but no luck...
could you paste the link for it?
thx

5onny (2009-07-30)

Mordoc911 (2009-07-31)

thx ive check it right away!!!
i owe yu 1

Mordoc911 (2009-08-06)

now i have the update to my xbox but still none of the new games work...
i ve patched them but no use, i have same basic questions to be clear:
1. I use clone cd and write it with 1x speed (worked for almost all games before)
2. i patch with abgx360_v1.0.0, worked before too
3. i use TDK dvd+r, and maxell (the old ones are maxell)
If yu have any ideas what did wrong tell me, im eager to try out the new games such as Riddick and Ghstbusters...
Thx for your patience

fireman20 (2009-08-21)

fucking amazing program, way to go

jackroi (2009-09-23)

hey do any of u guys know if i patch the game with this and then with abgx could i play it online? also i dont live in the us.... would they ban me anyways?

alehkcis (2009-10-29)

any1 has tried this on tekken 6?

atanov (2009-10-29)

I've heard games burnt with this patch don't work with 1.6.
Is this true?

UsamaBinLaden (2009-12-01)

When it says update. i also had this problem. put a original game in your xbox360.(first i deleted all games i played whith the patch but maybe not neccesary. then take ur internet cable connect to your xbox. create a new account. when u can choose do u want a gold press ne. and u will get to try 30 days anyways. when ur in do update and ur patched games will work. i couldnt play burnt game Batman Arkham asylum. when i put the gamne in my xbox. it said u must update. so i did the above played batman trail in xboxlive then it worked. got the update. DONT FORGET ONLY DO THIS WITH A ORIGINAL GAME TO GET UPDATES TO YOUR XBOX360. OR U CAN AND PROBABLY WILL GET BANNED

UsamaBinLaden (2009-12-01)

bTW I HAVE IXTREME 1.5 AND HAVE PATCHED BOTH WAVE 3 4 AND 5 THIS IS GRAET.... THX PARADOX...OR PARADOGS I THINK U CALL UR SELF NOW. AND THX FOR THE UPLOAD@BRIGHT84

Orangemohawk (2010-08-08)

Wow this works great! saved me like 30 bucks for upgradin the mod. thanks so much man!