Chronicles of Riddick: escape from butcher bay Patch and Crack

ok, i download the chronicles of riddick(NOT ATHENA,but Butcher Bay) and was unable to get the game to work. so after like forever, i was finally able to get this game working. i decided to help others out too though, so here are all of the files you should need to get it working. read the: "Read_me_or_you_will_look_like_a_fucking_idiot_when_the_install_doesn't_work.txt" so you don't look like a fucking idiot ;-) if the install still doesn't work, unlikely, you might need the U.S. patch(google); my version only comes with the E.U patch. i might not be seeding this forever, so if you need to have it reseeded, PM me on suprbay(TPB's official forum): http://suprbay.org/member.php?u=4769 enjoy :D

udp://tracker.openbittorrent.com:80
udp://open.demonii.com:1337
udp://tracker.coppersurfer.tk:6969
udp://exodus.desync.com:6969

mrfish00 (2008-08-26)

this have fixddd

cgilmore93 (2008-08-29)

i dont no how u get to the system content can i get some help cause i wanna play this game badly

 xenfreak (2008-08-31)

i'm glad some people finally commented on this torrent saying that it worked; i've had this torrent uploaded a month ago so at least now people can know its legit.
"i dont no how u get to the system content can i get some help cause i wanna play this game badly" everything is in the directions, read them carefully and you should be able to get the game running.

Sorvos (2008-10-17)

God bless you xenfreak! This made it work. Thx a lot man! I appreciate it! Thx again. Take care!

fromojoe (2008-11-20)

works perfect xenfreak!!! Thanks for the info.

SocchiKurokawa (2008-11-21)

does it work with US version or UK?

SocchiKurokawa (2008-11-21)

my bad.... u say it comes with EU patch..... does that make it UK?

 xenfreak (2008-11-23)

the patch should work with the version that's out there, and if it doesn't it's only a 20mb download anyway.

paykel (2008-12-06)

patch just gets stuck at 23%, i've tried reinstalling the game and downloading the patch of another site still nothing.. that and i grabbed myself a trojan from the actual game..

paykel (2008-12-06)

ok forget my last comment i got the game to run, my next problem though, is that when i run it, it flips my screen so that i have to play it upside down.. :S any suggestions?

weed_not_43 (2008-12-06)

I CANT GET THIS WORKING!! I FOLAWD THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LETTER BUT I GET THE WRONG DISC INSERTED ERROR. ANY IDEAS?

weed_not_43 (2008-12-06)

neverminde im a noop :P got it eventualy

 xenfreak (2008-12-09)

paykel: sounds to me like you downloaded a version with a virus, you might want to get that checked out.

ViggoB (2008-12-22)

as copied from

"you're riddick should be ready to play."
yeah i sure am the one looking like an idiot xD

 xenfreak (2008-12-27)

i didn't know ViggoB was another term for grammar nazi :p

ibetheelmo (2009-01-25)

Ok i've run into a problem, I followed the instructions and copied the files into the dir. but when i try to play it it says no cd inserted or something. please help?

gab129 (2009-01-25)

my patch doesnt work it gets stuk ay 23%

warlic97 (2009-01-28)

ok, i downloaded the actual game, tried to run the UE patch, (from the torrent), but it gets stuck at 23%. i downloaded a US patch, but it gets to 8%, which is processing the license, but it says "Old File not found. However, a file of the same name was found. No update done since file contents do not match" wtf do i do now?

 xenfreak (2009-01-29)

@people getting stuck at 23%
if you guys applied the original patch, you have to uninstall the game and reinstall it. if so i remember the patch taking a long time on a piece of data and thought it was stuck too(might have been 23%) if it looks like it's stuck, let it run for a while(go outside and do something) and when you come back see if it's done.
i can't tell you guys exactly what your problem is but clearly it's on your end as you can see plenty of people who were having problems solved theirs. my advice is reinstall, follow the directions, and you should be able to play the game.

repped (2009-02-02)

it works,but some reason i have no need to use the patch

krikrio (2009-02-03)

thnx a lot

InterloopingJoe (2009-03-06)

Thank you so much Xenfreak, it worked like a charm. :D
I'm gonna re-finish this with Athena coming out. Real good classic.

ChiefBlack23 (2009-03-11)

Xenfreak You're A Fuckin' Genius.......

ruaware2004 (2009-03-23)

Sorry don't mean to sound dumb but, I'm new to this and I've downloaded this which was pretty easy painless. However, even after reading your instructstions I'm still stumped. When I try to run the program my Win Media center begans. Please, help!

dev-onian (2009-04-13)

Thanks a lot for the upload! Game works now. :)

juvie (2009-04-14)

strange, patch do not want to install correctly

camc84 (2009-04-14)

I havent tested yet, I will test these files in a few hours, cuz Im going to the uni, if this one works, Im gonna love you forever jaja, thanx mate!!!!

minutertill (2009-04-14)

I got an error on the update "Missing or Invalid Registry/INI entry" I press okay and it starts to update, I get to 3 % and another error appears. It says "Old file does not exist" and then it closes down. I uninstalled and reinstalled and right after installation was complete i went directly for the update that was included in this torrent, still the same problem. Any idea what i should do?

minutertill (2009-04-14)

lol... thought it was for Assault on Dark Athena...

jakass505 (2009-04-14)

dam same here minutertill :D

Toive (2009-04-14)

fck, mee too.. shit

TheBlueBullet (2009-04-14)

Ugh your not the only one

 xenfreak (2009-04-16)

you n00bs need to learn how to read.

ZeeO (2009-04-21)

pls help me. I followed the instructions, patching and cracking is OK, but I've got the same error message as always: "Nvidia opengl acceleration is disabled in order to maintain system stability."
I' ve tried the Rivatuner, and it doesn't help. i've the latest drivers. my video card is a Nvidia 9600GT. please help!

adventurjunky (2009-04-25)

I downloded the hoodelem ISO,Folowed the instructions,but says game has crashed do you want to create a crash log.
are you shore the hoodelem iso is compatible with the vitality crack?

 xenfreak (2009-04-26)

yes the game is compatible with the hoodlum release. if you previously patched with the hoodlum patch, you'll have to completely uninstall and reinstall WITHOUT the hoodlum patch.(instead use the patch provided here)

inv1234 (2009-04-26)

The update is dont working for me:(
First i get error after i kliked ok"Missing or invalid registry/INI entry"and after i klik ok i get another msg"Old file does not exist"

inv1234 (2009-04-26)

at file"GameWorld_Win32_x86.dll"

inv1234 (2009-04-29)

can anyone help?! :D

CocoNetMike (2009-05-01)

Wow...I never thought I would play this game...THANKS!!!
BTW...I am running Windows 7 64-Bit Build 7100 and it runs perfect. I didn't even have to touch compatibility settings.
Thank you again, off to play! :)

misitiszt (2009-05-04)

Goddamn it he s not a fuckin genius, HE 'S A FUCKIN GOD

87392v (2009-06-01)

Not to sound like a total idiot, but I am new to downloading anything.
Here goes: how do I perform the first step in the .txt? That is, how do I install the game in the first place to move on to the rest of the steps. I have Vuze, winrar, and all that great stuff, I just need to know how to perform step 1: installing.
Thanks.

ninjar123 (2009-07-09)

Thanks xenfreak you made my day :) (note its just gone past 12am lol)

juknju (2009-07-29)

hell yea. thanks for the help

Bungangers (2009-08-19)

Why the hell I cant install the game? When I click on the setup icon it does not do anything! I played the demo for this and it worked fine and I even set all video settings to max ( But i had to uninstall it via registry ) I suppose its not my pc; 2.3 Ghz Athlon 4400 X2, Radeon 3650, 2GB mems...I tried to install it on another pc (which is weaker than mine) and it worked...What do you think guys?

 xenfreak (2009-08-24)

@bungangers: if it works on another PC, i have no idea why it won't work on yours. the fact that you got it to work on another PC clearly means that it's a problem on your end. it could be one of a million things.

Sh4d0 (2010-01-20)

thanx a lot ...i was about to throw my pc out of my window b4 i got this. :P Thanx a lot uploader and seeders( i m 1 of u now )

-Wolfenstein- (2010-02-28)

I did everything step by step but when i start the game it crashes and asks if i want a crash log.
Anyone knows what's the problem ?

HitmanEST (2010-03-23)

HELP ive got a problem with the game menu. everytime i launch the game everithing goes fine until the menu comes. i can see the background and black cube but i cant see the options like new game and gredits and exit aso. why cant i see them??? when i move the mouse i can hear the sound that there is something but i cant see it. have someone had the same problem and what is the solution for that? by the way i have xp sp3, radeon 9550, 521 MB RAM, 2,8GHZ.

schmirher (2010-04-02)

this says the game has crashed everytime i try to install it?
WTF

Spooder (2010-05-29)

THANKS! I was lucky enough to see the link you posted on the actual torrent for Butcher Bay before I installed and everything went perfectly! Thanks a million man!

bigbossyousef (2011-01-24)

THANK YOU SO MUCH
NOTE PLAY THE GAME FROM THE SYSTEM FROM ONE OF THE EXE FILES IN THE SYSTEM FOLDER IN THE GAME DIRECTORY

St3lios (2011-02-22)

I have done everything u say in text but i have crashed when i start the game PLZZZ HELP ME...........

St3lios (2011-02-22)

@-Wolfenstein-
''I did everything step by step but when i start the game it crashes and asks if i want a crash log.
Anyone knows what's the problem ? ''
i have similar problem :(

Buzzkillingtonmnnv (2011-04-19)

Works Perfectly. Thx

persha (2011-06-22)

If you already have TCOR:EFBB Directors cut, or any other release .iso and you wish to install patch read this first:
For those who get "Old file does not exist" (while installing patch for game), or something like that... uninstall game, start installing it again, but this time, DON'T CHANGE THE TARGET GAME DIRECTORY, I repeat, DON'T CHANGE TARGET GAME DIRECTORY, leave it as it is (C:\Program Files\Starbreeze Studios\Riddick EFBB), than continue with the install... wait it to finish and follow the instructions, from the provided README text file, in torrent folder, and everything will work fine. Oh, and one more thing, if you're Win7 user when overwriting files from vitality.rar Win7 will ask, if you want to merge files, press Yes... for XP users you'll have to manually go inside all Win32_x86, _SSE, _SSE2 (located in .rar) folders and overwrite the SbzEngine files in every System Win32_x86 folders... oh and never forget #1 rule of game copy users, always BACKUP any .exe files, for the Riddick game, BACKUP System folder.
I changed the game directory twice myself, and couldn't get the patch to install completely, it just froze on "Old file does not exist". Installed it again by leaving the TARGET DIRECTORY (C:\Program Files\Starbreeze Studios\Riddick EFBB) as it was, and everything worked like a charm! :)

rihard321 (2011-11-04)

patch crashes on install.
it says "RTPatch Executable found an error and will close"
"send report to windows"

bladegery (2011-11-09)

100% working, thanx man!

CravinhoSantos (2012-07-14)

Someone can tell me how can I instal this new patch? where do I put it in?

CravinhoSantos (2012-07-14)

nevermind my last comment.

GoldSrc (2013-05-26)

I can't seem to make this game work with W7 64 bit.
But thank you anyway.

tonymcd91 (2013-07-22)

Not working for me. I've followed your directions exactly, and by no means am I new to the downloading and cracking games process. If run from the desktop icon, I get the trademark screen and then the message "Game has crashed. Do you want to create a log?"
I then tried to run from the exe directly as one user commented. The first three loaded the trademark screen and then a runtime error message:
Runtime Error!
Program: ...StudiosRiddick EFBBSystem (rest of path to whichever exe I tried)
abnormal program termination
The fourth exe i noticed something odd. It is located in system/win64_amd64/ This gave me the same error as from the desktop icon. The odd thing I noticed is that the vitality crack folder does not contain this particular exe. I am not sure exactly what this means. Could it be that there is no crack for 64 bit? that still doesnt really explain why the other three exe files did not work.
Oh, and I have tried multiple uninstalls/reinstalls. Ive tried using revo uninstaller to search for any trace files that could be interfering. Ive tried all different sorts of compatability/ admin priveleges/ etc for each of the exe. Help would be appreciated, I loved this game when i was young and it first came out. Would really like to enjoy it again

schuberth2 (2013-12-02)

(reposting here too for any poor souls needing guidance)
I've bought the the Dark Athena version but just can't stand all the shiny shaders they use in the new version. So I came here and got the old one :)
And it always crashed on startup :(
But, I found a solution! o/
In order to get it working with Windows 7 64 bit, newer nVidia card, etc follow these steps:
1. Download nVdidia Inspector
2. Go to game profiles (small screwdriver button to the right of "Driver Version" field)
3. Locate "The Chronicles of Riddick" profile (should say "sbzengine.exe" in the green bar, that's the file that activates the profile)
4. Scroll to the "Common" section and find the "Extension limit" property. Set it to "0x00001B58 (Hired Team, Quake3, Quake2, Dark Salvation, Heretic II, Quake, Star Trek Elite Force, Hexen II, Kingpin)"
5. Apply changes
6. Enjoy!!!
P.S.
I recommend starting the SystemWin32_x86_SSE2SbzEngine.exe directly.

Maxymo2 (2013-12-22)

@schuberth2 it almost worked for me! But...not:(
I've spent whole two days trying to run this game, downloading different torrents, applying cracks and so on.
As tonymcd91 said:
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THE GAME IS TRYING TO START FROM Win64_AMD64 FOLDER!!!!!!!!!
AND THERE IS NO SUCH FOLDER IN ANY OF THE CRACKS!!!!!!!!!
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So did as you've said. Downloaded Nvidia inspector but... THERE WAS NO PROFILE for Chronicles Of Riddick or sbzengine.exe.
So I've created a new one. Named it sbzengine.exe. And made the change you've said.
The change is that now I can run Riddick from the Win32_x86_SSE2 folder but... after a while of hope (the riddick disclaimer shows up)... it goes back to desktop with the microsoft visual c++ liblary runtime error:
Program
Abnormal program termination.
Maybe I should set some settings in the newly created profile for sbzengine.exe?
PLEASE HELP!!
Your way was the closest for the game to work!

pobednik (2014-08-15)

NICE!
101% working.
download the game, and read the notepad file in this torent!
THNX!

GoldSrc (2014-10-29)

@schuberth2
Thank you very much, now I can play the original Butcher Bay, not that crap from Dark Athena :D.