Crazy Machines Fanpage Board

Please Note:

1. If this patch does not work for you, DO NOT contact the PepperGames or Viva Media support! They cannot help you with this, since the editor patch is an inofficial fan project. If anything goes wrong when using this program, ask here for help instead.
2. This patch is not suitable for CM², as this game has other means to disable the limit.
3. This patch is a plain fan project and as such provided without warranty of any kind. If you decide to use it, you do it on your own responsibility. If problems occur, I might try to help you, but there is no guaranteed support from my side.

Normally, you are only allowed to use a maximum of 50 items when creating a new machine within the game editor. There also is a limit for each kind of item.

I have written a patch to disable this limit. It also removes the check whether a lab is "locked" and may not be edited. If you use this patch, you can rename one of the default labs to My Lab.cml and then view and edit it just like a user created one.



Download it HERE as a ZIP file,
or HERE as an unpacked executeable.

How to install: Unpack or copy the downloaded file to your game directory and execute it once to apply the patch. It will automatically recognize which version is installed there. If the patch can be applied successfully, you can delete the patch program afterwards. Note to Vista (and probably Windows 7) users: The patch tool must be run on elevated privileges (i.e. with an admin account) in order to work.

If your version of the game is not (yet) supported, please send me your unmodified program file by e-mail:
But please note: Pay-and-download versions (e.g. from Steam or Pepper Games) are protected and encrypted. My patch therefore cannot and never will support them! It's no use sending me program files of these versions! Most other versions can be supported, however.

i tried ur patcher PIGSgrame, but it doesnt work!
i own 'crazy machines - new challenges!', i bought it yesterday in the netherlands. the in-game language is english. in the main menu it says v1.12, not v1.13!
after executing the patch (in the directory of course), i say 'Y' and press enter. then the window closes, it appears to me nothing happens.
i added a screenshot of what my crazy machines directory looks like.
does ur patch not support this version of the game?

I've never heard of an English version 1.12, but since you have it, it obviously exists. Could you please send me the file CrazyMachinesNC.exe to ? I'll then have a look at it and try to support it in my patcher.

It's a bit strange that the patcher closes directly after pressing Y, normally it should tell if the patching was successful and then ask to press a key. To use my patch, you must have writing access to the game directory - maybe this is the actual problem.

i checked the .exe and its not set as read-only.
i tried the german patch aswell (before using the english one, to be precise... i hope thats not a problem?), with the same result.
btw... when i run the patch it doesnt look like ur screenshot at all! i uploaded a screenshot of what the window looks like with me.
i uploaded the CrazyMachinesNC.exe file here (i took the file off already). thx for ur help!

ok woops i should learn how to read... i had to type YES instead of Y
anyway, what i get then is still not good, it says the executable was found but it is not supported by this patch... UNKNOWN VERSION.
hope u can find the problem!

I think I now know the problem: On the disclaimer page, you must actually enter YES (exactly these three capital letters), not just Y. Sorry for this inconvenience, I made this to ensure the disclaimer is properly read
After passing the disclaimer page, the "real" patcher starts. Here you may confirm the security question by just pressing the [Y] key, however.

Now try it again - If it says something about "unknown version", just tell me and I will analyse the exe file you uploaded, but I think it should work already.

//edit: Ah, you found it out yourself, so I will now look into the exe file. If I can easily support your version, I will release an updated patch soon.

[Update 05/01/2006]: Issued version 2.61 of the patcher.

Now it also supports the English version 1.12 of the game, called "New Challenges". To obtain the update, just re-download the program from the first post of this thread.

wow mate u da man! it works!!
but now i understand why they made that limitation... the program becomes very slow if ure running the experiment with a lot of elements
PIGSgrame dude thx alot, also for the ultra fast reply!
p.s.: maybe u should include a note in ur first reply about the 'YES', cuz i think some more people wont read the entire text before entering 'Y'... or maybe u can add a warning if something other than 'YES' is entered?

[Update 05/11/2006]: Issued version 2.62

• Now also supports version 1.14 of The Wacky Contraptions Game. A patch to upgrade the game from 1.13 to 1.14 can be found here, by the way.
• Corrected a bug where in very rare cases the program file has not been recognized although it was in the current directory

[Update 06/12/2006]: Issued version 2.64 (2.63 was only released as German version)

• Improved patch code for Die Erfinderwerkstatt.

[Update 09/18/2006]: Issued version 2.70

• Added support for a new CM game (Der total verrückte Tüftelspaß) which is currently released as German language version only

To obtain the update, just re-downlod the patch using the link in the first post of this thread.

Hello.
In game CM - Die Erfinderwerkstatt At me version 1.01 also I can not propatchit because it writes that neizvesnyj the version and in a patch it is necessary version 1.00 and there is which patch it is possible propatchit 1.01 version?

I've never seen a version 1.01, but if you email your Crazy Macines.exe file to , I will have a look at it and if possible change my patch to support version 1.01.

I've checked the file you sent me, but it is not an original one (someone has already tried to patch it, but it looks like he failed). I found out that it is possible to support your version, but to write the patch, I need an unchanged, original file.

I have still a problem... In game CM - NadL Version 1.20 but... When I hochju propachtit it write its that UNKNOWN VERSION How to understand it? At me versja 1.20 and it writes to me as I have written and in a patch it is possible....

There are several versions around that have the number 1.20, but are different from each other. My patch only works if you have the "early" retail CD version which does not require the CD to be in the drive. The Patch does neither work with the retail version that checks for the CD nor with the download version.

If you're sure you own a version 1.20 and my patch says something about "unknown version", you have a variant that is not (and, due to legal reasons, never will be) supported - sorry!

[Update 03/18/2007]: Issued version 2.80

• Added support for Neue Herausforderungen and Neues aus dem Labor from the German Gold Edition

[Update 06/18/2007]: Issued version 2.90

• Added support for both games included in Crazy Machines 1.5: More Gizmos, Gadgets and Whatchamacallits

[Update 06/19/2007]: Issued version 2.91

• Disclaimer page modified

[Update 06/20/2007]: Issued version 2.92

• The Patch tool now automatically creates a backup copy of the patched game executeable. It is stored with the name ORIGINAL.EXE
• Bitte eine Taste drücken was untranslated. Now it asks in English to Press any key to continue.

To obtain the update, just re-downlod the patch using the link in the first post of this thread.