Fleet Ops asks for CD but game was downloaded via GOG

posted on December 15th, 2021, 9:41 pm

I apologise for being a total noob but Star Trek: Armada 2 just came to GOG where I bought and downloaded the game.

I downloaded the latest Fleet Ops mod which I was excited to play. But when I launched a game it said I need my own CD.

But my version was a digital download so don’t have a CD. I assume this will happen for other players as it has just been released.

Any ideas?

posted on December 15th, 2021, 11:04 pm

Copy the Armada2.exe from the Gog install folder to a temp location. Change its name to Armada2.ldll . In the fleetops data folder change the name of Armada2.ldl to Armada2.bak. paste the one from the Gog armada 2 folder into the data folder of the fleetops install

posted on January 24th, 2022, 12:30 am

I don't know what I am doing wrong, but I can't get this to work for me. My PC doesn't have a CD drive anymore so I purchased a new copy of Armada 2 from GOG. When I install Fleet Ops, it keeps asking for a CD. ...but I tried what Tiny Yoda suggested and it didn't work for me. Any idea what I am doing wrong? I'd love to play this game again!

posted on January 24th, 2022, 3:33 am

I don't know anything about moving and renaming .dll files and would recommend undoing that^^ and just do this:

Install GOG A2

Install FO locating the GOG A2 files as your .exe

Replace the armada2.exe file in the FO folder with the one from the GOG folder


And bam. No CD error gone.

posted on January 24th, 2022, 4:15 am

You, Good Sir, are a hero! Thank you for the advice. Worked like a charm! I can't wait to play again!