Act of War REAL DVD5 Conversion!

[scaramonga]

For those that have BOUGHT the excellent 'Act Of War - Direct Action'.......you will know its a DVD9 disk - 5Gb+...........to back this up.....your kinda stuck if you don't have a DL burner or DL disks!!

Well.....fear not!.........lets get that baby onto a normal 4.7Gb DVD! :D

We do this by removing the 'language' data you don't need........and here is my guide for doin so......... :D

(note - this is to keep the English data only)

1 - Copy all contents of your original DVD to a Temp-Folder on your harddisk.

2 - Goto Video folder and delete all files EXCEPT cutscene_00.avi.....Eng_cutscene_00.wav and mplayerc.exe.

DELETE Language (readme.txt) files from Root.

DELETE Manuals/Acrobat files from Manuals except English.

3 - Download i6comp (http://myplc.com/sony/bin/) .

3 - Extract the i6comp to the Art Of War root directory.

4 - Go into the 'release' folder and cut or copy the i6comp.exe and paste it into the root dir of AOW.

5 - Get the cmd prompt up and navigate to the AOW root dir.

6 - Get the DOS fingers out.....copy and paste in the commands listed below................

i6comp d data2.cab 90 datav_fr.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 91 datas_fr.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 92 datav_de.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 93 datas_de.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 94 datav_it.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 95 datas_it.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 96 datav_es.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 97 datav_es.dat

7 - Once this is all done......check the filesize of the whole AOW folder.....it should be about 3.36 GB! :D

8 - Go into the AOW dir and delete all the i6comp folders and files so in total after this is done you should have 23 Items.

9 - Open up WinIso/UltraIso and create an iso of the files and folders.

Burn to normal 4.7Gb DVD!

Works fine and dandy ho!! ;)

[Optimummind]

I can confirm that this method indeed works. The game installs and plays fine.

It shrunk my installation by nearly 2GB!

Thx for the guide!

[scaramonga]

Thank you!

:)

[mojo8850]

Hey That's Excellent..!

I Used Winpack 3.00 Worked Like A Charm :):)

But Thanks For The Tip.!

[mongo]

:D :D yes this is a better conversion ( forgot about the cmd promt had to get dos for dummies out :) )

worked and installed and verified

[mojo8850]

Well Well Well..!

After Using Winpack Compiling The ISO File Mount The Image.!
Run Setup BOOOMM!!!!

CRC Error.!

So I Guess Winpack Is Not So Good After All :(:(:(:(:(:(:(

[scaramonga]

Can't beat good old DOS...... :D :p ;) :D

Another tip...........

Download the 19Mb patch and add it to the same disk!.......... :cool:

[mojo8850]

Hi Guy's..

Do We Actually Log Off To Dos Or The Windows cmd Prompt :) :)

[scaramonga]

If your XP............you will find it easier to get the 'open command window here' powertoy............its a lifesaver m8! ;)

Else........

Start.......Run..........type 'cmd'........and navigate to your directory........ :)

[DABhand]

Dont want to be a prude, but ive heard US and UK release of AOW are not multilingual.

[mojo8850]

Dont want to be a prude, but ive heard US and UK release of AOW are not multilingual.

Hi DABHand

As Far As I Have My Orginal (UK Release) It's In 5 Different Languages..!
That's ENGLISH - FRENCH - ITALIAN - SPANISH - GERMAN

Making A Backup In English Only Would'nt Harm.. LOL :)

[DABhand]

Ahhh :)

It was only what I heard, I dunno if ill buy the game or not, war games at the moment seem to be the same o same o.

But ive heard BIA is a bit better than most recent attempts at FPS's

[scaramonga]

But ive heard BIA is a bit better than most recent attempts at FPS's

You've heard WRONG then.............lol............its crap!

Call of Duty WANABEE! ;)

[LeatherFac3]

Well Well Well..!

After Using Winpack Compiling The ISO File Mount The Image.!
Run Setup BOOOMM!!!!

CRC Error.!

So I Guess Winpack Is Not So Good After All :(:(:(:(:(:(:(

i don´t know why to compile a .iso for testing it. i´ve tried it also (after compiling it to .iso) and i get the crc error too. but installing direclty from the temp dir worked. also the direct ISO burning to a silver worked for me. i bet, that the .iso compiling stuff isn´t working right. i´ve tried magiciso, etc.

regards

[mojo8850]

i don´t know why to compile a .iso for testing it. i´ve tried it also (after compiling it to .iso) and i get the crc error too. but installing direclty from the temp dir worked. also the direct ISO burning to a silver worked for me. i bet, that the .iso compiling stuff isn´t working right. i´ve tried magiciso, etc.

regards


So I Suppose You Got The Same CRC Error After Compiling To An ISO.! :)

[Schala]

I am sorry, but how do u create an ISO image from a DVD9?

[TRV]

Same like DVD5 or CD. Use your favorite burning software like Nero, Alcohol120% or CloneDVD...

If you want to make a DVD5 of the game, just copy the DVD Content to a folder on your hard disk an follow the instructions in first post...

[Trust]

hi

this works fine, but one question, what steps must i go, when i only want the german language ?
Deteting language-Files is ok, but in cmd with i6comp ???

thx...

-Trust-

(sorry for my bad englisch, but i´am from germany)

[TRV]

Use the instructions except of deleting the German files in Step 2 and don't use
i6comp d data2.cab 92 datav_de.dat
i6comp d data2.cab 93 datas_de.dat
in step 3.

You should get a version with English and German on a single DVD.

You also can try this conversion http://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=69067

[scaramonga]

Copy and paste in the commands listed below................

i6comp d data2.cab 90 datav_fr.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 91 datas_fr.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 92 datav_en.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 93 datas_en.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 94 datav_it.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 95 datas_it.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 96 datav_es.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 97 datav_es.dat

Goto Video folder and delete all files EXCEPT Cutscene_00.avi.....de_cutscene_00.wav and mplayerc.exe.

DELETE Language (readme.txt) files from Root.

DELETE Manuals/Acrobat files from Manuals except German.

;)

[PanterA]

Hi, I followed the instructions at the first part of the thread about making myself a backup of my copy of Act of War. If I try to install the game with my backup I get a CRC error on datag.dat. Any ideas on what I can do to resolve this?

Thanks in advance!

[CVL4317]

just one question that still in mind ,
can i play the game without cracking the game?
because i dont see you mentioning about the protection.

[scaramonga]

can i play the game without cracking the game? because i dont see you mentioning about the protection.

Shouldn't be a problem if you have the 'original'??

[CVL4317]

i will get the original one soon ...

i just dont like to use the original CD to play , ( i can scratch it some how)
so ,. it's really important for me to have a back-up

[GLH]

There is a crack on GameCopyWorld.

[Trust]

thx a lot.... :)

-Trust-

[mojo8850]

i6comp d data2.cab 90 datav_fr.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 91 datas_fr.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 92 datav_de.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 93 datas_de.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 94 datav_it.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 95 datas_it.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 96 datav_es.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 97 datav_es.dat

My Question Is What Has This Command Done Compressted It Or Deleted Them.! Also What Does The Numbers 90 - 97 Represent.!

Someone Please Justify.! :)

[zudo]

I did as was the instruction,,,, works like a charm,,,, I only didn't compile any isoz
I just used my nero to name my dvd AOW and transferred all the the files from a folder to a dvd-5 and it worked great.

Thanks a lot for instruction although i burnt a dvd dl :D version too!!!

[Trust]

@scaramonga:

it DON´T work !!
The language is englisch in the movie !!
I installed AOW from the original AOW DVD on a second computer and there are 2Files in the Root:
datas_de.dat (309MB)
datav_de.dat (89MB)

but i missed this 2files on my first computer.
I copyed the files from pc2 to pc1 and start the game again... and.... IT WORKS !!

hmmmmmmm, but why does the image on pc1 do not install these 2Files... ???? :confused:

-Trust-

[lucas1965]

My Question Is What Has This Command Done Compressted It Or Deleted Them.! Also What Does The Numbers 90 - 97 Represent.!

Someone Please Justify.! :)

In the tutorial there is a missing part, if you launch this command line:
i6comp l data2.cab
you can have listed all the files that are compressed inside the data2.cab file and the 90-97 are only identity code for every different language files of this game.The command i6comp d only delete the selected files.
You can check all the option for i6comp only launch i6comp without other option .
AAaaaaaaaahh good old dos. :D

[scaramonga]

The command is as follows m8......

i6comp d data2.cab 96 datav_es.dat

i6comp (d - delete) CAB (data2.cab) File No (96) Filename (datav_es.dat)

So we run i6comp and ask it to delete with the (d) switch in CAB File specified (data2.cab) at file number (96) the filename (data_es.dat)

:D

[mojo8850]

The command is as follows m8......

i6comp d data2.cab 96 datav_es.dat

i6comp (d - delete) CAB (data2.cab) File No (96) Filename (datav_es.dat)

So we run i6comp and ask it to delete with the (d) switch in CAB File specified (data2.cab) at file number (96) the filename (data_es.dat)

:D

How Did You Know That The Number Sequence Fro 90 - 97 Are Them Files..! :)

[scaramonga]

Because I done a 'list' command first.......... :cool:

i6comp l data2.cab

This lists all the files in a particular CAB file.......

:D

[Chunter]

how do i get i6comp to open ? i double click it and just get a flsh of a small dos box then nothing..

[scaramonga]

Thats coz its a command line program!

You will have to run it in a DOS box............easiest way I do it is......download the 'open command window here' powertoy from Microcrap.......install......

Then all you have to do is right click on your directory and select 'open command window here'...........bingo!!.......your in a DOS box....and in the correct directory.......no need to navigate....... :p :D

[infierno]

i installed that program 'open command window here' and i can see when i right click on act of war folder a new option: open comand window here, i click and a MSDOS window open with the folder directoy and now what must i do?

[GLH]

After removing some languages from the DVD, it's very annoying that SETUP is asking you for language selection.

To get rid of it you have to edit the SETUP.INI .

If you leave only one language
change the SETUP.INI from:
[Startup]
EnableLangDlg=Y
...
[Languages]
Default=0x0009
count=5
key0=0x0009
key1=0x040c
key2=0x0007
key3=0x0010
key4=0x000a

to:
[Startup]
EnableLangDlg=N
...
[Languages]
Default=[code for your language]
count=1
key0=[code for your language]

0x0009 english / 0x040c french / 0x0007 german / 0x0010 italiano / 0x000a espaniol

If you leave more than one language (for example german&english)
change the SETUP.INI from:
see above

to:
[Startup]
EnableLangDlg=Y
...
[Languages]
Default=[code for your first language]
count=[count of languages]
key0=[code for your first language]
key1=[code for your second language]
...

[scaramonga]

thx for the language tweak!!..........hardly annoying?.......but a nice finisher indeed....... :)

[infierno]

i need help, i did it into spanish but when i create a soldier, and select it, he never talk... only make a short cry when die, is it normal or did i do something baD?

[infierno]

Copy and paste in the commands listed below................

i6comp d data2.cab 90 datav_fr.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 91 datas_fr.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 92 datav_en.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 93 datas_en.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 94 datav_it.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 95 datas_it.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 96 datav_es.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 97 datav_es.dat

Goto Video folder and delete all files EXCEPT Cutscene_00.avi.....de_cutscene_00.wav and mplayerc.exe.

DELETE Language (readme.txt) files from Root.

DELETE Manuals/Acrobat files from Manuals except German.

;)


i must correct you, master, the en are wrong

wrong:
i6comp d data2.cab 92 datav_en.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 93 datas_en.dat

correct
i6comp d data2.cab 88 datav_en.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 89 datas_en.dat


check it out in the comand file

[infierno]

ey scaramonga u said u dled the patch and included in the iso but is there a NO dvd?

[scaramonga]

i must correct you, master, the en are wrong

Yup........your right.........my mistake :) :o

I had just copied and pasted from before and edited the file names.......lol

[mojo8850]

Ok.. Guy's Which 2 Or 3 Languages Are Used Most Frequently.

I Know English Is One.!

2nd One...

& 3rd One.....

[GLH]

I have taken english & german for my backup!

[mojo8850]

I have taken english & german for my backup!

Hmm..!

I'll See If I Can Get English, German, Spanish.! :)

[scaramonga]

But why would you want any other language if the backup is only for yourself?

:rolleyes:

[mojo8850]

But why would you want any other language if the backup is only for yourself?

:rolleyes:

My Wife Is German..! And She Knows Spanish.! Not Fluent In English.! :(
Also Can Someone Tell Me Which Text Files Are German And Spanish..!

:)

[mojo8850]

Hi Guy's..!

What I Have Found Out Is You Dont Have To Use data2.cab.!

I've Deleted French File's.!
Below Is The Command I Used.! :)

i6comp d data1.cab 90 datav_fr.dat
i6comp d data1.cab 91 datas_fr.dat

Also The Game Worked Perfectly As Well As Installed..!

Now From My Doing's I Think If You Delete From CAB 1 It Auto Corresponds To All Mean All Files Are Connected And It Know's Where To Delete From..! :)

[kosmiq]

First of Mojo the textfiles you wondered about, there goes:
The german readme file should be "Liesmich.txt" and the spanish one might be "Léeme.txt"...
Also the german and spanish versions of the acrobatreader files are:
AdbeRdr60_deu.exe (german Adobe)
AdbeRdr60_esp.exe (spanish Adobe)
AOW_MANUAL_DEU.pdf (german manual)
AOW_MANUAL_ESP.pdf (spanish manual)

And about the cab thingie, if you take a look when deleting stuff from data2.cab you will notice that it is the last cab (data6.cab) is the one that gets smaller until it is only a file with no info, and then it is data5.cab that gets smaller. This means that files will be automoved forward in the filesystem of the cabs.

The difference in cab sizes are as follows:
data1.cab - before: 7407kb - after: 7407kb
data2.cab - before: 1039808kb - after: 1039808kb
data3.cab - before: 1048576kb - after: 1048576kb
data4.cab - before: 1048576kb - after: 1048576kb
data5.cab - before: 1048576kb - after: 104506kb
data6.cab - before: 645219kb - after: 0.5kb

This should mean that data1.cab doesn't contain any language files in as it is too small for that. My guess is that the .exe file or similar is stored there.
And that language files are spread around data2.cab-data6.cab and therefore i6comp is indeed "autofinding" files to delete.
And I have never encountered any modern game that has all files stored in only 1 cab file.

[mojo8850]

First of Mojo the textfiles you wondered about, there goes:
The german readme file should be "Liesmich.txt" and the spanish one might be "Léeme.txt"...
Also the german and spanish versions of the acrobatreader files are:
AdbeRdr60_deu.exe (german Adobe)
AdbeRdr60_esp.exe (spanish Adobe)
AOW_MANUAL_DEU.pdf (german manual)
AOW_MANUAL_ESP.pdf (spanish manual)

And about the cab thingie, if you take a look when deleting stuff from data2.cab you will notice that it is the last cab (data6.cab) is the one that gets smaller until it is only a file with no info, and then it is data5.cab that gets smaller. This means that files will be automoved forward in the filesystem of the cabs.

The difference in cab sizes are as follows:
data1.cab - before: 7407kb - after: 7407kb
data2.cab - before: 1039808kb - after: 1039808kb
data3.cab - before: 1048576kb - after: 1048576kb
data4.cab - before: 1048576kb - after: 1048576kb
data5.cab - before: 1048576kb - after: 104506kb
data6.cab - before: 645219kb - after: 0.5kb

This should mean that data1.cab doesn't contain any language files in as it is too small for that. My guess is that the .exe file or similar is stored there.
And that language files are spread around data2.cab-data6.cab and therefore i6comp is indeed "autofinding" files to delete.
And I have never encountered any modern game that has all files stored in only 1 cab file.


Thanks kosmiq :)

Firstly Thanks For The Fast Reply, Secondly I've Decided To Delete Only French Keep The Remaining Languages.! So Which README File Is French.

On The Other Hand About The CAB File's. Yep That's Wat I Meant Even If You
Start From data1.cab It Auto Looks For It And Delete's Them. Which Mean It
Will Still Work.! :)

[kosmiq]

The french readme oughta be "LisezMoi.txt".
Not 100% on that though, but the words in it looks most french of the ReadMe's that are bundled with this game.

And yeah, you're right about the cab thingie, only me not thinking all way through... :o
But will the disc get beneath 4.36gb if you only remove french language? I removed all except english language as I am the only one in the family playing games and I ain't no good at any other languages than Swedish and English...
And the fact that I hate localized games is also a big part of it. ;)

I am also sorry that it took so long answering this time.. :D
But I was busy playing games on my xbox.

And btw, I'm only glad to help.. :)

[mojo8850]

Dont Worry About The Late Replies.!

Ive Managed To Fit 3 Languages.!

ENGLISH, GERMAN & SPANISH. :)

Total Size Come To 4.25GB

[infierno]

the game is a total crap.... C&C did this game some years before... and in 2 CDs not even a uberexpensive dvd9.... what are the diferences? i would like to see other damage system like for tanks.... (like in showw2) or i dont know... something new... i prefer C&C with the humvees with tows or the tanks with drones... at least is more fun oh and C&C had 3 teams china iran and USA , and this game? 3 diferent usas? or what?

[kosmiq]

This game is so much more fun than C&C, pwns C&C ass so hard it will never recover.
Haven't had this fun with a RTS game since, like Red Alert (not Red Alert 2) or something like that.

This game is so great, but I can agree with the fact that two of the teams are to look-alike (TaskForceTalon and U.S. Army).

[mojo8850]

Yes Inferno & kosmiq

I Think So To C&C Was The Best Game At The Time.
As We Already Know More & More Advance Gaming Is Coming.!
So The New AOW Is Awesome.! I Love It Espeacialy The Multiplayer.
When I.m Kicking My Wife's Ass..! I Can Never Stop Laughing..

She Comes Moaning Down Saying That Im Cheating :):):):):):) LOL.!

[infierno]

omg whats new in this game compared to C&C generals + expansion?

[mojo8850]

omg whats new in this game compared to C&C generals + expansion?

The Difference With The C&C & AOW, Hmm...!
Come On Cant You See C&C Did Not Have 360 Degrees Rotation & Zoom In/Out.!

Graphics Are Outstanding..! The Rest Ill Leave To You.!

:):)

[infierno]

:eek: what keys are the zoom or the rotation? i touched all keyboard keys but i didnt fint it!! (i never configure controls)

a part from my Q, no sarcasm

OH COOL THIS GAME HAS ZOOM AND BETTER GAPHICS!! WOHA!!

[kain976]

The Difference With The C&C & AOW, Hmm...!
Come On Cant You See C&C Did Not Have 360 Degrees Rotation & Zoom In/Out.!

:):)

C&C General does have 360deg rotation and zoom (fyi).

[mojo8850]

C&C General does have 360deg rotation and zoom (fyi).


Yes But From What I Remember I Think It's Not Mouse Compatibale.! Meaning Using The Mouse For Rotating & Mouse Wheel To Zoom In/Out.!

Hey Guy's Can The I6COMP Comppress Folder And Files.! What I Want To Know Is Using A GUI Utility.! :)

[kosmiq]

I still think that this game is better than C&C... It simply feels more balanced and not as "oh-I've-built-500-super-weapons-and-will-nuke-you-till-you-drop".
Here you can protect yourself vs. Super Weapons, thats great I say.

And there are none real Super trooper that will kill everything it comes close. Even if some units are pretty strong, there are always some that will take it down.

and Mojo, about i6comp, no idea...

[infierno]

the plasma nuke is a mass destruction weapon.... well maybe its more tactical and realistic... i hate the chinese ubertank called infierno i think that tank with a turret that u could become in other turret... and IIRC the C&C had some patriots to counter the weapons of mass or the tomahawkz

[mojo8850]

Ok Guy's

Hey could we stick to the topic, I think were going out a little bit talking more
of C&C gameplay rather that the conversions & compression using I6COMP. :)

[Leechasd]

Could not open data1.hdr
InstallShield 6.x Cabinet Util
Version 0.2 -] fOSSiL & Morlac - 2000 [-

Could not open data1.hdr
InstallShield 6.x Cabinet Util
Version 0.2 -] fOSSiL & Morlac - 2000 [-

Could not open data1.hdr
InstallShield 6.x Cabinet Util
Version 0.2 -] fOSSiL & Morlac - 2000 [-

Could not open data1.hdr
COMPLETE - ENJOY!
Press any key to continue . . .

I get this repeated msg if I try to run the i6comp d command or this patch.bat that does all that for me in one command. What is wrong? If anyone knows of a solution please help

*Note: I also tried Winpack. Got to the datacabs and saw the foreign language groups. Tried to delete with Delete a group command. It did the dos commands as mentioned but I think it uses i6comp.exe as well and didn't disappear after the command to Delete a group was initiated.

Also my 'data1.hdr is 20.8kb so I dunno if anything is wrong with it... Maybe someone can post there data1.hdr here since its a small file.

[liord]

Hello all,
I tried to use this guide but I ran into a problem when trying to use the i6comp.exe file through the command prompt. I got this error:

"This does not look like IShield 6 cab =)
Are u sure u know what u are doing ?"

I tried 2 different versions of i6comp and they both would give me this error.
What can be done in this case?

Thanks!!

[dinodude]

Could not open data1.hdr
InstallShield 6.x Cabinet Util
Version 0.2 -] fOSSiL & Morlac - 2000 [-

Could not open data1.hdr
InstallShield 6.x Cabinet Util
Version 0.2 -] fOSSiL & Morlac - 2000 [-

Could not open data1.hdr
InstallShield 6.x Cabinet Util
Version 0.2 -] fOSSiL & Morlac - 2000 [-

Could not open data1.hdr
COMPLETE - ENJOY!
Press any key to continue . . .

I get this repeated msg if I try to run the i6comp d command or this patch.bat that does all that for me in one command. What is wrong? If anyone knows of a solution please help

*Note: I also tried Winpack. Got to the datacabs and saw the foreign language groups. Tried to delete with Delete a group command. It did the dos commands as mentioned but I think it uses i6comp.exe as well and didn't disappear after the command to Delete a group was initiated.

Also my 'data1.hdr is 20.8kb so I dunno if anything is wrong with it... Maybe someone can post there data1.hdr here since its a small file.
what is not in the Instructions is that the files are "Read Only"

highlight all Cab Files and the Hdr file - go to Properties and untag "Read Only"

then try it

***************************************

well it worked for me doing all this - used i6comp and did the command prompt thing - edited the ini file for languages - wrote the files to DVD via nero - went to install it and

Wahey it installs - oooo nice intro

[mojo8850]

Hi People.

Leechasd from what I been reading it looks like you been using the GUI interface. If so then I wont recommend it, I tried using it and boom it not worth it. The dos version is the best one.! :)

If you were using the dos version then my appology.!