QUESTIONS - All Conversion Questions to be Posted Here

[hwang4]

Hi , need some help!
can someone show me how to change the decompression path , in inno script, from "tmp"
to the game installation directory !
KaktoR's Method doesn't always work!
:)

[KaktoR]

What method you mean? What script?

[hwang4]

This One!

[violet1143]

Does anyone know of a script or two with a UI similar to the one Rockstar uses for their games? I kinda' like the aesthetic of those used in GTA V and since I would like to give my repacks a more polished feel...

[pakrat2k2]

Does anyone know of a script or two with a UI similar to the one Rockstar uses for their games? I kinda' like the aesthetic of those used in GTA V and since I would like to give my repacks a more polished feel...

check the game index there are a few conversions for that game.

[violet1143]

check the game index there are a few conversions for that game.

Yeah I know about those. What I am talking about are installers or install scripts that bear a resemblance to the original installer R* uses or similar.

[78372]

Are you talking about this? (http://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=98584)

[hoyt]

I use Linux every day and I enjoy using it to play games. I'm following the instructions in this thread for COD2 (http://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=74311). I've installed Orca using Crossover and it would seem to be working normally. And I have changed permissions on the COD2.msi file to read/write from read-only, but I am unable to edit COD2.msi to change the VolumeLabel. It tells me "Could not change this cell to 'COD2' [or anything else]. The data was rejected by the database. It may be out of the valid range or formatted incorrectly."

I have searched the forum, but have not found a fix for this. I am not able to edit the table as directed. This is not a problem with COD2, but with Orca, so I chose to post here rather than the COD2 thread above.

Any advice?

[Grumpy]

@hoyt
I can not help you with your Linux problem, but I have attached the 'edited' MSI file you need in the COD2 thread where you asked your other question. ;)

[shifu92]

Hi im new member here, may i ask something
some post contain this

[Launch1]
Name=DirectX
32Exe={src}\_CommonRedist\DirectX\Jun2010\dxsetup. exe
Argument=/silent
BeforeInstall=1
Checked=0

[Launch2]
Name=Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
32Exe={src}\_CommonRedist\DotNet\4.0\dotNetFx40_Fu ll_x86_x64.exe
Argument=/q /norestart
BeforeInstall=1

where and how i put this?

[pakrat2k2]

That just shows the structure of how the installer expects folders & files to be located.

make a _CommonRedist folder in output folder 1, then subfolder DirectX ... place all files for it in last subfolder. Same goes for DotNet.

[shifu92]

That just shows the structure of how the installer expects folders & files to be located.

make a _CommonRedist folder in output folder 1, then subfolder DirectX ... place all files for it in last subfolder. Same goes for DotNet.

yeah thx but i know that, so im confused with where do i put that line? in autorun.inf or record.ini or somewhere else? i tried to put it on record.ini, but when installation done, they do nothing to install dotnet directx etc..

[mausschieber]

yeah thx but i know that, so im confused with where do i put that line? in autorun.inf or record.ini or somewhere else? i tried to put it on record.ini, but when installation done, they do nothing to install dotnet directx etc..

this is in setup.ini file under SETUP LAUNCHER Section

[vollachr]

I'm not sure where else to ask this, so I'm hoping here is okay...

I'm trying to compress a game with the following compression method:

precomp043+msc+srep64+lzma64:a1:mfbt4:d256m:fb128: mc1000:lc8

My question is about the compression time, I'm currently at 16.9% of compression and the time remaining for the compression is currently around 15 hours and climbing (getting longer). (UPDATE: Almost 2 hours later, still 16.9% & over 24 hours remaining)

Is that normal? Should I expect it to drop drastically later on?

I've never used such extreme compression before (didn't have to)

BTW, the game is Asseto Corsa, it has lots of DDS & PNG files, so I figured since nothing else worked well enough, maybe that combination can make it fit 2xDVD5 instead of 2 & change. thoughts?

[Simorq]

precomp is very slow
Use pZLib.
It's better for this game than
Use pZLib + Srep + Lolz

[vollachr]

precomp is very slow
Use pZLib.
It's better for this game than
Use pZLib + Srep + Lolz

Lolz is not an option for me at the moment

Tried pZLib, got errors & problems...

pZLib3 just crashes in the middle of compression.

Tried pzlib via ztool and at some point during the compression I got an access denied used by another program error on the input file it created.

In both cases it was pzlib+srep64+lzma

Basically, couldn't finish compression successfully with pzlib.

I'm thinking it might be related to problems in arc.ini, I'm gonna try something.

UPDATE: Wasn't arc.ini related, I did find some permission problems with folders on my computer, could be related, fixed what I could, chose a drive with more space for output and trying again.

UPDATE 2: So far it looks good, I got past the point where it failed before, seems I might have had a combination of not enough space and folder permissions problem (Still, it seems it's gonna take quite a long while 4:31 hours and rising)

UPDATE 3: Finished one compression using pzlib+srep64+lzma64:a1:mfbt4:d256m:fb128:mc1000:lc 8, no errors this time, but only around 30MB less than just srep64+lzma64:a1:mfbt4:d256m:fb128:mc1000:lc8, trying now pzlib:ultra+srep64+lzma64:a1:mfbt4:d256m:fb128:mc1 000:lc8 (all of which is pzlib from ztool)

[Webster17]

In ultraarc script, how to get rid of records.ini file/ put(implement) it in the script?

[Gilligan]

what is the specified path not found error getting in monkey island collection from this conversion here...

http://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=101686

[KaktoR]

You need to install all games inside the specified folder named "LucasArts"

Example:
D:\LucasArts\The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition
D:\LucasArts\Monkey Island 2 - Special Edition LeChucks Revenge
D:\LucasArts\The Curse of Monkey Island
D:\LucasArts\Escape From Monkey Island
D:\LucasArts\Tales of Monkey Island

Then you have to select D:\LucasArts for Input in UltraArc.

If error still there, open UltraArc.ini, scroll down to the end and remove the following

Exclude2=GameuxInstallHelper.dll
Exclude3=FirewallInstallHelper.dll

[Kitsune1982]

hi all, Im Kitsune1982, a public repack artist/conversion designer. I am wondering, if i want to share my conversion installer < minus the game of course! > that i made, how would one go about installing the game once they have it if they dont have the Data#.bin files? i see a lot of cd2dvd and dvd92xDVD5 conversions, and i made some autorun installers with UltraArc and CIU 2.0.5.1g and would like to share the exe autoruns but not sure how others would be able to install my conversion without having the bin files i made. please help me out here so i know how i can share my work with you all..

P.S.A kudos go to Razor12911 for UltraArc, Diskspan and GFS r8, and to princegupta2000 for his awesome CIU 2.0.5.1g script!!

-Kitsune

[pakrat2k2]

Basically all you need to include in the archive you upload is the Setup.exe, Setup.ico
autorun.inf & the Ultraarc folder, plus instructions on where to place any redists if there are any on either first or last dvd ( conversion folders ), users wont need any of your bin files, they would create them using their own game files, like all other conversions posted here.

Look at any of the conversions in this forum, download any one that has instructions similar to what you want & look at the contents of the archive. That way you'll have a better idea of whats needed to post your conversion(s).

good luck

[SwagCuli]

So im kinda new to this kind of stuff and I was wondering if you could use inno setup compiler to make an installer which extracts or decompresses .arc files.
I would really appreciate if any of you guys would lend a hand

[pakrat2k2]

So im kinda new to this kind of stuff and I was wondering if you could use inno setup compiler to make an installer which extracts or decompresses .arc files.
I would really appreciate if any of you guys would lend a hand

check conversion tutorial sub-section, especially all the sticky topics.
you'll find all you need there to start doing your own conversions ( installers )

[Fabioddq]

Hi guys, i need some help with translations for my Metro Exodus project, is a quote from the russian philosopher Dostoevsky:

PortugueseBR: "Viver sem esperança é deixar de viver"
English: "To live without hope is to cease to live"
French: "Vivre sans espoir, c'est cesser de vivre" - Google
Italian: "Vivere senza speranza significa rinunciare a vivere" - Google
German: "Ohne Hoffnung zu leben heißt aufzuhören zu leben" - Thanks to Kaktor
Spanish: "Vivir sin esperanza es dejar de vivir" - Thanks to omdj
Czech: Žiť bez nádeje znamená prestať žiť - Google
Polish: "Żyć bez nadziei jest przestać żyć" - Google (I'm not sure 100%)
Russian: "Жить без надежды - значит перестать жить" - Google



Thank you!

[KaktoR]

German: Ohne Hoffnung zu leben heißt aufzuhören zu leben

PS: Google says the same. I would write it the same way

[omdj]

Spanish: Vivir sin esperanza es dejar de vivir

[Fabioddq]

German: Ohne Hoffnung zu leben heißt aufzuhören zu leben

PS: Google says the same. I would write it the same way

Yep, indeed. Seems that Google has a better algorithm in these days. But I was afraid to translate in some languages like German, Czech and Polish.
I will translate with Google and post here if need some correction.

Thanks mate and omdj too!

EDIT

I got the translation on other websites through the internet, just Polish i'm not sure.

[patric]

hi
why my install game not in my choose drive?

[pakrat2k2]

did you choose custom install ?

[sied]

Hi,
i got a question about UltraArc convert
I've often gotta problems about size calculation needed on drive c during instalation test.
example : while install the result convert method lzma+srep the sizes more or less the 10 dvd5
size on drive c only free left 10gb, it appears error isdone.dll pop up
while on drive c i gave free space 50gb. then succesfull installed (no error)
So how i predict free size needed on drive c during installation to be work?
and if not using method how much free size needed on drive c so it could be worked?

[KaktoR]

It has nothing to do with method you used.

If you use split feature with ultraarc, you should have 2 x game size free

[sied]

hi kaktor.


so do you mean if the original size 67gb splitted with ultraARC the result will be 22 gb needed free space on drive c = 134 GB?

example game shadow of tomb raider

[KaktoR]

Only if you use treshold=100 (which I recommend because output will be smaller).

If you leave it on 30 (standard) then it's not the x2 size of the game (it depends on size then)

[sunjo]

I'm trying to make complete Arkham Asylum with all DLCs. Been using ISCAB, but the damn thing gives me a headache. Every time I get an error message I also get layout.bin with 0B.
When I finally removed and replaced files, tried to put additional files and directories inside. Ended up with empty cab files now.
Is there a program that can manipulate InstallShield cabinet files like i6comp did? No way I'm gonna start this all over with ISCAB.

[mausschieber]

I'm trying to make complete Arkham Asylum with all DLCs. Been using ISCAB, but the damn thing gives me a headache. Every time I get an error message I also get layout.bin with 0B.
When I finally removed and replaced files, tried to put additional files and directories inside. Ended up with empty cab files now.
Is there a program that can manipulate InstallShield cabinet files like i6comp did? No way I'm gonna start this all over with ISCAB.

you can use this
https://fileforums.com/showpost.php?p=403446&postcount=1

[sunjo]

you can use this
https://fileforums.com/showpost.php?p=403446&postcount=1
Been using Orca 3 for a long time now, haven't cross my mind to check for an update. Now I have V5, so thanks for that and Joe Forster for useful post.
But I don't see how to edit MSI database, since there isn't one.
Sorry, maybe I should've been more specific. There is data1.hdr and 5 cab files.
Probably done with InstallShields InstallScript (no MSI) Project.

[patric]

hi frends please tel me how i can create setup.exe for games?+include video&pic
thank you
patric

[mausschieber]

hi frends please tel me how i can create setup.exe for games?+include video&pic
thank you
patric

read this at first post
https://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=99227&page=40

[ff7aerith]

Hello,

I don't know where i can ask that, that's why i do here.

1-2 weeks ago, i can access to those pages (Deus Ex Mankind divided conversions) :
https://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=98154
https://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=98555

But now, i can't. I have this message :
you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
1.Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2.If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation [Resend Activation Email].

Is it normal?
Thx for answer !

[GTX590]

Removed because of DMCA complaint I think!!
Here is a working conversion:
https://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=98157

[xanander]

I can't open the Devil May Cry HD Collection thread because it shows the same access error posted above.

[Grumpy]

I can't open the Devil May Cry HD Collection thread because it shows the same access error posted above.

It has been removed due to a DMCA request.

If you (or anyone else) clicks on a non-working link in the Index, then PM me the link and I may be able to help you out. ;)

[Jarmen_Kell]

Hi
Is there any forum or topic to ask for converters?
I couldn't find some converters like "Deliver Us The Moon" and "Chernobylite"

[Grumpy]

Hi
Is there any forum or topic to ask for converters?
I couldn't find some converters like "Deliver Us The Moon" and "Chernobylite"

You can request game Conversions HERE (https://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=95838)in the Requests Thread. It does not guarantee they will be made but you can ask and hope that someone does create it for you. Follow the instructions in the first post and supply all the details needed.

[jonny04]

I'm trying to make complete Ark ham Asylum with all DLCs. Been using SCAB, but the damn thing gives me a headache. Every time I get an error message I also get layout.bin with 0B.

When I finally removed and replaced files, tried to put additional files and directories inside. Ended up with empty cab files now.
Is there a program that can manipulate Install Shield cabinet files like comp did? No way I'm gonna start this all over with ISCAB.

Regards:
Jonny........

[hausdev]

I'm trying to do my first conversion on a game in my Steam library. I've installed it and applied a NoCD fix. Now I am trying to set up the _CommonRedist for it, but it's using Steam's integrated redistributables. How can I find out what redist I need to download and include?

[WaltonSimons]

Example:

https://steamdb.info/app/1712840/depots/

228982 VC 2008 Redist 9.24 MiB Shared InstallDepot from 228980
228983 VC 2010 Redist 18.37 MiB Shared InstallDepot from 228980
228984 VC 2012 Redist 13.11 MiB Shared InstallDepot from 228980
228990 DirectX Jun 2010 Redist 98.16 MiB Shared InstallDepot from 228980

As you can see, looking up Depots of any given appid on SteamDB will net you a list of those if any Redists are required.

[sied]

hi...
DiskSpan_GUI support win 7?
i have eror for finish compress in win 7.

[Furjack]

which programming language is used to repack a game???

[Jarmen_Kell]

Hey Guys. Do anyone knows a good method for compressing .ebo and .pbo files? For a compression method for Arma 3.

[KaktoR]

I think the files are encrypted

[Jarmen_Kell]

I think the files are encrypted

I don't think so. Fitgirl Compressed 110GB files of Arma 3 near 50% (instead of about 10% of methods I tested)

[KaktoR]

I don't know. Last time I checked was some years ago.

Maybe search on xentax or zenhax

[Tigru]

Hey, I've been testing several compression methods for each game but it's taking me way too long to find the best method per game. So far I've found lolz and lzma/lzma2 to be the best compressors. Does anyone know the single best compression method I should use to compress most games at a relatively small size?

[Tigru]

I forgot to mention that I'm using DiskSpan GUI.

[Ra7eN]

Hey guys, I'm looking for a section on here that has tutorials for converting files like shrinking WAV or BIK files. I have some tools already, but I'm hoping to find better ways to use them, and maybe some new tools as well. I've been looking through some threads, but it seems like most of them are talking about compression, which isn't exactly what I'm looking for. Do I need to keep digging or am I in the wrong place?

Thanks!

[KaktoR]

We have at least one topic here which describes how to reencode bink files, if I'm not mistaken.

[Stefcho]

So I am completely new to game repacking. And I want to learn how it is done. What do I use to archive the games into .bin files? What do I use to extract those bin files? How do I find the right tools to start my repacking journey?

[KaktoR]

Read through this topic
https://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=105883

[sied]

hi .. admin... i have runtime eror at 339:696
SWbemObjectset: invalid class
when I click Diskspan_GUI
need help