mikey26 precomp + srep works fine in beta release, just be sure to set proper precomp version in setup.ini i.e.

thx BAMsE u a legend :-) i am busy testing to see if it works with the beta freearc as it has precomp and srep all in one :-) FreeArc 0.67 (May 22 2012)

Hi guys!

I need your help,please! I am Hungarian,therefor sorry for my english!

I have made an installer script with InnoSetup 5.5.0(u),and created it
succesfully tought,but during install it says always Setup/Uninstal
stopped working,and I don't know why? I am a "green" therefor ask you
for your help!
Attached: ScreenHunter_003 jpeg and syndicate.iss
Used programs: InnoSetup 5.5.0(u)
FreeArc 0.666

ScreenHunter_003 jpeg

http://i3.lulzimg.com/721ce9f0d2.jpg

[Joe Forster/STA: This is the usual meaningless Windows message when a program crashes, Windows will close it or you can choose to debug.]

Syndicate.iss

The problem is been solved just deleted a couple of lines in the [Languages] and [CustomMessages] sector and after it installed correctly,but I have got another one:The timer tickts not correctly in the progressbar,this is too high for me,I can't solve it,please help me somebody! If somebody could correct me the scrip.file,I would very appreciate that.

Syndicate.iss

I have only one arc.file to extract (called:1.arc),(size:5 493 394 KB)

is made ​​so true decompresses files
FreeArc-m0
precomp
SREP
FreeArc.maximum

Edit the Ini file: add this(this is a example below)

[ExtractSettings]
FreeArcFile1 = {src} \ Data1.bin; DestDir: {app}; Disk: 1; PrecSrep:1
FreeArcFile1 = {src} \ Data2.bin; DestDir: {app}; Disk: 1; PrecSrep:1

Also specify the version of precomp used: eg: PrecompVer=0.42


The script u looking at is for Peter's script and his bat files a bit different from yeners Script.

which lupett077 has been told 100's of times already, you CANNOT use peter's method of compression ( freearc commandlline ) with Yener's CI 8 !!!

He repeatedly ask the same thing over & over again... in multiple threads.

The issue is you have no define records.inf ( which is used once script is compiled once without it enabled ) sets the progress bar length to correct dimensions dependant on number of archives / files. Then you enable it so that the progressbar displays properly. But using a script from the internet without understanding what it does, makes it very hard to 'fix' any issues with it. Best off to use one of the conversions listed in game index on the forum here as they work 100%.

http://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=74084

Please, report the useless/annoying posts and they will be removed.

Sorry guys but I tried this method to compress

FreeArc-m0
precomp-intensive
SREP
FreeArc fast

but when I go to installae takes more than 15 minutes for a single compressed archive.

Can you advise me how to compress enough, but then when I go to unzip it takes less?

@lupetto77 i have no idea what else to tell you guys( Bamse :-) ) have explained in depth on how this works.my advice is start at page 1 and read and read and read until all this make sense.practice to create a few installer fail at it and try agian until u get it right only way to learn mate.

lupetto77 it's perfectly normal and you can't speed it up because this file is compressed three times. Especially unprecomping takes a lot of time. My Max Payne 3 has near 7GB of srepped and precomped archives and it needs above 2 hours to install :-)

Give me files GDF.dll and GDF2.dll

You can get these files supplied with your game or you can create them yourself.
either way they are not that important. it's used only to add the game to Game Explorer and if CI doesn't find them it skips them completely

Ive got today time to improve CI.
Targets:
-> Option to show fullscreen background images
-> Music button is editable through Setup.cab
-> integrate command line decompression to CI!!!! :mad:

any other points are welcome :D

Hi yener90's. when installer is running can u add in what files are beening installed with percentages.great CI BTW