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Prototype 2 (1xDVD5)

Prototype 1xDVD5

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At the very first biggest greetz fly to yener90 'coz this conversion uses his CI source.
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NOTE: Files needed can be found in Post #34

1. Install the game and Scarface Explorer

2. Run Scarface Explorer, open with it the following files:

Code:

movies.rcf

story_a_to_h.rcf

story_i_to_z.rcf

woi.rcf

and

Code:

Extract ---> Extract directory...

their content into {game_folder}
Now you should have a Movies folder (4.67GB) in your {game_folder}
Delete 4 files mentioned above.

3. Download P2_conversion_files.rar and extract to {game_folder}.
Note: See Post #34 for file.

4. Go to {game_folder}\Movies and run #1_video.rlst
This step takes ~6.5h on my E5200 @ 3.5GHz

Quote:

You can pause it and resume later.To do this click 'STOP' button in RAD Batch Editor, then 'SAVE AS...' button and save as #1_video.rlst. Let Bink Video Compressor finish actually converted file. Next time you run #1_video.rlst, it'll start from next file.

If you must abort conversion immediately there is 2nd method. Click 'STOP' button on RAD Batch Editor and it'll generate "# Error returned:" message at the beginning of line with actually converted file. Delete "# Error returned:" text, click 'SAVE AS...' button
and save as #1_video.rlst. Now click 'CANCEL' button on Bink Video Compressor and answer 'NO' if asking about keeping partially converted file. You can run it later and it starts conversion from last converted (canceled) file.

5. Run #2_audio.rlst.

6. Run #3_copy.bat.

7. Go to {game_folder} and run compress.bat
This step takes ~3.5h on my machine

8. Download P2_DVD5_CI.8.5.rar and extract to TEMP folder.
Note: See Post #34 for file.

9. Go to {game_folder} and move

Code:

redist

data1.cab

data2.cab

data3.cab

Code:

TEMP

10. Make iso/burn content of TEMP folder with any label (final size: 4.34GB)

Attachment 3673

Differences between biks (thin black lines are not visible during gameplay):

Attachment 3684 converted (RADTools playback)

Attachment 3685 converted (ingame playback)

Attachment 3674 original

Attachment 3686 converted (RADTools playback)

Attachment 3687 converted (ingame playback)

Attachment 3678 original

UPDATE 1: I've noticed some problems with extracting precomped file. It's solved now, please download P2_DVD5.rar once again (thx Onizuka87k for tip :) )

UPDATE 2: There are some cracks'n'clicks audible during biks playback. Seems the game has problem with tracks another than 48000Hz. New #2_audio_fixed.rar solves this problem.
If you have done step 5 already and want to fix your audio:
- extract #2_audio_fixed.rar into {game_folder}\Movies
- copy content of converted Movies folder (containing converted biks) into {game_folder}\Movies\#converted
- perform step 5 only (it takes ~5mins)

UPDATE 3: Fixed #1_video.rlst not converting few files (thx Prashantoo7 for finding this mistake). Also #2_audio.rlst from update 2 is included into P2_conversion_files.rar.

UPDATE 4: ported to CI 8.5. Now progressbar works correctly.

Note: See Post #34 for files.

Great work :)
//
Świetna robota :)

Here we are BAMsE :D Yeah, nice conversion, looks different from mine! ;)
Anyway i'm wondering why did you choose to compress the movies in this way.. they don't look pretty good :(

Onizuka87k try to convert intro only (story\O1_FMV_010.bik) to prevent 'wasting' time for all biks, place it over the original, run the game and watch it. You'll be no more wondered :p

2. Run Scarface Explorer, open with it the following files:
Code:
movies.rcf
story_a_to_h.rcf
story_i_to_z.rcf
woi.rcf

Should this files extracted to P2_conversion_files\Movies\#converted
or to game folder ??

Hi Bamse! Nice job as always! Could I clarify a doubt?

How to add or excluded archives from compression in bat file?
For example, in:

arc a -ep1 -r -w.\ .\output -mlzma:a1:mfbt4:d256m:fb128:mc1000:lc8 "path"

how to specify which files I want to include or exclude of the compression?

EDIT...
Another problem I have. The precomp always fail and crash (APPCRASH) with big files. Is there any way to fix this?

Thanks for help!

I have changed Autorun screen
i hope u dont mind it :p

http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/.../Capture-1.jpg

and here its attached file :- :D

Fabioddq -n"path" adds files, -x"path" excludes. These switches supports list of files listed in txt file e.g. -n@files_list.txt adds all files listed in files_list.txt

UPDATE 2: There are some cracks'n'clicks audible during biks playback. Seems the game has problem with tracks another than 48000Hz. New #2_audio_fixed.rar solves this problem.
If you have done step 5 already and want to fix your audio:
- extract #2_audio_fixed.rar into {game_folder}\Movies
- copy content of converted Movies folder (containing converted biks) into {game_folder}\Movies\#converted
- perform step 5 only (it takes ~5mins)

Which program i must use to run #2_audio.rlst and #3_copy.bat. Pls help

After finishing compress.bat file
should i delete the orginal story files, movies.rcf file, and woi file
and keep the converted files ?

sstanke RADTools for rlst and... Windows for bat :p

Prashantoo7 after performing steps 7-10 you have complete conversion. Do what you want with original files :)

i extract P2_conversion_files into game folder
i run #1video file and #2audio file
completed them
also complete #3copy.bat file
and last i have to run compile.bat file
but first
The game folder size is 9.89 GB
the video files which are converted using RAD tool
are in #converted folder
the compression will be taking videos from #converted files
now the question is
should i remove the orginal video files to start the compression ?

You can, but you don't have to. Compressor will process necessary files only (compress only converted ones)

Finally its complete
final size 4.32 GB

Something not right 4.43GB my size ;/

data1.cab - 2.48GB
data2.cab - 446MB
data3.cab - 1.31GB
#converted before compression - 1.41GB

Some videos was dont compressed;] final size 4.25 GB

Hi BAMsE, I've noticed you mentioned an precomp extraction error... I'm trying to create an installer but I'm getting this error during extraction:

http://i46.tinypic.com/e5l0r4.jpg

I'm using SrepInit/PrecompInit method to decompress precomp+srep+lzma archive... Please, help.

Thanks!

Hi bamse getting a weird error when compressing biks.tryied on both my pc's same errror not sure what it is

Quote:

Originally Posted by vectorunit0 (Post 405170)

http://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=91563&page=43

Anyway i'm trying with another game right now and the latest Yener90 source and it works good (i mean precomp+srep+lzma) without any workaround.
Don't know why with Prototype2 it doesn't work... maybe Yener90 solved it, maybe something else in compressed data..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Onizuka87k (Post 405176)

I'm trying with another game too, and i'm using default ISDone v0.6 example script as a base. That Yener90's example script is large. :) I hope there is another solution, i don't have enough time to deal with script that big. :(

mikey26 i guess you don't have any subfolder under #converted

@mikey26
extract the P2_conversion_files
into game folder
after u run #1_video do this following things as shown in the below images :-

http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/...ant911/1-7.jpg

Cut all " D:\P2\movies" path

http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/...ant911/2-7.jpg

save it or u can directly start the conversion :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAMsE (Post 405068)

You can, but you don't have to. Compressor will process necessary files only (compress only converted ones)

No it doesnt add necessary files only :p
the orginal files are added to data2.cab files u can see it using freearc :eek: :p

UPDATE 3: Fixed #1_video.rlst not converting few files. Also #2_audio.rlst from update 2 is included into P2_conversion_files.rar (thx Prashantoo7 for finding this mistake)

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAMsE (Post 405195)

UPDATE 3: Fixed #1_video.rlst not converting few files. Also #2_audio.rlst from update 2 is included into P2_conversion_files.rar (thx Prashantoo7 for finding this mistake)

ur welcome ! :D

UPDATE 4: ported to CI 8.5. Now progressbar works correctly. If you want to fix it, just download P2_DVD5_C.8.5.rar and extract to your conversion folder (containing data#.cab files) overwriting existing files.

I have a problem. Data2.cab is 551 mb instead of 446 mb. I open with freearc and see that inside this cab there are a redist folder. I think is incorrect, and without this folder (102 mb) the size is correct (abbout 446 mb).
Can I open this cab and delete redist folder and recompress it? What are the option in freearc to extract and compress?
Thank you

EDIT : I'm trying to do this : I open compress.bat and delete the line for create data1 and data3 cab. Then I save bat, move away folder redist and run compress.bat.
Can you show me the list of file into data2.cab fo verify? Ty.
EDIT 2 : don't work :(

You can't unpack it via freearc.exe until you have special ini file. In simply words: what is packed via arc.exe can be unpacked via arc.exe only. Use x switch to unpack archive or just install the game, download and extract attachment, edit compress.bat as you said and run it.

Ty Bamse, but in a moment of crazyness I delete the conversion and make a 2xDVD5, because I forget to insert conversion for my language.
Thank you anyway.

how much time it would take to install the game

Rad Tools! my friend!

supports multi7? if so, goes well in 1xdvd5? thx in advance

i have the message "#Error running Bink" when i press start in the rad batch. what is the problem? i tryed completing the address of the files but i have the same error. whats happens? can you help me?

sorry for my english