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Ok, now i gotta clear some stuff out: Dont ask me about DiscJuggler. Yes, many people think its the best thing out there but the big problem is that stupid software doesnt support many types of burners. The burning programs I recommend for you to have: Nero ( i use 5.0), CDRWIN and CloneCD. The utilities you'll need: Cdirip, ISO LBA Fixer, ISO Header Extracter you can find them at cdirip.freeyellow.com), WINRAR and also cdi2nero. If you find Isobuster download it too...it might come handy sometime.
BOOT DISC
Ok, the Utopia guys outdid themselves when they put out the boot disc. At first it seemed that we would need it for all games, but now, it is rare to find a game CDI out there that needs it. In any case, you need it. You can download it's different versions (CDRWIN, NERO and DJ) at http://dc-gamez.sentrak.com/help/utopia/. I recommend the Nero version, faster loading than the CDRWIN. Just follow the help steps posted in that page and you should get your reindeer on your screen.
DOWNLOADING
Im not going to tell you where to download games, but when you find a place (in my case usually an ftp), PATIENCE is what you gotta keep in mind. You'll usually find taht the game folder contains many different files, all around 19,532 kb. They are named something like game.001 to game.00X, you must download all of them. You usually know if you are downloading the very last one because its not as big as the others.
Once you have all the files in a folder, its burning time.
BURNING FROM .RAR (or CDI's)
I usually use CDRWIN and follow the following method, I believe Xeal (xeal.cjb.net) came out with this method and nobody complaints about it (as far as I know).
What follows is quoted from Xeal:
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What this method is for:
Any DC game with two tracks that gives you a buffer under-run (300 sector audio track in the first session and a data track in the second session)
This will even work on games with that pesky Sega of Europe protection (Metropolis Street Racer)
What this method is not for:
Any game with multiple audio tracks in the first session
Any game that is greater than roughly 77 minutes (this technique eats up 26 megs on the disc). Also, just because a game needs an 80 min disc does not mean it is more than 77 minutes in size.
Procedure:
1. Extract the CDI file from the rars (using WINRAR)
2. Use Cdirip on the CDI file to produce a TData02.iso file
3. Use the ISO LBA fixer on the TData02.iso (this will usually create a file called tmp.iso unless otherwise specified. when it asks for lba, use the one cdirip told you, usually 11700)
4. Use the ISO Header Extracter on the TData02.iso (this will usually create a file called header.iso unless otherwise specified.)
5. At this point the original TData02.iso is not needed, you may delete it if you wish.
6. Burn the iso that was produced by the ISO LBA fixer as a Mode 2 XA track in the first session. (CdrWin example: use "File and Backup Tools". Select "Record an ISO file". Choose the tmp.iso or whatever you named it. Select Cdrom-XA and Mode 2, check the box for Open New Session and Finalize/Close Session, and uncheck the Write Postgap Box)
7. Now burn the header.iso as the track in the second session (CdrWin: exact same procedure as the last track, except select header.iso)
8. Believe it or not, that's it. Go play your game.
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If you really want to know how it works, go to Xeal's pages and read around...if you have any questions about the utilities, make sure you read te README file that comes with them before asking me please.
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