You can fit this on a DVD5 if you extract and downsample the BIK files! There's barely any noticeable difference in quality!
Note: There is
NO ROOM on the DVD after conversion to put the 1.1 patch, so don't even ask about it!!
Conversion:
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Follow this guide
EXACTLY or it may not work!
1. Copy the entire DVD to a temp folder.
2. Grab hold of Rad Video Tools and install it:
Code:
http://www.radgametools.com/down/Bink/RADTools.exe
3. Download this RAR:
ee3.rar Click 'Request Ticket' at the top left to download then extract into the temp folder where you copied the DVD, overwrite any files when asked!
4. Run
extract.bat to extract the BIK files to a new folder called
movies.
5. Copy
convert.rlst into the
movies folder and click on it to batch convert all the movies using Rad Video Tools! The conversion will take
many hours depending on your CPU speed!
Leave the converted filenames as default, e.g. when you convert Ancient_Full.bik it will create a new file called
New_Ancient_Full.bik so don't rename it. You'll need about 6GB free space, 4.5GB for the game and an extra 1GB for the converted files as the originals take up 641mb and the converted ones take up 326mb!
6. Once the files have been converted, copy
rename.bat into the
movies folder and run it to delete the original files and rename the converted files! You should be left with
32 files that total
326mb!!
7. Run
compress.bat to create your new DVD with the downsampled videos.
8. Run
cleanup.bat to remove un-needed files.
9. If you want the crack to install with the game just copy it to the temp folder and overwrite the original EE3.EXE!
10. Burn to a DVD-RW and test install, if all goes OK and game plays then burn to a DVD+/-R!
All done!