The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim (DVD9 -> 2xDVD5)

[BAMsE]

The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim 2xDVD9 -> 2xDVD5


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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: File needed can be found in Post #66

1. Install the game, apply 1.1 path

2. Download TESV_2xDVD5.rar, extract to TEMP folder
Note: See Post #66 for file.

3. Go to {game_folder}

move:
DirectX10 
and
VCRedist
to:
TESV_DVD1

4. Go to {game_folder}\Data, run FreeArc, compress the following files:

Skyrim - Animations.bsa
Skyrim - Interface.bsa
Skyrim - Meshes.bsa
Skyrim - Misc.bsa
Skyrim - Shaders.bsa
Skyrim - Sounds.bsa
Skyrim - Textures.bsa
Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa
Skyrim.esm
Update.esm

archive name: data1.cab
compression: -m0
SFX: not checked

5.

move:
data1.cab
to:
TESV_DVD1

6. Go to {game_folder}\Data, run FreeArc, compress the following files and folders:

Interface
Strings
Video
Skyrim - Voices.bsa

archive name: data2.cab
compression: -m0
SFX: not checked

7.

move:
data2.cab
to:
TESV_DVD2

8 (fixed). Go to {userdocs}\My games\Skyrim and copy 2 ini files to {game_folder}\INI

9. Go to {game_folder}, run FreeArc, compress its content (without Data):

archive name: data3.cab
compression: -m0
SFX: not checked

10.

move:
data3.cab
to:
TESV_DVD2

11. Make iso/burn content of TESV_DVD1 and TESV_DVD2 with any label

1scr1.jpg

1scr2.jpg

UPDATE (31 downloads before): shortcut path fix (thx holyjoker)

Note: See Post #66 for file.

[singularity]

Great work. its working great on win7 x86. Thank you.

[holyjoker]

work 100%. But bugged when creating desktop shorcut . Fix it
MyExecutablePath=Binaries\Win32

[TippeX]

isnt this steam based for activation? thus..why not use steam backup?

[fracicone]

Originally Posted by TippeX

isnt this steam based for activation? thus..why not use steam backup?

There's a retail version which comes on DVD and Steam is only used for activation, so conversions are legit according to this forum's rules.
I wonder if it's possible to make a 1 DVD5 conversion BTW...

[dvd9todvd5]

SFX: not checked

i cant found this in my freearc..where this?..ty

[Good Man]

Originally Posted by dvd9todvd5

SFX: not checked

i cant found this in my freearc..where this?..ty

Me To I have freearc but i can't Found It To

and Give error In The end

[gcgameshop]

thanks you test ok win 7 64bit

[selvadario]

Is it possible 1xdvd5? The game is also about 5,33 gb...

[BAMsE]

TippeX yes, it's based on steam ver because I have such one, but I believe it'll be working also with retail ver (I'll got it soon, then add support for custom languages). Now it is, lets say, beta testing

selvadario with only FreeArc - not. I'm trying with Prec+Srep, later maybe with repacking *.bsa

[Igor007]

1xDVD5 PLZ

[TippeX]

are you seriously trying to tell me whats legit according to the rules?

[Joe Forster/STA]

Originally Posted by TippeX

are you seriously trying to tell me whats legit according to the rules?

I'm not entirely sure what fracicone is trying to say either but I think he says that the game is installed from DVD, thus it can only backed up just like any other game based on physical media, and it's another story that the game (also) needs to be activated via Steam. That is, Steam backup won't work with it as it's not downloaded via Steam, only activated.

[fracicone]

Originally Posted by Joe Forster/STA

I'm not entirely sure what fracicone is trying to say either but I think he says that the game is installed from DVD, thus it can only backed up just like any other game based on physical media, and it's another story that the game (also) needs to be activated via Steam. That is, Steam backup won't work with it as it's not downloaded via Steam, only activated.

That's EXACTLY what I was trying to say.

[WaltonSimons]

Originally Posted by Joe Forster/STA

I'm not entirely sure what fracicone is trying to say either but I think he says that the game is installed from DVD, thus it can only backed up just like any other game based on physical media, and it's another story that the game (also) needs to be activated via Steam. That is, Steam backup won't work with it as it's not downloaded via Steam, only activated.

Actually, wrong, wrong, wrong. I checked that myself.

See... the thing is, that EVERY Steam-activated game CAN be entirely downloaded off Steam with skipping the use of the DVD altogether. What matters is the key. Always.

I had an issue with FEAR 2 when I bought it. The second DVD wouldn't get read by the drive. So what I did was just activate the key and let Steam download the game in whole instead of just updating.

Of course steam backup feature would work on Skyrim. Either way, it's always installed to SteamApps -- if it's a Steam-activated game (which it is), it MUST be installed to SteamApps.

In short, using the retail DVD is only a shortcut so that Steam doesn't have to download the entire game -- it will only update it. But for reinstalling, you can either use a retail DVD, a Steam backup or just redownload the game via Steam.