Doom 3 Convert to DVD

[reddragon105]

Is it possible that new file is for 176 bytes greater than old file?

yes it was slightly larger, i cant remember by how much

but why does this matter?

[highstuff]

I just created a doom3 directory and copyed all the files from cd1 and the pak files from the other cd's and the install works without a patched msi file hmm strange.

[GLH]

Originally Posted by highstuff

I just created a doom3 directory and copyed all the files from cd1 and the pak files from the other cd's and the install works without a patched msi file hmm strange.

...but when you burn it to a DVD it will not work.

[reddragon105]

thats right highstuff - you're running it from hard drive arent you? it will work from there, but once burned to a DVD, or even from an ISO image, it will ask for disk 2 (and disk 3, but it wont get that far)

[highstuff]

yes you guys are right i created a iso image of the doom3 directory and mounted using demon tools it ask for cd2 oh well , i opened the doom3 MSI file with an hex editor changed the DOOM3_1 ,DOOM3_2,DOOM3_3 strings to just DOOM3 i safed and created the iso again (volumelabel the iso DOOM3) and mount it and it now it works flawless that was easy

[reddragon105]

at least you read this before you wasted a dvd-r

i found out the hard way

a question though - how did you change it using a hex editor?
as DOOM3 is shorter than DOOM3_1
i used an MSI editor for Doom 3, but im trying to do the same thing with Mafia which has no MSI file.
when i change it using a hex editor, i change MAFIA_CD_%i to just MAFIA as thats what im going to call the dvd
however when i save it, it says its not a valid Win32 application

[highstuff]

Originally Posted by reddragon105

at least you read this before you wasted a dvd-r

i found out the hard way

a question though - how did you change it using a hex editor?
as DOOM3 is shorter than DOOM3_1
i used an MSI editor for Doom 3, but im trying to do the same thing with Mafia which has no MSI file.
when i change it using a hex editor, i change MAFIA_CD_%i to just MAFIA as thats what im going to call the dvd
however when i save it, it says its not a valid Win32 application

I used xe.exe its a verry small dos based hex edit utility i searched for DOOM3_1 and changed the _1 with the spacebar than it fills those 2 characters with 2 00 bytes. so it won't get any smaller.

and about that maffia game , wich file are you trying to edit ? just setup.exe ? the setup.exe most times use some sort of crc checking...

and when does it says "not a valid win32 applicaton" by the hex edit
safing already? or after you started the game setup ?