Alice Madness Returns DVD9 to 2xDVD5

[senseman]

Alice Madness Returns DVD9 to 2xDVD5

Install Sequence: DVD1-DVD2


1. Create 2 folders and name them as Disc1 and Disc2


2. Extract both dvd contents to Disc1


3. Extract & overwrite Alice_2xDVD5 contents to Disc1 folder


4.Move following files from Disc1\Game\Alice2 to Disc2\Game\Alice2

AliceGame folder

5. Move following files from Disc1 to Disc2

Group14.cab
Group15.cab
Group16.cab
Group17.cab

6. Copy following files from Disc1 to Disc2

Support folder
Alice2.ico
Autorun.inf 
GDFBinary.de.dll
GDFBinary.en-us.dll
GDFBinary.es.dll
GDFBinary.fr-fr.dll
GDFBinary.it.dll
GDFBinary.ja.dll

7. Edit Autorun.inf in Disc2 folder to like this:

[autorun]
open=0
Icon=Alice2.ico
Name=Alice Madness Returns

8. Burn or make iso's with same label names of temp folders

[peterf1999]

@senseman

Added Key reader support to Custom EASetup Launcher:

Add the red lines to CDKEY section (localization.ini):

[CDKEY]
en-us=  2
CDKeyRegistryPath=Software\Electronic Arts\EA Games\Alice Madness Returns\ergc
Value=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx

where x=Number or uppercase character

[senseman]

thanks man

[lukas1412]

is not possible a 1xdvd5 conversion?

[pvh0403]

is it possible to make a 1x dvd5 without Alice 1 included?

[Onizuka87k]

Thanks you senseman, works fine!

@For the guru
DVD5 seems to be possible here but without the game Alice1 (the old Alice American McGee's), with only 1 language and resampling at least the biggest bik file.

I'm not able to do an installer with inno for that, maybe peterf1999 can do it as he did with Duke Nukem Forever. Is the same conversion!

Anyway my steps:
- Delete all other languages file into all sub-directory into Alice2\AliceGame\CookedPC\Maps\Chapters (i have DEU, FRA, INT, ESN, ITA and JPN language's files). Delete all files you don't want (eg: you are italian, delete DEU/FRA/INT/ESN/JPN). You save ~500Mb
- Resampled two bik files C1_111.bik (eg: for me now 83Mb) and C1_116.bik (eg: for me now 58Mb) saving ~86Mb
- Move Movies folder (no need compression because the bik files)
- Fire-up FreeArc and compress Alice2 folder (without Movies). From 5,79Gb to 3,31Gb.

Final iso with .arc file and Movies folder has ~37Mb free, just enough for the installer ;-)

[peterf1999]

Originally Posted by Onizuka87k

Anyway my steps:
- Delete all other languages file into all sub-directory into Alice2\AliceGame\CookedPC\Maps\Chapters (i have DEU, FRA, INT, ESN, ITA and JPN language's files). Delete all files you don't want (eg: you are italian, delete DEU/FRA/INT/ESN/JPN). You save ~500Mb
- Resampled two bik files C1_111.bik (eg: for me now 83Mb) and C1_116.bik (eg: for me now 58Mb) saving ~86Mb
- Move Movies folder (no need compression because the bik files)
- Fire-up FreeArc and compress Alice2 folder (without Movies). From 5,79Gb to 3,31Gb.

Final iso with .arc file and Movies folder has ~37Mb free, just enough for the installer ;-)

Compress Alice2 folder (with original Movies)
Delete folders:
DirectX
Redistributable
Dotnet

This is what you get:

AMR.jpg

Italian Conversion only

For other language, you must edit localization.ini in archive

e.g. English only:

[LOCALES]
;de=1
en-us=1
;es=1
;fr-fr=1
;it=1
;ja=1

[Onizuka87k]

Damn.. peterf1999, i knew you already did it! :P

Anyway, i tried to compress Alice2 with Movies and with all languages files but the arc file was > than 4,3Gb.

This night i'm going to try again. Maybe i did some mistake

Thanks you as always but damn.. open your pm!

[peterf1999]

Originally Posted by Onizuka87k

Damn.. peterf1999, i knew you already did it! :P

Anyway, i tried to compress Alice2 with Movies and with all languages files but the arc file was > than 4,3Gb.

This night i'm going to try again. Maybe i did some mistake

Thanks you as always but damn.. open your pm!

Only 1 language, delete the foreign languages!!!

[Onizuka87k]

peterf1999 i've some problem here with the iso creation.
which files of the original dvd i have to keep in the new iso?
right now my iso is like this and doesn't work :-\


Need dummy files or can i delete the cab/dll without problems? I don't see them in the autorun.dat

Anyway the error i have:
- Mount image
- Choose Install from the autorun screen
- Error. The autorun ask me to insert the CD/DVD games!

Thanks

[robysnake91]

Originally Posted by peterf1999

Compress Alice2 folder (with original Movies)
Delete folders:
DirectX
Redistributable
Dotnet

This is what you get:

Attachment 2476

Italian Conversion only

For other language, you must edit localization.ini in archive

e.g. English only:

[LOCALES]
;de=1
en-us=1
;es=1
;fr-fr=1
;it=1
;ja=1

i don't understand as can i delete other language, i go to the sub directory Alice Madness Returns\Alice2\AliceGame\CookedPC\Maps\Chapters and i found other directory like this Chapter1,2...and other sub into...i don't know what i do delete, i'm italian, i have to delete the other. thx

[eyeshield23]

Originally Posted by Onizuka87k

Thanks you senseman, works fine!

@For the guru
DVD5 seems to be possible here but without the game Alice1 (the old Alice American McGee's), with only 1 language and resampling at least the biggest bik file.

I'm not able to do an installer with inno for that, maybe peterf1999 can do it as he did with Duke Nukem Forever. Is the same conversion!

Anyway my steps:
- Delete all other languages file into all sub-directory into Alice2\AliceGame\CookedPC\Maps\Chapters (i have DEU, FRA, INT, ESN, ITA and JPN language's files). Delete all files you don't want (eg: you are italian, delete DEU/FRA/INT/ESN/JPN). You save ~500Mb
- Resampled two bik files C1_111.bik (eg: for me now 83Mb) and C1_116.bik (eg: for me now 58Mb) saving ~86Mb
- Move Movies folder (no need compression because the bik files)
- Fire-up FreeArc and compress Alice2 folder (without Movies). From 5,79Gb to 3,31Gb.

Final iso with .arc file and Movies folder has ~37Mb free, just enough for the installer ;-)

use Darksider's inno script...

[Onizuka87k]

Originally Posted by eyeshield23

use Darksider's inno script...

Thanks but i solved my problem and anyway don't need any inno setup, just modify the EA's one as peterf1999 wrote

[Juggernautwill]

What size fika each DVD?

[pakrat2k2]

if you used file from peterf1999 the DVD Label is 'Disc1' ( without quotes of course)