QUESTIONS - All Conversion Questions to be Posted Here

[hoyt]

I use Linux every day and I enjoy using it to play games. I'm following the instructions in this thread for COD2. I've installed Orca using Crossover and it would seem to be working normally. And I have changed permissions on the COD2.msi file to read/write from read-only, but I am unable to edit COD2.msi to change the VolumeLabel. It tells me "Could not change this cell to 'COD2' [or anything else]. The data was rejected by the database. It may be out of the valid range or formatted incorrectly."

I have searched the forum, but have not found a fix for this. I am not able to edit the table as directed. This is not a problem with COD2, but with Orca, so I chose to post here rather than the COD2 thread above.

Any advice?

[Grumpy]

@hoyt
I can not help you with your Linux problem, but I have attached the 'edited' MSI file you need in the COD2 thread where you asked your other question.

[shifu92]

Hi im new member here, may i ask something
some post contain this

[Launch1]
Name=DirectX
32Exe={src}\_CommonRedist\DirectX\Jun2010\dxsetup. exe
Argument=/silent
BeforeInstall=1
Checked=0

[Launch2]
Name=Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
32Exe={src}\_CommonRedist\DotNet\4.0\dotNetFx40_Fu ll_x86_x64.exe
Argument=/q /norestart
BeforeInstall=1

where and how i put this?

[pakrat2k2]

That just shows the structure of how the installer expects folders & files to be located.

make a _CommonRedist folder in output folder 1, then subfolder DirectX ... place all files for it in last subfolder. Same goes for DotNet.

[shifu92]

Originally Posted by pakrat2k2

That just shows the structure of how the installer expects folders & files to be located.

make a _CommonRedist folder in output folder 1, then subfolder DirectX ... place all files for it in last subfolder. Same goes for DotNet.

yeah thx but i know that, so im confused with where do i put that line? in autorun.inf or record.ini or somewhere else? i tried to put it on record.ini, but when installation done, they do nothing to install dotnet directx etc..

[mausschieber]

Originally Posted by shifu92

yeah thx but i know that, so im confused with where do i put that line? in autorun.inf or record.ini or somewhere else? i tried to put it on record.ini, but when installation done, they do nothing to install dotnet directx etc..

this is in setup.ini file under SETUP LAUNCHER Section

[vollachr]

I'm not sure where else to ask this, so I'm hoping here is okay...

I'm trying to compress a game with the following compression method:

precomp043+msc+srep64+lzma64:a1:mfbt4:d256m:fb128:mc1000:lc8

My question is about the compression time, I'm currently at 16.9% of compression and the time remaining for the compression is currently around 15 hours and climbing (getting longer). (UPDATE: Almost 2 hours later, still 16.9% & over 24 hours remaining)

Is that normal? Should I expect it to drop drastically later on?

I've never used such extreme compression before (didn't have to)

BTW, the game is Asseto Corsa, it has lots of DDS & PNG files, so I figured since nothing else worked well enough, maybe that combination can make it fit 2xDVD5 instead of 2 & change. thoughts?

[Simorq]

precomp is very slow
Use pZLib.
It's better for this game than
Use pZLib + Srep + Lolz

[vollachr]

Originally Posted by Simorq

precomp is very slow
Use pZLib.
It's better for this game than
Use pZLib + Srep + Lolz

Lolz is not an option for me at the moment

Tried pZLib, got errors & problems...

pZLib3 just crashes in the middle of compression.

Tried pzlib via ztool and at some point during the compression I got an access denied used by another program error on the input file it created.

In both cases it was pzlib+srep64+lzma

Basically, couldn't finish compression successfully with pzlib.

I'm thinking it might be related to problems in arc.ini, I'm gonna try something.

UPDATE: Wasn't arc.ini related, I did find some permission problems with folders on my computer, could be related, fixed what I could, chose a drive with more space for output and trying again.

UPDATE 2: So far it looks good, I got past the point where it failed before, seems I might have had a combination of not enough space and folder permissions problem (Still, it seems it's gonna take quite a long while 4:31 hours and rising)

UPDATE 3: Finished one compression using pzlib+srep64+lzma64:a1:mfbt4:d256m:fb128:mc1000:lc 8, no errors this time, but only around 30MB less than just srep64+lzma64:a1:mfbt4:d256m:fb128:mc1000:lc8, trying now pzlib:ultra+srep64+lzma64:a1:mfbt4:d256m:fb128:mc1 000:lc8 (all of which is pzlib from ztool)

[Webster17]

In ultraarc script, how to get rid of records.ini file/ put(implement) it in the script?

[Gilligan]

what is the specified path not found error getting in monkey island collection from this conversion here...

http://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=101686

[KaktoR]

You need to install all games inside the specified folder named "LucasArts"

Example:

D:\LucasArts\The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition
D:\LucasArts\Monkey Island 2 - Special Edition LeChucks Revenge
D:\LucasArts\The Curse of Monkey Island
D:\LucasArts\Escape From Monkey Island
D:\LucasArts\Tales of Monkey Island

Then you have to select D:\LucasArts for Input in UltraArc.

If error still there, open UltraArc.ini, scroll down to the end and remove the following

Exclude2=GameuxInstallHelper.dll
Exclude3=FirewallInstallHelper.dll

[pakrat2k2]

Basically all you need to include in the archive you upload is the Setup.exe, Setup.ico
autorun.inf & the Ultraarc folder, plus instructions on where to place any redists if there are any on either first or last dvd ( conversion folders ), users wont need any of your bin files, they would create them using their own game files, like all other conversions posted here.

Look at any of the conversions in this forum, download any one that has instructions similar to what you want & look at the contents of the archive. That way you'll have a better idea of whats needed to post your conversion(s).

good luck

[SwagCuli]

So im kinda new to this kind of stuff and I was wondering if you could use inno setup compiler to make an installer which extracts or decompresses .arc files.
I would really appreciate if any of you guys would lend a hand

[pakrat2k2]

Originally Posted by SwagCuli

So im kinda new to this kind of stuff and I was wondering if you could use inno setup compiler to make an installer which extracts or decompresses .arc files.
I would really appreciate if any of you guys would lend a hand

check conversion tutorial sub-section, especially all the sticky topics.
you'll find all you need there to start doing your own conversions ( installers )