Empire Earth III (DVD9 to 2X DVD5)

[FREEMAN100]

Empire Earth III DVD9 to 2X DVD5 Conversion: ee3.rar

DVD1
Extract the game to a folder called EE3 & then extract my RAR to the same folder & run the RunMe.BAT file

remove the file data3.cab & burn the first folder using volume label EE3

DVD2
Go back into the EE3 folder & remove the file Data2.cab & replace it with the data3.cab you made before

edit the autorun to look like this if you decide to use it

[autorun]
OPEN=0
icon=EE3.ico

add your FIX & serial to a folder & place on dvd2

Burn the EE3 folder again using the same volume label

After install is finished quit the game menu & crack...enjoy yet another backup

EDIT: Put the 1.1 patch & fix on dvd2 as there is plenty of space..

[BarryB]

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:

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!

[colenetz]

Thx, BarryB great job, works perfect!!!!!!

[lonerunner]

Great job BarryB works great thanks!

[{DePeCHe}]

The process of BarryB its to long, I Prefer Freeman method

[eqagunn]

Originally Posted by BarryB

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!!

Aside from recompresing bik files, there is also 307 ogg files (431 MB) in "data\music\Ambient".
You can reduce bit-rate to 160 and gain additional 246 MB of free space,
thus making just enough room for the patch.

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Empire Earth III
DVD9 to DVD5 Conversion

1. Copy the entire DVD to a folder called EE3.

2. Download and install Rad Video Tools.

3. Download and install CyberPower Free MP3/WMA/OGG Converter.

4. Download ee3.zip and extract to EE3 folder. Overwrite when asked.

5. Run extract.bat to extract movies (bik) and music (ogg) files.

6. Run convert_movies.rlst and click on Start button to batch convert all the movies using Rad Video Tools.

7. Using CyberPower Free MP3/WMA/OGG Converter convert the music:

- open the program
- add all the files from "EE3\data\music\Ambient"
- Export Format: .ogg
- Settings > Preset Quallity > Hi-Fi Quallity, 160 kbps, Stereo
- Convert > Output Folder: Same as input file

8. Once the files have been converted, run rename.bat to delete the original files and rename the converted files.

9. Run compress.bat to create new cab files that will contain the converted files.

10. Run cleanup.bat to remove un-needed files.

11. Make a new folder for the patch, crack and serial.

12. Burn the contents of EE3 folder to a DVD using any label.

If you followed this step by step there shouldn't be any problems.

[Jacevedoc]

Originally Posted by eqagunn

Aside from recompresing bik files, there is also 307 ogg files (431 MB) in "data\music\Ambient".
You can reduce bit-rate to 160 and gain additional 246 MB of free space,
thus making just enough room for the patch.

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Empire Earth III
DVD9 to DVD5 Conversion

1. Copy the entire DVD to a folder called EE3.

2. Download and install Rad Video Tools.

3. Download and install CyberPower Free MP3/WMA/OGG Converter.

4. Download this and extract to EE3 folder. Overwrite when asked.

5. Run extract.bat to extract movies (bik) and music (ogg) files.

6. Run convert_movies.rlst and click on Start button to batch convert all the movies using Rad Video Tools.

7. Using CyberPower Free MP3/WMA/OGG Converter convert the music:

- open the program
- add all the files from "EE3\data\music\Ambient"
- Export Format: .ogg
- Settings > Preset Quallity > Hi-Fi Quallity, 160 kbps, Stereo
- Convert > Output Folder: Same as input file

8. Once the files have been converted, run rename.bat to delete the original files and rename the converted files.

9. Run compress.bat to create new cab files that will contain the converted files.

10. Run cleanup.bat to remove un-needed files.

11. Make a new folder for the patch, crack and serial.

12. Burn the contents of EE3 folder to a DVD using any label.

If you followed this step by step there shouldn't be any problems.

Works Good

[X-plod]

Where do get Empire Earth III Highly Commpressed

[DABhand]

This is NOT a warez site.

[dezconocido]

Work good for me, but i use Super for codec ogg.
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