Star Wars The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition 2xDVD9 to 4xDVD5
 

1.) Create folders DISK1,DISK2,DISK3,DISK4

2.) Copy contains of DVD1 to folder DISK1 and contains of DVD2 to folder DISK3

3.) From folder DISK1 move these files to folder DISK2

setup-1d.bin
setup-1e.bin
setup-1f.bin

4.) From folder DISK1 copy autorun.inf to folder DISK2 and edit him to like this:

[autorun]
icon=setup.exe

5.) From folder DISK3 copy files ''icon.ico'' and ''autorun.inf'' to folder DISK4

6.) From folder DISK3 move these files to folder DISK4

Support (folder)
GameuxInstallHelper.dll
AWL_Release.dll
setup-2d.bin
setup-2e.bin


7.) Burn or make iso's with label DISK1,DISK2,DISK3,DISK4


Install Sequence: DVD 1 - DVD 2 - DVD 3 - DVD 4

DVD 1: 4,07 Gb
DVD 2: 3,75 Gb
DVD 3: 3,75 Gb
DVD 4: 2,68 Gb

works 100%! TESTED! Thanks.

Tested and works 100%.
tested on Vista 64.
Thanks!!

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition Multi 5
(2xDVD9 to 4xDVD5)

Inno Setup v5.3.5

1) Install the game from the 2 dvd9.

2) Extract 'SWTFU.7z' where you want (better where you have a lot of free space) :D

3) Open Inno Setup script 'SWTFU.iss' and edit it under label files:

from Source: F:\Star Wars The Force Unleashed\*;

to Source: yourdrive:\folderofgameafterinstallation\*;

4) Compile the script

5) Move:

setup-2*.bin files to disk2
setup-3*.bin files to disk3
setup-4*.bin files to disk4

6) Copy from 1st dvd9:

'support' folder to disk4
'autorun.inf'
'SWTFU_Autorun.exe'
'AWL_Release.dll'

files to disk1

7) Copy SWTFU.ico from 'SWTFU.7z' archive to disk2-disk3-disk4

8) Create autorun.inf in disk2-disk3-disk4 :

9) Burn or make ISOs with label names of your choice.

Attachment 1266

Thanks man! :D
Work correctly, no problem during repack/burn/install.
:D

I dont know (not testet yet) if it can reduce the number of DVDs (you can also increment value of DiskSliceSize directive), however you can try ;)

Use this script (small changes have been made) now the request of desktop icon shortcut appears only on xp system,instead on win 7/vista the installer uses game explorer.

Upping the diskslicksize to 1550000000 will almost fill a DVD5 ( 4.7GB ). whats the size of your FMV folder. ( recompressed / downsize all videos to 60% ends up at ~850mb )

peter the levelpacks folder (presently at 16.6GB ) can be compressed before/during the inno setup using freearc and it will take them down to 3.76GB.
Just then need to add the unpacking procedure at the end of installation. Which would in effect take a 4DVD5 repack down to a 2xDVD5 repack.

I dont remember where levelpacks folder is located after installation,however if its in the root leaves the line as it is, otherwise add the path like this:

"-x -d""{app}\pathoflevelpacks"" -y -s2"

SWTFU_arc.exe must be located in the root of last dvd

I replaced the following with blank bik files:

Aspyr.bik
FMV-CineBlock_01_DE-WMV9_HD_STEREO.bik
FMV-CineBlock_01_ES-WMV9_HD_STEREO.bik
FMV-CineBlock_01_FR-WMV9_HD_STEREO.bik
FMV-CineBlock_01_IT-WMV9_HD_STEREO.bik
FMV-GoldGuy-WMV9_HD_STEREO.bik
FMV-GoldGuy_DE-WMV9_HD_STEREO.bik
FMV-GoldGuy_ES-WMV9_HD_STEREO.bik
FMV-GoldGuy_FR-WMV9_HD_STEREO.bik
FMV-GoldGuy_IT-WMV9_HD_STEREO.bik
FMV-MarketingSizzle_Demo.bik
TheWay_4x3_H264_1280x1024.bik

The FMV folder is 6.15 GB without recompressing any videos. I ran a few tests and they can be reduced in size by 50% without seeing any visible degradation of the video(keeping the original resolution).

I compiled the script using fast compression and it comes up 100 MB over 3 DVDs. In order to fit the Support folder another 430 MB need to be saved(easily done if one compresses the video files and may be possible if ultra compression is used as is for a 3 disc conversion). I'll recompress them and see what they come out as(will take a while though).

X:\Star Wars The Force Unleashed\LevelPacks so yes its in the root.

You can IF you wanted to get rid of all the extra language bik files which will save a ton of room. also the directx folder just delete everything except the exe file ( will skip right over installing directx then. )

These are the only language files that matter for those who want them:
FMV-CineBlock_01_DE-WMV9_HD_STEREO.bik
FMV-CineBlock_01_ES-WMV9_HD_STEREO.bik
FMV-CineBlock_01_FR-WMV9_HD_STEREO.bik
FMV-CineBlock_01_IT-WMV9_HD_STEREO.bik

The rest that I replaced are logos or ads.

Edit:
I reran the compile using ultra compression as well as the blanked out bik files with diskslicesize=1560000000 and ended up with 4.35 GB discs and about 850 MB free on the third disc(plenty of space for the support folder).

I'm curious about how you used freearc to compress the levelpacks folder(settings used). I tried but it wasn't compressing even close to what you ended up with for some reason(probably my inexperience with the program).

yes you first have to install it from 2xdvd9 THEN use peters conversion to make it 4xdvd5. Replace what he has in red with where its installed in your system, Then run inno to recompile it which will be easier for you to make 4dvd5's.

I've been able to get it to 2xDVD5's by reencoding the bik files and compressing the levelpacks folder with freearc at the highest compression, but I have a few problems with the script.

1. I'm running Windows XP and I don't get any option for start menu shortcuts. Is it simply changing DisableProgramGroupPage=yes to DisableProgramGroupPage=no?

2. The uninstaller fails to uninstall all of the files(this is by design), however I would like it to uninstall everything in the folder(or at least the LevelPacks Dir as it's quite large). I'm guessing the command should look something like this: DelTree('{app}\LevelPacks', True, True, True); but I have no idea where to put it in your script.

3. For some reason at the end of the install the navigation part of the setup(where the finish button is etc) moves part way out of the screen to the bottom right. Not a deal breaker by any means as it's movable but I'm curious as to why it does that.

4. AWL_Release.dll needs to be in the same directory as SWTFU_Autorun.exe or it doesn't start(it gives an error stating that it can't find AWL_Release.dll but that's an easy fix).

Only the desktop icon is created as the original installer does,however if you want XP start menu shortcuts :
delete the line DisableProgramGroupPage=yes
the default value for this directive is No

After you compressed levelpacks folder do not delete it, replace its contents with dummy files and then compile the script.
its XP issue, on vista/win 7 the FinishedPage is at the center of the screen, however use the attached script.

Copy from 1st dvd9:

'AWL_Release.dll' file to disk1

Excellent, thanks.

Well, I just noticed that the recoded video files only contain one of the audio tracks. I think I'm going to mix all of the same language audio together(so that the audio actually plays properly - a bug with the game) and figure out what compression ratio I'm going to need to get the files to fit again.

I thought I was done with this conversion, but apparently not.

Used DinhOZinhO2 's method and works flawlessly. thanks

You will need to read the rest of the thread to get specific changes to the script but here's a quick outline of what hasn't been posted yet.

You can get to 2xDVD5 by:
Recoding the bik files to 60%(extract all audio tracks, combine/mix the proper audio tracks together(use audition or something like it) eg tracks 0-3 for english, 4-7 for french etc and mix them back into the biks as tracks 0,4,8,12, and 16). This is an enormous amount of work but the videos all play with proper sound(sfx+voice+music+bg are all in one track/language). Each added audio track adds about 1 mb to that video file. To be safe you can use 55%(you can probably use none for script compression if you do this)

Replace the ad videos with blanks(aspyr, nvidia, goldguys, and marketingsizzle). If you want to keep these then all the bik files need to be at a lower compression(more than 50% but less than 60% - you can figure this out mathematically)

repack using lzma/fast with the diskslicesize I posted earlier. There will be no space left on the DVDs(well, about 20 MB on each).



3xDVD5 is much easier as all you need to do is recompress the levelpacks folder(took me about 2h30m). There will even be enough space left over for the patch that just came out. You need to use a diskslicesize that will leave a small file on the third disc in order for the levelpacks and other files to run at the end of the install. Set the compression to none(there is very little space gained by this anyway and it will help you figure out what diskslicesize you need easier).


2xDVD5 will take about 2 days to complete, 3xDVD5 will take about 5 hours.


Edit: actually, you could get this game down to 1xDVD5 if you were to replace all the bik files with dummys and compress the levelpacks folder with freearc.

Works fine much thanks sir.

I'm playing around with this one at the moment. It looks like you can avoid having to fumble with the audio mixing during the .bik re-coding if you select the 'compress audio' option in the compression options. To keep it from sounding bad I put a value of '0' in the field, and leaving the other fields empty/unselected in the 'compress audio' section.

I just did a full compress of the gamedata (everything except the FMV folder) and it came out to 5,580 mb in the inno script with compression=lzma/ultra64, meaning if it's to go on one dvd9 the video would have to be compressed at 40% to packed into the install with no compression. At 40% compression the video looks pretty bad though, especially on my widescreen monitor.

Doing a video compression test, it looks like .bik videos compress at a 90% ratio on average.

So, this means that a video folder of 6.3 gb can be compressed using Rad Video Tools @ 50% down to 3.15gb, which is then compressed using inno's lzma/ultra64 down to 2.8 gb.

2.8gb videos + 5.6 gb gamedata = 8.4gb, fitting on a dvd9

This is all just preliminary testing I did in the last hour or so, so these are all calculations in progress. Just thought I'd share my findings with the community.

Well fooey, I can't get it to quite fit on 1x dvd9, at least not without a) compressing the video down so heavily it looks degraded, and b) having an unacceptably long install.

So I've opted to simply spread it out over 2x dvd9's, leaving the .bik's in uncompressed. Using lzma/fast compression on all game files except the .biks (which I used nocompression on) will let them fit nicely on two dvd9's, with enough space leftover for the v1.1 crack and patch on dvd1.

If anyone's interersted in creating their own version of the original install with pretty graphics, etc, feel free to download the attached inno script pack. Credits of course go to perterf, who's script I modified a bit. (Peter, that's quite a lot you put in the [code] section, I'm impressed!)

Star wars force unleashed ultimate sith edition
 

I don't know if you guys can help me out.my swfu is about 27gigs when I install it and the attachment I downloaded from here doesn't seem to work.my original swfu installer is russian and it is already a repack but I want to make my installer completely english and repack it myself.the gameplay is all in english tho but I want to have my installer in english.please reply

you tried the one posted directly above your post, or the one by peterf ??

Old games but could do with redoing for the 2 games now if possible by anybody.