Dead Island (1x DVD5) *INNO+FreeArc*

[dudul]

So what will be the ISO final size?

[peterf1999]

Originally Posted by dudul

So what will be the ISO final size?

3.99 gb, but with more complicated procedure that requires too much time is possible to create an iso < 1.90 gb

[Onizuka87k]

Originally Posted by peterf1999

3.99 gb, but with more complicated procedure that requires too much time is possible to create an iso < 1.90 gb

I would like to know that.. the purpose is just only to increase my knowledges, nothing else!

[mEtOO]

peterf1999 how do autorun? What programs do you use? Please tell me you and me. Thanks

[KillerOh]

Originally Posted by Onizuka87k

I would like to know that.. the purpose is just only to increase my knowledges, nothing else!

Originally Posted by mEtOO

peterf1999 how do autorun? What programs do you use? Please tell me you and me. Thanks

Both autorun menu and installer were built with Inno Setup. The compression methods to archieve so small sizes are FreeArc, PreComp and SRep.
Peterf's latest installers are able to compress the game files with several methods, such as FreeArc, PreComp and SRep (And even all of them at same time!) by using IsDone.dll, but these setups has no "source code" avaliable (Almost all of his installers are already pre-compiled).
However, you should try his installer for The Witcher 2 done by him.
As far as I know (AFAIK), it supports FreeArc and PreComp compression, and has all the pages of this custom installer - Including autorun menu and the System Requirements page. Don't know about SRep or multi-disk support for ARC files, but it's a huge first step, if you wanna know!

For reference, you can use Yener90's installer too!
He released the sources of his installers, so take a look.
Yener's installers are, for saying so, "simple" (No "Syetem requirements" nor "Add to firewall" pages), but true candidates for "Games For Windows" certificated installers due to being easy and intuitive to install, not to mention they're visually nice! I don't remember the kind of compression it supports, but considering some of Yener's custom installers, FreeArc and Multi-disk support for UNCOMPRESSED files should be avaliable.

For an additional reference, try this post of mine.

Before "going crazy" with "coding hell", it's interesting to note that they are pretty easy to MODIFY to your needings: Just change the parameters of a specific game in Peterf's installer codes (You'll need to search a little in the codes, but it's worthy) or Yener90's INI file provided with the sources. I'm not a programmer, but I know what I need to change in peterf's installer code to "create" a new custom installer.

As a last note, for damn powerful autorun menus ONLY (You can actually use it to build a "install-capable" autorun menu, but the "uninstaller" part is up to you...), you should try Autoplay Media Studio. I know it's a paid $oftware, but Indigorose released the "Autoplay Media Studio Personal edition", which is free.
The differences between Free and Paid editions are just... "lame" IMHO: Free ed has no support (Go to the Indigorose forums and google; you don't need "support" anyway!), cannot build the autorun .exe file with a custom icon (You can use a separated icon for autorun.inf when needed) and, after closing an autorun menu built with this version, a splash image with the text "Powered by AutoPlay Media Studio Personal Edition" will appear. You see, no big deal, the rest is all the same.

[Musyanon]

I wanted to edit the setup, so I extracted with universal extractor, then when I compile a mistake and even without changing anything ...
Sorry for ma bad english..

[KillerOh]

Just to make it clear: Extracting the setup script with Unniversal Extractor (And, for the matter, with InnoUnp), is useless.

After re-compiling everything from a extracted .ISS file in these ways, it'll become the "always-simple" Inno Setup installer, with no autorun menu, no FreeArc + PreComp + Srep extraction support, no pretty pages (the same with "System Requirements" and "Add to Firewall list" ones) and, last but not least, no custom code required to sucessfully compile that.
The compile error was because it cannot find the "getLngID" function, which won't come with the extracted script.

BTW, the "innoUnp" (Command line app used by Universal Extractor for InnoSetup unpacking) site explains that it extrats a PARCIAL script - Only the basics.
There are a LOT of codig that won't be unpacked this way, so you need to add them by hand. And guess what? No "easy way" to do that, no matter where you find all thye codes, no matter how easy is the Inno's coding (Pascal, right?).



To edit the setup the way you want, you must edit some code already avaliable. I've already gave a suggestion some posts ago, now it's up to you.

[xy_ashley.exe]

Hi .The link seems to be broken for DI_dvd5.7z . Can somebody help me out please. I can't find it anywhere else on the net.

[Grumpy]

Originally Posted by xy_ashley.exe

Hi .The link seems to be broken for DI_dvd5.7z . Can somebody help me out please. I can't find it anywhere else on the net.

The link in the first post works fine for me, I just tested it.

[pakrat2k2]

Originally Posted by xy_ashley.exe

Hi .The link seems to be broken for DI_dvd5.7z . Can somebody help me out please. I can't find it anywhere else on the net.

special link for you... reply when you have it & I'll remove it, as the link in first post works fine, once your post count is up ?

file removed.

[Grumpy]

Originally Posted by pakrat2k2

link in first post works fine, once your post count is up ?

All attachments 'should' work for everyone, not just the registered members and not dependent on post counts.

[pakrat2k2]

well for me not logged in i couldnt dl the attachment. thats why i setup the temp link.

[Chompower]

Thank Peterf, tested on windows 7 x86...
Install or uninstall ok!
Size end DVD: 4.08 GB
Works 100%!!

[xy_ashley.exe]

Thanks for the link pakrat2k2 but Mediafire kinda sucks on mobile because of it's Flash counter. Also sorry I overlooked yener90's conversion

[ceifadorx]

has someone tried this conversion with the arena dlc?