Unpacking Full Game Files!

[ahedgpe]

I was able to unpack the data folder in the Full game a few minutes ago. I used the unpacker from the demo but in the revision code that you must copy and paste into Python, you have to modify this line:

def parseArgs(args):
pack = packFile('demo1.pack','unpacked')

into

def parseArgs(args):
pack = packFile('name of file.pack','unpacked')

By replacing the "demo1" and adding the correct file name to unpack, it works!

[Kewpur]

How much space does this take up?

[Gwyn ap Nud]

awesome work dude!

Now I just need the full game...

Must... wait... until... tomorrow...

[ahedgpe]

I did just get a crash on the 3rd turn in the Road to Independence game. Not sure if it is related though...going to do some more testing with it.:hmmm:

[deathblow]

where is the unpacker ?
i have installed demo but where is?

[sgt_melin]

I did just get a crash on the 3rd turn in the Road to Independence game. Not sure if it is related though...going to do some more testing with it.:hmmm:

let us know, I hate those loading times.

[Fjodin]

It will be great if it will affect loading!

[Lucius Tiberius Vorenus]

yes please an update for unpacking the full game would be much appreciated.

I beg you to dumb it down as much as possible, my experiences with manually unpacking have always ended in total disaster.

An "auto execute" unpacker would be awesome. I do recall a couple of mini mods in the past that did everything for me.

[Xerces]

Its working very well I have to say. I am trying currently though to open the .emf files, but so far no joy. Anyone else worked it out?

[Andcus]

anything that looks like a descr_strat or something else that can unlock other factions?

[Xerces]

anything that looks like a descr_strat or something else that can unlock other factions?

I am trying to open startpos.emf. As it may contain certain simularities. There is no such simular type of file as decr_strat in all of the pack files, as I have unpacked all of them and found nothing! Bah!

[IndoPruss]

I am trying to open startpos.emf. As it may contain certain simularities. There is no such simular type of file as decr_strat in all of the pack files, as I have unpacked all of them and found nothing! Bah!

Should be somewhere with .xml extension? It's impossible CA for hardcoding them.

[sgt_melin]

Do the game load faster when you have unpacket it?

[IndoPruss]

Do the game load faster when you have unpacket it?

Well it should be but it is also depend on your system capabilities.

[Xerces]

Do the game load faster when you have unpacket it?

I could answer you if Steam wasnt yet again updating mine for the fourth time today!!! lol!!! I personally dont think it would have nay impact at all though. And until a patch comes out to solve some of the MANY issues, then its going to be hard to assess anything currently!

[IndoPruss]

XML files should be more programmer and modder friendly rather than plain text file which error can be sometimes difficult to debug or found.

[crazypeon]

It doesn't work with every pack though.

Voices.pack give an error.

[dieterweber35]

Just so you guys know, if you end up messing a file up, just use the steam verify files option to fix all the files back to default.

[crazypeon]

OK i unpacked several files (sounds, ui, and some moret) but ran into a lot of problems:

1. Couldn't hear any unit sounds (placed them in the correct folders)
2. Campaign won't load
3. Localisation errors
4. Entire text passages are missing
5. Crash while loading a battle

So overall, i highly recommend against unpacking the files. I think they probably changed something in the pack format, so that the old unpacker doesn't work anymore.

[ahedgpe]

I was able to unpack most of the files with the unpacker instructions for the demo but apparently it opened up some building capabilities in the "Road to Independence" that was not supposed to be open. That is what made it crash. Had to reinstall (didn't know that Steam could fix the files for me) and crash went away. This is a completely different file structure then M2TW so I am going to leave them packed until someone smarter than I comes along!