FULL Decompress, Edit, and Recompress Patch Tutorial

12-03-2010, 01:46 AM #1

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This tutorial shows you how to edit _rank.gsc. If you follow the tutorial you will not get a black screen, but you will still get syntax error if you code has errors. Please use a clean patch or a patch you know is already working when doing this.

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open cmd
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cd desktop/pack
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offzip -a -z -15 patch_mp.ff ./ 0
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4. Delete all the new created files except these (only two of them will be used in this tutorial) 0002cbcc 000295f3 00030783

5. Open0002cbcc 000295f3 in your hex editor

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6. In 000295f3 press

    ctrl + E

7. In the start box put

    A00D

8. In length box put

    5FF3

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10. Press

    ctrl + C

11. Then

    Ctrl + N

12. Then

    Ctrl + V

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13. Now go to the 0002cbcc file

14. Press ctrl + E start offset is

15. Length is

    1A9B

16. Press

ok

17. Press

    Ctrl + C

18. Go to the end of the new file you created and press

    Ctrl+V

19. Delete all of the 00 at the end end of the file
It should look something like the picture below with the 0A at the endYou must login or register to view this content.

19. Save the file as

    rank.gsc

20. Go to your pack folder and right click on rank.gsc and open it up with notepad++ or whatever text editor you use
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21. Edit the file however you want

22. Save the file after you edit in and open it back up in the hex editor

23. Press

    Ctrl + E

24. In the Start offset box put

25. In the length box put

    5ff3

26. Go to the 000295f3 file

27. Press

    Ctrl + E

28. In the Start offset box put

    A00D

29. In the length box put

    5ff3

30. Press

    ctrl + B

to paste the selected text from rank.gsc into the selected area in 000295f3 (make sure you don't change the file size.)

31. Save 000295f3

32. Open cmd

33. type

    [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=Blue][COLOR=Black]cd  desktop/pack[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

then press enter

34. then type

    packzip -o 0x[COLOR=#000000][COLOR=#0000bb][COLOR=Black][FONT=Arial]000295f3[/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] -w -15 [COLOR=#000000][COLOR=#0000bb][COLOR=Black][FONT=Arial]000295f3[/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR].dat patch_mp.ff

35. Close 000295f3 in your hex editor

36. Go to rank.gsc in your hex editor

37. Press

    Ctrl + G

38. Go to offset

    5ff3

39. Press

    Ctrl + Shift + END

40. Copy the selected text

41. Go to 0002cbcc

42. Press

    Ctrl + E

43. Start offset is

44. Length is

    1A9B

45. Press

    Ctrl + B

to paste what you copied from rank.gsc

46. Place the insertion point in right after the red lettersYou must login or register to view this content.

47. Now push

    Ctrl + E

48. Leave Start offset wherever it is at

49. In end put

    1a9b

50. Click ok

51. right click the selected area

52. Click fill selection

53. Fill with 00You must login or register to view this content.

54. Save the file

55. open cmd and type

    [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=Blue][COLOR=Black]cd  desktop/pack[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

56. then type

    packzip -o 0x0002cbcc -w -15 0002cbcc.dat patch_mp.ff

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Your Done!!

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12-22-2010, 03:23 AM #38

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What is the rank.gsc file size suppose to be like 894b is for W@W rank.dat. What is the Cod4 limit?

Last edited by JOT ; 12-22-2010 at 03:56 AM.

12-22-2010, 03:54 AM #39

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Originally posted by Jot1011

What is the missions.gsc file size suppose to be like 894b is for W@W rank.dat. What is the Cod4 limit?

cod4 doesnt have missions.gsc

12-22-2010, 03:57 AM #40

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Originally posted by Tupac17

cod4 doesnt have missions.gsc

I meant rank.gsc.

12-22-2010, 04:00 AM #41

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Originally posted by Jot1011

I meant rank.gsc.

oh ok lol

    7A 8E

12-22-2010, 05:44 PM #42

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Originally posted by Tupac17

This tutorial shows you how to edit _rank.gsc. If you follow the tutorial you will not get a black screen, but you will still get syntax error if you code has errors. Please use a clean patch or a patch you know is already working when doing this.

If you want the offsets to other gscs go here You must login or register to view this content.

open cmd
type
cd desktop/pack
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type
offzip -a -z -15 patch_mp.ff ./ 0
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4. Delete all the new created files except these (only two of them will be used in this tutorial) 0002cbcc 000295f3 00030783

5. Open0002cbcc 000295f3 in your hex editor

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6. In 000295f3 press

    ctrl + E

7. In the start box put

    A00D

8. In length box put

    5FF3

9. Click okYou must login or register to view this content.

10. Press

    ctrl + C

11. Then

    Ctrl + N

12. Then

    Ctrl + V

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13. Now go to the 0002cbcc file

14. Press ctrl + E start offset is

15. Length is

    1A9B

16. Press

ok

17. Press

    Ctrl + C

18. Go to the end of the new file you created and press

    Ctrl+V

19. Delete all of the 00 at the end end of the file
It should look something like the picture below with the 0A at the endYou must login or register to view this content.

19. Save the file as

    rank.gsc

20. Go to your pack folder and right click on rank.gsc and open it up with notepad++ or whatever text editor you use
You must login or register to view this content.

21. Edit the file however you want

22. Save the file after you edit in and open it back up in the hex editor

23. Press

    Ctrl + E

24. In the Start offset box put

25. In the length box put

    5ff3

26. Go to the 000295f3 file

27. Press

    Ctrl + E

28. In the Start offset box put

    A00D

29. In the length box put

    5ff3

30. Press

    ctrl + B

to paste the selected text from rank.gsc into the selected area in 000295f3 (make sure you don't change the file size.)

31. Save 000295f3

32. Open cmd

33. type

    [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=Blue][COLOR=Black]cd  desktop/pack[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

then press enter

34. then type

    packzip -o 0x[COLOR=#000000][COLOR=#0000bb][COLOR=Black][FONT=Arial]000295f3[/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] -w -15 [COLOR=#000000][COLOR=#0000bb][COLOR=Black][FONT=Arial]000295f3[/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR].dat patch_mp.ff

35. Close 000295f3 in your hex editor

36. Go to rank.gsc in your hex editor

37. Press

    Ctrl + G

38. Go to offset

    5ff3

39. Press

    Ctrl + Shift + END

40. Copy the selected text

41. Go to 0002cbcc

42. Press

    Ctrl + E

43. Start offset is

44. Length is

    1A9B

45. Press

    Ctrl + B

to paste what you copied from rank.gsc

46. Place the insertion point in right after the red lettersYou must login or register to view this content.

47. Now push

    Ctrl + E

48. Leave Start offset wherever it is at

49. In end put

    1a9b

50. Click ok

51. right click the selected area

52. Click fill selection

53. Fill with 00You must login or register to view this content.

54. Save the file

55. open cmd and type

    [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=Blue][COLOR=Black]cd  desktop/pack[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

56. then type

    packzip -o 0x0002cbcc -w -15 0002cbcc.dat patch_mp.ff

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Your Done!!

hey, thx for the tut !
although something weird happens for me..
idk if others have the same problem, but everytime i offzip a COD4 patch, the names of the .dat files change :s

is this just me or does it happen to anyone else ?

12-23-2010, 11:58 AM #43

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Originally posted by Tupac17

This tutorial shows you how to edit _rank.gsc. If you follow the tutorial you will not get a black screen, but you will still get syntax error if you code has errors. Please use a clean patch or a patch you know is already working when doing this.

If you want the offsets to other gscs go here You must login or register to view this content.

open cmd
type
cd desktop/pack
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type
offzip -a -z -15 patch_mp.ff ./ 0
You must login or register to view this content.

4. Delete all the new created files except these (only two of them will be used in this tutorial) 0002cbcc 000295f3 00030783

5. Open0002cbcc 000295f3 in your hex editor

You must login or register to view this content.

6. In 000295f3 press

    ctrl + E

7. In the start box put

    A00D

8. In length box put

    5FF3

9. Click okYou must login or register to view this content.

10. Press

    ctrl + C

11. Then

    Ctrl + N

12. Then

    Ctrl + V

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13. Now go to the 0002cbcc file

14. Press ctrl + E start offset is

15. Length is

    1A9B

16. Press

ok

17. Press

    Ctrl + C

18. Go to the end of the new file you created and press

    Ctrl+V

19. Delete all of the 00 at the end end of the file
It should look something like the picture below with the 0A at the endYou must login or register to view this content.

19. Save the file as

    rank.gsc

20. Go to your pack folder and right click on rank.gsc and open it up with notepad++ or whatever text editor you use
You must login or register to view this content.

21. Edit the file however you want

22. Save the file after you edit in and open it back up in the hex editor

23. Press

    Ctrl + E

24. In the Start offset box put

25. In the length box put

    5ff3

26. Go to the 000295f3 file

27. Press

    Ctrl + E

28. In the Start offset box put

    A00D

29. In the length box put

    5ff3

30. Press

    ctrl + B

to paste the selected text from rank.gsc into the selected area in 000295f3 (make sure you don't change the file size.)

31. Save 000295f3

32. Open cmd

33. type

    [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=Blue][COLOR=Black]cd  desktop/pack[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

then press enter

34. then type

    packzip -o 0x[COLOR=#000000][COLOR=#0000bb][COLOR=Black][FONT=Arial]000295f3[/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] -w -15 [COLOR=#000000][COLOR=#0000bb][COLOR=Black][FONT=Arial]000295f3[/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR].dat patch_mp.ff

35. Close 000295f3 in your hex editor

36. Go to rank.gsc in your hex editor

37. Press

    Ctrl + G

38. Go to offset

    5ff3

39. Press

    Ctrl + Shift + END

40. Copy the selected text

41. Go to 0002cbcc

42. Press

    Ctrl + E

43. Start offset is

44. Length is

    1A9B

45. Press

    Ctrl + B

to paste what you copied from rank.gsc

46. Place the insertion point in right after the red lettersYou must login or register to view this content.

47. Now push

    Ctrl + E

48. Leave Start offset wherever it is at

49. In end put

    1a9b

50. Click ok

51. right click the selected area

52. Click fill selection

53. Fill with 00You must login or register to view this content.

54. Save the file

55. open cmd and type

    [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=Blue][COLOR=Black]cd  desktop/pack[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

56. then type

    packzip -o 0x0002cbcc -w -15 0002cbcc.dat patch_mp.ff

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Your Done!!

Thank you

Last edited by Dreamcather ; 12-23-2010 at 04:10 PM.

12-24-2010, 03:42 AM #44

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Originally posted by Karoolus

hey, thx for the tut !
although something weird happens for me..
idk if others have the same problem, but everytime i offzip a COD4 patch, the names of the .dat files change :s

is this just me or does it happen to anyone else ?

I think it happens to me. When I offzip I somehow dont get the .dat files he says we need :/ . Could you help me by any chance?

12-26-2010, 05:01 AM #45

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Originally posted by Tupac17

sounds like you did that part right that means your file ended with a } which is fine... but when you save it doesnt open up in a text editor?

Can you help me? I cant seem to get the right .dat files once I offzip Patch_mp.ff

12-27-2010, 01:54 AM #46

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big problem , i dont have this file : 0002cbcc 000295f3 00030783

why ?