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Post: FULL Decompress, Edit, and Recompress Patch Tutorial
12-03-2010, 01:46 AM #1
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  1. open cmd
  2. type 
        cd desktop/pack
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  3. 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
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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 
    0
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
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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 
    0
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 
    0
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!!
Last edited by Tupac17 ; 12-28-2010 at 02:14 AM.

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12-27-2010, 10:51 AM #47
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I’m too L33T
just on thing i want to know i download a patch for xbox and decompressed it
can i use that _weapons.gsc or _rank.gsc in my Ps3 patch?
12-27-2010, 04:37 PM #48
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Originally posted by RoyalShady View Post
big problem , i dont have this file : 0002cbcc 000295f3 00030783

why ?


Yeah me too :(
12-27-2010, 04:51 PM #49
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23. Press
Code:
Ctrl + E


24. In the Start offset box put
Code:
0
25. In the length box put
Code:
5ff3


this in rank.gsc or 0002cbcc
12-27-2010, 09:58 PM #50
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Originally posted by lol View Post
23. Press
Code:
Ctrl + E


24. In the Start offset box put
Code:
0
25. In the length box put
Code:
5ff3


this in rank.gsc or 0002cbcc

its rank.gsc
12-28-2010, 06:40 PM #51
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juddylovespizza
I'VE GOT JUNGLE FEVER
Thanks got to the last two steps and its to big to fit in :FU:

Have to clip into another gsc...
12-28-2010, 06:47 PM #52
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Originally posted by juddylovespizza View Post
Thanks got to the last two steps and its to big to fit in :FU:

Have to clip into another gsc...

highlight all of your code in the text editor and push shift + tab about five times that should make alot more space if you haven't already done this

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12-28-2010, 06:49 PM #53
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I'VE GOT JUNGLE FEVER
Originally posted by Tupac17 View Post
highlight all of your code in the text editor and push shift + tab about five times that should make alot more space if you haven't already done this


Nice I will try it later :muck:
12-28-2010, 10:59 PM #54
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juddylovespizza
I'VE GOT JUNGLE FEVER
Ummm black screen as soon as I press multiplayer.. want me to send you the file to see what I've done wrong?
12-28-2010, 11:10 PM #55
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Originally posted by Battler624 View Post
just on thing i want to know i download a patch for xbox and decompressed it
can i use that _weapons.gsc or _rank.gsc in my Ps3 patch?


mmhm.. i think since the contents of the gsc is identical, you could use it.. just make sure it's the right length etc Smile

Originally posted by juddylovespizza View Post
Ummm black screen as soon as I press multiplayer.. want me to send you the file to see what I've done wrong?


black screen = wrong compression (i've only had it twice, where i discovered an error in my .bat file :p)
syntax error etc happen when match is loading..

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