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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
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 
    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
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 
    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!!
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12-28-2010, 11:16 PM #56
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Originally posted by Karoolus View Post
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



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..


Yes I know thats the problem, I don't know how though :confused:
12-31-2010, 02:45 AM #57
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[move]I do it for teh Nonz :carling:[/move]
Nice tutorial !!
01-10-2011, 08:37 AM #58
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OVER 9000!
Originally posted by Tupac17 View Post
hang on iam finding the right offsets for dom


I don't have a 0002cbcc file? what the hell?

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Solo.
01-11-2011, 04:53 PM #59
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Free Service Cod4-5 Mw2 Mw3 BO2 PS3
Where is download ?
01-12-2011, 05:23 PM #60
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Would this work on mw2 patches!?Eek
01-13-2011, 12:15 AM #61
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Sour
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Canu edit a cod4 patch for me ? its a simle edit and willing to pay $10 pan and 15k vBux
01-13-2011, 12:30 AM #62
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I ♥ COD4
Originally posted by IM
Would this work on mw2 patches!?Eek

no it wont the offsets are different and the gsc files are zlibed on mw2
01-14-2011, 06:09 PM #63
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ThePlasticBling
Bounty hunter
When I type the first command It says "The system cannot find the patch specified."
01-15-2011, 06:21 PM #64
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I wont stop
Originally posted by Tupac17 View Post
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.

  1. open cmd
  2. type 
        cd desktop/pack
    You must login or register to view this content.
  3. 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
You must login or register to view this content.


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
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 
    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!!



:y: I like the tut but some people dont know what to do.. Do you need someone to make a tut video?

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