Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 7:35 pm Post subject:
Ares
Subject description: I think I give up on life.
I've been modding TS/FS and RA2/YR for over a year now. I have the basics down. I can pretty much do anything I want, save hardcoding.
I want to use Ares. So bad.
Call me retarded. I can't figure out how to use it properly. Whatsoever.
-I already unpacked the standalone version into my folder.
-I wanted to use the feature that would allow me to play YR without the CD.
How would I go about doing all this...? And yes, I have looked through the manual, gone through the forums, etc., etc.. _________________ Okay, my signature was starting to annoy even me. QUICK_EDIT
if you have a no-cd crack, then it doesn't matter; if you don't, then you need to apply the -CD tag, but there's a glitch that will occasionally occur, so the bat should read this:
Code:
Syringe "gamemd.exe" -null -CD %*
that will ensure the logic gets applied QUICK_EDIT
that's for use in the batch file, it forwards all arguments to pass to the batch file.
so if you pass "-win -nologo" to the batch file, syringe sees "-null -CD -win -nologo"
if you don't pass any, syringe sees "-null -CD " QUICK_EDIT
I do have them. I have every last file on the CD copied into my directory.
I click on RunAres.bat to run it.
I get this:
Quote:
Syringe "gamemd.exe"
And yes, I'm trying to run it without the CD. Please, can you quide me through this? How do I apply the -CD tag? _________________ Okay, my signature was starting to annoy even me. QUICK_EDIT
that's what's supposed to show up - it then starts the game (don't exit it). to apply the CD switch you need to right click on RunAres.bat and click edit; then add
You need to copy some or all of the files from the disk into the game directory, otherwise the game won't be able to find the files it needs. _________________ "The present is theirs. The future, for which I really worked, is mine." - Nikola Tesla QUICK_EDIT
If I'm correct, there are only a few mix files that needed to be transferred from the cd into the directory. _________________ Okay, my signature was starting to annoy even me. QUICK_EDIT
You need to copy Entire CD contents into the RA2 directory for it to work. Then as SkyBot said, make sure when you click RunAres.bat it says Syringe "gamemd.exe" -null -cd %*[/quote] QUICK_EDIT
You need to copy Entire CD contents into the RA2 directory for it to work. Then as SkyBot said, make sure when you click RunAres.bat it says Syringe "gamemd.exe" -null -cd %*
Alright. Let me ask this then. How would I go about copying every last file from the CD into the directory?
I used XCC to extract all the files I could find and threw them into the RA2 directory. _________________ Okay, my signature was starting to annoy even me. QUICK_EDIT
no, do not extract them. goto My Computer, then right click on the drive which has your YR disk in it, then choose Explore, then highlight everything and right click, choose copy and then paste it into your RA2 dirctory. QUICK_EDIT
That's what I use. You can add your own arguments if you want, but that works great for me. _________________ Because Banshee saw fit to ban my other account for no reason, this is my new one. QUICK_EDIT
hmmm, thats all I did was copy/paste disc files to RA2 directory, then edited the RunAres.bat and it works just fine. I'm not sure what your issue may be. When you click on RunAres.bat does it say Syringe "gamemd.exe" -null -cd %* ? QUICK_EDIT
You probably don't have the log command enabled. Add -log to your bat file and that should create debugging information.
Though, I have to ask. Is your bat file in the \RA2\ directory or somewhere else? If it's not in the directory, it's not going to work... for obvious reasons I would hope. _________________ Because Banshee saw fit to ban my other account for no reason, this is my new one. QUICK_EDIT
Syringe.log is automatically written and should have been created the first time you ran ares. I'm leaning towards what HTX is implying, I dont think you have all necessary files inside the RA2 directory. You dont by any chance have them in seperate folders inside the RA2 directory do you? The only new file you should have in there is the Debug file, everything else should be out in the main directory area. QUICK_EDIT
yes, syringe.log is automatically created/cleared then rewritten every time you run syringe, if you don't have it, you're not running it. make sure the files i listed in my first post are in the Ra2 directory where gamemd.exe is and not in any sub-directories; you do not have npatch or rockpatch installed and all of the Yr files are in that directory as well QUICK_EDIT
my no-cd cracked game running with ares begs to differ.
ares isn't like npatch/rockpatch, it doesn't directly modify the exe, it changes what's going on while it runs QUICK_EDIT
The only thing is, it requires the CD to be present, but once the game starts, I can just take it out. RA2/YR runs perfectly fine without it, if not faster. _________________ Okay, my signature was starting to annoy even me. QUICK_EDIT
I'll figure it out later on how to get it working 100% proper. I'm content with what I have. _________________ Okay, my signature was starting to annoy even me. QUICK_EDIT
Not only are you breaking rules of the forum by discussing warez, you're also a bit backwards. Why use both a no-cd and -CD?
i didn't say both; and it's not warez, it's a modification to the EXE to change it runs, no different than npatch or rockpatch. and ares' no-cd option does (mostly) the same thing a no-cd crack would do, however there seem to be a couple issues with it still QUICK_EDIT
Okay. I did this on both of my computers. (One is a laptop, the other is a rig that I use to mod).
It works perfectly fine on one PC, no cd at all.
The other one requires the cd when I start up the game with Ares, but then I can take the cd out. It's not Ares that's the problem. It's my computer. _________________ Okay, my signature was starting to annoy even me. QUICK_EDIT
Since YR has to be updated to work, it's not the multi-drive issue. The game probably needs a reinstall since this is Yuri's Revenge we're talking about and it can be a finicky bitch sometimes. _________________ Because Banshee saw fit to ban my other account for no reason, this is my new one. QUICK_EDIT
my no-cd cracked game running with ares begs to differ.
ares isn't like npatch/rockpatch, it doesn't directly modify the exe, it changes what's going on while it runs
is this the original exe that's been hacked, or a secondary exe? cos I know for a fact ares doesn't work with no cd cracks, as they, *GASP* modify the exe to remove the CD check stuff! _________________ MIdAS - Turning wages into beer since 2002 QUICK_EDIT
my no-cd cracked game running with ares begs to differ.
ares isn't like npatch/rockpatch, it doesn't directly modify the exe, it changes what's going on while it runs
is this the original exe that's been hacked, or a secondary exe? cos I know for a fact ares doesn't work with no cd cracks, as they, *GASP* modify the exe to remove the CD check stuff!
you know this for a fact? so that means you're speculating without ever actually testing it? QUICK_EDIT
my no-cd cracked game running with ares begs to differ.
ares isn't like npatch/rockpatch, it doesn't directly modify the exe, it changes what's going on while it runs
is this the original exe that's been hacked, or a secondary exe? cos I know for a fact ares doesn't work with no cd cracks, as they, *GASP* modify the exe to remove the CD check stuff!
you know this for a fact? so that means you're speculating without ever actually testing it?
well, considering it threw an error on my brothers machine, thanks to vista deciding it wouldn't recognise any disks if you put compatibility modes on, hence the crack, I would say yes, I'm speaking from experience, one repair install later, everything works fine, comp issues are gone too. _________________ MIdAS - Turning wages into beer since 2002 QUICK_EDIT
sounds like you found yourself a virus, if it was giving you computer trouble. and i'm speaking from experience that ares (NOT npatch OR rockpatch) works on no-cd cracked games QUICK_EDIT
sounds like you found yourself a virus, if it was giving you computer trouble. and i'm speaking from experience that ares (NOT npatch OR rockpatch) works on no-cd cracked games
yeah, cos that'd get fixed by repair installing TFD. _________________ MIdAS - Turning wages into beer since 2002 QUICK_EDIT
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