[XBOX] Splinter.Cell.Chaos.Theory.XBOX-Allstars
Page 2 of 6 Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6  Next
whackawookie




Posts: 101

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 00:15    Post subject:
it seems now when a game comes out before a release date its nuked for being beta, go figure
Back to top
dryan
Banned



Posts: 2446

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 00:19    Post subject:
Uhh they check the xbe to see whether it is signed or not. Retail copies are signed. I also presume they'll check for watermarks and they found one here.

If it's not signed and has watermarks then it's obviously a beta.


Im a cockfag
Back to top
|NFiNiTY




Posts: 110

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 00:25    Post subject:
It is signed, but a watermark is probably the problem.
Back to top
JustinT9669




Posts: 203

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 00:27    Post subject:
why is it important to be signed?
Back to top
dryan
Banned



Posts: 2446

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 00:33    Post subject:
Retail copies are always signed.


Im a cockfag
Back to top
Hero98




Posts: 285

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 00:46    Post subject:
So what kinda watermarks did "they" find in this version? Who's the one pushing the "BETA!!1" button? Is there any more explanation for this game being a beta than simply only saying "It's beta because it's beta"? Or is that just some sort of top secret info? I'd really like to know that Smile
Back to top
Nailbiter
PUNK



Posts: 6061

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 01:03    Post subject:
the watermarks are yet to be found! im on 2nd level (boat) and i havent seen any signs of them so far.
Back to top
GP Force




Posts: 861
Location: Hair today, gone tomorrow
PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 01:12    Post subject:
I haven't bothered downloading this one Sad

Im waiting for the retail Very Happy
Back to top
Hero98




Posts: 285

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 01:49    Post subject:
Nailbiter wrote:
the watermarks are yet to be found! im on 2nd level (boat) and i havent seen any signs of them so far.


So am I Smile

But how do scene people know there are any watermarks? I just wondered what kind of detection device they use to "scan" images for things like that.
Back to top
headshot
VIP Member



Posts: 36048
Location: UK
PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 04:11    Post subject:
Ok I have never actually done anything like this before but I think I will have a go modifying the DVD9 so it will fit DVD5. I have Radtools for downsampling bik video and some basic information on how to use it but after looking through the files contained in the DVD9 image there appears to be two folders that are pretty much identical. One is Videos and contains 50 bik movies and the other is VideosPal which is a fraction larger but contains the exact same files. Since I have a PAL Xbox, could I delete the Videos folder which cuts down the DVD9 instantly by almost 1GB and then downsample some videos until I get DVD5? Is the game still likely to work with a missing or empty folder? Anyone know?
Back to top
4me2




Posts: 5434

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 09:33    Post subject:
AlSmoozie wrote:
No asking for file names in here.


thats bollox I had that rule changed.
Back to top
headshot
VIP Member



Posts: 36048
Location: UK
PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 09:52    Post subject:
I got the DVD9, unpacked the rars, extracted the ISO and copied the contents to my hard drive but all attempts to run result in the Evox loading screen followed by dumped to the dashboard a short time after. It could be because I have been messing with the settings to get Super Monkey Ball to work but I have disabled all the IGRs, set video mode back to PAL and it still won't start. Anyone else have the DVD9 running from their hard drive?


May the NFOrce be with you always.
Back to top
Nailbiter
PUNK



Posts: 6061

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 11:13    Post subject:
i dont think thats the problem headshot. im playing with the same settings as i now have after changing them for super monkey balle and splinter hell works fino fino. but maybe we have different settings.
Back to top
mideon




Posts: 15

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 11:18    Post subject:
Anyone know how you turn the DVD9 into DVD5?
Back to top
headshot
VIP Member



Posts: 36048
Location: UK
PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 11:34    Post subject:
mideon wrote:
Anyone know how you turn the DVD9 into DVD5?


Try and remove any unwanted files but mainly by downsampling video and audio.
Back to top
headshot
VIP Member



Posts: 36048
Location: UK
PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 11:35    Post subject:
Nailbiter wrote:
i dont think thats the problem headshot. im playing with the same settings as i now have after changing them for super monkey balle and splinter hell works fino fino. but maybe we have different settings.


Thanks for your reply Nailbiter but are you playing the DVD9 release from your hard drive or is it the DVD5 version?
Back to top
Nailbiter
PUNK



Posts: 6061

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 12:12    Post subject:
dvd5. burned it to dvd-r, works as a charm.

hope you get it to work. its great!

i just tried some coop with my 11 year old step daughter and it was quite an expirience. haha pretty confusing, but some pretty cool moves. a lot of corporation is needed, which is fun of course.

other mp is only over system link and live, but one can still run the tutorial (which is obligatory) and test the maps. too bad there is no bots though.

and sp i dont need to cover because we all tried out the demo already and know its top notch! Smile
Back to top
Gizzie




Posts: 1140
Location: in a nice and wet pussy :)
PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 12:16    Post subject:
hmm i was thinking..this 1 was nuked for beta :/
why do you play it then Mad


empty...
Back to top
dryan
Banned



Posts: 2446

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 12:28    Post subject:
He got it before it was nuked. Wait for a retail release - this isn't going to spread.


Im a cockfag
Back to top
mideon




Posts: 15

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 13:51    Post subject:
PS2 version is out now lol. The PS2 version is a DVD5 so maybe the xbox retail will be too.
Back to top
Chirurg!




Posts: 112
Location: Germany
PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 16:24    Post subject:
can anybody confirm that this version is signed?


Greetz
Back to top
Cracky




Posts: 137
Location: Sweden
PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 16:50    Post subject:
okey so a beta is out.. or is it a final but with watermarks?

Nailbiter: is the beta playable? aka is it worth the job to strip it so it fits a dvd-r..?


Corvette - Simply The Best...
Back to top
schimi2k




Posts: 54
Location: NCIS-HEADQUARTER
PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 17:02    Post subject:
if u want a DVD5 version delete the unwanted languages - just leave INT and the language of your choice ( default/screens, default/sounds) and delete the DASHUPDATE crap Wink

then rebuild a new iso with QWIX and u have a iso with 4.6GB data wich fits on a normal dvd5 disc Wink

i am in the first level of the game - no probs so far - and i watch all the tutorial Muvies ....normaly the game must worked without the unwanted language
if i have some trouble, i will post it here

cy@

( ps. sorry 4 my bad english )
Back to top
dvsone




Posts: 678

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 17:02    Post subject:
ive been playing the dvd5 since yesterday and honestly there's probabaly no dofference between this and the retail. No crashes or anything like that, no glitches it loads fine, the gfx look like prolly the best ive ever seen on xbox, no wait ARE the best ive ever seen. If this is a review copy is reasonable to conclude it is pretty much the final code that was given out whilst it went thru the QA phase. imho there's nothing wrong with playing the beta the chances that anything significant between this and the retail have changed is very very slim.

It seems splinter cell 4 is slated for later this year..one thing i wish ubersoft would implement is that the NPC's can notice your shadow when u creep up on them that would totally enhance the realism of how you take a guy out. I have this preodred so my lil beta test is welcomed...also the thing i love about this game is FINALLY!! u have a rating system at the end of the levels which tells you how well you did, no more checkpoint saves u can save anywhere. they really really thought about replayability with this game its feels alot more open ended the levels dont follow a path anymore you seem to have alot more freedom in how you move thru the level.

i rate my games on worth buying or not...and this gets the worth buying gold star from me
Back to top
Hero98




Posts: 285

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 17:07    Post subject:
I kept playing for three hours last night, watermarks or other flaws yet to be found (if there are any at all). This game feels pretty much finished to me. And yes, it's signed.
Back to top
Chirurg!




Posts: 112
Location: Germany
PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 17:13    Post subject:
thx for info hero98 Very Happy


Greetz
Back to top
headshot
VIP Member



Posts: 36048
Location: UK
PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 17:19    Post subject:
schimi2k wrote:
if u want a DVD5 version delete the unwanted languages - just leave INT and the language of your choice ( default/screens, default/sounds) and delete the DASHUPDATE crap Wink

then rebuild a new iso with QWIX and u have a iso with 4.6GB data wich fits on a normal dvd5 disc Wink

i am in the first level of the game - no probs so far - and i watch all the tutorial Muvies ....normaly the game must worked without the unwanted language
if i have some trouble, i will post it here

cy@

( ps. sorry 4 my bad english )


Wow is that all you have to delete? I was gonna delete some movies and downsample some others. I find it hard to believe that removing the alternative languages would be enough to cut the image from DVD9 to DVD5.

Dammit I wish I had the DVD5 version. Anyone have a working DVD9?
Back to top
Kilko




Posts: 130

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 17:22    Post subject:
Why can't you people just leave this rls alone! It's BETA! B-E-T-A! NOT DONE!
Maximum a week of waiting for the final retail!.
Back to top
HarryB




Posts: 65

PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 17:30    Post subject:
why are you guys LOOKING for watermarks when playing the game

the watermark is in the xbe file... as in code contained in the file to show the source of the leak... so stop looking for a magical watermark to come up on the screen so u can go OMGZORZ!!! WATERMARK!!!!

:/
Back to top
Chirurg!




Posts: 112
Location: Germany
PostPosted: Thu, 24th Mar 2005 17:30    Post subject:
it´s beta why some nukers say so?

i bet there is nothing changed when you play the retail version in a couple of days.

Greetz
Back to top
Page 2 of 6 All times are GMT + 1 Hour
NFOHump.com Forum Index - Console Arena Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6  Next
Signature/Avatar nuking: none (can be changed in your profile)  


Display posts from previous:   

Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB 2.0.8 © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group