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Ok, so this isn't exactly in the blog system, but I wanted to keep this separate with my other blog entries, and I lost my second blog a little while after Cyrem disabled secondary blog creation.

Basically, I'll be using this topic to cover modding two specific games by TT Games, that is, "LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2" and "LEGO® Star Wars™ The Complete Saga". I'll be comparing them directly and describing steps for completing various mods.

For the record, more of my attention will be focused on Indiana for the simple reason of flexibility. For example, even through LEGO Star Wars 1 and 2 both had a lot of deleted content to be restored, the Complete Saga was pretty much empty. Indiana Jones 2 has a lot of content left in the deepest bowls to conquer, as if it is some sick metaphor planted by the developers and we are the computer-based versions of the adventurous hero...

NOTE: Using the steps to mod your game below will cause a slower load time in multiple parts of the game, which may induce the feeling the game has crashed. If the game crashes, it will shut-down, but if it pauses, it is just taking it's time to load. Please be patient.

First thing, to start off easy, I'm going to go over file types, and then I'll quickly explain how to mod both games.

LEGO® Star Wars™ The Complete Saga File Types:

  • *.cfg - Configuration File (The two main ones deal with audio files, with a couple smaller ones scattered around)
  • *.ogg - OGG Vorbis Sound File, essentially like an .mp3 file, but the codec is under Open Licence
  • *.wav - Waveform Audio File Format, a high quality but high filesize sound file
  • *.txt - Generally a Text file used for writing, but in these games they are used as configuration files
  • *.fpk - See *.PAK (There is only one of these, and it seems to contain all the configs for the characters; maybe for backup?)
  • *.ghg - Model Data, Node/Bone Information and DDS Texture Container (Specifically, *_LR_PC.ghg contain the node/bone information)
  • *.an3 - Animation
  • *.bsa - Unknown (There's one for all .an3 files though...)
  • *.cu2 - (Probably contains all the custom animations and camera data for specific cutscenes in the game)
  • *.git - Level information, camera positioning and level properties configuration
  • *.giz - Unknown (Possibly an asset list for a level)
  • *.ptl - Unknown (Relates to explosions and other effects)
  • *.rtl - Unknown
  • *.ter - Unknown (Most likely the terrain data; i.e. the level's model and collision)
  • *.gsc - Data Container, Unknown Format or Files (I cbf right now to do the Hex Research on this one)
  • *.pak - A file containing data from numerous other files; the header contains the list of files it contains data from, then all subsequent information is dumped below
  • *.ai2 - Unknown ('LevelPath' for AI to follow?)
  • *.scp - Script files (The game engine does not require compiled scripts; it reads in plain english)
  • *.bur - Unknown
  • *.par - Unknown (Possibly depreciated and removed)
  • *.gra - Unknown (Possibly depreciated and removed)
  • *.bik - Bink Video File, a common game video format offering high quality with lower file sizes; RAD Video Tools are free to use to open these
  • *.dds - Direct Draw Surface, a common image format in video games, especially as alpha images
  • *.raw - Raw Image Data File, a non-common image with no compression
  • *.ico - Windows Icon File
  • *.ats - Script Files, almost identical to *.scp files
  • *.fnt - Compiled Font Files
  • *.csv - Comma Separated Values File (only one present, contains localisation strings)

LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2 File Types:

  • *.cfg - Configuration File
  • *.txt - Configuration files
  • *.pak - A file containing data from numerous other files; the header contains the list of files it contains data from, then all subsequent information is dumped below
  • *.ogg - OGG Vorbis Sound File
  • *.wav - Waveform Audio File Format
  • *.apj - (Possibly a list of characters in the games and where to get their files, and also lists a "MOBJ")
  • *.cd - (Contains data from the *.apj file)
  • *.as - (Looks like the last two, but this one seems to be specifcally for animation and movement)
  • *.ghg - Model Data and Node/Bone Information
  • *.gsc - Data Container, Unknown Format or Files (I cbf right now to do the Hex Research on this one)
  • *.cu2 - (Probably contains all the custom animations and camera data for specific cutscenes in the game)
  • *.tex - Compressed texture files
  • *.gix - GUI Scripts
  • *.gil - (Some weird combo of BASIC and C programming code; probably depreciated and removed)
  • *.fnt - Compressed Font File
  • *.gip - GUI Scripts, the same as *.gix
  • *.csv - Comma Seperated Values list
  • *.ft2 - Unknown (Possibly a container for multiple *.fnt files?)
  • *.led - (Just like *.cd, but controls lighting data)
  • *.rtl - Unknown
  • *.bur - Unknown
  • *.dno - Unknown
  • *.scp - Script Files
  • *.gin - (Some crazy cross between a list of scripting functions and a configuration file)
  • *.spl - Spline Files?
  • *.ai2 - Unknown ('LevelPath' for AI to follow?)
  • *.anm - Level Specific Animations?
  • *.sfx - Level Specific Sounds?
  • *.sav - Save file for tutorials?
  • *.bik - Bink Video File
  • *.par - Sound effect configuration?
  • *.ptl - Unknown
  • *.dds - Direct Draw Surface
  • *.raw - Raw Image Data File
  • *.ico - Windowns Icon FIle
  • *.ats - Script Files

As you can see, a lot more file types, and a lot more which need to be figured out.

Alright, I owe it to you guys to teach you how to mod these games. Here's how you do it.

  1. Download and install QuickBMS, and get the "Traveller's Tales games DAT files extractor (script 0.3) (*.dat) (experimental)" BMS script all from here: http://aluigi.alterv...rg/quickbms.htm.
  2. Save the BMS script to where you installed QuickBMS.
  3. Drag the script onto QuickBMS.exe.
  4. Select one of the .dat files from either game.
  5. Create a new directory elsewhere on your computer. Save the files here.
  6. Wait for everything to extract, then rinse and repeat, each to sepeate folders.
  7. Make a copy of your game folder.
  8. In the copy, delete all the *.dat files.
  9. Open the folders you extract the files to, and copy everything inside. For LEGO Star Wars Complete Saga, you should be copying folders and files such as "Audio", "CHARS", "PC" and more, but not the folder everything is contained in.
  10. Paste all files in the copied game folder.
  11. Play to test if everything is correct.
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Modding LIJ2? Awesome! I own that game, and I think that might be fun!

What have you modded in IJ, exactly?

It would be really easy to mod the music. Just find music you like, convert it to OGG, and put it where it should be with the right name.

I find modding music the easiest, and for me, the most fun modding job ever. :D

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Read this:

// Simple grid with larger squares

// Note that grid_size * tile_width is constant (in this case, 288) and

// tile_width should be set so it is a factor of 32 (the number of studs

// on a baseplate) - i.e. 1,2,4,8,16,32

//

//builderterrain_start

// grid_size 18

// tile_width 16

// pos_x -9.7536

// pos_y -0.000762

// pos_z 9.7536

// safety

//builderterrain_end


Modding LIJ2? Awesome! I own that game, and I think that might be fun!

What have you modded in IJ, exactly?

It would be really easy to mod the music. Just find music you like, convert it to OGG, and put it where it should be with the right name.

I find modding music the easiest, and for me, the most fun modding job ever. :D

Well, I generally in all games focus on trying to find configurations to modify to change gameplay. For example, I was able to make unlimited bricks and modify the maximum size of the maps in Builder mode through using the various level text files (builder levels have their own separate folders).

But yes, modding music is pretty easy, and pretty fun. I switched over some of the cutscene sounds between the two games; for some it synced well (I was in deep shock) and for others (as expected) not so well.

And this takes me to my next tutorials!

How To Get Unlimited Bricks in LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2 Builder Mode:

How To Get Unlimited Space in LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2 Builder Mode:

How To Modify Music in Travelers Tales Games:

(all coming soon)

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lol username

I haven't ever done any actual modding, but I've extracted the files for the TT Games before with Game Extractor. There were a couple funny .txt files in the Bionicle Heroes demo files, remind me to post those sometime. I'll see if I can do anything with actual modding...

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By all means, go ahead and make a tutorial on how to mod music in TT Games. But I have already figured it out!

http://youtu.be/0vuXRw6Odec

I must say, the music in LIJ2 is easier to mod than importing LR1 music!

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How to Add Objects To A Map in Level Builder for Indiana Jones 2:

  1. For this tutorial, will be modding the Bonus Exterior map. You need to be map specific.
  2. Open the following files, "levelsBuilderBuilderBonusBuilderBonus.txt" and "levelsBuilderBonusBuilderBonus.txt".


    Basically, you need to figure out which level yours is from, and its dependent on the set. Raiders of the Lost Ark is BuilderRaiders, The Last Crusade is BuilderCrusade and so forth. There will be on folder in the Levels directory, and one in the LevelsBuilder directory. In both of these, there will be a text file with the same name as the folder. Open these up.
  3. In the "levelsBuilderBuilderBonusBuilderBonus.txt" file, find the section where objects of the same category are located. Ensure if you have a minfigure, you get it from where the minifigures are, if you have a vehicle, it's in the vehicle section, and if it's in the hazards category, get it from there. Copy and paste the entry as many times as you need objects. MAKE NOTE that there is LIMITED SLOTS for objects in categories.'
  4. In the pasted entry, you need to change 3/4 things. Firstly, in the second bit of text, there should be a number. Increase the last number on the list of objects in the category you want to place your object by one and write it here (not on the last object). If you see that the Icon is followed by the name of an object (If it says Icon_XXX, do nothing to it), you need to put a space between "Icon", then write Icon_ and then add the name of your object here without a space. Next, for most objects apart from minfigures, you need to change the text after map to say the object name. Lastly, for ALL objects you need write the name of the object after char/NAME. One entry would look like this:

    
    giz MiniFigNull15_ob icon Icon_xxx map minifig	char Scientist	Unlock 0 Menu Enemy GridPos 0 Cost 0 aiscript bldr_goon
    
    


  5. Save this file, and remember the object names of the things you just implanted.
  6. In the other text file, simply write 'character "YOUR OBJECT HERE" resident'.
  7. Open Indiana Jones and test.

Sorry that this is very rushed, but I'm busy. I'll re-write it at a later date.

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In my experience, .cfg files have had far more important uses rather than just mere audio.

In the source engine .cfg's are used for things like; you video/audio settings, startup scripts, and most commonly engine core files.

The last are heavily encrypted to keep people from destroying the game by mistake.

Startup scripts aren't encrypted at all and can be edited simply with notepad.

Same with the settings, you can do some neat stuff with those such as making you start with all the weapons in the beginning, getting the super grav-gun instead of the standard one, or just fix something simple that you may have messed up in the video settings (most commonly setting it to a resolution your monitor doesn't support)

Alot of these other files I have seen in the gamebryo engine (the oblivion/fallout3/newvegas engine) mainly the .ogg and .dds. Seems to be the same uses there. The .ogg are sounds and .dds are textures.

I'm pretty sure paint(dot)net has a built in .dds plug in, unless you already knew that.

I'm at school atm, so I can't give the list a huge look over, I noticed some other familiar ones too, I could help with some you may not understand as to what they do or how to open/edit them later.

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In my experience, .cfg files have had far more important uses rather than just mere audio.

In the source engine .cfg's are used for things like; you video/audio settings, startup scripts, and most commonly engine core files.

The last are heavily encrypted to keep people from destroying the game by mistake.

Startup scripts aren't encrypted at all and can be edited simply with notepad.

Same with the settings, you can do some neat stuff with those such as making you start with all the weapons in the beginning, getting the super grav-gun instead of the standard one, or just fix something simple that you may have messed up in the video settings (most commonly setting it to a resolution your monitor doesn't support)

Not in this game. Their most important purpose in this game is to define audio values, including file location, drop-off and other things. Everything else uses a .txt file as a .cfg.

Alot of these other files I have seen in the gamebryo engine (the oblivion/fallout3/newvegas engine) mainly the .ogg and .dds. Seems to be the same uses there. The .ogg are sounds and .dds are textures.

I'm pretty sure paint(dot)net has a built in .dds plug in, unless you already knew that.

I know about several programs with the .dds plugins, including the nIVIDIA tool set, but the best I've found so far is MWPaint (or something similar to that name). As for that engine, I'm taking a look into it now.

I'm at school atm, so I can't give the list a huge look over, I noticed some other familiar ones too, I could help with some you may not understand as to what they do or how to open/edit them later.

That would be a blessing if you could. I'm busy trying to get a part-time job right now, so that's why I haven't done much more work into this. Thank you.

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Will this work with LEGO star wars 3 the clone wars?

Maybe, but you'll need to try it.

Between each Star Wars game, they always had massive technology jumps, so it might not be very moddable.

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3 questions:

1. Will you re-write step 9 to be clearer? I've never modded any game other than the music, and I have no idea what you mean by that.

2. Would you please write your tutorials and how to get unlimited space and bricks in builder mode? And by unlimited bricks, do you mean unlimited items, enemies, stuff like that? There is something I want to do in builder mode, but I need to know this thing.

3. Do you know anything about networking in the game? I've heard that for some games that are on multiple platforms, the PC version is ported from the Xbox 360 version. I have no idea if this is true for LIJ2, but I've found some code in the game's EXE that reference networking. If there is indeed networking in the PC version, and it's not left over code from the Xbox 360, I would love to enable it.

4. (Ok, It was three until I thought of this.) Will you do these thing as soon as you can? I want to start on modding ASAP, but I need to know these things (at least numbers 1 and 2) first.

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1. Will you re-write step 9 to be clearer? I've never modded any game other than the music, and I have no idea what you mean by that.

Alright, sorry about it. I'm usually not very clear anyways ;P This is what I meant:

Go into the folder you extracted all the files to. Select everything inside this folder, right-click and press "Copy". For LEGO Star Wars Complete Saga, you should be copying folders and files such as "Audio", "CHARS", "PC" etc. If you just copy the folder everything is contained in, this method will not work.

2. Would you please write your tutorials and how to get unlimited space and bricks in builder mode? And by unlimited bricks, do you mean unlimited items, enemies, stuff like that? There is something I want to do in builder mode, but I need to know this thing.

Ah, yes, I forgot to do that, didn't I ;P Alright, I'll have those tutorials up very soon, just after I go and make a list of all the files you need to modify. Do note that baseplates SEEM to still cost bricks.

3. Do you know anything about networking in the game? I've heard that for some games that are on multiple platforms, the PC version is ported from the Xbox 360 version. I have no idea if this is true for LIJ2, but I've found some code in the game's EXE that reference networking. If there is indeed networking in the PC version, and it's not left over code from the Xbox 360, I would love to enable it.

I went over the .exe myself a while back, and there does seem to be some internal strings for it (as well as a list of banned names in a text file I uploaded a while back), but apart from those, I can't see anything you would find for online on the Xbox version. I'll take a deeper look for you.

4. Will you do these thing as soon as you can? I want to start on modding ASAP, but I need to know these things (at least numbers 1 and 2) first.

Don't worry man, I'm doing it right now. I'll clean up this topic while I'm at it.


Alright, obviously this topic is a little messy, and obviously I'm double posting, but I'm going to work out a place where I can keep things clean. What I'm going to put here in this post is all the tutorials so far, as well as all the files:

First thing, to start off easy, I'm going to go over file types, and then I'll quickly explain how to mod both games.

LEGO® Star Wars™ The Complete Saga File Types:

  • *.cfg - Configuration File (The two main ones deal with audio files, with a couple smaller ones scattered around)
  • *.ogg - OGG Vorbis Sound File, essentially like an .mp3 file, but the codec is under Open Licence
  • *.wav - Waveform Audio File Format, a high quality but high filesize sound file
  • *.txt - Generally a Text file used for writing, but in these games they are used as configuration files
  • *.fpk - See *.PAK (There is only one of these, and it seems to contain all the configs for the characters; maybe for backup?)
  • *.ghg - Model Data, Node/Bone Information and DDS Texture Container (Specifically, *_LR_PC.ghg contain the node/bone information)
  • *.an3 - Animation
  • *.bsa - Unknown (There's one for all .an3 files though...)
  • *.cu2 - (Probably contains all the custom animations and camera data for specific cutscenes in the game)
  • *.git - Level information, camera positioning and level properties configuration
  • *.giz - Unknown (Possibly an asset list for a level)
  • *.ptl - Unknown (Relates to explosions and other effects)
  • *.rtl - Unknown
  • *.ter - Unknown (Most likely the terrain data; i.e. the level's model and collision)
  • *.gsc - Data Container, Unknown Format or Files (I cbf right now to do the Hex Research on this one)
  • *.pak - A file containing data from numerous other files; the header contains the list of files it contains data from, then all subsequent information is dumped below
  • *.ai2 - Unknown ('LevelPath' for AI to follow?)
  • *.scp - Script files (The game engine does not require compiled scripts; it reads in plain english)
  • *.bur - Unknown
  • *.par - Unknown (Possibly depreciated and removed)
  • *.gra - Unknown (Possibly depreciated and removed)
  • *.bik - Bink Video File, a common game video format offering high quality with lower file sizes; RAD Video Tools are free to use to open these
  • *.dds - Direct Draw Surface, a common image format in video games, especially as alpha images
  • *.raw - Raw Image Data File, a non-common image with no compression
  • *.ico - Windows Icon File
  • *.ats - Script Files, almost identical to *.scp files
  • *.fnt - Compiled Font Files
  • *.csv - Comma Separated Values File (only one present, contains localisation strings)

LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2 File Types:

  • *.cfg - Configuration File
  • *.txt - Configuration files
  • *.pak - A file containing data from numerous other files; the header contains the list of files it contains data from, then all subsequent information is dumped below
  • *.ogg - OGG Vorbis Sound File
  • *.wav - Waveform Audio File Format
  • *.apj - (Possibly a list of characters in the games and where to get their files, and also lists a "MOBJ")
  • *.cd - (Contains data from the *.apj file)
  • *.as - (Looks like the last two, but this one seems to be specifcally for animation and movement)
  • *.ghg - Model Data and Node/Bone Information
  • *.gsc - Data Container, Unknown Format or Files (I cbf right now to do the Hex Research on this one)
  • *.cu2 - (Probably contains all the custom animations and camera data for specific cutscenes in the game)
  • *.tex - Compressed texture files
  • *.gix - GUI Scripts
  • *.gil - (Some weird combo of BASIC and C programming code; probably depreciated and removed)
  • *.fnt - Compressed Font File
  • *.gip - GUI Scripts, the same as *.gix
  • *.csv - Comma Seperated Values list
  • *.ft2 - Unknown (Possibly a container for multiple *.fnt files?)
  • *.led - (Just like *.cd, but controls lighting data)
  • *.rtl - Unknown
  • *.bur - Unknown
  • *.dno - Unknown
  • *.scp - Script Files
  • *.gin - (Some crazy cross between a list of scripting functions and a configuration file)
  • *.spl - Spline Files?
  • *.ai2 - Unknown ('LevelPath' for AI to follow?)
  • *.anm - Level Specific Animations?
  • *.sfx - Level Specific Sounds?
  • *.sav - Save file for tutorials?
  • *.bik - Bink Video File
  • *.par - Sound effect configuration?
  • *.ptl - Unknown
  • *.dds - Direct Draw Surface
  • *.raw - Raw Image Data File
  • *.ico - Windowns Icon FIle
  • *.ats - Script Files

As you can see, a lot more file types, and a lot more which need to be figured out. Now, here's how you set up your game so you can mod it:

  1. Download and install QuickBMS, and get the "Traveller's Tales games DAT files extractor (script 0.3) (*.dat) (experimental)" BMS script all from here: http://aluigi.alterv...rg/quickbms.htm.
  2. Save the BMS script to where you installed QuickBMS.
  3. Drag the script onto QuickBMS.exe.
  4. Select one of the .dat files from either game.
  5. Create a new directory elsewhere on your computer. Save the files here.
  6. Wait for everything to extract, then rinse and repeat, each to sepeate folders.
  7. Make a copy of your game folder.
  8. In the copy, delete all the *.dat files.
  9. Open the folders you extract the files to, and copy everything inside. For LEGO Star Wars Complete Saga, you should be copying folders and files such as "Audio", "CHARS", "PC" and more, but not the folder everything is contained in.
  10. Paste all files in the copied game folder.
  11. Play to test if everything is correct.

Alright, time for some tutorials on how to do cool things! Here we go:

How to Add Objects To A Map in Level Builder for Indiana Jones 2:

  1. For this tutorial, will be modding the Bonus Exterior map. You need to be map specific.
  2. Open the following files, "levelsBuilderBuilderBonusBuilderBonus.txt" and "levelsBuilderBonusBuilderBonus.txt".


    Basically, you need to figure out which level yours is from, and its dependent on the set. Raiders of the Lost Ark is BuilderRaiders, The Last Crusade is BuilderCrusade and so forth. There will be on folder in the Levels directory, and one in the LevelsBuilder directory. In both of these, there will be a text file with the same name as the folder. Open these up.
  3. In the "levelsBuilderBuilderBonusBuilderBonus.txt" file, find the section where objects of the same category are located. Ensure if you have a minfigure, you get it from where the minifigures are, if you have a vehicle, it's in the vehicle section, and if it's in the hazards category, get it from there. Copy and paste the entry as many times as you need objects. MAKE NOTE that there is LIMITED SLOTS for objects in categories.'
  4. In the pasted entry, you need to change 3/4 things. Firstly, in the second bit of text, there should be a number. Increase the last number on the list of objects in the category you want to place your object by one and write it here (not on the last object). If you see that the Icon is followed by the name of an object (If it says Icon_XXX, do nothing to it), you need to put a space between "Icon", then write Icon_ and then add the name of your object here without a space. Next, for most objects apart from minfigures, you need to change the text after map to say the object name. Lastly, for ALL objects you need write the name of the object after char/NAME. One entry would look like this:

    
    		giz MiniFigNull15_ob icon Icon_xxx map minifig	char Scientist	Unlock 0 Menu Enemy GridPos 0 Cost 0 aiscript bldr_goon
    
    		
  5. Save this file, and remember the object names of the things you just implanted.
  6. In the other text file, simply write 'character "YOUR OBJECT HERE" resident'.
  7. Open Indiana Jones and test.
How To Get Unlimited Bricks in LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2 Builder Mode: Unlike the other tutorials, this functions for ALL levels. Now, it's quite possible that, in the while that it's gone by since I performed these mods myself, I've forgtten some code. I'm very sorry if I have. Moreover, Baseplates always seem to still cost bricks. I'm looking into this problem.
  1. Go into your "levelsBuilder" directory.
  2. For all folders, except for "BuilderBaseMap", "BuilderBalloons" and "BuilderHub", there will be text files with the same name as the folder.
  3. In every text file, you find that there is a giant, spreadsheet-style list of items and their properties. For every object there will be a property called "Cost". Replace the number next to "Cost" (usually 500) to 0.
  4. Save the text file after you have done every single object.
  5. Play the game to test.
How To Get Semi-Unlimited Space in LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2 Builder Mode: Before we get started, I'll tell you now; you can't actually have UNLIMITED space. You can certainly extend it very far, but there is a point where the internal code just goes NOPE. Also, it's quite possible that, in the while that it's gone by since I performed these mods myself, I've forgtten some code. I'm very sorry if I have. Alright, let's get right down to business:
  1. For this tutorial, will be modding the Bonus Exterior map. You need to be map specific.
  2. Go into "levelsBuilderBonus". There will be 7 folders. In each folder, you will find a file called "BonusBuilder#.txt" (# represents a number), OR a file called "BonusBasePlates.txt". Open all of them.
  3. Find the section called "builderterrain_start" in each.
  4. You will find the follow bits of code:
    
    		grid_size 72
    
    		tile_width 4
    
    		
    Increase the number values as you see fit. I chose the following:
    
    		grid_size 144
    
    		tile_width 32
    
    		


  5. Save the files, and play the game to test.

How To Modify Music in Travelers Tales Games:

  1. Create some music in any program of your choice, and convert it to .ogg. You can use InfranView and many other programs to achieve this. For this tutorial, our audio file will be called "ijthemes.ogg".
  2. Open the Audio folder in your modded game directory.
  3. Place the song you made in the "_Music" directory.
  4. There will likely be one or two .cfg files here. For LEGO Indiana Jones 2, there are 2; one for music and one for all other audio. For this tutorial, open up the Music.cfg.
  5. There are multiple codes and sections. Firstly, select a place where you would like to hear to music. For this tutorial, we shall choose the FrontEnd (Main Menu).

    PLEASE NOTE: You don't need to stick your entry in a specific entry; it's only for organisation.
  6. We are going to replace the "IJ_Titles". Place a semi-colon ( ;) before the IJ_Titles listing to comment it out. It no longer exists according to the game.
  7. Follow this format to replace the code: There are three types of music; 'QUIET' is normal, 'ACTION' is specifcially for fights, and 'NOMUSIC' is silences, ambience and SFX. We shall use "QUIET". Write this first, then put a space. In quotes, put the name, without path or file extension, of your sound file. I would write "ijthemes". After this, press the tab key a couple times to match the cursor up with the other entries, then write "ID". Because of the way the engine is set out, we have to be very specific here, and use "IJ_Titles" with quotes. Press tab a couple more times, then write "ATTENUATION -3" without quotes (I still don't understand why this here, but I'll figure out for you.)
  8. Save the file and play to test.
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I went over the .exe myself a while back, and there does seem to be some internal strings for it (as well as a list of banned names in a text file I uploaded a while back), but apart from those, I can't see anything you would find for online on the Xbox version. I'll take a deeper look for you.

If you don't remember, LucasArts released a patch for LIJ2 on the Xbox 360 and PS3 which created online play. If the strings for online play was already in Xbox, and the patch just enabled it, the strings in the PC version could be leftover from the porting (if that is how it works). If they are not, then why did they not update the PC to enable online play and fix the build your own adventure mode at the same time? Every time I run that section, it crashes. And that was one of the big draws of LIJ2.

Oh, if you want to see the strings I found, here they are:

CreateNetworkGameScreen<br>LEADERBOARD_BEST_TIMES..<br>LEADERBOARD.SERVERLIST_POOR.SERVERLIST_OK..<br>.SERVERLIST_GOOD.NETWORKING_RESTRICTED...<br>PAD_REMOVED.NETWORKING_GAME_QUITTING....<br>NETWORKING_DISCONNECTED_AND_BLOCKED.NETWORKING_DISCONNECTED.NETWORKING_CONNECTION_FAILED....<br>NETWORKING_CONNECTING...<br>NETWORKING_AVAILABLE_GAMES..<br>NETWORKING_ANYONE_JOIN..<br>NETWORKING_ANY..<br>NETWORKING_CONNECTED....<br>NETWORK_ERROR...<br>INVITE_TO_PLAY..<br>INVITATION..<br>SELECT_LEFT_RIGHT...<br>NETWORKING_WAIT_TILL_READY..<br>NETWORKING_VIEW_INVITES.<br>NETWORKING_SYNCING..<br>NETWORKING_SEARCH_REFRESH...<br>NETWORKING_SEARCH_MODE..<br>NETWORKING_SEARCH_GAME..<br>NETWORKING_SEARCHING_FOR_GAMES..<br>NETWORKING_SEARCH_FOR_GAMES.<br>NETWORKING_REMOVE_2ND_PLAYER....<br>NETWORKING_QUICKPLAY....<br>NETWORKING_PLAYER_KICK..<br>NETWORKING_NO_INTERNET_CONNECTION...<br>NETWORKING_NO_GAMES.NETWORKING_KICK_PLAYER..<br>NETWORKING_INVITED_TO_PLAY..<br>NETWORKING_INVITE_ONLY..<br>NETWORKING_INVITE_PARTY.<br>NETWORKING_INVITE_FRIEND....<br>NETWORKING_GAMERCARD....<br>NETWORKING_GAMEFULL.<br>NETWORKING_CONNECTED_CAN_JOIN...<br>NETWORKING_CONNECTED_CAN_INVITE.<br>NETWORKING_GAME_CONNECTED_TO_NETWORK....<br>NETWORK_UNAVAILBLE_NOT_LOGGED_IN<br>NETWORK_GAME....

Ugh. The spoiler messed up the entire thing. Well, you can figure out what it is.

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If you don't remember, LucasArts released a patch for LIJ2 on the Xbox 360 and PS3 which created online play. If the strings for online play was already in Xbox, and the patch just enabled it, the strings in the PC version could be leftover from the porting (if that is how it works). If they are not, then why did they not update the PC to enable online play and fix the build your own adventure mode at the same time? Every time I run that section, it crashes. And that was one of the big draws of LIJ2.

Oh, if you want to see the strings I found, here they are:

CreateNetworkGameScreen<br>LEADERBOARD_BEST_TIMES..<br>LEADERBOARD.SERVERLIST_POOR.SERVERLIST_OK..<br>.SERVERLIST_GOOD.NETWORKING_RESTRICTED...<br>PAD_REMOVED.NETWORKING_GAME_QUITTING....<br>NETWORKING_DISCONNECTED_AND_BLOCKED.NETWORKING_DISCONNECTED.NETWORKING_CONNECTION_FAILED....<br>NETWORKING_CONNECTING...<br>NETWORKING_AVAILABLE_GAMES..<br>NETWORKING_ANYONE_JOIN..<br>NETWORKING_ANY..<br>NETWORKING_CONNECTED....<br>NETWORK_ERROR...<br>INVITE_TO_PLAY..<br>INVITATION..<br>SELECT_LEFT_RIGHT...<br>NETWORKING_WAIT_TILL_READY..<br>NETWORKING_VIEW_INVITES.<br>NETWORKING_SYNCING..<br>NETWORKING_SEARCH_REFRESH...<br>NETWORKING_SEARCH_MODE..<br>NETWORKING_SEARCH_GAME..<br>NETWORKING_SEARCHING_FOR_GAMES..<br>NETWORKING_SEARCH_FOR_GAMES.<br>NETWORKING_REMOVE_2ND_PLAYER....<br>NETWORKING_QUICKPLAY....<br>NETWORKING_PLAYER_KICK..<br>NETWORKING_NO_INTERNET_CONNECTION...<br>NETWORKING_NO_GAMES.NETWORKING_KICK_PLAYER..<br>NETWORKING_INVITED_TO_PLAY..<br>NETWORKING_INVITE_ONLY..<br>NETWORKING_INVITE_PARTY.<br>NETWORKING_INVITE_FRIEND....<br>NETWORKING_GAMERCARD....<br>NETWORKING_GAMEFULL.<br>NETWORKING_CONNECTED_CAN_JOIN...<br>NETWORKING_CONNECTED_CAN_INVITE.<br>NETWORKING_GAME_CONNECTED_TO_NETWORK....<br>NETWORK_UNAVAILBLE_NOT_LOGGED_IN<br>NETWORK_GAME....

Yeah, I can see where you're going. I'm going out to buy and Xbox 360 copy soon, and then through Hotswapping I'll be able to obtain a full copy of it. The newest copies should be pre-patched (probably not, so I'll get my friends to use their special tools to manaully download and send me the patch), and from there I'll look into the differences, and with any luck, I'll be able to find something that enables online play for PC.

Just have to remember that the 360 version uses Xbox Live, and the PS3 version uses Playstation Network, so that might burn a big hole in our plans, but I'll see what I can do.

BTW, my Build Your Own Adventure works just fine...when does your crash?

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BTW, my Build Your Own Adventure works just fine...when does your crash?

It crashed while it was loading. I could build it, but it would always crash on the loading screen. But that was on our old computer, and I haven' tried it lately.

Yea. I got some questions about extracting the files. I'm doing it right now, but the program keeps saying that some files has not been found, so it cannot be extracted. What is going on? I also keep getting prompts about files that already exist. What am I to do about that? I just keep hitting return, which just skips the files.

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Yea. I got some questions about extracting the files. I'm doing it right now, but the program keeps saying that some files has not been found, so it cannot be extracted. What is going on? I also keep getting prompts about files that already exist. What am I to do about that? I just keep hitting return, which just skips the files.

Methinks it relates to the ".pak" files. From what I've seen, the pack files actually contain most of the files you mod, and the extracter will try and get them out; it's quite possible that those files are already pre-extracted inside your .dat files. I have no real idea, however, but I will recommend this.

Basically, create a .bat file where you have your QuickBMS Program and script. Edit the .bat file, and paste this in:


quickbms ttgames.bms "H:\LucasArts\Original\Lego Star Wars II\lego_data" "C:\Output" >> errorlog.txt

pause

exit

Replace "ttgames.bms" with whatever your BMS script is called, Replace "H:..." with the path to your game you want to extract, and replace "C:Output" with the name of the folder you want to extract the files to. Then, save, delete the files you've already extracted from the game, and run. Let it all run and overwrite anytime it says it needs to. After it's done, you'll see a new text file called "errorlog.txt". Send me the contents of that, please.

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Error Logs hot off the press! I'm not sure if they are complete, cmd.exe stopped giving info a couple of times, so I assumed it was done.

Note: I will remove the link after you get it. It won't stay up forever.

EDIT: Link removed on account of it not working.

I named each file what each dat file was called (GAME, GAME0, 1, 2) so you can tell which one was which. ;)

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Error Logs hot off the press! I'm not sure if they are complete, cmd.exe stopped giving info a couple of times, so I assumed it was done.

Note: I will remove the link after you get it. It won't stay up forever.

http://k002.kiwi6.co...kbms_errors.zip

I named each file what each dat file was called (GAME, GAME0, 1, 2) so you can tell which one was which. ;)

Alright, after eating a piece of KFC (your post made me hungry ;P), I opened up the .zip to find...nothing. It's empty. Might need to add the files again.

For reference, I re-did mine today, and I got no errors about over-writting. Maybe it might work if you extract each .dat file to a different location, and then copy all the files over.

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Alright, after eating a piece of KFC (your post made me hungry :P ), I opened up the .zip to find...nothing. It's empty. Might need to add the files again.

For reference, I re-did mine today, and I got no errors about over-writting. Maybe it might work if you extract each .dat file to a different location, and then copy all the files over.

KFC? Sorta-kinda-yuck. Chick-fil-a is so much better than KFC any day.

Kiwi6 has been acting up lately. This morning when I went to download it, Windows told me it wasn't a valid .zip file. I removed the link, it won't work anymore. I zipped them up, and it worked, so it messed up while uploading to Kiwi6. The error logs are on another computer that isn't on right now, but I'll get them to you when I turn it on.

Each .dat was going to a different location. I have I have a folder on the desktop called LIJ2 Files, and inside that I have folders with the names of the .dat files with each .dat file it's folder. And I'm extracting to the folder which contains the .dat file. If that doesn't sound like different folders to me, I don't know what is.

EDIT: Here are the error logs.

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If they are not public yet, they will be soon. ;)

EDIT 2: I uploaded them this morning, but they are not public yet. I will direct link them. Perhaps that will work.

Game.dat: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/le717/Random/errorloggame.txt

Game0.dat: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/le717/Random/errorloggame0.txt

Game1.dat: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/le717/Random/errorloggame1.txt

Game2.dat: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/le717/Random/errorloggame2.txt

Also, I found some more proof of networking. I'm thinking that the code in the exe is for the PC version. Just open up a save game in a Hex editor. At the top there will be a lot of code that talks about networking. It seems to me that there is networking baked into the game; it just was never made active.

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EDIT 2: I uploaded them this morning, but they are not public yet. I will direct link them. Perhaps that will work.

Game.dat: http://www.brickshel...rrorloggame.txt

Game0.dat: http://www.brickshel...rorloggame0.txt

Game1.dat: http://www.brickshel...rorloggame1.txt

Game2.dat: http://www.brickshel...rorloggame2.txt

Also, I found some more proof of networking. I'm thinking that the code in the exe is for the PC version. Just open up a save game in a Hex editor. At the top there will be a lot of code that talks about networking. It seems to me that there is networking baked into the game; it just was never made active.

Yeah, I came here this morning (my time, you posted them at 2AM and I came on at 3AM AEST) and the original link wasn't working. Now, looking over your logs, this is absolutely horrible; everything is completely bugged. What I need you to do is make a new QuickBMS script. Firstly, add ".bak" to the end of your script. Open Notepad, and copy + paste the following code:


# Traveller's Tales games DAT files extractor (script 0.3)

#  LEGO Batman

#  LEGO Star Wars

#  LEGO Indiana Jones

#  LEGO Harry Potter

#  Transformers

#  others, check them on http://www.ttgames.com

#

# this script is a complete chaos... it's only a work-around since I didn't finish the research

# if you want all the files in PERFECT state you must set NAMELESS to 1

#

# script for QuickBMS http://aluigi.org/papers.htm#quickbms


print "NOTE that this script is a work-around so will not work with all the files\nif you want to extract ALL the files without names (but they will be 100% corrects) edit this script setting NAMELESS to 1"


set NAMELESS long 0 # set to 1 to extract the files without names

comtype lz2k


get INFO_OFF long

if INFO_OFF & 0x80000000

    math INFO_OFF ^= 0xffffffff

    math INFO_OFF <<= 8

    math INFO_OFF += 0x100

endif

get INFO_SIZE long

log MEMORY_FILE INFO_OFF INFO_SIZE


get TYPE_BOH long MEMORY_FILE

get FILES long MEMORY_FILE

savepos INFO_OFF MEMORY_FILE


math TMP = FILES

math TMP *= 16

math NAME_INFO = INFO_OFF

math NAME_INFO += TMP


goto NAME_INFO MEMORY_FILE

get NAMES long MEMORY_FILE

savepos NAME_INFO MEMORY_FILE


math TMP = NAMES

math TMP *= 8

math NAME_OFF = NAME_INFO

math NAME_OFF += TMP


goto NAME_OFF MEMORY_FILE

get NAMECRC_OFF long MEMORY_FILE

savepos NAME_OFF MEMORY_FILE


math NAMECRC_OFF += NAME_OFF

goto NAMECRC_OFF MEMORY_FILE

for i = 0 < FILES

    get CRC long MEMORY_FILE

    putarray 0 i CRC

next i


if TYPE_BOH <= -2

    get DUMMY1 long MEMORY_FILE

    get DUMMY2 long MEMORY_FILE

    if DUMMY1 > 0

        #print "Error: not implemented yet"

        #cleanexit

    endif

endif


# print "files:       %FILES%"

# print "names:       %NAMES%"

# print "info_off:    %INFO_OFF%"

# print "info_size:   %INFO_SIZE%"

# print "name_info:   %NAME_INFO%"

# print "name_off:    %NAME_OFF%"

# print "namecrc_off: %NAMECRC_OFF%"


set NAMEZ long 0

set FULLNAME string ""

set FULLPATH string ""


for i = 0 < FILES

    # do NOT try to understand this part because I have not understood it too 

    do

        goto NAME_INFO MEMORY_FILE

        get NEXT short MEMORY_FILE

        get PREV short MEMORY_FILE

        get OFF long MEMORY_FILE

        savepos NAME_INFO MEMORY_FILE


        math OFF += NAME_OFF

        goto OFF MEMORY_FILE

        get NAME string MEMORY_FILE


        if NEXT & 0x8000    # 16bit sign conversion

            math NEXT |= 0xffff0000

        endif


        putarray 1 NAMEZ FULLPATH

        if NEXT > 0 # folder

            if PREV != 0

                getarray FULLPATH 1 PREV

            endif

            putarray 1 NAMEZ FULLPATH


            if NAME != ""

                string FULLPATH += NAME

                string FULLPATH += \

            endif

        endif


        math NAMEZ += 1

    while NEXT > 0

    set FULLNAME string FULLPATH

    string FULLNAME += NAME


    if NAMELESS == 0

        math CRC = 0x811c9dc5

        strlen NAMESZ FULLNAME

        for j = 0 < NAMESZ

            getvarchr CHR FULLNAME j

            if CHR >= 0x61

                if CHR <= 0x7a

                    math CHR -= 0x20

                endif

            endif

            math CRC ^= CHR

            math CRC *= 0x199933

        next j

        for j = 0 < FILES

            getarray TMP 0 j

            if CRC == TMP

                break

            endif

        next j

        if j >= FILES

            print "Alert: the crc of the file %FULLNAME% has not been found, it can't be extracted!"

            #cleanexit

            # all wrongs!

            math j = i

            #math TMP = NEXT

            #math j = 0

            #math j -= NEXT

            #math j -= 1

        endif

        math TMP = j

    else

        math TMP = i

    endif


        math TMP *= 16

        math TMP += INFO_OFF

        goto TMP MEMORY_FILE

        get OFFSET long MEMORY_FILE

        math OFFSET <<= 8

        get ZSIZE long MEMORY_FILE

        get SIZE long MEMORY_FILE

        get PACKED long MEMORY_FILE


        goto OFFSET

        getdstring SIGN 4

        if SIGN == "LZ2K"

            set PACKED long 2

        else

            set PACKED long 0

        endif


        if PACKED & 2

            callfunction UNLZ2K

            log FULLNAME 0 SIZE MEMORY_FILE2

        else

            if SIZE != 0

            if ZSIZE != 0

            if SIZE != ZSIZE

                print "SIZE (%SIZE%) and ZSIZE (%ZSIZE%) differ, contact me"

                cleanexit

            endif

            endif

            endif

            log FULLNAME OFFSET SIZE

        endif

next i



startfunction UNLZ2K

    putvarchr MEMORY_FILE2 SIZE 0

    log MEMORY_FILE2 0 0

    append

    for TMPSZ = 0 < ZSIZE

        goto OFFSET

        getdstring SIGN 4

        if SIGN != "LZ2K"

            print "Error: the signature at offset %OFFSET% (%SIGN%) is not LZ2K, contact me"

            cleanexit

        endif

        get LZ2K_SIZE long

        get LZ2K_ZSIZE long

        savepos OFFSET

        if LZ2K_ZSIZE == LZ2K_SIZE

            log MEMORY_FILE2 OFFSET LZ2K_SIZE

        else

            clog MEMORY_FILE2 OFFSET LZ2K_ZSIZE LZ2K_SIZE

        endif

        math OFFSET += LZ2K_ZSIZE

        savepos TMP MEMORY_FILE2

        math TMPSZ += 12

        math TMPSZ += LZ2K_ZSIZE

    next

    append

endfunction

Save the BMS script in the exact same place with the exact same name as the script you were using before. This should work.

On the subject of networking, I think you're absolutely correct. I'm getting my friend to take a look at it tonight; hopefully with a little luck he might be able to figure out what Hex you need to edit to make networking active.

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Save the BMS script in the exact same place with the exact same name as the script you were using before. This should work.

I will do that as soon as I can, but it will be this weekend. You see, the computer that I am using to extract is a desktop, and it is sitting at my school desk. I have to take it down, and I won't be putting it up until Friday. The only other computer that LIJ2 runs on is the family computer, and Dad doesn't want me installing a bunch of stuff or messing with my games like that. Actually, both computers are his (I don't own a computer), but the one in my room is an old computer that is running XP, and he let's me use it for stuff like this. I will do this and report back to you, but it will be this weekend.

On the subject of networking, I think you're absolutely correct. I'm getting my friend to take a look at it tonight; hopefully with a little luck he might be able to figure out what Hex you need to edit to make networking active.

So you got an Xbox 360 version and it's not pre-patched? And now you've got your friend looking at it to see what to do to enable it? Awesome! :D I'm just hoping that I don't have to have the game extracted to enable this. I have no idea why LucasArts made a patch for the Xbox 360 and PS3 for this and not for the PC when it's built right in. I hope it can be enabled.

Oh, I tried the Build your own adventure mode. I said that it had been a while since I last tried it (we have gotten a new computer since that time), and my brother and I tried it yesterday. One adventure we have (we only have three because of the crashing) is just a level we built that has only purple coins and a door. That one loaded, and we played it, but the screen went black afterward (the skull loading screen never came up), so we had to force it closed. We did a different one which also had one level that we built (this one had a chest and enemies) and that one worked. So somehow it got fixed.

While I'm talking about LIJ2, I wanted to release a builder level that my brother and I built a while back, but I could not get the other computer to see it. So I can't release it (unless the networking makes it possible), but we did record a video of us playing it. Here it is:

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=xPDCaRynN8U

I had to do an audio swap. YT blocked it worldwide because of the original (game) audio. Grrr..... :rf:

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Save the BMS script in the exact same place with the exact same name as the script you were using before. This should work.

I will do that as soon as I can, but it will be this weekend. You see, the computer that I am using to extract is a desktop, and it is sitting at my school desk. I have to take it down, and I won't be putting it up until Friday. The only other computer that LIJ2 runs on is the family computer, and Dad doesn't want me installing a bunch of stuff or messing with my games like that. Actually, both computers are his (I don't own a computer), but the one in my room is an old computer that is running XP, and he let's me use it for stuff like this. I will do this and report back to you, but it will be this weekend.

No problem.

So you got an Xbox 360 version and it's not pre-patched? And now you've got your friend looking at it to see what to do to enable it? Awesome! :D I'm just hoping that I don't have to have the game extracted to enable this. I have no idea why LucasArts made a patch for the Xbox 360 and PS3 for this and not for the PC when it's built right in. I hope it can be enabled.

I'm assuming it was because they are console games, which the big companies think are designed for online play (whereas they assume a computer is not), and they want to show off their fancy Xbox Live and Playstation Network, one of which nets Microsoft a lot of money in subscriptions.

Oh, I tried the Build your own adventure mode. I said that it had been a while since I last tried it (we have gotten a new computer since that time), and my brother and I tried it yesterday. One adventure we have (we only have three because of the crashing) is just a level we built that has only purple coins and a door. That one loaded, and we played it, but the screen went black afterward (the skull loading screen never came up), so we had to force it closed. We did a different one which also had one level that we built (this one had a chest and enemies) and that one worked. So somehow it got fixed.

That's extremely weird...I guess it's just bugged on some levels. Once again, it's a shame they didn't patch the PC game.

While I'm talking about LIJ2, I wanted to release a builder level that my brother and I built a while back, but I could not get the other computer to see it. So I can't release it (unless the networking makes it possible), but we did record a video of us playing it. Here it is:

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=xPDCaRynN8U

I had to do an audio swap. YT blocked it worldwide because of the original (game) audio. Grrr..... :rf:

I'm lovin' it (excuse the McDonalds slogan). Are the objects all linked? I'm making a massive city level with my modded version, but I'm finding the parts where you link triggers etc extremely aannoying.

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I'm assuming it was because they are console games, which the big companies think are designed for online play (whereas they assume a computer is not), and they want to show off their fancy Xbox Live and Playstation Network, one of which nets Microsoft a lot of money in subscriptions.

Game makers and their thinking. Computer are hook to the internet more than game consoles. But, no! They make online play for the consoles and build it into the PC version but do not enable it so they can make more money. The PC gaming people are getting ripped off these days, and I don't like it.

That's extremely weird...I guess it's just bugged on some levels. Once again, it's a shame they didn't patch the PC game.

I guess so. And it really is a shame.

I'm lovin' it (excuse the *removed* slogan). Are the objects all linked? I'm making a massive city level with my modded version, but I'm finding the parts where you link triggers etc extremely aannoying.

Ugh! Don't mention that place in front of me! I went there with my Dad and brother one time, and they charged us for water and an "eat-in fee". We haven't gone there since.

I have no idea. We built that level a long time ago (I'm thinking a few months after I bought the game), and we haven't built a level (much less played it) in an even longer time. Well, that was before yesterday. My brother and I are doing a LIJ2 LP, and while it will not be 100%, we will complete as much as we can. We recorded 9 parts yesterday, and we are still on the Crystal Skull Part 1. And we are not done with it yet. None of it is uploaded yet, so nobody has seen it. That first level is long! We have it in one part, and it is almost 25 minutes! I can't cut anything out (we are talking in it), so that will not work. Good thing I have unlimited upload time! Now I just need to compress it a LOT. (The raw video was almost 900Mb, and converted to mp4 is it still 300Mb. It will be a large file no matter what, but I need to get it as small as I can. And we were recording in 800x600 already!)

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Game makers and their thinking. Computer are hook to the internet more than game consoles. But, no! They make online play for the consoles and build it into the PC version but do not enable it so they can make more money. The PC gaming people are getting ripped off these days, and I don't like it.

Totally agree with you. Hopefully my friend will find something; only problem is the executables get converted to several files on an Xbox version of a game, so he's unsure if he can do it on the PC copy.

I have no idea. We built that level a long time ago (I'm thinking a few months after I bought the game), and we haven't built a level (much less played it) in an even longer time. Well, that was before yesterday. My brother and I are doing a LIJ2 LP, and while it will not be 100%, we will complete as much as we can. We recorded 9 parts yesterday, and we are still on the Crystal Skull Part 1. And we are not done with it yet. None of it is uploaded yet, so nobody has seen it. That first level is long! We have it in one part, and it is almost 25 minutes! I can't cut anything out (we are talking in it), so that will not work. Good thing I have unlimited upload time! Now I just need to compress it a LOT. (The raw video was almost 900Mb, and converted to mp4 is it still 300Mb. It will be a large file no matter what, but I need to get it as small as I can. And we were recording in 800x600 already!)

That's awesome. I'm looking forward to it, seeing as I never completed a full game yet (I only played a couple of key missions on a downloaded completed save and then went to modding).

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Yea. I've vanished for the last few days, haven't I? That's life. :P

Totally agree with you. Hopefully my friend will find something; only problem is the executables get converted to several files on an Xbox version of a game, so he's unsure if he can do it on the PC copy.

Any update on the networking being enabled? It would really help the LP we are doing. (We have to sit in a small area to record/play because 1, we have to have a mic hooked up, and 2, we are using the keyboard and Xbox 360 controller for the LP, and they have to be plugged in. Networking would allow us to record/play on both computers, each with our own controller and mic. Oh, and don't forget leg room. :P) Plus, it would just be plain fun. :D

downloaded completed save

So you can download save games and they will work on other computers? Duh, I've done that. I've moved my saves a few time onto different computers. So I guess the question is can you give out just a builder level and it work, or do you have to give out the whole save file? (Whole meaning the the levels save and the builder save.)

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