importing characters

[OrKAdoS]

i'm having some trouble with my patch.
just, nothing works...
when i use the selection pic import tool in nike editor, apparently all works well but when i rebuild the file, it freeze in the first loading screen.
when i import characters, it works fine too, but when i select the character it freezes the game(skipping or not entrances), and it isn't problem with the wrestler pac file as i have tried both with pacs from here and with SvR 10 original pacs that are already in the game(but in a differente ID)
so, anybody have any idea what could be?
PS¹- i'm using nike tool v20
PS²- i have the latest version of java instaled(v6 with the latest update)
PS³- the game is SvR 11-PS2

 

[Fofo]

Not sure but maybe your arc space is over!
Hmm i have no idea about the wrestler pac file issue..

 

[HARDX36]

have you tried to replace the wrestlers manually using the hex editor?? that will discard problems with nike's tool

 

[a3l_public]

The problem is that editor is for 2010 not for SvR 2011, i believe that's your problem

 

[OrKAdoS]

@arbab15 i have forgot to say that i'm sure it isn't problem with arc space, as RagNaRoc cleaned up some things and it have a lot of space now

@HARDX36 i never tried doing it mannualy, but i'll try it now

@a3l_public i'm sure this isn't the problem too, as i'm no noob, i use only cmd commands on nike tool

 

[OrKAdoS]

have you tried to replace the wrestlers manually using the hex editor?? that will discard problems with nike's tool

i have tried it and probably have found the problem.
i think that mine ch3.pac is much bigger than it shoul be.
because when i calcule XX and YY, the XX are with 3 digits(or better 5 digits), so XXX

 

[HARDX36]

you dont need to calculate ch3.pac size or offset but actually i think you are calculating the size wrong use me calculator if you want however just calcule xx and yy for your wrestlers pac add your pac at the end of the ch3.pac work the offset and the size of the wrestler pac then update the arc this way

1.-text search EMD3
2.-search the id of the superstar you will change
3.-update the normal xx and yy of your pac

you can search on andys's tutorial there are much more info there

 

[nikethebike]

Has the importing never worked? when did it stop working for you? Is this a bug report of the import tool?

More info is needed, like what slot that stopped it working and stuff like that.

I'm sure you do it as I said in the readme right? Importing one, checking it works, importing the next and so on???

 

[OrKAdoS]

@HARDX36: i have calculated the size and offset right(as andy tutorial said) but now i'll try calculating it with your tool.

@nikethebike: i always worked for me. It stopped working after i had changed my motherboard and needed to install the programs again. I'm not sure as this could be some kind of other problem with my pc, i don't know.
I have tried at slot 205(cody rhodes), 275(dolph ziggler) and 219(zack ryder)
yes, i have read all the readme file.

EDIT: in your tool(HARDX36) the offset gave is with 5 digits too(1307B) and the size is 559
PS: according to your editor, the digits are inveted? so the size should be 5590? or 5509?
i don't work with that for a long time, so i'm a little confused xD

 

[OrKAdoS]

nike, maybe this could be considered a bug reporting, i'm not sure as someone should check it too, but using the external option, after your import a selection pic(only ssfc) on SvR 11, the game freezes at the first loading screen. i'm not sure if this is only svr 11, but it's only when you import c models of selection pics

 

[HARDX36]

dude can you put here your offset and size?? so that way i can see if your calculating that wrong because you should only have 4 digits and you can try to check on menu pac if the editor is importing the selction pic in a correct offset

 

[OrKAdoS]

i have used your tool to calculate the offset.
it is: 09841800, calculated: 1307B
size is: 350208, calculated: 559

 

[HARDX36]

the problem is the offset you added lot of files to the ch3.pac so then in that position the xx=1307B but you cant use that offset because you will overwrite the part of size

in my opinion the only thing you can do is take an original ch3.pac and then add only the pacs you need

btw the last valid offset is 8003800 xx=FFFF, so after that offset you cant keep adding wrestlers because after that offset you only will get 5 digits xx

 

[Tired]

you dont need to calculate ch3.pac size or offset but actually i think you are calculating the size wrong use me calculator if you want however just calcule xx and yy for your wrestlers pac add your pac at the end of the ch3.pac work the offset and the size of the wrestler pac then update the arc this way

1.-text search EMD3
2.-search the id of the superstar you will change
3.-update the normal xx and yy of your pac

you can search on andys's tutorial there are much more info there

I did this.

I think the problem may be to do with the ingame menus. We may have uncovered a bug that THQ were too lazy to fix. They assumed that the average gamer would never trigger it.

 

[nikethebike]

If your ch-file is too large you will have problems. There's a limit in how large files that can be indexed. Cleaning up your CH file or starting over is the only way to go. But it will be a lot of work...

 

[OrKAdoS]

It may be a lot of work, but i think is the only way as there are a lot of characters that freezes or crashes the game, i'll have to work it all again with ch3.pac
i have wondered that the problem should be that, but i prefer to ask this here for future guys with the same problem and to be sure.
thanks for the support of all you guys... always helping me.
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