Dead Space 2 (Extended Edition) (2xDVD5)

Categories: D, DVD9 to DVD5
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Published on: September 10, 2011

Conversion by ‘peterf1999’

(2xDVD9 to 2xDVD5 ) *ENGLISH ONLY*

Install Sequence: DVD1-DVD2-DVD1

1) Create a Temp folder on your hardrive.
Name this folder: Dead Space 2_TEMP. This will be a ‘working’ folder Only.

2) COPY the following files from the ‘Original Dead Space 2’ DVD’s to the ‘Dead Space 2_TEMP’ folder.

DS2DAT6.DAT
DS2DAT7.DAT

3) Download the ‘Dead_Space_2_2xDVD5.7z’ file from HERE and extract the contents of the RAR file. The folders you need for the conversion listed below are in the downloaded RAR file.
(Files by peterf1999)

4) Download the Custom SFX Module ‘freearc_SFX.7z’ file from HERE and extract the contents of the RAR file to the FreeArc Installation folder overwriting any files if prompted.

5) Using FreeArc browse the ‘Dead Space 2_TEMP’ folder and select the following folders to compress using the ‘Custom SFX Module’ you downloaded:

DS2DAT6.DAT
DS2DAT7.DAT

FreeArc Settings:
Output archive: DS2_arc
Compression: -mx -ld800m
Make exe: Windows GUI: freearc.sfx (TICK)

6) MOVE the created ‘DS2_arc’ file to the ‘Dead_Space_2_2xDVD5\DS2_1’ folder.

7) COPY the following folders from the Original ‘Dead Space 2’ DVD’s to the ‘DS2_1’ folder.

Autorun
Directx
movies
Redistributable
Support

NOTE: The ‘movies’ folder ONLY needs the ‘en’ (English) files etc, you don’t need the other languages, so either don’t copy them over or Delete the un-wanted Language files.

8) Using the Notepad open the ‘localization.ini’ file in the ‘support’ folder and under the [LOCALES] section, insert a ‘Space Character’ in front of every row of the foreign languages you DO NOT want.
Do NOT put a SPACE in front of YOUR chosen Language!
Then Save it.

9) Copy the following files from the Original ‘Dead Space 2’ DVD’s to the ‘DS2_1’ folder.

activation.exe
activation.x64.dll
activation.x86.dll
activation.xml
autorun.dat
Autorun.exe
autorun.inf
deadspace2.exe
DS2DAT0.DAT
EASetup.exe
game.ico
GDFBinary.en-us.dll
joypad_example.txt

10) Download the edited ‘autorun.dat_ENG_FRA.7z’ file from HERE and extract the contents of the RAR file to the ‘DS2_1’ folder overwriting the original file when prompted.

11) Copy the following files from the Original ‘Dead Space 2’ DVD’s to the ‘DS2_2’ folder.

autorun.inf
DS2DAT1.DAT
DS2DAT8.DAT
DS2DAT9.DAT
game.ico

NOTE: The ‘DS2_2’ folder already contains Dummy files of both the DS2DAT6.DAT and DS2DAT7.DAT files.

12) Burn the contents of the ‘DS2_1’ folder to a DVD (or Create an ISO) with the Label: DS2_1

13) Burn the contents of the DS2_2 folder to a DVD (or Create an ISO) with the Label: DS2_2

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