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Zeruth
Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 8
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:40 am Post subject: [TUT] Guitar Hero III: PC - BLANK BACKGROUND |
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Ok, i found this on the internet a while ago, cant find it anymore, but i thought it would be worth it to spread the word for those of us, who dont have the best graphics card - here goes
For those who are skeptical in the actual use of this look at the screenies below, i had the fps included in the shot
WARNINGS:
1. This requires you to rename and replace Guitar Hero III files, and as so, i accept no responsibillity for "the ruining" of your game
THE PROCEDURE:
This works for any stage, but in this tutorial, i am going to show you how to replace the practice stage with a blank one
1. go to your GHIII folder (default C:\Program Files\Aspyr\Guitar Hero III)
2. go to the DATA\ZONES\ directory
3. BACKUP z_soundcheck.pak.xen to somewhere safe (CUT)
4. copy z_viewer.pak.xen to somewhere else
5. rename the copied z_viewer.pak.xen to z_soundcheck.pak.xen
6. move the NEW z_soundcheck.pak.xen to the DATA\ZONES\ folder
and ur done
NOW TEST IT
for this, we only did the practice stage SO.......
1. open up GHIII
2. go to training -> practice
3. choose a song and play
NOTE: the little yellow number is the framerate (for those of you who dont know...)
This is before
And This is after
Last edited by Zeruth on Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:06 am; edited 1 time in total |
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freeqaz
Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 541
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:53 am Post subject: |
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Nice black background tutorial. _________________
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DamageInc
Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 181
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:28 am Post subject: |
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ouch 6 frames.. _________________
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Zeruth
Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 8
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:29 am Post subject: |
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i really think they shouldve added more options for graphics, my gfx card only has 256m, but still, i think i should be able to play GH III at full speed when i can play Fable at 1024 x 768 at max settings with no problem
tell me about it... |
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MaXKilleR
Joined: 07 Jul 2007 Posts: 771
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:12 am Post subject: |
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All that's left is getting rid of the card check it does at the begining. I want to play it on my laptop but I got an intel X3100 (which is way better than some other cards this game works on) but it doesnt even start. It gives me a message that it doesn't support my video card. |
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freeqaz
Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 541
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:07 am Post subject: |
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MaXKilleR wrote: | All that's left is getting rid of the card check it does at the begining. I want to play it on my laptop but I got an intel X3100 (which is way better than some other cards this game works on) but it doesnt even start. It gives me a message that it doesn't support my video card. |
Damn man. We gotta work on that next. After we nail these customs... _________________
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Zeruth
Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 8
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:17 am Post subject: |
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im gonna try to make tis post so that it isnt against the rules, but here goes
There definately isnt a way to start this cd without the disc *cough cough*
and they definately dont work for me *cough cough*
they dont remove checks *cough cough*
and another thing, its about as easy to remove that check as making a no-cd crack, actually, its just like a no-cd crack, only i guess it would be called a no-gfx crack but oh well |
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MaXKilleR
Joined: 07 Jul 2007 Posts: 771
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:25 am Post subject: |
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Zeruth wrote: | im gonna try to make tis post so that it isnt against the rules, but here goes
There definately isnt a way to start this cd without the disc *cough cough*
and they definately dont work for me *cough cough*
they dont remove checks *cough cough*
and another thing, its about as easy to remove that check as making a no-cd crack, actually, its just like a no-cd crack, only i guess it would be called a no-gfx crack but oh well |
I own the game and I'm using the no-cd crack too. It's not illegal if you own the game. I just don't want the disk to be in the tray (even if I have 3), thats how disks get scratched in the first place.
anywho the crack doesnt remove the graphics check but you are probably right about it being as easy as that. I'll take a lot at it as soon as I can. |
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freeqaz
Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 541
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:28 am Post subject: |
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MaXKilleR wrote: | Zeruth wrote: | im gonna try to make tis post so that it isnt against the rules, but here goes
There definately isnt a way to start this cd without the disc *cough cough*
and they definately dont work for me *cough cough*
they dont remove checks *cough cough*
and another thing, its about as easy to remove that check as making a no-cd crack, actually, its just like a no-cd crack, only i guess it would be called a no-gfx crack but oh well |
I own the game and I'm using the no-cd crack too. It's not illegal if you own the game. I just don't want the disk to be in the tray (even if I have 3), thats how disks get scratched in the first place.
anywho the crack doesnt remove the graphics check but you are probably right about being as easy as that. I'll take a lot at it as soon as I can. |
I was wondering 1 thing.
I have the no-cd crack as well and I installed the 1.1 patch. So am I running the 1.1 or 1.0 version?
EDIT: Yeah when I load it it says 1.0. Can I get a 1.1 no-cd crack? _________________
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Zeruth
Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 8
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:33 am Post subject: |
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since u own the game, gamecopyworld.com is the place to go....
note: backup the original executable for future updates |
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MaXKilleR
Joined: 07 Jul 2007 Posts: 771
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:40 am Post subject: |
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Torrents is my home town. I found it there a day (or so) after the update was released. |
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Waffler
Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 87
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 9:24 am Post subject: |
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There is a program on the net which can emulate a graphics card but doesn't act like it. It should pass the graphics card test |
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MaXKilleR
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 9:33 am Post subject: |
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Waffler wrote: | There is a program on the net which can emulate a graphics card but doesn't act like it. It should pass the graphics card test |
I looked for it but came out empty. If you have a name please post it. Thanks.
Edit: Nvm, 3D ANALYZE it is. |
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MaXKilleR
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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Game crashed when I disabled the msg in the gh3.exe so i guess it was there for a reason.
I managed to get it working with 3d-analyze and I'll post a tut soon, but I'm getting 17fps which is not playable in. Your tut doesn't work (I guess they fixed that in v1.0) so now I'm trying to find a way to get the background black. The options in 3d-analyze mess-up the notes too so its not an option. |
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freeqaz
Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 541
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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MaXKilleR wrote: | Game crashed when I disabled the msg in the gh3.exe so i guess it was there for a reason.
I managed to get it working with 3d-analyze and I'll post a tut soon, but I'm getting 17fps which is not playable in. Your tut doesn't work (I guess they fixed that in v1.0) so now I'm trying to find a way to get the background black. The options in 3d-analyze mess-up the notes too so its not an option. |
Just use 1.0 on your lappy. Not 1.1. Till' you can find a Black Hack for 1.1. _________________
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