Complete "How to Change the Music in MVC2 + How to make your game selfboot" Thread

[ComboMasher]

Here is my tutorial on how to change the music and make your custom mvc2 selfboot. It goes through everything and has pictures and all the downloads. Hope this helps anyone who wants to have their own custom mvc2.

Custom MvC2 for DC:
http://dhost.info/combomasher/index.php

Custom MvC2 for PS2:
http://dhost.info/combomasher/mvc2-ps2/index.php

Custom CvS2 for DC:
http://dhost.info/combomasher/customcvs2/index.html

[T-Kimura]

best tutorial i seen for custom, good job

[mbwun]

There is pictures in the way:(

I cant see some things

[ComboMasher]

Originally posted by mbwun
There is pictures in the way:(

I cant see some things
anyone else having that problem? I used tables, not frames, so no matter what way you stretch the screen you should be able to see everything without having things overlap.


t-kimura- Thank you. :D I hate doing instructions without pictures, so i though i would add some. Cause its always easier when you have a visual aid.

[Binarystar]

Is it me or I can never load your website :(

[SmokedAlive]

Good shit bro, i've always wanted to do this but never got around to doing it because i figured it would be too hard. Thanks a lot. Late

[fernboi]

wow!!!!!
god job.this is one of the best i have seen so far

[MegamanDS]

i might acutally make a custom mvc2 just cause urs is the easiest step by step including pics

[Clear Sky]

Originally posted by Binarystar
Is it me or I can never load your website :(

I've love to try this but I can't view the page either.

[DarkBuu]

I already know how to do this but that is one excellent tutorial right there. I think a person has to be pretty clueless not to get it right following ur instructions. "Thumbs Up Soldier":cool:

[Dc1]

Originally posted by ComboMasher
Here is my tutorial on how to change the music and make your custom mvc2 selfboot. It goes through everything and has pictures and all the downloads. Hope this helps anyone who wants to have their own custom mvc2. http://dhost.info/combomasher/Extractingdata.htm

-edit- I forgot to put in my tutorial that you can use CDRwin to create the image file too.

I still can't get it to work even though I follow every instruction

Can it be because I start it off with somebody's eles custom mvc2 copy ?

if that's what's causing the problem, what's the right one to get

[geek4u]

can i go through the same proces of the tutorial if i wanted to change the music in SF3TS?

[T-Kimura]

you can do the same thing with 3s/cvs2 except the names for stages are diff.. here:

Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Adx files

*3 songs per stage

*nyc = New york stage (ken/alex)
*ros = russia stage (12/necro)
*gem = hugo
*chi = chun li
*shi = ryu
*kyo = ibuki
*doj = makoto
*yam = akuma
*afr = elena
*bra = brazil (sean/oro)
*lon = dudley
*hon = hong kong (yang/yun)
*fra = remy
*q = q
*mex = urien
*gre = gill
49_end = ending
50_end = ending
51_vs = versus
52_open = opening theme
53_p_sel = player select
54_name = enter name
55_win = win theme
56_judge = draw game
57_s_sel = stage select
58_conti = continue
59_over = game over
60_gill = gill intro?
61_b01 = bonus round: car destroy
62_b02 = bonus round: basketball parry
63_staff = credits
64_remix = not sure?
65_menu = menu
66_p_se2 = not sure?
67_logo = capcom logo

Capcom vs. SNK 2 Adx Files

adx_cont = continue
adx_dm01 = intro to fight vs. gouki or rugal
adx_dm02 = intro to fight vs. shin gouki or o. rugal
adx_end1 = normal ending
adx_end2 = beat s.g. or o.r.
adx_fnal = can't remember
adx_grv = groove select
adx_her1 = new challenger: bison or geese match (arcade)
adx_her2 = new challenger (vs)
adx_menu = menu
adx_name = enter name
adx_news = jap only?
adx_nois = static screen
adx_open = opening theme
adx_over = game over
adx_rank = ranking
adx_rato = ratio select
adx_roll = credits
adx_sel1 = char select 1
adx_sel2 = char select 2
adx_st00-0a = stages
adx_st0b = training
adx_vs = versus screen
adx_win1-5 = winning theme

[geek4u]

thanks dude. :cool:

[De4dEyE]

So the MvC2 disc you use as a source CAN'T be a legit copy? You have to have a copy of it? Cuz when I tried it with my mvc2 disc, it just showed 3 random text files. :(

[T-Kimura]

cd-roms cant read gd-roms so no.. cant be legit.

[ComboMasher]

Originally posted by De4dEyE
So the MvC2 disc you use as a source CAN'T be a legit copy? You have to have a copy of it? Cuz when I tried it with my mvc2 disc, it just showed 3 random text files. :( Yeah, you need to download the MVC2 image file and use daemon tools to mount the MVC2 image file.
Daemon tools is a program that fakes your cumputer into thinking that your MVC2 image file is actually in your CD-Rom drive. So instead of actually putting a mvc2 disc in your drive, this program lets you "Mount" the image file to a fake drive. When it does that, the standard window pop's up when a Cd has been inserted into a drive.
1)When you download Deamon tools, install it.
2)Then you should see alittle lightining bolt icon in the lower
3)right hand toolbar by the system clock.
4)right click on the lighting bolt icon and select virtual CD/ dvd rom drive.
5)then click on "mount image".
6) then search for your MVC2 image file and select it.
7) a "now loading" screen will come up for like 3 seconds and go away. Then the window will pop up asking what you want to open the contents of your drive.
8) then load up ISOBuster
9) select the new drive that Daemon tools mounted the image too.
Search for daemon tools on yahoo or google, they should have a tutorial too if mine is too confusing. Hope this helps.

[shin D]

The link doesn't seem to work? It won't load up...

[X-Death]

Blah, I can't see it either. I've already made around 20 customs, but I'd like to see if you got some shortcuts or something. Did you mention that you can make a batch file to convert the WAVs into ADX? Handy stuff.

[DigitalSykosis]

awesome guy, thanks.

looks so easy ill probably even be able to pull it off this time.

[T-Kimura]

noticed you have ? for adx_here.. adx_here is the here comes new challenger music if you wanna update that.

[Preppy]

This was super helpful - thanks. :)

Now I just need to increase the gain on my way way too quiet songs...

[Magnetro]

Nice, here is some stuff that can help, usually when you convert your mp3 into a wav file the volume will be to low when you play MvC2. So you may want to think about that. Anyways you can also make really neat art for it, provding you can find the template, but I lost the file, however you can find it on Kazaa somewhere if you try. Uhh random other note, you don't need ISO buster, you can just drag and drop from windows explorer, and you can also use CinePak to read the adx/bin files, it reads them and does other things, also if you burn with nero (the selfboot image) and you need to go through the CDI2NERO program AND it wont work for you there is an option you go through on the CDI2NERO where it asks you to chose whether you want it to be a TAO, or DAO image, the default is DAO, so you may want to use DAO... Anyways that happens to people sometimes, probably because of their burner (?). Let's see I think I may have forgotten some other things, but, meh.

[De4dEyE]

Am I allowed to ask where I can get that MvC2 image file you guys are talking about? If so, where can I get it?

[X-Death]

De4dEyE, check pm.

[platinum_pinoy]

I got as far as the self boot step, but I got an error DOS saying, "IP.bin file not found. Would you like to make an IP.bin file?"

I say yes, and then it asks me what name I want to give it. I try 1st_read.bin (it says it is common) and then the DOS screen disappears....any answers to this?

I thought it was that I forgot to replace the 1st_read.bin file in the first few steps, but I did it again and to no avail...

[Magnetro]

/\ It's probably because you're using a selfboot of MvC2, you need a non-selfboot.

[Magnegro]

Originally posted by ComboMasher

anyone else having that problem? I used tables, not frames, so no matter what way you stretch the screen you should be able to see everything without having things overlap.


t-kimura- Thank you. :D I hate doing instructions without pictures, so i though i would add some. Cause its always easier when you have a visual aid.

I'm having this problem too. :(

[Binarystar]

I'm still having troubles loading the site. Can anyone help me with this pls.

[tharimrattler]

Originally posted by Magnetro2000
/\ It's probably because you're using a selfboot of MvC2, you need a non-selfboot.

I did it with a selfboot copy. And for the pictures overlaping the text on the page, try loading the page using internet explorer if you are not already using it. Firefox was doing the same thing to me.

[Nagata Lock II]

Is it possible to start this process with a US self booting copy or does it have to be either non self boot or a Japanese self booting copy first? I tried this so many times and got a ton of coasters. EVeryone told me it's because the disc I took the image from was self booting to begin with. Any insight?

[T-Kimura]

aren't you just supposed to use that 1st read file in the tutorial?

[Hwoarvang]

Originally posted by platinum_pinoy
I got as far as the self boot step, but I got an error DOS saying, "IP.bin file not found. Would you like to make an IP.bin file?"

I say yes, and then it asks me what name I want to give it. I try 1st_read.bin (it says it is common) and then the DOS screen disappears....any answers to this?

I thought it was that I forgot to replace the 1st_read.bin file in the first few steps, but I did it again and to no avail...

I also did it with a selfboot copy. I had the same problem there too. When you're making the image I think you have to use "track-at-once" and not "disc-at-once". That's how I fixed my problem.

In the end, I lost 2 discs with no success. It just wouldn't boot up in the dreamcast (even with a bootdisc), I'd go to the music screen instead. The first burn I used discjuggler and second Nero.

[NKI]

Just for reference: the file "ADX_HERE" is the "Here Comes A New Challenger" tune. You had it marked with a question mark on the site.


-Nicholai!

[platinum_pinoy]

Originally posted by Hwoarvang


I also did it with a selfboot copy. I had the same problem there too. When you're making the image I think you have to use "track-at-once" and not "disc-at-once". That's how I fixed my problem.

In the end, I lost 2 discs with no success. It just wouldn't boot up in the dreamcast (even with a bootdisc), I'd go to the music screen instead. The first burn I used discjuggler and second Nero.

Hey, it worked like a charm. You're awesome. I have one quirk, though. The music isn't as loud as I thought it would be....any solutions?

[Shifty Nevers]

there is no dummy file in cvs2 ( at least in my copy ) there is a giant 0.dat file. is this technique confirmed to work with cvs2 exacty the same way or are there differences I should know about?? thanks

[tharimrattler]

Anyone know how to get the "Ease MP3WAV converter" to convert more than 30 files? Once you get to 30 it wont let me convert any more at all. Also with discjuggler, know how to make it record faster than x4?

[X-Death]

tharimrattler, check pm.

Originally posted by platinum_pinoy
The music isn't as loud as I thought it would be....any solutions?
Take the WAV into Sound Recorder. Go Effects>Increase Volume by 25%. Do that around 3 times, and it should be much better.

[ComboMasher]

Wow my post is now a sticky. I will be updating it with some of the info you guys have provided and some other tools for the whole process incase some of the ones listed dont work.
p.s.- has anyone tried cdi2nero and burned there selfboot mvc2? if so did it work for you?
And has anyone tried making the image file with CDRwin nistead of nero? CDRwin is fucked up on my computer, it makes winrar files not image files, weird.

[KingzJuster16]

Very interesting.I'm gonna try this out later today.But will this method work for Windows 98 as well?I noticed in the tut that it was done with Windows XP... :o

[NKI]

I always use CDRWIN to make my image files, and it works fine.


-Nicholai!

[ComboMasher]

Originally posted by NKI
I always use CDRWIN to make my image files, and it works fine.


-Nicholai!
ok cool.

Should i try and spice the site up with a new design on the next update, or should i keep the simple layout?

Anyone know why my CDRWIN would be making Winrar files instead of Image files lol?

KingzJuster16-i am not sure if it works in Win98. As long as the programs that are in the tutorial are supported under Win98 i think it would work.

[Shifty Nevers]

has noone tried this with cvs2??

[KingzJuster16]

Originally posted by ComboMasher



KingzJuster16-i am not sure if it works in Win98. As long as the programs that are in the tutorial are supported under Win98 i think it would work.
Yeh,all the programs are supported for 98...only one way to find out,though...I'm gonna take a nap and try it out in a bit... :D

[X-Death]

Here's how to make a batch file to convert all of your WAVs to ADX as I mentioned earlier:

1. Open notepad
2. type: adxencd "name.wav" (ie. ADX_MENU.WAV)
3. Do the same thing for all of the wavs you want to convert, but make sure there's a space in between each command like...

adxencd "ADX_MENU.WAV"

adxencd "ADX_S000.WAV"

etc.

4. When you're done, instead of saving it as a .txt file, save it as as converter.bat or something (make sure to put it in the same folder as your adxencd program).
5. Make sure all of your wavs are named properly, then move them to the same folder as your adxencd program.
6. Run converter.bat from DOS, and it should convert the wavs for you.

This WILL NOT loop the sound files unfortunately, but whenever I make an MvC2 disc, I only loop the training stage anyway (with or without a time limit, your fights shouldn't last like 4 mins anyway, right?)

The attachment is just how your converter should look in notepad.

[Evil Rahsaan]

i would like to learn how to make my own copy of.

[KingzJuster16]

Hey Combo,your site doesn't seem to load up for me anymore.Is the bandwidth exceeded or somethin?Any other way to get to it?I was almost done til I had to restart and now it won't load up again...:bluu:
EDIT-Nevermind..it's up again..^_^

[X-Death]

KingzJuster, p-p-p-pm. I feel like such a helpdesk :D

[T-Kimura]

site still works for me

[ComboMasher]

Site has been updated and link has been changed. I will add a better intro page later.

Here is a new link to my site.
http://dhost.info/dreamcast/Intro.htm

[KingzJuster16]

Ok so I have all of the .adx files converted to .bin,but when I try to drag them into the MVC2 folder,it says "Cannot copy ADX_*name*. Make sure the file is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use.". I'm not using it in anything else,but it won't let me copy it...any advice?:confused:

[i_like_mvc2]

hey where do u get this image file at? i have a burned copy but its not self boot. I use a boot disk to boot it.

[X-Death]

i_like_mvc2, check pm.
I've been doing what I can to help out people with this customizing shit, so anyone that needs help just pm, aim, or msn me. I got nothing but time :p

AIM: ZeroHawkEYE
MSN: Omega_HawkEYE@hotmail.com

[Shifty Nevers]

i don't mean to be a bitch but is there anyone who has or is trying to customize the music in cvs2?? i have, but the process is a little different.

[tharimrattler]

I would also like details on what to do differently with cvs2, if anyone knows please post.

[Dark Eternal]

Originally posted by tharimrattler
I would also like details on what to do differently with cvs2, if anyone knows please post.

CVS2 the same. I got got a self boot one that didnt let my music edits work cause of Dummy file yadda yadaa so I made a dummy file from the selfboot to non selfboot FAQ someone wrote.

I study songz haard. Takes me forever to do an edit cause the songs have to be just fitting to stage chars game evv thing. See me on AIM sometime if u feel u got a good edit maybe we can share info.

[TS]

Does anyone know of a complete or near-complete (or bigger than 2) list of games that can be remixed?

[Shifty Nevers]

ComboMasher check your pm's plz

[Mycah Leonhart]

Bump cause I need this for my CvS2 I'm making.

[AgentQ]

site is down

[Shifty Nevers]

if anyone has a copy of the us version of 3rd strike(burnt of corse), could you plz look and see if there is a ip.bin file and post the result (there or not)
thanks

-shifty

[Dark Eternal]

Yea for some reason my copy of 3rd strike doesnt have any adx files.... someone else have same problem?

[Shifty Nevers]

Originally posted by Dark Eternal
Yea for some reason my copy of 3rd strike doesnt have any adx files.... someone else have same problem?

they should be in a sound directory and not the root directory like mvc2 and cvs2. other then that, does it have an ip.bin file and what version in it??

[Brooklyn]

does anyone have the site saved to hd?
if u do aim me @ Brooklyn Sm00th

[Tyram]

why is the link not working the page wont load up. i need to get to the step by step page and i cant get their can someone help

[ComboMasher]

the sites working for me. Whould it be practical for me to make a Shockwave or a PSD of the tutorial cause people are having trouble getting to the site?

[Bowling Pin]

converter.bat is down.

[ComboMasher]

Originally posted by Bowling Pin
converter.bat is down.
Thanks. Should work now.

[Tyram]

Anyone know how to get the "Ease MP3WAV converter" to convert more than 30 files? Once you get to 30 it wont let me convert any more at all. Also with discjuggler, know how to make it record faster than x4?

[Shifty Nevers]

Originally posted by Tyram
Anyone know how to get the "Ease MP3WAV converter" to convert more than 30 files? Once you get to 30 it wont let me convert any more at all. Also with discjuggler, know how to make it record faster than x4?

pay for them both or crack them both

[D.HYO]

There isn't a way to change the sound on the versus screen is there?

[X-Death]

Originally posted by D.HYO
There isn't a way to change the sound on the versus screen is there?
Not that I know of Mr. Passion :)

[D.HYO]

Not that I know of Mr. Passion :)Aw, man. I was hoping there was some kind of way, because that would be too cool.

[ImPerfectCell]

Question: I hacked my Xbox and im running an executer mod chip with an evolution X dashboard. So I have MVC2 saved on my hard drive. If I ftp my Xboxand my PC, will I be able to just change the bin files in my mvc2 directory without having to do all the extra stuff with the cd's and creating an image since i can edit the files directly?

[ComboMasher]

new link to my site: http://dhost.info/combomasher/Intro.htm
I am making a PDF for my tutorial, its turning out pretty nice. this is for everyone that has trouble getting to my site, now you can have a hard copy of the tutorial and not worrying about the site being down. I will have it done in a few days.

[ImPerfectCell]

new link to my site: http://dhost.info/combomasher/Intro.htm
I am making a PDF for my tutorial, its turning out pretty nice. this is for everyone that has trouble getting to my site, now you can have a hard copy of the tutorial and not worrying about the site being down. I will have it done in a few days.

Do you know how to do this for Xbox? I have the game saved on my xbox hard disk so i can edit any files that need to be changed. i just dont know which ones to edit. I noticed the Xbox file system is completely different and it dosent even use the same file types as the dreamcast.

[Shodokan123]

when ever i go to make the image, it dosnt make it two tracks, only 1, and i use the specified options. help...

[ComboMasher]

When you make the image it will only make it with one track. You have to change the file extension from "nrg" or "img" to "bin. Then you have to use Bin2Boot to make it a selfboot image file. The image file that Bin2Boot creates will be 2 sessions long.

[Shodokan123]

the one im using is selfboot, get on aim plz

[Shodokan123]

might it be that i am trying to play it with an emulator?

[ComboMasher]

Yeah dont use chanka to tes out your image files. None of my image files ever worked on chanka, but they worked on my dreamcast just fine.

[ComboMasher]

Also, my selfboot PDF will be out soon, shits fucking 37 pages long. Its just like the web site, except you dont have to worry about not being able to get to the site anymore. I will have a custom CVS2 and 3rd strike out soon as well.

[DJTakashi]

So if all I have is a store bought US DC version of MvC2, I can't do this at all? I just wanna be clear on that one.

[Shodokan123]

dj, if u want a link to the image file just pm me, its bittorrent though, and its selfboot. As long as you own the original i beleive i can send u the link and not get banned lol.

[Shifty Nevers]

I will have a custom CVS2 and 3rd strike out soon as well.

you've figured it out?? if so, good job, i can't wait
:tup:

[cygnus]

Hey, does anyone have any experience with AFS files? They are archives used to store the ADX files in some games.

The PS2 version of 3rd Strike uses one big AFS file with all the game data stored in it. I can use an "AFS Player", and listen to all the tracks inside the AFS (and see the correct filenames), but when I extract them, it creates like 1,500 bin files, and only 5 actual ADXs (versus screen, opening, capcom logo, game over, and credits).

I've tried using 2 different extractors so far, and neither of them can extract the music properly. Not only that, they don't name the files correctly when they are extracted; they just give them generic numbers (as in the two different extractors gave the same files different names) as opposed to the correct filenames, which are named after the BG (such as 001_NYC.ADX...they rename it to crap like [AFS filename]_00264.ADX).

he;lp

edit: ALso, the original OST has 2 tracks for every BG..as far as I can tell, only the first one is used. Where is the 2nd track for every stage used for the original soundtrack? .... ok it seems to just randomly shift to the 2nd track mid-round?

[Chunster01]

i got a modified MvC2 with nightwish music and it rulz!!!!

[cygnus]

i got a modified MvC2 with nightwish music and it rulz!!!!

:tup:

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[ComboMasher]

So if all I have is a store bought US DC version of MvC2, I can't do this at all? I just wanna be clear on that one.
well thats a yes and no. If you have DC coder cables, then yes you can. If you dont have them then no you cant. Just download a mvc2 image file from Direct connect or bit torrent.

Shifty- Yeah i got it to work. There is actually a real good selfboot program that i used. Its the only way i managed to get it to work.

[Sheba Blutiger]

When is that CvS2 one coming out?!?!?!

[50mOrEcEnTz]

i've already been through the whole custom music ordeal with marvel fine. i didn't encounter any problems really. first time i tried it, it worked. when i do the exact same thing with cvs2, it does not work. i can't even make it self bootable. i am wondering what could cause this to happen?

[ComboMasher]

I got cvs2 to work about a week or 2 ago. It doesnt work cause there is something about the IP.bin that is tricky. Its not in the cvs2 data at all, i think it need to be inserted in the image file or something.

[Shifty Nevers]

I got cvs2 to work about a week or 2 ago. It doesnt work cause there is something about the IP.bin that is tricky. Its not in the cvs2 data at all, i think it need to be inserted in the image file or something.

how did you do it then??

[Toodles]

i've already been through the whole custom music ordeal with marvel fine. i didn't encounter any problems really. first time i tried it, it worked. when i do the exact same thing with cvs2, it does not work. i can't even make it self bootable. i am wondering what could cause this to happen?
Nope, the process is identical. The only things that are different is the name of the ADX files you are replacing. Everything about how to replace the files and how to make it self boot are entirely identical.

[TrAnCeMaGnEtO]

ComboMasher, I followed your steps all the way through and wen i try to convert some the Wav files to ADX files some of the WAV files will not convert? Is there something that im doing wrong that the rest of the files dont convert? Also, i am having major problems with the self boot program that i dowloaded form you site, it dont work on Windows XP, is there any way that i could get it to work on Windows XP? Do I need a newer version or i just cant use it?

[ComboMasher]

Well it could just be that you have a bad WAV file. Try redownliading it and converting it again. Also make sure that you are typing in the right file name for the songs. Download that converter.bat file from my tutorial and put it with your WAV songs http://dhost.info/combomasher/converter.bat . That saves you time so that you dont have to type in every song.

[cygnus]

Yo, I'm trying to make a custom mix with PS2 3rd Strike, but I've run into a problem.

The ADX music files for the PS2 version are inside an AFS archive, along will ALL the 3rd Strike game data.

I can extract the ADX files, but there is a huge problem. All the extractors I've used RENAME all the files when they extract! I know this because I have an ADX player that can view/play all the music files straight from the AFS archive.

For example, the filename for the opening music is:

o52_Open.adx (the "o" means it's the original arcade music, not the arrange version)

But when extracted, the filename changes to:

[name of AFS file here]_1348.BIN

Now this wouldn't really be a problem, since I know all the real filenames, so I could just name them correctly and pack them into an AFS file. BUT, the AFS file contains all the fucking GAME DATA too, and I have no clue what the real filenames are for those (the game data consists of like 300 files).

Is there any AFS tool/extractor that will keep the REAL filenames intact?

[saberwolf]

Very nice

[TrAnCeMaGnEtO]

I am having a little bit of trouble on the step where it says to convert your nrg file to a bin file, i change it to a bin file without no problems,but the major problem im having is getting that self boot program that makes the Game Self Boot, im having trouble making work on my computer, i have Windows XP Professional, would that be the problem why it is not working? If so, is there an alternate program i can use?

[ComboMasher]

you could try using this program : http://www.dchomebrew.org/zacmcd/Files/Selfboot.exe
When you change the nrg to bin, are you just making the name of the file mvc2.nrg.bin? I did that at first and it didnt work. but try that program, it might work for you. You can try this program too: http://www.dcemulation.com/files/needed/dreamboot1-2.zip

[metrock1]

How do you make the songs loop...........At first I tried to run in chankast but no luck. When I burn it works fine in the DC.

[X-Death]

How do you make the songs loop...........At first I tried to run in chankast but no luck. When I burn it works fine in the DC.
When you convert the songs to adx, it shows you a bigass number.
After the song is done converting, type:

adxencd song.adx -lps0 -lpeBIGASSNUMBER

replace "song" with whatever the track is (adx_s000, adx_selc, etc.), and "BIGASSNUMBER" with the number that adxencd spit out when you made your adx.
That should make your adx loop.

[TrAnCeMaGnEtO]

Combomasher, i clicked on the links,and they say error, and they redirect me somewhere else!

[X-Death]

Combomasher, i clicked on the links,and they say error, and they redirect me somewhere else!
Right-click, Save Target As :razzy:
If it still doesn't work, gimme a shout on AIM.

[metrock1]

X-DEATH

Thanks for the info.....

[X-Death]

Anytime. Just pm, AIM, or MSN me if you need anything else. I'm just trying to save Combomasher some time.

[50mOrEcEnTz]

whenever i try and make a cvs2, i get all the way to the self boot part and then it says "C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'close' to termine the application." Then i have the option to close or ignore, either way it is not self bootable. Then if i try and play the game using a boot disc, it will have the red percentage number on the left hand bottom corner, and then it will just stop, and go to a black screen. I really want this cvs2 mix so if somebody could help me out it would b much appreciated...shit, i'll even send u the songs n everything to make it for me......or if i could juss figure out how to fix the problems.

[ComboMasher]

Alright here it is. My custom Mvc2 tutorial. It has all the programs as well as the PDF itself. Thats to BlazeD for hosting it. http://combovideos.net/feartetsuo/CustomMvc2.rar

[Shifty Nevers]

yo Combo, can you tell me what programs you used to make cvs2 work or how you did it??

[Gammadynamite]

Great tutorial. I will say however, that there is a faster way to do it that I am yet to have not work.

On another note.....someone send me a pm about how 3s and cvs2 can be related to this topic....;)

When you convert the songs to adx, it shows you a bigass number.
After the song is done converting, type:

adxencd song.adx -lps0 -lpeBIGASSNUMBER
just in case anyone didnt know....(i didnt see it clarified)...those l's are L's and the 0's are zeroes....i've seen many people screw that one up...

Peace
-D-

[ComboMasher]

yo Combo, can you tell me what programs you used to make cvs2 work or how you did it??
I used a very good program called ExoBoot. The link for it is here: http://www.emutalk.net/showthread.php?t=21680&page=18&pp=15 The newer version of the program is on the 18th page. It is the only way that I can get custom cvs2's to work. Mabye its just me, but the method for mvc2 doesnt work for cvs2. But this program does the job.

[Vic Viper]

Capcom vs. SNK 2 Adx Files

adx_cont = continue
adx_dm01 = intro to fight vs. gouki or rugal
adx_dm02 = intro to fight vs. shin gouki or o. rugal
adx_end1 = normal ending
adx_end2 = beat s.g. or o.r.
adx_fnal = can't remember
adx_grv = groove select
adx_her1 = new challenger: bison or geese match (arcade)
adx_her2 = new challenger (vs)
adx_menu = menu
adx_name = enter name
adx_news = jap only?
adx_nois = static screen
adx_open = opening theme
adx_over = game over
adx_rank = ranking
adx_rato = ratio select
adx_roll = credits
adx_sel1 = char select 1
adx_sel2 = char select 2
adx_st00-0a = stages
adx_st0b = training
adx_vs = versus screen
adx_win1-5 = winning theme

Anyone know which adx_st goes to which stage? I don't want to put music I don't want on the wrong stage.

[Shifty Nevers]

I used a very good program called ExoBoot. The link for it is here: http://www.emutalk.net/showthread.php?t=21680&page=18&pp=15 The newer version of the program is on the 18th page. It is the only way that I can get custom cvs2's to work. Mabye its just me, but the method for mvc2 doesnt work for cvs2. But this program does the job.


is the whole method different or just the selfboot part?? if so, what are the differences??

[ComboMasher]

just the selfboot part is different. When i use the selfboor program called selfboot, i get and error that says it cant find the ip bin and some stuff like that. When i use ExoBoot, i do not get that error and the game works. I think something about the way cvs2 is setup is different then mvc2.

[Shodokan123]

through personal experience with making both CVS2 and MvC2 i have found out..

DO NOT UP THE VOLEUME WITH SOUND RECORDER
Not only does it screw up voices, but it will screw up the bass of the song as well and make it all scratchy.

as long as the songs you download are 128 or 196 quality they will work fine with out ajusting after conversion to Wav.

and if you think its a little too low, then just turn down the SFX voleume in the mvc2 game its self

[Fin.K.M]

Anyone know which adx_st goes to which stage? I don't want to put music I don't want on the wrong stage.
ST00 - Aomori
ST01 - Shanghai
ST02 - Nairobi
ST03 - Kinderdijk
ST04 - London
ST05 - Barentsburg
ST06 - New York
ST07 - Osaka 1 arena
ST08 - Osaka 2 rooftop
ST09 - Theme of Shin Gouki
ST0A - Theme of God Rugal
ST0B - Training

[Tyram]

i got converting all the songs and everything but does anyone know how to change the backround in the game or changing the lables for names and shit. thanks.

[Gammadynamite]

through personal experience with making both CVS2 and MvC2 i have found out..

DO NOT UP THE VOLEUME WITH SOUND RECORDER
Not only does it screw up voices, but it will screw up the bass of the song as well and make it all scratchy.

as long as the songs you download are 128 or 196 quality they will work fine with out ajusting after conversion to Wav.

and if you think its a little too low, then just turn down the SFX voleume in the mvc2 game its self

I use a program called Cool Edit 2000 when i edit my wavs...It lets you cut out parts of the track that you dont want and lets you amplify the sound without screwing up the quality.....

Peace
-D-

PM ME ABOUT CUSTOM 3S....(i want to make one)

[Shodokan123]

send me a copy of that proggy plz :)
would help when i work on my mvc2's also would be god for cutting out the begining of good techno songs that are too long, and making like a 2 hour long remix of songs for the training

[Vic Viper]

OK, is doing whatever that's on that link on the first page of this topic almost the same way to make a custom CvS2? I'm having trouble with this now. I think its the 1st_read.bin part. But I'm not sure if the 1st_read.bin file on that site only works with MvC2.

[Shodokan123]

it only works with marvel

[Vanessie]

I dont need a marvel Image file please :<

[Vic Viper]

I used a very good program called ExoBoot. The link for it is here: http://www.emutalk.net/showthread.php?t=21680&page=18&pp=15 The newer version of the program is on the 18th page. It is the only way that I can get custom cvs2's to work. Mabye its just me, but the method for mvc2 doesnt work for cvs2. But this program does the job.

OK, explain how to work this? Do I have to change the image.nrg to image.bin first? This program doesn't seem easy to use.

[TRUE-P1MP3N]

Tong G u aint the best ill fuck u up like the rest you aint even no contest!! u weak ass bitch come to Concord California in Q-zar and get pwned

[ComboMasher]

OK, explain how to work this? Do I have to change the image.nrg to image.bin first? This program doesn't seem easy to use.
you dont even have to make the image file with the program. Just change the songs you want in your custom mix. Load up the program, click on Mode 2, and locate your data folder that has all your files in it. Then click on either the "burn to a cd" option or click on the "make image file" option. You do not need to make an image file at all, the program does that for you.

[Vic Viper]

you dont even have to make the image file with the program. Just change the songs you want in your custom mix. Load up the program, click on Mode 2, and locate your data folder that has all your files in it. Then click on either the "burn to a cd" option or click on the "make image file" option. You do not need to make an image file at all, the program does that for you.

Yeah, I just figured it out before you replied. Thanks.

However, there's still something wrong. Game works and all, but it seems that if you play for a long time it sounds like the music is playing twice, but at different times.

[Shifty Nevers]

Yeah, I just figured it out before you replied. Thanks.

However, there's still something wrong. Game works and all, but it seems that if you play for a long time it sounds like the music is playing twice, but at different times.

did you change the 1st_read??
what did you do with the dummy file?? just tell the program to leave it alone( do nothing) ??

[Vic Viper]

did you change the 1st_read??
what did you do with the dummy file?? just tell the program to leave it alone( do nothing) ??

I think I used the 1st_read thing from that site on the first page.

So basically, all I had to do was copy the entire CvS2 CD to a folder and just change the .adx, which are now .bins, files and just use that self boot program? The "CvS2" I found didn't have a dummy file.

[Shifty Nevers]

I think I used the 1st_read thing from that site on the first page.

So basically, all I had to do was copy the entire CvS2 CD to a folder and just change the .adx, which are now .bins, files and just use that self boot program? The "CvS2" I found didn't have a dummy file.

not even a 0.dat file??

[Vic Viper]

not even a 0.dat file??

I got a 0.0 file. Is that the same thing?

Is the dummy file important?

[Shifty Nevers]

I got a 0.0 file. Is that the same thing?
i guess so. i'm guess you didn't use the dummy file maker. did you edit the filesize of your songs then??

[Vic Viper]

did you edit the filesize of your songs then??

As in make it smaller or increasing its volume? All I did was increase its volume and convert them.

The CvS2 I founds had whole DDR songs. So I thought I can also put whole songs as well.

[Shodokan123]

if anyone has any questions on making any games work, lemme know.


Note: i will not provide direct links to .cdi or .nrg of the game


to answer ur question, your disk needs to be atleast 650 mb or more, or ur game will fuck up at times. so the dummy file is important

i can answer questions via aim or via telephone
if u pm me, make sure to include either or

[Vic Viper]

OK, it work. No double music and stuff. But the song doesn't repeat. Maybe the songs have to be short. Maybe that's why the guy at OBOT64.com has his songs repeat strangely.

But the matches would probably be over before the song gets finished anyway.

[Shodokan123]

thats how i figure it.
99 seconds = just under 2 minuets
so i make sure its a good song or find a good two minuets, and have a friend cut that 2 minuets out

i suggest making the song atleast 3 minuets, just incase

[Vic Viper]

thats how i figure it.
99 seconds = just under 2 minuets
so i make sure its a good song or find a good two minuets, and have a friend cut that 2 minuets out

i suggest making the song atleast 3 minuets, just incase

Well, when I played the original file with the DDR music, they were full versions over 2 or 3 minutes. And they manage to repeat.

Also, I did a search and found that you can repeat the music somehow:

http://www.shoryuken.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1490537&highlight=repeat#post1490537

Is that I don't know what SNAAAAKE means by the -lps0 -lpe9456043. Does he mean after the .wavs are converted, type that next to .adx?

[Shodokan123]

ill talk to him about that right now..

[X-Death]

When you convert the songs to adx, it shows you a bigass number.
After the song is done converting, type:

adxencd song.adx -lps0 -lpeBIGASSNUMBER

replace "song" with whatever the track is (adx_s000, adx_selc, etc.), and "BIGASSNUMBER" with the number that adxencd spit out when you made your adx.
That should make your adx loop.
I don't think it gets any more straightforward.

[Shodokan123]

nope, it dosnt ^_^

[Gammadynamite]

Anybody having trouble making theirs work PM me.....I have my own method for doing selfboot and all that, but it's simpler than this.....

AIM - drunkendragon757

Peace
-D-

[x977]

I still can't get my CvS 2 to boot up..

I've been through 45 cd-rs and i've tried any and all methods.
It will either go to the "Liscensed by Sega" screen and freeze,or the screen would go black then the system will reset.

I dont get it. My selfbooting copy of CvS2 doesn't have a IP.BIN so the selfbooting program creates one so it can boot.
But it doesnt boot anyway.

I've tried to swap 1ST_READ.BINs from other games and it wont boot

I've tried it without the IP.BIN and it wont boot.

I've tried mode 1 and mode 2 images. still wont boot.

So what im thinking is that i need a IP.bin and/or a 1ST_READ.BIN that works with CvS2,because im stumped..

Yet..i can make a custom MvC2 without a problem...
I just dont get it...

Any help would be great. I'm tired of wasting CD-Rs.

[Shifty Nevers]

I still can't get my CvS 2 to boot up..

I've been through 45 cd-rs and i've tried any and all methods.
It will either go to the "Liscensed by Sega" screen and freeze,or the screen would go black then the system will reset.

I dont get it. My selfbooting copy of CvS2 doesn't have a IP.BIN so the selfbooting program creates one so it can boot.
But it doesnt boot anyway.

I've tried to swap 1ST_READ.BINs from other games and it wont boot

I've tried it without the IP.BIN and it wont boot.

I've tried mode 1 and mode 2 images. still wont boot.

So what im thinking is that i need a IP.bin and/or a 1ST_READ.BIN that works with CvS2,because im stumped..

Yet..i can make a custom MvC2 without a problem...
I just dont get it...

Any help would be great. I'm tired of wasting CD-Rs.


i'm in the same boat. i even tried to do the same methods without changing anything and it still doesn't work......

[Tyram]

HEY IM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE LOOPING PROCESS. I NEED TO PUT THE NUMBER OF BYTES IN THE ADX_S000 AND THEN A BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF AFTER. ENDING WITH THE NUMBER OF BYTES FOR THE SONG. IN DOS IT SAID Hz AFTER ALL OF THE LONG NUMBERS. IM WONDERING ARE THOSE THE BYTES? CAN SOMEONE HELP ME OUT WITH THE LOOPING PROCESS PLEASE. HOW DO I FIND OUT HOW MANY BYTES THE SONG HAS? THANKS

[Shifty Nevers]

HEY IM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE LOOPING PROCESS. I NEED TO PUT THE NUMBER OF BYTES IN THE ADX_S000 AND THEN A BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF AFTER. ENDING WITH THE NUMBER OF BYTES FOR THE SONG. IN DOS IT SAID Hz AFTER ALL OF THE LONG NUMBERS. IM WONDERING ARE THOSE THE BYTES? CAN SOMEONE HELP ME OUT WITH THE LOOPING PROCESS PLEASE. HOW DO I FIND OUT HOW MANY BYTES THE SONG HAS? THANKS
chill out with the caps...

[Toodles]

Just a note: In the final disk you burn for the DC, there should NOT be a file called IP.BIN in the root of the disk. I dont understand why, but it fucked things up on the ones I made. If you put the resulting cd in your computer, and you see a file called IP.BIN, you boned it somewhere.

[Tyram]

You can tell me that but you cant answer my question? thanks dude

[Toodles]

Im sorry, I tried, but my eyes started bleeding about the third word.

[Shodokan123]

the way we discussed looping songs isnt hard at all.. lol read it over when ur not high or drunk then comprehend it completly. if u have any questions after that contact either my self or x-death

[Tyram]

ok i tried the looping and after i was done the game got to the sega logo and then went to a black screen and then just went back to the dreamcast's main menu screen. the game didnt load up at all.

[TrunksSS3]

why dont ya post a list of the songs ya put in the stages cuz i need new idea's of music to make another.ive made over 12 MvC2 mix's or more and im out of songs.

[Toodles]

ok i tried the looping and after i was done the game got to the sega logo and then went to a black screen and then just went back to the dreamcast's main menu screen. the game didnt load up at all.
This has nothing to do with looping ADX files and isnt caused by trying to loop ADX files. This is entirely dealing with the IP.BIN and the 1st_read.bin.

IP.BIN may not be good. Try another
IP.BIN may not be pointing to 1st_read.bin
There may be a file called IP.BIN in the root directory of the disc; get rid of it if there is.
1st_read.bin may not be valid; try another
1st_read.bin may not have its LBA set to the correct LBA for your second session.
Dreamcast may not be able to read the 1st_read.bin because of damaged cdr, burned it too fast, whatever.


There may be others, but 99% of your boot problems arise from one of those problems.

[Dark Eternal]

Hey anyone know how to edit more than just the music? Like some pics and animations? lemme know

[Shodokan123]

not possable to my knowlage..

[x977]

This has nothing to do with looping ADX files and isnt caused by trying to loop ADX files. This is entirely dealing with the IP.BIN and the 1st_read.bin.

IP.BIN may not be good. Try another
IP.BIN may not be pointing to 1st_read.bin
There may be a file called IP.BIN in the root directory of the disc; get rid of it if there is.
1st_read.bin may not be valid; try another
1st_read.bin may not have its LBA set to the correct LBA for your second session.
Dreamcast may not be able to read the 1st_read.bin because of damaged cdr, burned it too fast, whatever.


There may be others, but 99% of your boot problems arise from one of those problems.

1. I dont have a IP.bin for cvs 2 and there wasn't one on the original copy either. most of my games dont have ip.bins either..

2.The only thing in the root of the remix and the original copy were all the game files,the dummy file,and 1st_read.bin

3.I've got 36 dreamcast games,i tried all the 1st read.bins from all of em..still no luck.. 43 cdrs so far..

4.What's a LBA and how can i set it correctly? hex workshop? any steps to do it/things to look for?

and as well as a selfbooting CvS2,I also tried to make a non self booting CvS2 and still no luck... always boots to the sega screen then resets..so any leads as to what im doing wrong?
I'll even settle for a non self boot version. i got a boot disc, I just want to play.

[ComboMasher]

HAve you tried the selfboot program that I linked too a few posts ago? That program called ExoBot is the only program ive seen that can make cvs2 selfboot. It takes care of all the ip.bin shit. here is the link http://www.emutalk.net/showthread.php?t=21680&page=18&pp=15

[Shodokan123]

<3 this new program, i got it to work with emulators now :)

[tharimrattler]

I tried to make the songs loop for the first time, but it did not work. The game came out just like any of my other custom mvc2's, it works, just doesn't loop. Does it matter that I used converter.bat (the .bat file that automatically converts the files from .wav to .adx in dos)? Also, when we are talking about the big ass number, are we talking about the number on the last line after we convert the file (ex: in the attachment, this # would be 2534400)? If that # is correct, then my next step would be to type:
adxencd ADX_S000 -lps0 -lpe2534400
Is this correct?

[X-Death]

It shouldn't matter if you use my converter, I use it all the time. It sure looks like you're doing it right, so I really don't know why they don't loop...
Try to catch me on AIM sometime, and I'll try and get em going for you.

[Toodles]

1. I dont have a IP.bin for cvs 2 and there wasn't one on the original copy either. most of my games dont have ip.bins either..
Selfboots wont have a file called ip.bin on the disc. The one you create wont, however you do need an ip.bin in order to selfboot. Most ip.bin's are interchangable. If you have my 3in1, get one of the ip.bin's from just about any directory, and it will work fine. You use that ip.bin for the IPINS.EXE portion of the selfbooting.


3.I've got 36 dreamcast games,i tried all the 1st read.bins from all of em..still no luck.. 43 cdrs so far..

1st_read.bin's are NOT interchangable. If you replaced the cvs2 1st_read.bin with one from another game, it will NOT work.
4.What's a LBA and how can i set it correctly? hex workshop? any steps to do it/things to look for?

LBA: long block addressing. Its a number that indicates how far into the disc the second session starts. This is the number that 'cdrecord --msinfo' gives you, that you put into BINHACK.EXE to properly modify the 1st_read.bin
I use the echelon self boot tutorial to selfboot mine. But since I dont know what all steps you took to make the disc, I cant tell you what you did wrong.

[Tyram]

x- death, could you put a pick of the way you typed in your info on dod to loop the songs. when Tharimrattler and i both tried to put the .adx after the adx_s000.adx -lps0 -lpeBIGASSNUMBER the program got rid of the s000 that i had just transfered frome .wav to adx. can you help in any way?

[X-Death]

Fucking fuck fuck fuck, I screwed up, you don't need to put the .adx after the song. Here's the fixed tutorial, and a pic. Sorry people, I'm off my game.
When you convert the songs to adx, it shows you a bigass number.
After the song is done converting, type:

adxencd song -lps0 -lpeBIGASSNUMBER

replace "song" with whatever the track is (adx_s000, adx_selc, etc.), and "BIGASSNUMBER" with the number that adxencd spit out when you made your adx.
That should make your adx loop.

[x977]

well,i tried exoboot and whenever i try to select the data folder..it starts using 100% cpu and won't respond. exoboot wont work for me at all. seems like a great program,but i can't use it.

here's the steps i took in making this disk.

1.copied all the files from a self booting CvS2 to the hard drive

2.converted the mp3s to wav to adx and added them to the disc

3.made a image and tried bin 2 boot with the 1st read.bin from cvs2

4.then i tried to make it non selb booting after like 6 tries,then the fun started.

5.swapped 1st reads from other games and went through like 40 cdrs.
it would boot then reset.

so i dont know what the probblem would be. but i know i messed up somewhere...just dont know were..

[sabato kuori]

good shyt

[x977]

I finally got it to work! I had to use exoboot 1.21 though. The newest version always quit on me when i try to select a data folder,so i went back on the thread that had exoboot and got a earlier version.

here's the steps i took in making this cvs2 a success.
1.started with a selfbooting cvs2 and copied all the data to the hard drive.

2.picking what songs actually took the longest and when i got done deciding what goes where,i converted mp3 to wav with nero wave editor,made it louder in sound recorder then used adxncd to cnange to adx then i renamed the adxes to .bin

3.put all of that game data into exoboot 1.21's data folder and created a .cdi image and it actually worked! it booted up and all the music works perfectly,volume and all!

Thank you everyone for all your help and advice! and i hope everyone can get this down now that i got it working!!

[Treybonew]

ok cool.

Should i try and spice the site up with a new design on the next update, or should i keep the simple layout?

Anyone know why my CDRWIN would be making Winrar files instead of Image files lol?

KingzJuster16-i am not sure if it works in Win98. As long as the programs that are in the tutorial are supported under Win98 i think it would work.

I was just reading through this thread and I don't know if anyone aswered this yet so here goes. The image file that CDRWin makes by default is an iso image (.iso extension). Winrar is setup to be the default program to view ISO images/files. If you don't change this in Winrar, then any .iso image on your computer will have the winrar icon by default. Winrar will work like windows explorer in this case; you will be able to open up the image and either extract the information or just view it. It is still an image and you can burn it with most burning programs that can burn .iso images.

[Dark Eternal]

not possable to my knowlage..

It is possible to my knowledge. On cvs2 and mvc2 there are .Gif files which easy to create and manipulate on the cds. I have replaced the .Gifs on cvs2 but dunno what part they show up on. And some people have edited the marvel vs capcom 2 title screens. Sure other stuff is editable just need right progs. So lemme know u people in programing schools and such.

[MrQuotes]

question....

after i used the converter for changing the WAV's to ADX.. i tried to use the plugin to play the files but they dont play... did i screw up at some point?

another question. i think i may be using a self-boot image... is this not possible to use at all? i read about it earlier i just had a hard time understanding.

great tutorial BTW.. very helpful

[Shodokan123]

mr quotes ill aim u later and explain better

[MrQuotes]

just tested out my first disc and it works! :clap:
shits too cool

now im gonna experiment w/ the looping and stuff

thanks for the tutorial it helped me through it all

[X-Death]

It is possible to my knowledge. On cvs2 and mvc2 there are .Gif files which easy to create and manipulate on the cds. I have replaced the .Gifs on cvs2 but dunno what part they show up on. And some people have edited the marvel vs capcom 2 title screens. Sure other stuff is editable just need right progs. So lemme know u people in programing schools and such.
Haven't seen cvs2 in a while, but I believe said gifs are just the character portraits.

[sfmaniac]

hi, when i put my image.bin file into bin 2 boot gui, i get this message from windows saying something about the program is not suitable to run in 16-bit does or something like that. Has anyone gotten a message like this? Im using windows XP. Is there a way to get around it? HELLPP, it went so smooth until now and im almost done with it! Thanks

[X-Death]

hi, when i put my image.bin file into bin 2 boot gui, i get this message from windows saying something about the program is not suitable to run in 16-bit does or something like that. Has anyone gotten a message like this? Im using windows XP. Is there a way to get around it? HELLPP, it went so smooth until now and im almost done with it! Thanks
You could try getting a bin2boot without the gui, and run it from the command prompt, you just put

bin2boot image.bin
(assuming they're in the same folder)

[sfmaniac]

the program is selfboot.exe right? I tried selfboot image.bin, selfboot.exe image.bin, but didnt work. THat was good thinking though!

[sfmaniac]

dang i made an image.bin and when i insert into the selfboot.exe thing on the DOS pop up, it says d:\image.bin not found! Im surprised because the image.bin is right in my D: Anyone know whats wrong? I used nero 5.0 to create my image.

[X-Death]

the program is selfboot.exe right? I tried selfboot image.bin, selfboot.exe image.bin, but didnt work. THat was good thinking though!
Nope, its just bin2boot without the fancy gui, has nothing to do with selfboot.exe (fucking bullshit program). Download >this< (http://www.megagames.com/console/cgi-bin/dl.cgi?id=dc&file=bin2bootb!zip), put it in the same folder as your image.bin, then open the command prompt and get to that folder and type:

bin2boot image.bin

All should be made clear. If it isn't, get me on aim or msn so as not to waste more forum space.

(note: if I'm not allowed to give the link, pm me and I'll delete it)

[sfmaniac]

my image.cdi file came up to be 767 MB, is this right? I dont have the full version of disc juggler and it says im only able to burn up to 700 MB. Does size matter or does it go by minutes? I read the dreamcastburn faq and it says select 80 min option. pls help. im almost there! Do you know if the program alcohol 120 % will work?

[sfmaniac]

is the size of the .cdi file supposed to be under 700 MB and to be able to burned on a CD?

[Kenshin10401]

i cant get into the site!!!!

[sfmaniac]

sometimes the site is hecka busy for some reason and its hecka slow or doesnt load. But most of the time it works, what kind of message do you get? Http 404 : Not Found or are you unauthorized?

[Shodokan123]

use alcohol, and make sure ur dummy file makes it so that it is 680-700 mb ONLY if u go higher some things may not work( to my experience )

[Kenshin10401]

sometimes the site is hecka busy for some reason and its hecka slow or doesnt load. But most of the time it works, what kind of message do you get? Http 404 : Not Found or are you unauthorized?
i get this message " the operation timed out when attempting to contact dhost.ifo.

[sfmaniac]

dang i dont know how to fix it , somehow its not sending the site is not sending info

[Papa Trunks]

When I'm about to burn with nero, what should the settings be?

Does it happen to be ISO Level 1, Format Mode 1, ISO 9660, Joilet and no Relax ISO and Joilet restrictions?

Going to burn right now and go through trail and error. It's been a while since I've done one of these. The burn settings is all i need to know.

[Treybonew]

hi, when i put my image.bin file into bin 2 boot gui, i get this message from windows saying something about the program is not suitable to run in 16-bit does or something like that. Has anyone gotten a message like this? Im using windows XP. Is there a way to get around it? HELLPP, it went so smooth until now and im almost done with it! Thanks

I have the same problem. I am using XP Pro SP2 and this is the error message verbatim:

______________________
|16-bit MS-Dos Subsystem| <---blue banner at top of message
Command Prompt - bin2boot mvc2.bin
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application

_____ ______
|Close| |Ignore|

Sorry about the crappy buttons, but you get the idea.


You could try getting a bin2boot without the gui, and run it from the command prompt, you just put

bin2boot image.bin
(assuming they're in the same folder)

I don't think that any version of bin2boot will work. Bin2boot is meant to run with a 16bit version of dos, and it looks like it just isn't compatibe with XP (I hope this isn't true :mad: ). I have been using b2b ever since it came out, but I had stopped just before I got my new pc, and now I can't use it. I have tried every version that I have and nothing. Exoboot might work, I am going to try it out now.

[Treybonew]

UPDATE

I just got through using Exoboot and I get the same error message that I get with bin2boot; plus, just above the line "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT.", there is another line of text that says: "C:WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CMD.EXE". The only difference is that when I click ignore the program tries to continue to finish making the image file. When the program finishes, there is no image and it doesn't tell me if it was successful or not. I did a search on my pc for the image file and it isn't there, so I am left to believe that it didn't make the image. I don't know what I need, but there is something that I am missing. I even tried to change the compatability settings for exoboot to win2k, but to no evail. If anyone can help with this I would greatly appreciate it, because to make it this far just to be stuck here just plain sucks.

Oh yeah, this is my OS:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 2002 Service Pack 2

PC:
AMD Athlon XP2800+
1gig ram

[crimzonflame]

cool I always wanted this.

[sfmaniac]

UPDATE

I just got through using Exoboot and I get the same error message that I get with bin2boot; plus, just above the line "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT.", there is another line of text that says: "C:WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CMD.EXE". The only difference is that when I click ignore the program tries to continue to finish making the image file. When the program finishes, there is no image and it doesn't tell me if it was successful or not. I did a search on my pc for the image file and it isn't there, so I am left to believe that it didn't make the image. I don't know what I need, but there is something that I am missing. I even tried to change the compatability settings for exoboot to win2k, but to no evail. If anyone can help with this I would greatly appreciate it, because to make it this far just to be stuck here just plain sucks.

Oh yeah, this is my OS:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 2002 Service Pack 2

PC:
AMD Athlon XP2800+
1gig ram

I have a old 233 mhz comp and i use b2b on that comp its slow but i successfully made a custom cd, but now i have a problem with looping, the method shown on this forum isnt working, it says it cannot open the .adx file im trying to loop and it deletes it after i try it. Maybe its supposed to be done in all one step like the very first time just type >adxencd ADX_S000 -lps0 -lpe200448 . I need help. Thanks

[tharimrattler]

So I tried to use the loop feature in CVS2 since I only tried Marvel before, and it worked! Dunno why cvs2 works for this but not mvc2, maybe its the copy I have or something... I am glad it works on CVS2 though because matches are much longer, and songs often end before the match is over, but not anymore with loop. MVC2 matches rarely last long enough for the song to end so I can live with it, looping training stage would be good though.

[X-Death]

MVC2 matches rarely last long enough for the song to end so I can live with it, looping training stage would be good though.
Uh, I looped the song you sent me a while back and told Shodokan to give it to you since I was busy. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say he didn't :razzy:

[tharimrattler]

He offered to send it, and I even started to d/l it, but its size and the fact that I am on crappy 56k made me abort it.

[Treybonew]

I have a old 233 mhz comp and i use b2b on that comp its slow but i successfully made a custom cd, but now i have a problem with looping, the method shown on this forum isnt working, it says it cannot open the .adx file im trying to loop and it deletes it after i try it. Maybe its supposed to be done in all one step like the very first time just type >adxencd ADX_S000 -lps0 -lpe200448 . I need help. Thanks

Well, I don't have an old computer to go back to :sad: , so that's not an option for me. I think that I am mistaken though about the XP thing. I seem to recall that I have used b2b since I have had this computer. I think it may be a problem with SP2. Is anyone else having problems that has SP2 installed? If you have SP2 and can use b2b, could you share your settings, or if anyone has an idea for me to try, I am open to suggestions.

[Gammadynamite]

Well, I don't have an old computer to go back to , so that's not an option for me. I think that I am mistaken though about the XP thing. I seem to recall that I have used b2b since I have had this computer. I think it may be a problem with SP2. Is anyone else having problems that has SP2 installed? If you have SP2 and can use b2b, could you share your settings, or if anyone has an idea for me to try, I am open to suggestions.

I have always used bin2boot and it has always worked for me on windows xp......not quite sure which service pack though......


:rolleyes: I have a old 233 mhz comp and i use b2b on that comp its slow but i successfully made a custom cd, but now i have a problem with looping, the method shown on this forum isnt working, it says it cannot open the .adx file im trying to loop and it deletes it after i try it. Maybe its supposed to be done in all one step like the very first time just type >adxencd ADX_S000 -lps0 -lpe200448 . I need help. Thanks
Every mix I've ever made(25 or so), I've always done the following.......

1. Place all the wav files in adxencd folder(ensure they are all properly named ADX_Sxxx.WAV)

2.Run.....cmd

3.CD C:\

4.CD ADXENCD

5.ADXENCD ADX_Sxxx.WAV

6.ADXENCD ADX_Sxxx.WAV -lps0 -lpe(insert number here)

This has never failed me.
Please note that the 0 is a zero and the l is an L

For XP users, after line 5, you can save a bit of time by pressing the up arrow on your keyboard. It will put whatever you last typed on the next command line.(ADXENCD ADX_Sxxx.wav)

On another side note, ensure your not saving a wav file as ADX_Sxxx.WAV.wav.......I've seen more than one person do this

Anyone having any trouble with any of this (MVC2 specifically)
feel free to hit me on AIM

AIM - drunkendragon757

Peace
-D-

P.S. I'd like to attempt this with CVS2 or 3s, but I'm lacking the files :rolleyes:

[sfmaniac]

man, looping doesnt work for me.... i see that it does something but on dos about looping but it doesnt play... maybe i could send you the files X-death and you can try . Thanks

[X-Death]

Yeah sure, just dump the files on me and I'll figure it out. I'll be on AIM around 4pm ET, so be on if you can.

[Strider Hiryu]

if anyone can help me, i would appreciate it.. anyways.. i cant like ACTUALLY open adxencd.exe. the black screen pops up and disappers.. so what i have been doing it just writing commands in .bat files, coz that seems to work.. anyways. i cant get the looping process to work with my methof, so i guess i have a computer related question.. why isnt adxencd.exe staying open when i click it? any help would be appreciated..

[X-Death]

if anyone can help me, i would appreciate it.. anyways.. i cant like ACTUALLY open adxencd.exe. the black screen pops up and disappers.. so what i have been doing it just writing commands in .bat files, coz that seems to work.. anyways. i cant get the looping process to work with my methof, so i guess i have a computer related question.. why isnt adxencd.exe staying open when i click it? any help would be appreciated..
Probably because you're supposed to run it from the command prompt, and not double-click it. :razzy:

[Don Knotts]

Anyone here no any sites or resources on potentially changing the graphics in a DC game?

[Strider Hiryu]

Probably because you're supposed to run it from the command prompt, and not double-click it. :razzy:


oh shit.. dope... =))))

[X-Death]

Anyone here no any sites or resources on potentially changing the graphics in a DC game?
I don't know of any, but I truly wish you the best of luck with your project. :tup:

[Don Knotts]

I don't know of any, but I truly wish you the best of luck with your project. :tup:

Thanks! Even if it just ends up a mugen project, and the whole thing sucks, it's still fun to try.

Best case scenerio? Capcom uses the sprites and credits Shoryuken.com on the credits screen of it's next game.

I know. Crazy talk. But thinking big at least gets things started.

[Dark Eternal]

anyoneknow if project justice uses adx files? or virtual on?

[sfmaniac]

for CvsS 2 what are the stage adx's? heh i dont understand adx_st00-0a is. And what does are each of the stages ? like adx_st00 = osaka , something like that. THanks

[Gammadynamite]

for CvsS 2 what are the stage adx's? heh i dont understand adx_st00-0a is. And what does are each of the stages ? like adx_st00 = osaka , something like that. THanks

If I had the files i could tell ya.....

[ComboMasher]

for CvsS 2 what are the stage adx's? heh i dont understand adx_st00-0a is. And what does are each of the stages ? like adx_st00 = osaka , something like that. THanks
Here you go:
Capcom vs. SNK 2 Adx Files

adx_cont = continue
adx_dm01 = intro to fight vs. gouki or rugal
adx_dm02 = intro to fight vs. shin gouki or o. rugal
adx_end1 = normal ending
adx_end2 = beat s.g. or o.r.
adx_fnal = can't remember
adx_grv = groove select
adx_her1 = new challenger: bison or geese match (arcade)
adx_her2 = new challenger (vs)
adx_menu = menu
adx_name = enter name
adx_news = jap only?
adx_nois = static screen
adx_open = opening theme
adx_over = game over
adx_rank = ranking
adx_rato = ratio select
adx_roll = credits
adx_sel1 = char select 1
adx_sel2 = char select 2
adx_st00-0a = stages
adx_st0b = training
adx_vs = versus screen
adx_win1-5 = winning theme
Thanks to T-Kimura for the info.

[Gammadynamite]

you wouldn't happen to know the ones for 3rd Strike would ya??

[ComboMasher]

Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Adx files

*3 songs per stage

*nyc = New york stage (ken/alex)
*ros = russia stage (12/necro)
*gem = hugo
*chi = chun li
*shi = ryu
*kyo = ibuki
*doj = makoto
*yam = akuma
*afr = elena
*bra = brazil (sean/oro)
*lon = dudley
*hon = hong kong (yang/yun)
*fra = remy
*q = q
*mex = urien
*gre = gill
49_end = ending
50_end = ending
51_vs = versus
52_open = opening theme
53_p_sel = player select
54_name = enter name
55_win = win theme
56_judge = draw game
57_s_sel = stage select
58_conti = continue
59_over = game over
60_gill = gill intro?
61_b01 = bonus round: car destroy
62_b02 = bonus round: basketball parry
63_staff = credits
64_remix = not sure?
65_menu = menu
66_p_se2 = not sure?
67_logo = capcom logo
Also thanks to T-Kimura for the info
**this was also posted on the first page of this thread**

[sfmaniac]

Sorry, i meant the stages adx_st00-0a . The stages where you are fighting. What stage is adx_st00 and so on to adx_st0a. Thanks

[Gammadynamite]

Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Adx files

*3 songs per stage

*nyc = New york stage (ken/alex)
*ros = russia stage (12/necro)
*gem = hugo
*chi = chun li
*shi = ryu
*kyo = ibuki
*doj = makoto
*yam = akuma
*afr = elena
*bra = brazil (sean/oro)
*lon = dudley
*hon = hong kong (yang/yun)
*fra = remy
*q = q
*mex = urien
*gre = gill
49_end = ending
50_end = ending
51_vs = versus
52_open = opening theme
53_p_sel = player select
54_name = enter name
55_win = win theme
56_judge = draw game
57_s_sel = stage select
58_conti = continue
59_over = game over
60_gill = gill intro?
61_b01 = bonus round: car destroy
62_b02 = bonus round: basketball parry
63_staff = credits
64_remix = not sure?
65_menu = menu
66_p_se2 = not sure?
67_logo = capcom logo
Also thanks to T-Kimura for the info
**this was also posted on the first page pf this thread**

Hotness, now if i can just find a burned 3rd strike..........

[sfmaniac]

i bought a burned 3rd strike from some site for 4 dollars. They sell all burned games. The stores located in georgia. I forgot the site. Very good store. I bought like 13 games and they all work!

[tharimrattler]

I think I found what my problem was when looping tracks, it seems that when I put "lps/lpe" in capital letters it doesn't work, but when they are lower case they do work. I even get a different message in DOS when I type the two.

[Fin.K.M]

Sorry, i meant the stages adx_st00-0a . The stages where you are fighting. What stage is adx_st00 and so on to adx_st0a. Thanks
I posted this earlier on in the thread.

ST00 - Aomori
ST01 - Shanghai
ST02 - Nairobi
ST03 - Kinderdijk
ST04 - London
ST05 - Barentsburg
ST06 - New York
ST07 - Osaka 1
ST08 - Osaka 2 rooftop
ST09 - Theme of Shin Gouki
ST0A - Theme of God Rugal
ST0B - Training

[shinobidj]

so is a guide for customing cvs2 and how to loop the songs coming out anytime soon?

[Strider Hiryu]

so is a guide for customing cvs2 and how to loop the songs coming out anytime soon?

its the EXACT same way for cvs2 as it is for marvel.. just diff stage file names...


on another note... anyone know of a wav edit program that will make songs louder, but NOT fuck up quality?

[Gammadynamite]

its the EXACT same way for cvs2 as it is for marvel.. just diff stage file names...


on another note... anyone know of a wav edit program that will make songs louder, but NOT fuck up quality?

Cool Edit 2000

[Dark Eternal]

Still no one knows how to edit games without adx like Rival schools? :sad: :sad: :sad:

[trunkszero157]

on another note... anyone know of a wav edit program that will make songs louder, but NOT fuck up quality?

acid

on another note, how can I fix my 1st_read.bin or find one from a non self boot copy of CvS2?

[MrQuotes]

i got a problem w/ mvc2

ive already made 3 cd's before no problems....
now for some reason, when i go to bin2boot to make the game self boot, i drag the .bin file on the GUI, the dos prompt opens and closes... anyone know how to fix this?

[D.HYO]

Did anybody ever figure out how to change the verses screen sound yet? If so let me know ASAP. I seriously want to get rid of that if possible.

[Snowman]

Isn't the VS screen sound just another sound file? I remember hearing it when I modded my MvC2.

[D.HYO]

Isn't the VS screen sound just another sound file? I remember hearing it when I modded my MvC2.
You know anybody who changed it? And yes, it is a sound file I believe.

[Snowman]

Don't you just replace it with whatever sound source you want but rename it to its original adx file? Just like when editing the stages. The same principal should work here too. I never changed the VS sound because it never bothered me.

[D.HYO]

I could never find which one it is, do you know which file it is in the data folder? The mvc2 data folder with all of the files? And are you sure it's ADX??

[Snowman]

I don't have the files on my PC anymore. If I can get the data file extracter then I'll check one of my MvC2's for ya.

[D.HYO]

Ok, cool. Let me know soon.

[Snowman]

Erm, anyone got that small program to test adxs? The winamp plug in I downloaded from the one tutorial doesn't seem to work. And the old thread on GCC no longer exists so I can't go there either.

[ParryAll]

Where do I get disc juggler and Nero and what version of the software do I need?

[D.HYO]

Erm, anyone got that small program to test adxs? The winamp plug in I downloaded from the one tutorial doesn't seem to work. And the old thread on GCC no longer exists so I can't go there either.
I have it.

[ParryAll]

got Nero and DiscJuggler

Game keeps booting, re-booting, booting, re-booting.

What is wrong?

[D.HYO]

I don't have the files on my PC anymore. If I can get the data file extracter then I'll check one of my MvC2's for ya.The only thing I do to get my data off of my mvc2 disc to my pc is just copy/paste it to the data folder. That's all you have to do.

I do believe that the verses screen is not an ADX file because my cinepack wont detect it anywhere.

[D.HYO]

Well, any update on the VS screen question?

[DrumlinerJoe]

I was trying to download the daemon tools from http://www.daemon-tools.cc but I keep getting this message when it tries to install:

Could not open key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windowns\Cur rentVersion\Run Verify that you have sufficient access to the key, or contact your support personell.

What the hell is that? And can you use anything else for it?

[Mixah]

DrumlinerJoe: that's a registry key. go into START > RUN > "regedit"

then go look for that. it runs like explorer. make sure the key is there

if not... you're probably going to need to find a way to get taht registry key. go to microsoft.com and try to find an update to get it or something. i've never had that problem, but i've noticed that sometimes registry mechanic and ad-aware changes shit in the registry and fucks mine up

that's all i can tell u about that

i have a package made by forte on my website including all the tools to make custom marvel.

http://gamefaqs.servebeer.com/m1x4h/

go to the downloads section. the file with everything BUT the burning software is on there

[DrumlinerJoe]

Couldn't find it in the steps you told me, not under the "regedit" files. Nothing about Daemon tools in there. What kind of update would I download from Microsoft?

[Majin TCZ]

Yo Im just trying to get the files from my selfboot copy of mvc2 on my hard drive. Everytime I try to cut and paste the files I get an error on the files saying I cant do it...

Can someone help me out here.

[Mixah]

you couldn't find it in regedit because it's not there

you need to go to microsoft to download that part of the registry again. it should be up there on their site. if not, you're going to have to reinstall windows, or send it to a tech.

[Preppy]

It should actually be:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Run
You should be able to find all of these keys. If one of these keys is not present, which one is it?

But basically, if the above key doesn't exist, Windows isn't really going to run very well, if at all.

[Toodles]

I was trying to download the daemon tools from http://www.daemon-tools.cc but I keep getting this message when it tries to install:

Could not open key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windowns\Cur rentVersion\Run Verify that you have sufficient access to the key, or contact your support personell.

What the hell is that? And can you use anything else for it?
That means you dont have permissions for installing it on your system. Log out of your normal account, log in as Adminitrator, and un the install. Then log out, and log back in as your normal user.

[Mapster007]

I'm 99.9% positive that i've done everything right as far as making the ISO is concerned, but the disc won't seem to burn properly.

For anyone who got this to work, what did you use to burn it (I have both Nero and DiscJuggler) and what version did you use? If there's anything special that needs to be done as far as the burning process goes, please tell me. Thank you much :tup:

[Bacardi]

anyone try doing this with one of those 3 in 1 cd's

[wreckincrew23]

Good tutorial but I imo have always liked Alcohol better than daemon tools, but that's just me.

[Captain Ginyu]

Thanks for the guide, the one at Gamecombos no longer exists for whatever reason.

[Random Hero 360]

Where can I get a MvC2 image file?

[Gammadynamite]

Where can I get a MvC2 image file?

Make one, or have someone make it for you.....

[Jappo]

How do I make an MvC2 image file, or is this a question I shouldn't be asking? (any legal reasons?)

[Weta]

I have the same problem. I am using XP Pro SP2 and this is the error message verbatim:

______________________
|16-bit MS-Dos Subsystem| <---blue banner at top of message
Command Prompt - bin2boot mvc2.bin
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application

_____ ______
|Close| |Ignore|


To all of you with this problem, it's related to your system setup for handling MSDOS commands. You can find a simple solution here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767

It's a pretty serious problem that drove me up the wall for a long time, I hope this solve has helped some of you out.

[Dogysamich]

Well, now that the site is gone/down, any body wanna explain this or post another site?

[azis]

Does anyone know where do I find the AFSExplorer?

I´m trying to mix a MVC2 for PS2, but I think the AFS2ADX is changing the musics (ADX) names for generic names created by the program.

OR, just to make it easy, does anyone know in What AFS are the musics (ADX) files that I need to extract, and what are the name of the usics on PS2? (Because I only got, for example, ADX00_0000.adx to ADX00_0022.adx (22 adx files) when I extract AFS00.AFS). Couldn´t find Others ADX in AFS01, AFS02 and AF03.

[Gouki_psx]

my MVC2 keeps rebooting when I press start to begin the game... what is happening?? can you help me?

[cakes]

I have a copy of CVS2 that's selfboot but doesn't actually have an IP.BIN. Is there any way I could get someone's IP.BIN from a copy of CVS2 that has it, and then an explanation on how I can actually make this thing selfboot? I tried ghetto-rigging it by using an MVC2 IP.BIN and that obviously produced a coaster.

EDIT: Finally managed to download Exoboot. Will try to burn now. Oh shit!

[graffiti_sex]

lol . .


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