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    Reduce Install Size of Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by HTWingNut, Jul 13, 2008.

  1. HTWingNut

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    Just wondering if anyone has found a way to reduce the installed file size of Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars?

    In particular, eliminating the cutscenes. Sure the cutscenes are great during the campaign, but once you are done, then playing it for skirmishes or online, it'd be nice to reduce the file size significantly by eliminating the cutscenes (without ill effect of course).

    Is it possible? Thanks!
     
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    maybe, but it depends on how the cutscenes are incorporated into the game. Sorry, I don't have the game so I don't know how they have done it.

    If they are just regular video formats (like RAD Bink format or other compressed formats) that are stored in a folder called movies or cutscenes, then that's easy, all you have to do is replace those movie files with "fake" files that are extremely small in size, thus fooling the game without causing missing file errors, it's basically the same as no-intro.
     
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