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Topic: What's the need for MPQview?
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Juggernaught WarLord
  
Posts: 170 From: Florida Registered: Jul 2001 |
posted 26 November 2001 00:44
I've been modding for quite a few months now and I haven't figured this out. Why would anyone even need MPQview? When I first started I D/Led it but for some reason it wouldn't work right and froze my comp every time I started it. So I just used MPQ2K to do whatever I needed. So why would I need to use MPQView to extract when I can do this using MPQ2K? Does it make it easier or something?------------------ Softcore's for wussies. Grow some balls and play hardcore.

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jbouley Forum Admin.
    
Posts: 4907 From: Portland, Maine, USA Registered: Jan 2001 |
posted 26 November 2001 00:52
I wasn't aware that one could extract files using MPQ2K.You can see the full list of files, their paths, and all of that? This is news to me...but then again, every day is a day to learn something new. How did you manage to make MPQ2K do this? Just out of curiosity... ------------------ - JEFF "A hero is no braver than anyone else. He is only brave five minutes longer." For my latest mod (for LoD/expansion), download at http://www.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?/planetdiablo/phrozenkeep/mods/sic_beta.zip - Or for old stuff (for classic D2), visit my orignal mod site at www.planetdiablo.com/sanctuary

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Juggernaught WarLord
  
Posts: 170 From: Florida Registered: Jul 2001 |
posted 26 November 2001 00:59
Hehe I think someone didn't read the manual and command parameters for MPQ2K.  The command for extract is MPQ2k E Example: mpq2k e patch_d2.mpq data\etc\etc You can list all the files in a mpq by using MPQ2K L Example: mpq2k l patch_d2.mpq [subdirectory] The problem I have found with this is if you try to list all the files they will scroll by so fast you can't see them except for the ones at the end when it quits. So I just learned where all the files I needed to use for my modding were at and wrote down the paths  ------------------ Softcore's for wussies. Grow some balls and play hardcore.

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masakari Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 549 From: Germany Registered: May 2001 |
posted 26 November 2001 04:45
I think it is easier to use and more comfortable because you see (mostly) all included files by only open the archive. So i found faster the file i need.If mpqview doesn't work you could use mpqedit. I've sayed it more than one time in this forum but nobody heard me . cu Maskari

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mandzo Moderator
   
Posts: 658 From: Bulgaria,Sofia Registered: Aug 2001 |
posted 26 November 2001 06:06
i still think the best prog for mpqs is cv5 it doesnt need any list files you can just browse the dirs in the mpq and extract what ever you want------------------ Read or DIE Muahahahaha the next beta is coming and its beter then ever

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jbouley Forum Admin.
    
Posts: 4907 From: Portland, Maine, USA Registered: Jan 2001 |
posted 26 November 2001 11:36
quote: Originally posted by Juggernaught: Hehe I think someone didn't read the manual and command parameters for MPQ2K. 
Considering the fact that I didn't even know what a .bat file was before I began modding D2...and the fact I haven't worked with DOS-dependent programs since the days before Windows ever existed...it's a damned wonder I can use MPQ2K, dc6con, and a lot of the others at all...much less learn how to make them do special stuff.  ------------------ - JEFF "A hero is no braver than anyone else. He is only brave five minutes longer." For my latest mod (for LoD/expansion), download at http://www.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?/planetdiablo/phrozenkeep/mods/sic_beta.zip - Or for old stuff (for classic D2), visit my orignal mod site at www.planetdiablo.com/sanctuary

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FoxBat Moderator
   
Posts: 1618 From: PA, USA Registered: Feb 2001 |
posted 26 November 2001 12:50
Use MPQ2K to extract a file called (listfile) with the parentheses. Then rename it to a .txt file. That is the listfile that MPQView uses to find stuff, you can look in the text file and see the paths there yourself as well.

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Syntaks WarLord
  
Posts: 231 From: Registered: Sep 2001 |
posted 26 November 2001 12:59
And the link for CV5 is dead  ------------------ "Brain wants to rule the heart/ Heart wants to bind the hand" Front 242

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mandzo Moderator
   
Posts: 658 From: Bulgaria,Sofia Registered: Aug 2001 |
posted 26 November 2001 13:29
well the cs.tu-berlin.de server is down for you can try it tomorow or just tell me your e-mail and i will send it to you------------------ Read or DIE Muahahahaha the next beta is coming and its beter then ever

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jbouley Forum Admin.
    
Posts: 4907 From: Portland, Maine, USA Registered: Jan 2001 |
posted 26 November 2001 14:22
quote: Originally posted by Syntaks: And the link for CV5 is dead 
If you mean the one that I posted in the News on the home page of Phrozen Keep...it worked just now for me. I suspect temporary server problems. But the link itself is still good. ------------------ - JEFF "A hero is no braver than anyone else. He is only brave five minutes longer." For my latest mod (for LoD/expansion), download at http://www.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?/planetdiablo/phrozenkeep/mods/sic_beta.zip - Or for old stuff (for classic D2), visit my orignal mod site at www.planetdiablo.com/sanctuary

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Dr Slue Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 418 From: Australia Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 27 November 2001 03:28
Definately put cV5 up on the site j. It doesnt require that annoyingly out of date d2dataexp.txt file. And you can see everything there. As well as view them! Very easy to use too. For beginners or nay.------------------
Getting through the River of Flame and breaking all the seals in hell: 10-30 mins or $5 to get some nerd to do it for you.Killing all the Seal Bosses without dying in Hardore Hell: A lot of lost body fluids(sweat, #1's etc.) and the subsequent hospital bills: $168 Gettin to Diablo and sending that very gratifying Guided arrow flying right up his Ass: Priceless.
For everything else...i steal.

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54x Moderator
   
Posts: 3080 From: Wellington, New Zealand Registered: Apr 2001 |
posted 27 November 2001 04:24
cv5 and me have a very bad relationship. I wuv MPQview  ------------------ 54x. "My computer has wheels on giant stilts that allow me to drive it over all the other, slower computers." "For great bandwidth!" http://www.planetdiablo.com/newdawn/ New Dawn Forum

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jbouley Forum Admin.
    
Posts: 4907 From: Portland, Maine, USA Registered: Jan 2001 |
posted 27 November 2001 11:25
Dr. Slue:I plan to...just need to send an e-mail to the CV5 folks and make sure I'm not stepping on their toes by uploading it. If they're OK with it, the program will probably be up in my next weekly update. I myself plan to stick with MPQView because I'm comfortable with it...but I like to make sure people have options.  ------------------ - JEFF "A hero is no braver than anyone else. He is only brave five minutes longer." For my latest mod (for LoD/expansion), download at http://www.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?/planetdiablo/phrozenkeep/mods/sic_beta.zip - Or for old stuff (for classic D2), visit my orignal mod site at www.planetdiablo.com/sanctuary

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