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Jumpif anyone else is having issues, you can rename the "Data" folder to "CondemnedX.Arch00" and put it in the "Game" folder. This is because windows treats the ARCH00 files as folders. Then just add the line "Game\CondemnedX.Arch00" to the "default.archcfg" file.
And don't forget to remove buggy *.dds textures that are displayed as solid black on TV, mirror, helicopter blades, etc. The list is in the BUGS section, there is only one topic and two of my comments as a solution.
Another tip, you can increase FOV if you add this line - "FovY" "100.00" to the file autoexec.cfg which can be useful if you use ReShade and a preset that imitates a BODY CAM effect, because you may like a wider view like I do when things and weapons aren't pulled too close to your face, like this:
Condemned Criminal Origins + Neural Origins Textures + Increased FOV + BODY CAM preset - Imgur
CCO ReShade Overlay FX List - Imgur
Preset is here - https://pastebin.com/SRhSRA6e
It works completely if you disable antialiasing in the menu, because otherwise depth of DX buffer will not be recognized by ReShade and you will not see shading from "PPFX_SSDO.fx" effect.
On another note, are you using the widescreen fix and directinput fix in tandem with reshade? All 3 have d3d9 or dinput dlls that conflict with each other and it seems you can only use one or the other.
any ideas?
PS Make your own edits to ReShade.ini in two lines:
PostSaveCommandWorkingDirectory=.\screens
SavePath=.\screens
To simplify: All you are doing is extracting existing Game Files from an existing '.Arch00'-File within the Game's directory to a new folder and Adding to those/overwrite these files with the downloaded HD Mod Files, renaming the created folder and removing the existing '.Arch00' file.
Had to experiment a little bit until I found a working version for me. Hope this might help some of you:
- In my Game I disabled 'Bloom' and 'FullScreen FX' - all other Settings Max.
- Game looks definitely better - Sharp and Crisp and Beautiful Textures.
- DO NOT touch the CondemnedA.Arch00 File: Do not unpack it into a folder, do not add files to it and repack it, nothing!
- Create a folder named CondemnedX.Arch00 and place it in the same "Game" directory of theCondemnedA.Arch00 and CondemnedL.Arch00 files so that you will have in that Game folder the A and L "files" and the X Folder.
- Place the content of the Zipped HD Textures Mod (folders: global and m01-->08) inside the new CondemnedX.Arch00 folder
- Open the default.archcfg file (this one is in the "main" folder, not the "game" folder") with a notepad. You will see that it only contains two lines which are the names of the A and L Arch00 files. Well, you guessed right, add a third line with the name of the new X Arch00 folder (CondemnedX.Arch00).
- Run the 4th GB patch (just in case the game has problems with loading more than 4 GB of textures since it was not originally designed for it)
SHORT STORY LONG:After losing hours and hours obsessively (I'm one of those that simply doesn't give up until I reach my objectives) because I refused to enjoy this masterpiece in any other way than the best, I finally stumbled into German post (if anyone tells you learning languages is worthless, well, answer them they will one day and help you play a game in upscaled textures :-) ) where a guy was giving a solution for different problem (missing audios for non-English gameplay) and it was very anomalous how he, instead of instructing the readers to “substitute“ the missing pile into the CondemnedA.Arch00 unpacked file, was instead telling them to “create a new folder“ (X) and add the the file there and in a subfolder that respected the correct folder structure of the A Arch00 file. That led me to think... wait a second, this means that if the game finds the "same" file in two separate ARCH00 files (or folders) it will always give priority to the "last" one he finds in the last ARCH00 file/folder he reads and that it reads the Arch00 files/folders in alphabetical order. I’m gonna try this! and bingo! it worked!thanks to the Modder !!! This masterpiece of game is no 10 times better! oh my god I can't wait to start the campaign. I hope you will also be so nice to help all of us by telling us what you mean when you say that you did not was not able to “include the normal maps“ in you HD mod, to tell us what exactly normal normal maps are (for the non expert like me) and most importantly what we are missing until you upload the a 15 GB of normal Maps (please please please please please).Thank you for this fantastic MOD!.One thing I had an issue with was moving the A and L files into the new X folder, it gave me some error.
I moved them back out of the X folder into the default "Game" directory, and only kept the new files in the zip folder and it works.
Just incase anyone else has this issue when following the instructions.
but for those who do not feel like spending hours explaining what the problem is,
I will briefly describe that it does not work.
"Disable full screen optimization" but it did not works, the game wont even launch. When I replace the modded CondemnedA.Arch00 file with the original one it works perfectly. I play on steam so I followed the arfarfarf22 guide to install it. Any tips to play the rest of the game with this mod ? Is there another way to install it because I find the texture very well reworked. Thanks :)
Edit : I've tried all the solutions in this thread and none of them work. I will play the game with the original textures.
Things you need ahead of time:
Download this mod
Dragon unpacker 5.6.2 - https://sourceforge.net/projects/dragonunpacker/files/Dragon%20UnPACKer/Stable%20releases/5.6.2%20Exedra-Chac/
7zip (windows support for zips fail when extracting the mod)
4GB Patch by NTCore - https://ntcore.com/?page_id=371
Optional (DX input fix to fix the frame rate.) https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/789-directinput-fps-fix/
*Note that your steam app folder can vary. I have posted the default location*
* Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Condemned Criminal Origins\Game and create a new folder. You can just leave the name as 'New folder' for now. We are going to use this folder to combine the stock textures with the mod.
* Open Dragon unpacker and open C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Condemned Criminal Origins\Game\CondemnedA.Arch00
* In the left hand pane of Dragon unpacker, select the top most folder (CondemnedA.Arch00) and right click and select Extract all. Chose to extract the files to the 'New folder' you just created. This process will take several minutes.
* Open the mod .zip with an archive utility that is not the one built into windows (I used 7z) and open the Data folder. Extract the contents (several directories) into C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Condemned Criminal Origins\Game\New folder. Select yes to all to override.
* Rename C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Condemned Criminal Origins\Game\CondemnedA.Arch00 to CondemnedA.Arch00.bak. After you confirmed the mod is working you can safely delete this file later.
* Rename C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Condemned Criminal Origins\Game\New folder to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Condemned Criminal Origins\Game\CondemnedA.Arch00. This will ensure the game loads the new better looking textures.
* Run 4gb_patch.exe and have it patch C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Condemned Criminal Origins\Condemned.exe. I am actually not 100% sure if this step is even needed, but I am just following what the mod author said to do. Painshadow does not mention it so I am unsure.
* (Optional to fix frame rate) copy dinput8.dll to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Condemned Criminal Origins.
* The mod author mentioned losing all the key bindings when doing this. This did not happen to me.
Hope this helps everyone in the future. It is nice having the frame rate restored and much better looking textures.
I used this exact instructions+ the missing files fix and (ultra)widescreen fix in this link https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1593741074
I haven't tested for more than a few minutes, but it looks like it's all good.
Thanks to "Ridiculous Death" (the Author) as well. It's really way better to play like this.
AFAIK, there's no way to make Windows not see it as a folder. This method is broken.
Why the f*#@ does the steam version have to be so hard to mod
Any chance you know the solution?
I was stupid. I created new folder with the unpacked folders and files right on the root of Condemned, instead of placing it under "Game" folder, the same folder where CondemnedL.Arch00 file was.
Now it works
1. ArcheNoah.exe is better than Dragon Unpacker to extract the Arch00 file, not only because there is no doubt about which version works (latest always works) but also because ArcheNoah allows to "repack it after modifications", or more precisely to "add files and folders directly in the Arch00" and then "save Arch00".
2. To those experiencing the "Black Screen with Mouse and Audio": I'm stuck here.
SYMPTOMS:
The game loads and "plays" but with a black screen (just mouse pointer shown). I can hear the game menu music, game menu clicks, I can load latest save (memorized the menu actions: 3 times "arrow up", 1 Click for load menu, 1 Click for load latest save) and I can hear the Avatar walk, attack, jump, etc... but all with a black screen...
HINTS FOR A SOLUTION:
I tried every combination of the Arch00 file/folder:
Original Arch00 as a file: WORKS (obviously)
Original Arch00 as a folder: BLACK SCREEN
Modded Arch00 as a folder: BLACK SCREEN
Modded Arch00 as a file (thanks to ArcheNoah.exe) BLACK SCREEN
Just so you know: I'm using the Steam PC version using "Parallels Desktop" to play it on a Mac (only way for us Mac Users).
ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED BY ME ANYONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM!!!
ESPECIALLY IF ANYWONE COULD UPLOAD THE "MODDED ARCH00 AS A FILE" (I know, it's 15GB) FOR US TO DOWNLOAD!!! THANKS
From afarfarf22 below
4GB Patch by NTCore - https://ntcore.com/?page_id=371
Run 4gb_patch.exe and have it patch C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Condemned Criminal Origins\Condemned.exe. I am actually not 100% sure if this step is even needed, but I am just following what the mod author said to do. Painshadow does not mention it so I am unsure.
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