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Problems with "Icewind Dale Voice Pack Converter by Greystar "

Discussion in 'BG2: Throne of Bhaal (Classic)' started by MrMermaid, Jul 7, 2012.

  1. MrMermaid

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    Anybody tried to use this? (It's the second-to-last link here http://www.sorcerers.net/Games/BG2/index_soundsets2.php) Apparently it converts soundsets from IWD1&2 into the BG2 format.

    I downloaded and unzipped it to find that it contains two batch files for IWD1&2, and a readme that says to "just double click on the program and it will do everything for you." Following these simple instructions has no avail, as double-clicking on either .bat opens a command prompt that begins an infinite cycle of:
    "Access is denied
    0 file(s) copied."

    I have BG2 and IWD1&2 installed, as per requirement, so why is not working?? I've also tried copying the batch files into the corresponding IWD1 or 2 folders, the soundset subfolders and the BG2/soundset folders as well before running them - nothing (that I've tried) works! :( Any ideas from anybody?
     
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    I imagine it's a permission problem under the newer version of Windows you are using.

    The batch files appear to simply copy sound files from the IWD1/IWD2 sound directories to the BG2 sound directory while also changing the names to the appropriate BG2 ones. It finds the install directories for the games by querying the registry.

    You could try running the batch files as administrator to see if that helps, but I'm not an expert on the permission issues with the Infinity Engine games and newer versions of Windows.
     
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    Thanks BT, that almost worked perfectly. It was still having trouble finding the correct paths so I renamed the paths in each .bat directly to where I know the sound files are, worked a treat! Thanks again! :)
     
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    Glad you got it worked out :)
     
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    Could you please specify the script details for the path changing, for those who can't do .bat files? :)
     
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    You can open batch files with a text editor like Notepad and change the paths. But honestly, at this point, it's probably been done a million times already. Just find a download of the ready-made sound sets instead of messing around with tools.

    Here's one such example: http://www.shsforums.net/files/file/1106-awesome-soundsets-vol-2/
     
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    Yes, i opened them, but there are those specific registry-sensitive script lines that i don't want to mess up like i did in my last 10 tries :)
    Also, strangely enough, IWD1\2 soundsets for BG2 are not set up for download anywhere around the Net, even by now! :D

    UPD: You know what, nevermind! Registry lines have nothing to do with it.
    The only lines that matter are:
    cd %IWDPATH%\Sounds
    move *.wav "%BG2Path%\sounds"
     
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    The mod I posted works for BG2 too, although it might be EE-specific.

    If you're hung up on the classics and want to use the converter, delete the two lines that read from the registry and copy paste in your actual paths, like so:

    Code:
    SET IWDPath="D:\Games\Icewind Dale"
    SET BG2Path="D:\Games\Baldur's Gate 2"
    The paths are an example. I have no idea where your games are installed, but I do hope you didn't put them in your Program Files, because if that's the case, the first thing you should do is uninstall them and re-install them somewhere else.
     
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    Yes, thanks for your answers.
    There are also some issues with the IWD converter soundset files' Paths!

    The author just copy\pasted the default IWD1 sound paths right into the IWD2 converter .bat

    So you gonna have to Edit that .bat a bit for the pathnames to fit properly!

    Example: In IWD2 "Female_Figher_3" folder, file names start with "HFF" and not with "HeFF" like it says in the default IWD2 converter .bat file!
    And "Female_Fighter_5" folder simply doesn't exist in IWD2 while .bat contains strings with it!

    Good luck sorting that out, guys!
     
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    Well, seeing as this is a 5 years old thread about a legacy tool, I doubt anyone besides you still cares. ;)
     
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    Well, you never know when the nostalgia hits you! ;)
    Hopefully somebody finds it useful.
    Cheers!
     
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    I'm a bit rusty on advanced batch file creation, but shouldn't you be advocating the use of SETLOCAL instead of SET since this variable is only for the duration of the script?
    Otherwise it's setting a global variable in the command prompt until the next reboot that wastes memory.
    Granted, this is not as serious an issue under Windows 95 or later as it would be under MS-DOS when the 640K limit in real mode, but there is no reasons to spread bad habits.

    Generally if the variable only needs to be accessed by the current batch file, use SETLOCAL. If you intend to call other scripts/programs that will need to access that variable, then and only then do you use SET.

    Sorry if I'm being anal retentive about proper batch file coding, but this was a serious issue with memory in the MS-DOS era, and it is still technically there, just not as obvious since we measure memory in gigabytes instead of kilobytes.
     
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    If I should be advocating anything, it's the use of alternatives to batch scripts. :p
     
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    What's wrong with batch files? I've been making them off and on for 25 years.
     
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    Like most parts of Windows, they're a horrible abomination. They're also not only Windows-specific, but often only work on a specific version of Windows, like the ones above, due to architectural differences. We're about 20 years beyond having to write batch scripts to do anything.
     
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    I still pretty much use only the stuff found in MS-DOS 3.30 and I haven't had such issues. I honestly don't recall any batch-file commands/programming structures that are available that were NOT in MS-DOS 3.30. I should look it up, there might be useful additions in Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 that were not in MS-DOS 3.30. I just don't recall any improvements when reading about the changes in MS-DOS 4, 5, or 6, and I honestly haven't read much about making .BAT files in Windows at all. The few times they addressed them in college it was even more simplistic than what I do, just making a text file with a bunch of hard-coded commands, no parameters, no loops or decisions.

    Then again, I'm usually doing fairly simple stuff with batch files to automate routine tasks where I have to execute the same bunch of command in a specific order every day/week/month, sometimes using parameters if the file or path changes slightly, sometimes throwing a FOR loop or IF-THEN in there. Nothing too complicated.
     
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