Hellforces RUS TO ENG

[Terje_P]

Hellforces RUS to ENG
https://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5174665

Install Russian version
Install Patch
Apply Russian NOCD

Copy from the English version
"C:\Program Files (x86)\GMX Media\Hellforces\textures.res"
"C:\Program Files (x86)\GMX Media\Hellforces\txt"
"C:\Program Files (x86)\GMX Media\Hellforces\SOUNDS\PERSONS\DIALOGS"
"C:\Program Files (x86)\GMX Media\Hellforces\VIDEO"
English config file

Paste in the Russian version, there may be some differences in number of files it is better to keep the russian ones in...

Why would I do this?
Patch 1.4 installed. The audiere fix made on rutracker.org wont work in the English version. (You can enable music without issues)
Added sound to the game https://disk.yandex.ru/d/giRdibmEo8HfjA
With it, the game does not freeze when skipping cutscenes, does not dull when transitioning from the game to the menu and back

This is work in progress, so there may be more files to copy...

Patch notes btw:
https://www.orion-mm.ru/hf_site_new/?cat=6

[Terje_P]

Nah I spoke too soon, once you enable music, the game starts crashing again on launch.

The audiere fix made on rutracker.org wont work in the English version.

Scratch that, the order of launch appears to matter for this title. The modified audiere was compatible without the vshader fix. Seem like you have to apply all the fixes before first launch

US clean install
apply audiere fix
apply vshader fix
Launch the game.

[annoyment]

The audiere fix made on rutracker.org wont work in the English version.

Does it change/improve anything if you happen to use audiere.dll from me Metathrone work That's the CRC exact file the developer distributed as a catch-all for their titles

[annoyment]

Copy from the English version

If it only were as simple as outlined in OP - just figured out the gynormous scale of topic title "project", and gave up on it; here are the takeaways:

Install Patch

1.4 omits some resource files that 1.3 patches in (way more than just the a/b variant differences)
AND - the patching process consists of adding unpacked subfolders with newer resources to Program Files (as those go first in loading priorities) INSTEAD of cramming 'em in their respective .res packages (checksums unchanged - self-verified)
Speaking of, here's scripts that unpack/convert stuff (dunno how much Orion Engine library does it cover; Hellforces confirmed though): https://github.com/AlexKimov/og-file-formats
Or a vintage proggy if one fancies that more (64-bit unsupported though): https://archive.org/details/gobread-2011
And (unrelated, worth comparing methinks) AI texture upscale mod with instructions: https://pikabu.ru/story/chistilshchik_h ... sh_8921326

Paste in the Russian version, there may be some differences in number of files it is better to keep the russian ones in...

The amounts in just the appended subfolders alone overwhelmed me amateur cataloguing arse - no wonder (speculating) Orion just crammed almost everything they've jumbled up (hardly knowing diferrences themselves - 'twas their first released game after all) into newly-recompiled .res for international distribution, and worked out the kinks afterwards in those latter Program Files' subfolders (thus, no patches to even need to release after pressing them discs)

This is work in progress, so there may be more files to copy...

Me suggestion: stick with non-Russian only (OR, the opposite of topic title, as in English Rusifikator) Even hinsten on YouTube, who mostly applies DIY undub (and not in post) in longplays (The Stalin Subway titles for example), only did Hellforces English as-is
Otherwise, will cross fingers (even light candle at church or similar if need be) fer yeh if still wanting to take this on - even after MorphX
Hint - possible inspiration could be found from Russian bootleggers that jumbled their own MULTi2 discs: https://piper.old-games.ru/view-2.php?n ... 0%B8%D0%BA
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