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Utility tool directed primarily at mod users, with instructions to apply binary patches of any Oblivion meshes optimized with PyFFI.
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[size="5"]Oblivion - PyFFI Binary Patch Kit v1[/size]
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Utility tool directed primarily at mod users, with instructions to apply binary patches of any Oblivion meshes optimized with PyFFI.
Check for latest news @ BethSoft Forums release thread
Utility tool directed primarily at mod users, with instructions to apply binary patches of any Oblivion meshes optimized with PyFFI.
This package contains one batch file, one python file and the folders 'in', 'out' and 'patch'.
The file 'patcher.exe' is the vcdiff tool xdelta v3.0z x86-32 used.
Apply generic PyFFI Binary Patch optimization in few steps:
- Place the meshes (or folders with meshes) to be optimized inside the 'in' folder.
- Download a Binary Patch Kit package and extract the archive to the 'patch' folder.
- Double-click "run_patcher.bat".
After patching, the new optimized meshes are placed inside folder 'out', respecting the directory structure inside the 'in' folder as usual.
(Applying a binary patch is faster than processing the file(s) with PyFFI.)
For additional details, read the included 'readme.txt' file.
Latest updates:
1, 2011/03/13
- initial release
Example step-by-step tutorial how to make a fully optimized 'Oblivion - Meshes.bsa' using this kit:
Pre-optimization:
- Download the Binary Patch Kit package for 'Oblivion - Meshes.bsa'.
- Extract this archive to the 'patch' folder.
- Open OBMM, go to utilities and use BSA Browser to open 'Oblivion - Meshes.bsa'.
- Click 'Extract all' and select the 'in' folder as the destination directory.
- Double click 'run_patcher.bat' and start the patch optimization.
Post-optimization:
- Rename the original file 'Oblivion - Meshes.bsa' to 'ORIGINAL - Oblivion - Meshes.bsa'. (Notice the file name must not start with 'Oblivion'.)
- Open OBMM, use BSA Creator, click 'Add Folders' and select the 'in' folder.
- After adding the 'in' folder, click 'Add Folders' again and select the 'out' folder. (This step overwrites the default meshes with the optimized meshes. These two last steps are necessary for people who have i.e. Windows 7 and want to avoid the truncation of leading spaces in some known files.)
- Hit 'Create' button and save it as 'Oblivion - Meshes.bsa'.
- After it finishes creating 'Oblivion - Meshes.bsa'', adjust the modified date with an appropriate program to the same modified date as the original file you renamed.
That's it! You did it!
Check the TESIV:POSItive Guide for more insight or drop a message if you're in trouble.