Programming Help, Need help packing .ca2 file Options

[Kudoz]

can someone help me pack the .ca2 file in forza i have little knowledge of c++ and i dont know where to start plz help

[ekszbox]

I don't believe there are any publicly available apps which properly support repacking those files.
If that's the case & if you are serious about it then you will need to:

*Brush up on your C++ skills by diving into some C++ programming.
*Possibly read a/some C++ book/s- I recommend this one: Mcgraw Hill - C++ Demystified.

*Get the zlib source code- http://www.zlib.net/.
*Compile it.
*Import the generated dll/lib into your ca2 decompession/compression app.
*Study the ca2 specs- http://wiki.xentax.com/index.php/Forza_MotorSport_CA2.

If you get this far you will probably know the how to do the rest on your own.

Have fun.

KM

This post has been edited by ekszbox: Apr 9 2007, 03:54 PM

[Kudoz]

I don't believe there are any publicly available apps which properly support repacking those files.
If that's the case & if you are serious about it then you will need to:

*Brush up on your C++ skills by diving into some C++ programming.
*Possibly read a/some C++ book/s- I recommend this one: Mcgraw Hill - C++ Demystified.

*Get the zlib source code- http://www.zlib.net/.
*Compile it.
*Import the generated dll/lib into your ca2 decompession/compression app.
*Study the ca2 specs- http://wiki.xentax.com/index.php/Forza_MotorSport_CA2.

If you get this far you will probably know the how to do the rest on your own.

Have fun.

KM

hey thankz man thats some good help i never knew that lol well ill check this stuff out much thankz.

[happykillmore]

There are no ready made apps that compress the .ca2 files correctly. They use a different version of zlib. Your gonna have to get blue balled liked everyone else and make your own.

[Kudoz]

hey does any1 wanna help me with an xwb extracter and packer lol it would be really kool or the wmapack file lol cuz it wud be good to know how to extract and pack a file b the way guys i use visual c++ 6 from microsoft is it good??

[happykillmore]

Meh... I have it, but only to open up vc++ projects... I don't normally code with it...

[gh0st469]

Same here... I normally use the Dev-C++ IDE...




-its free too

[Kudoz]

oh kool well i guess i need to download it then is what u guys used to decompress the ca2 file if so let me know cuz visual c++ is too hard for me i keep gettin errors when there is none strange but true so i just wanna decompress it first and then compress it sum1 plz help it wud be appreciated thankz in advance.

This post has been edited by Kudoz: May 11 2007, 05:55 AM

[ekszbox]

oh kool well i guess i need to download it then is what u guys used to decompress the ca2 file if so let me know cuz visual c++ is too hard for me i keep gettin errors when there is none strange but true so i just wanna decompress it first and then compress it sum1 plz help it wud be appreciated thankz in advance.

Please no one help this guy.
I've already given him good advice/help & offered to help further if he has any probelms along the way, he didn't even thank me for the time i've already given him -> Not worth the effort.

KM

[Kudoz]

Hey man dont say that i did tell you i appreciate the help an tips that u gave me so dont say i didnt and by the way why are u telling no one to help me we all have to start somewhere we didnt all learn everything by ourselves ive got no one to teach me any of this stuff and i was using a more complicated coder to do this stuff so refrain from all that talk.

[ekszbox]

Well I took the time to send you a couple of PM's with alot of helpful info in them.
You not replying was a sign to me that you didn't appreciate the effort.
You'll find that most people here/in life will not help you to the extent which I have.
In a world comprised of egos you should show some love to the people who are not yet corrupted by the system.

//start:

VC++ should not give you any errors in the first place.
If you get warnings that's another matter.
Warnings are not always indicitive of any kind of problems, so don't worry about them.
Don't think that Dev-Cpp will be any easier for you.
For this job it may just complicate matters.
Easiest thing to do is this:

Use VC++ to complie zlib into a lib file.
Then start a new command line project
* Import the lib
* Import zconf.h & zlib.h


If you get that far reply here & i'll take you through the rest.

Ooh & sorry for saying you're not worth the effort.

KM

[ekszbox]

Answers to many of your programming questions will probably have been answered here: http://groups.google.com/
You can put your error message in there & see what you find for example.

KM

[happykillmore]

Anyone can decompress and compress the files back together. The problem your definitely not gonna get past is when you mod the files and they don't work.

You need more than just basic programming and computer code to get these files back together, AND WORKING. Might as well not waste your time, but the decision is up to you,.

And yes, might as well quit asking for help cause this is the best your ghonna get.

[Kudoz]

Anyone can decompress and compress the files back together. The problem your definitely not gonna get past is when you mod the files and they don't work.

You need more than just basic programming and computer code to get these files back together, AND WORKING. Might as well not waste your time, but the decision is up to you,.

And yes, might as well quit asking for help cause this is the best your ghonna get.

yea well i wont give up im a dedicated person and no task is too hard to make me give up. i have been gettin help and im very far along the way ive started to build my own apps and all are succesful so far so i might be gettin over this obstacle very soon cuz ive been gettin help from one of the best there is so dont u worry ill still continue u can give up on anything else if u want i wont.

[Kudoz]

Hey would anyone like the to edit the other ca2 files in forza??? Post if u think it would be a good idea cuz ive heard that u can edit rims and all sorts of stuff in the other ca2's even give a car your own description so post if u like this idea