Demo p3d files

[bisfan]

First I just want to say: "Yes I know this theme is getting boring to everyone, but pleeease help me".
Its about the demo p3Ds. Ive downloaded them, and the Xpack too, but it just wont work! When I unpack them with Xpack, I get p3D_. After that the manual says that the sufix , .p3D_ that is, should be changed in .p3d. HOW the hell can I do that?http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rock.gif In the previous topic there was a word of some Hex editor. Whats that? Where can I find it? Pleeeease help me cause I really don`t know how could I open those demo p3ds. I always get standard message "Unable to load. Load error." And everyone are talking about it like its posssible (which I hope it is, for everyone except me http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/sad_o.gif )

Thanx for helping out in advance

[hardrock]

Okey dokey, Windows for dummies:

1) Explorer: to open via the start bar or [WINDOWS]+[E]
2) Renaming a file:
  You click onto the file you want to rename, you usually do that with your "Mouse", that's the little thing right beside your monitor
  (except your left-handed, but I won't expand on that case)

  then you press F2, or you click on the already marked file, there now should appear an input field where you delete the underscore after p3d
  (if you don't know how to delete chars, consult your keyboard guide)

http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/crazy_o.gif

[bisfan]

Ok, now i dont know whats your f***ing problem buddy, but you obviously dont know what the hell are you talking about. You cant change the "Type of file " that way. You can only rename it and that doesnt help. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/mad_o.gif So keep your insulting advice for yourself. Ok???

If anybody wants to help me instead making remarks, You are welcome. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif I know this is probably simple to do, but I dont know how I can change demo file extension from .p3D_ to p3D. So please, some serious help.

[bisfan]

I manage to convert from .p3d_ to .p3d with the help of Wordpad, but when I load it I get the same message "Unable to load. Load error." What the hell am I doing wrong???
Im really pissed right now, so if anybody has done it succesfully, PLEEEEEASE tell me how. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/sad_o.gif

[hardrock]

Sorry, I didn't want to insult you, maybe I misunderstood you a bit
(sometimes there are posts in this forum where you really don't know if the writer even thought about what he is writing)

but that's the only thing you have to do
if you open the files with xpack, get the .p3d_ file and rename it to file.p3d, then open it, it should work
at least it's working in my case, maybe try it again

Edit:
Another thing: have you activated "Show file extensions" on your computer?

[bisfan]

Well ok then. Never mind before. I did everything you sad. I got the original demo file cracked with Xpack and then converted extension from .p3D_ to .p3D. But when I load it in O2 I get the same damn message each time. Could it be because of my Windows Milenium? I read that Xpack was only tested under W2K. I really dont know what to do. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/sad_o.gif Pleeeease ANYONE HELP!!!

[bisfan]

Finnaly i found a solution. The problem was in Windows Millenium. Xpack seems to be working only with the w2k and xp. The file extension is also diferently modified in those then in the Millenium.
So, if there is anyone else out there who has this type of problem, the solution is XP. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[NZXSHADOWS]

which demo do you have an which unpbo tool do you have,The demo to get is v0.36 an the unpbo tool to get is unpbo 15.Do that and you will have all the demo .p3ds ready to be opened in O2,Without using that old school x-packing tool.

[bisfan]

Thanx for advice, Shadow. Ill try that. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[NZXSHADOWS]

Need any help just let me know.I will be glad to help.

[starstreams]

Okey dokey, Windows for dummies:


  (if you don't know how to delete chars, consult your keyboard guide)

http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/crazy_o.gif
You’ve got to be kidding me, are you god now?

that was just plain rude dude. Then you tell him to shut up in your second post.

What the hell is this world coming to,

[Dropbear]

which demo do you have an which unpbo tool do you have,The demo to get is v0.36 an the unpbo tool to get is unpbo 15.Do that and you will have all the demo .p3ds ready to be opened in O2,Without using that old school x-packing tool.
[QUOTE]

well I have xp and I still get err when loading in O2 so where can I pick up demo v0.36 and unpbo 15?

[BraTTy]

Hmm, I dl and used demo models (quite a few of them)

Apparantly they were already uncompressed, I have tried xpack before and get the same results as you.(I have Win98se)
But I haven't had to do any extracting on the demo models.....


I would suggest Nzxshadows path, I have had success opening encrypted files using the older unpbo

[NZXSHADOWS]

Well, You can find the newest Unpbo tool  PBO Decryptor 1.5 (http://ofp.gamezone.cz/utilities/pbo_decryptor15.zip)Check there other tools as well at ofp.gamezone.cz (http://ofp.gamezone.cz/index.php?sekce=utilities).As far as the Demo v0.36,I dont remember the link But I think it was on the BIS ftp still.Just dont remember the link.Ill keep an eye out if I run into it.

[Dropbear]

Thanx

[HUNT666]

This will work without any editing first.
http://www.aef-kampagne.de/Tmp/DemoModells.zip

Maybe that helps
CU

[Dropbear]

thanx Hunt666 these work good