Prophecy Movie Upgrade (3/3) (October 11, 2006)

Bandit LOAF · 10-10-2006, 17:00

It's finally here -- part three of the Wing Commander Prophecy movie upgrade! If you've been following the releases, you should now have every video in the game in DVD-quality format! Download the set here (550 MB). The archive includes 45 cinematics in .VOB format. This final pack includes the game's stunning conclusion, all the losing endgames... and a heck of a lot of briefings! You can still download part one here (1.6 GB) and part two here (1 GB). What do you have to look forward to, now? Well, keep watching the news for a way to integrate these files into your CD-ROM version of the game...

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Original update published on October 11, 2006

Delance · 10-11-2006, 20:02

Nice. Now we can check out all those scenes with DVD quality. Thanks.

10-11-2006, 21:26

Very nice. Thank you!

Would there be any possiblity to use these movies ingame with Prophecy?

10-11-2006, 21:28

Nevermind, I somehow missed the last sentence of the news. ;-)

10-12-2006, 08:20

Is it just me or did Maniac mouth the words “I love you” to Blair at the end of the third clip. I never noticed that when playing the game.

10-12-2006, 09:20

There was supposed to be a question mark at the end of that first sentence.

Sordid · 10-16-2006, 12:26

omg!!!

Great news...High Res Prophecy with DVD like FMVs....will this dream finally come true???

Awesome!!!

maniac89 · 10-16-2006, 13:32

Can't wait untill there's an update on how to intergrate these into the WCP CD-ROM's!

Confed · 10-20-2006, 04:54

Uhm, does anyone else have problems opening part 2? I've downloaded it twice now, but when I try opening with Winzip 9.0, it says : "cannot open file : it does not appear to be a valid archive....". I also tried opening with winrar, where it says : "unexpected end of archive"
(part 1 & 3 extract without problems)
P.S. : Thx very much LOAF for posting this (where did u find this after all these years?)
EDIT : after using a zip repair program, I was able to recover all but one of the .VOB files. (IF there are in fact 46 .VOB files in part 2)
Could someone please post "1985.VOB" separately, or PM me for my Gmail address so u can mail it to me (I think it's just under the 10 MB limit)
Thx in advance,
Confed

Wedge009 · 10-21-2006, 06:02

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Originally Posted by Bandit LOAF

If you've been following the releases, you should now have every video in the game in DVD-quality format!

I finally finished downloaded all three packages yesterday. I am grateful for this wonderful resource, but I have to say that your statement is not true, LOAF. Whether the omissions are deliberate or simple mistakes, here is a list of what's missing from the original CD-ROM movies:

While the Dolby Digital and Origin logo sequences are present, I find it odd that the Prophecy logo is not. Admittedly, this omission is quite trivial and probably would not detract from a DVD game experience. The original CD-ROM files are 0000.WVE, 0001.WVE, and 0002.WVE
The debriefing scenes after the "Holding the Line" mission (where the Kilrathi assist in the defence of the Midway) are absent. This includes the Wilford's yelling at Casey (if the player attacks the Kilrathi with Hawk), and subsequent debriefing for "Panther Scramble" (salvaging Casey's career after his attack on the Kilrathi is discovered). The original CD-ROM files are 1400.WVE, 1405.WVE, 1410.WVE, and 1415.WVE.
Two of Rachel's 'debriefings' (which are only available on CD3) are also missing from the VOB set. The files are 2430.WVE and 2460.WVE

Is it possible to have anything done about at least point 2? I think that is probably the most serious omission. In any case, it was fun watching Prophecy again. The movie quality may not be as good as standard DVDs, but it's still much better than the original CD-ROMs.

KrisV · 10-21-2006, 08:52

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Originally Posted by Confed

EDIT : after using a zip repair program, I was able to recover all but one of the .VOB files. (IF there are in fact 46 .VOB files in part 2)

46 is correct. There is nothing wrong with the zip archive that I can tell. It must not have downloaded correctly. Did you use a download manager?

Bandit LOAF · 10-21-2006, 11:18

Quote:

Is it possible to have anything done about at least point 2?

No, while I have many powers, I generally lack the ability add files to a game developed eight years ago.

AD · 10-21-2006, 12:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wedge009

While the Dolby Digital and Origin logo sequences are present, I find it odd that the Prophecy logo is not. Admittedly, this omission is quite trivial and probably would not detract from a DVD game experience. The original CD-ROM files are 0000.WVE, 0001.WVE, and 0002.WVE
The debriefing scenes after the "Holding the Line" mission (where the Kilrathi assist in the defence of the Midway) are absent. This includes the Wilford's yelling at Casey (if the player attacks the Kilrathi with Hawk), and subsequent debriefing for "Panther Scramble" (salvaging Casey's career after his attack on the Kilrathi is discovered). The original CD-ROM files are 1400.WVE, 1405.WVE, 1410.WVE, and 1415.WVE.
Two of Rachel's 'debriefings' (which are only available on CD3) are also missing from the VOB set. The files are 2430.WVE and 2460.WVE

Is it possible to have anything done about at least point 2? I think that is probably the most serious omission. In any case, it was fun watching Prophecy again. The movie quality may not be as good as standard DVDs, but it's still much better than the original CD-ROMs.

I knew about the 1400 - 1415 ones but somehow I missed those two rachel briefings when I extracted all the WCP FMV way back when. The high quality source does not have these files in VOB format. It's possible the Rachel ones are missing from the DVD entirely but the 1400, 1405, 1410, and 1415 ones are there in their original format (non high quality). But they are in Special.tre. THe movie patch for the CD-rom version is going to use your CD's videos if any VOBs are missing so you will not actually miss these while playing the actual game.

10-21-2006, 13:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by KrisV

46 is correct. There is nothing wrong with the zip archive that I can tell. It must not have downloaded correctly. Did you use a download manager?

I dl-ed the files with Firefox. Could this have been the cause? I can try again with Internet Explorer at work. (almost at my monthly limit at home)

KrisV · 10-21-2006, 14:13

Getright is a download manager.

Wedge009 · 10-22-2006, 03:57

Thanks for the info, AD. If nothing can be done about the omission, that's fine.

Quarto · 10-22-2006, 06:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wedge009

Thanks for the info, AD. If nothing can be done about the omission, that's fine.

Yeah... ultimately, with 99% of the game in DVD quality, it would be pointless to worry too much about the remaining 1%

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11-26-2006, 14:42

Where did you get these high quality movies ?

Lt.Death100 · 11-26-2006, 15:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Where did you get these high quality movies ?

The Prophecy DVD.

11-27-2006, 12:00

Never heard of a Prophecy DVD. Is this a rare version of the game like the WC4 DVD version?

AD · 11-27-2006, 12:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Never heard of a Prophecy DVD. Is this a rare version of the game like the WC4 DVD version?

WCP DVD was produced by the same people that made the WC4 DVD but it was never released. It was supposed to come packaged with one of creatives DVD drive bundles but a last minute switcheroo meant that the WCP DVD wasn't included in favor of an unenhanced flightsim on DVD. So The WCP DVD has never been publicly available.

01-20-2007, 10:24

Is there any way to get a copy of the Prophecy DVD uploaded so that we can download it?

Blaster · 01-20-2007, 10:44

You can already download the DVD-quality movies from this site and have them run during gameplay. It might not be a good idea to put the whole game up for download though. The people who are still selling the cd version of it might get mad.

AD · 01-20-2007, 12:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blaster

You can already download the DVD-quality movies from this site and have them run during gameplay. It might not be a good idea to put the whole game up for download though. The people who are still selling the cd version of it might get mad.

Exactly... There are plans for a secondary patch that will allow the game to read the high res movies from a dvd you burn instead of off your harddrive but The CIC will never distribute the game itself.

01-25-2007, 23:59

So how do you get the DVD quality movies to play during the game? What do you have to do?

AD · 01-26-2007, 08:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unregistered

So how do you get the DVD quality movies to play during the game? What do you have to do?

Download the enhancement pack from the CIC. Unzip into the prophecy directory. Create a "movie" (no s) folder in your prophecy directory and put the VOBs there. Run the game.

Tarwyn · 02-01-2007, 01:36

Downloaded and installed the enhancement pack, but the game still uses the original movies. Am I doing something wrong?

AD · 02-01-2007, 02:22

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Originally Posted by Tarwyn

Downloaded and installed the enhancement pack, but the game still uses the original movies. Am I doing something wrong?

did you create the "movie" subdirectory in the prophecy folder and then put all the VOBs there? Also the inital logo video won't be DVD quality. The first one is the intro cinematic.

10-10-2006, 17:00	#1
Bandit LOAF It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Ashton, MD, USA Posts: 23,945	Prophecy Movie Upgrade (3/3) (October 11, 2006) It's finally here -- part three of the Wing Commander Prophecy movie upgrade! If you've been following the releases, you should now have every video in the game in DVD-quality format! Download the set here (550 MB). The archive includes 45 cinematics in .VOB format. This final pack includes the game's stunning conclusion, all the losing endgames... and a heck of a lot of briefings! You can still download part one here (1.6 GB) and part two here (1 GB). What do you have to look forward to, now? Well, keep watching the news for a way to integrate these files into your CD-ROM version of the game... -- Original update published on October 11, 2006

10-11-2006, 20:02	#2
Delance Victory, you say? Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo, Brazil Posts: 4,220	Nice. Now we can check out all those scenes with DVD quality. Thanks. __________________ "The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." -- Chesterton

10-16-2006, 13:32	#8
maniac89 I love Wing Commander: Prophecy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: T.C.S. Midway Posts: 324	Can't wait untill there's an update on how to intergrate these into the WCP CD-ROM's! __________________ The Wing Commander: Prophecy Movie Project

10-21-2006, 14:13	#15
KrisV Space Marshal Administrator Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: The Reid System Posts: 3,168	Getright is a download manager. __________________ The Wing Commander CIC Forum Rules

10-22-2006, 03:57	#16
Wedge009 Rogue Leader Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 8,365	Thanks for the info, AD. If nothing can be done about the omission, that's fine. __________________ Soli Deo Gloria \| wedge009.net

10-11-2006, 21:26	#3
Walter Guest Posts: n/a	Very nice. Thank you! Would there be any possiblity to use these movies ingame with Prophecy?

10-11-2006, 21:28	#4
Walter Guest Posts: n/a	Nevermind, I somehow missed the last sentence of the news. ;-)

10-12-2006, 08:20	#5
Blaster Guest Posts: n/a	Is it just me or did Maniac mouth the words “I love you” to Blair at the end of the third clip. I never noticed that when playing the game.

10-12-2006, 09:20	#6
Blaster Guest Posts: n/a	There was supposed to be a question mark at the end of that first sentence.

10-16-2006, 12:26	#7
Sordid Cadet Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 68	omg!!! Great news...High Res Prophecy with DVD like FMVs....will this dream finally come true??? Awesome!!!

10-20-2006, 04:54	#9
Confed 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 254	Uhm, does anyone else have problems opening part 2? I've downloaded it twice now, but when I try opening with Winzip 9.0, it says : "cannot open file : it does not appear to be a valid archive....". I also tried opening with winrar, where it says : "unexpected end of archive" (part 1 & 3 extract without problems) P.S. : Thx very much LOAF for posting this (where did u find this after all these years?) EDIT : after using a zip repair program, I was able to recover all but one of the .VOB files. (IF there are in fact 46 .VOB files in part 2) Could someone please post "1985.VOB" separately, or PM me for my Gmail address so u can mail it to me (I think it's just under the 10 MB limit) Thx in advance, Confed

11-26-2006, 14:42	#18
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Source ? Where did you get these high quality movies ?

11-27-2006, 12:00	#20
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Never heard of a Prophecy DVD. Is this a rare version of the game like the WC4 DVD version?

01-20-2007, 10:24	#22
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Is there any way to get a copy of the Prophecy DVD uploaded so that we can download it?

01-20-2007, 10:44	#23
Blaster 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Definitely not sneaking up behind you...so don’t look. Posts: 123	You can already download the DVD-quality movies from this site and have them run during gameplay. It might not be a good idea to put the whole game up for download though. The people who are still selling the cd version of it might get mad.

01-25-2007, 23:59	#25
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Hi Res modifications So how do you get the DVD quality movies to play during the game? What do you have to do?

02-01-2007, 01:36	#27
Tarwyn Cadet Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1	Downloaded and installed the enhancement pack, but the game still uses the original movies. Am I doing something wrong?

02-01-2007, 13:28	#29
Gunslinger2 Cadet Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 28 <