DEcompressing UZ Files

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DEcompressing UZ Files

Post by *POTS* » Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:09 pm

I've found this interesting article on Hook's forum

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http://hooksutplace.freeforums.org/un-c ... -t327.html
UN-Compressing UZ Files ...
This is based on Windows XP but probably works the same on other systems such as WinME.

Copy the compressed .uz file that you want to uncompress into your C:UnrealTournamentSystem folder.
Then click your Start button on the bottom left of windows, select Run.
In the Command box type in "cmd" without the " " and click OK.
You will see black DOS window appear with a blinking cursor, type "cd" without the " " then hit(Enter)
This will bring you back to the root directory C:>
Next go to the UT system directory by typing "cd C:UnrealTournamentSystem" then hit (Enter) Or change it to the proper path to reflect the directory where you installed UT.
Next type "ucc decompress C:UnrealTournamentSystemfilename.u.uz" without the " "
Change filename.u.uz to the filename of the actual file you are trying to uncompress. ie...ucc decompress C:UnrealTournamentSystemRomanPack.u.uz

The above is for a .u file, it may be a .umx.uz or a .utx.uz .etc., depending on the type of file.
Now go and remove the .uz file and whatever uncompressed file you just created and put them in their proper places. Wink
Just two notes:

1 - Remember to separate folders and file names with the "\" (backslash) character in DOS environment.

2 - Do NOT use www.snakeservers-redirect.net as a redirect server, they provide empty files containing the following HTML line

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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<TITLE>404 Not Found</TITLE>
</HEAD><BODY>
<H1>Not Found</H1>
The requested URL /MyPackage.u.uz was not found on this server.<P>
<P>Additionally, a 404 Not Found
error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
<HR>
<ADDRESS>Apache/1.3.36 Server at www.snakeservers-redirect.net Port 80</ADDRESS>
</BODY></HTML>
which kept on giving me this error while using UCC:

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C:\>cd unrealtournament\system

C:\UnrealTournament\System>ucc decompress C:\UnrealTournament\System\MyPackage.u
.uz
Assertion failed: Signature==1234||Signature==5678 [File:C:\UTDev\IpDrv\Src\UCom
pressCommandlet.cpp] [Line: 100]

History: UDecompressCommandlet::Main

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Re: DEcompressing UZ Files

Post by gopostal » Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:25 pm

Google "Redirect Server Checker"

It does it all, single or batch. I use it nearly every day.

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Re: DEcompressing UZ Files

Post by *POTS* » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:45 pm

Thanks Scotty, but I don't need a redirect utility since I don't run a server at the moment :mrgreen:
I just use redirects when I need a particular file that I can't find anywhere. Then I decompress the UZ and I'm fine.
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Re: DEcompressing UZ Files

Post by gopostal » Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:00 pm

This program will do it for you. It does check redirects but it also has a very powerful compress/decompress utility built in. You won't have to fool with command line at all anymore.

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Re: DEcompressing UZ Files

Post by Hook » Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:26 pm

ScottyD wrote:Google "Redirect Server Checker"

It does it all, single or batch. I use it nearly every day.
That is a good idea.
There is another good one that just compresses and it is super easy.
It is called CompressALot1.1
Single or batch compressing. :mrgreen:

I'll have to try Redirect Server Checker also!
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