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Make sure you've read the
SS2 Technical FAQ
before you go on. Post problems in
Helpdesk
.
End of support
Differences between the HOTU version and the original CD version of SS2
Download
SS2Tool on SS2 HOTU version
Cutscene instructions for SS2 HOTU version
Download original videos
End of support
We used to provide support for the HOTU version of SS2 but stopped supporting it for technical reasons
: It relies on an old & incompatible DivX codec, sounds and videos are of less quality than the original game has (due to compression) and the smaller download size (144MB) is negligible with current day connections.
You can still find all the informations gathered about it on this page. But note that we prefer people to use original CDs or images of original CDs as stated in the
SS2 Technical FAQ
.
Differences between the HOTU version and the original CD version of SS2
The HOTU version is pre-patched with the only official patch (v.2.3). The audio files have been compressed as OGG files. Before playing they need to be uncompressed again. (Run OggSetup.exe) The videos have been re-compressed with DivX 5 codec, cutting down the filesize from 100MB to 22MB. Having a current DivX codec installed on your system won't cut it, as it's incompatible with its own earlier version 5. Either you have to uninstall your current DivX codec and install
DivX5
or - preferably - install the latest
ffdshow
which runs any DivX encoded video.
Download
The site dosgamesonline.com has a direct download of the SS2 HOTU version on their site. It is also quite easily distinguished by its size (144MB) on torrent sites.
SS2Tool on SS2 HOTU version
Although this game version is patched with the official patch already it is recommended to use the
SS2Tool
with all options set. While that double-patches the game, there's no harm done and more importantly, the SS2Tool's "Patching Up" option also merges the CRFs, which prevents quite a few bugs.
Cutscene instructions for SS2 HOTU version
Install
ffdshow
if you don't have it. Note that if you have any codec pack installed (
K-Lite
,
CCCP
, etc) you already have ffdshow and should not install it again.
On Windows XP:
Click Start and Run and type: cmd
Type into the DOS prompt window:
regsvr32 "c:\your\path\to\SS2\LGVID.AX"
Return
On Vista/Windows 7:
Click Start and type into the search: cmd
Right click
cmd.exe
and select: Run As Administrator
Type into the DOS prompt window:
regsvr32 "c:\your\path\to\SS2\LGVID.AX"
Return
Download original videos
If you can't get the DivX encoded HOTU videos to work and would rather try the original videos, you can find them attached to the
videos / cutscenes guide
.
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