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wabbit

Jul 23, 2019 @ 4:27am

Updated Unpacker Batch File

The .bat file that comes with the unpacker that's floating around the internet is missing lines to files so that when you run it certain cars will no longer work in the unpacked game.

I've updated the lines and I've uploaded it as a pastebin here:

https://pastebin.com/43BbKeb5

Maybe someone will stumble accros this in a search and it will help them.

Last edited by wabbit; Jul 23, 2019 @ 4:28am

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blewberry

Feb 10, 2020 @ 5:31pm

Thank you so very much for this.

blewberry

Feb 11, 2020 @ 1:16am

I wanted to come back and thank you again. You really saved the day!

For anyone else who is noticing that certain cars just don't load, please use the OP's new batch file. It fixes these cars:

Team Racing DLC Pack:

- Toyota Supra Mk IV
- 1967 Shelby GT500
- 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
- 1969 Dodge Charger R/T
- 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T

(this also fixes all game crashes related to these files not having been properly unpacked by the original script)

wabbit

Feb 11, 2020 @ 3:08am

Originally posted by blewberry:
I wanted to come back and thank you again. You really saved the day!

For anyone else who is noticing that certain cars just don't load, please use the OP's new batch file. It fixes these cars:

Team Racing DLC Pack:

- Toyota Supra Mk IV
- 1967 Shelby GT500
- 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
- 1969 Dodge Charger R/T
- 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T

(this also fixes all game crashes related to these files not having been properly unpacked by the original script)

Happy to help. :)

alienbrain has Need for Speed: SHIFT

Apr 11, 2020 @ 11:21am

Originally posted by wabbit:
Originally posted by blewberry:
I wanted to come back and thank you again. You really saved the day!

For anyone else who is noticing that certain cars just don't load, please use the OP's new batch file. It fixes these cars:

Team Racing DLC Pack:

- Toyota Supra Mk IV
- 1967 Shelby GT500
- 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
- 1969 Dodge Charger R/T
- 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T

(this also fixes all game crashes related to these files not having been properly unpacked by the original script)

Happy to help. :)

Hi, @wabbit,
first I want to thank you for the link, too.
But I don´t know, what to do with that text-file that I got there.
The game runs after unpacking it and over the -loose-exe, but the cars @blewberry mentioned are not showing up and if I choose them I get a ctd. And I think your file would be a fix if I´m able to use it.
I´m new in modding NFS-games and only experienced in modding Bethesda games.
Would really be thankful for a explanation.

blewberry

Apr 11, 2020 @ 2:13pm

Greeting,

Please try to follow this guide, with wabbit's updated script. That's what did it for me and seems to be "the way" to get this properly modded.

https://web.archive.org/web/20170909060350/http://www.nogripracing.com/details.php?filenr=31366

Good luck!

alienbrain has Need for Speed: SHIFT

Apr 12, 2020 @ 4:50am

Originally posted by blewberry:
Greeting,

Please try to follow this guide, with wabbit's updated script. That's what did it for me and seems to be "the way" to get this properly modded.

https://web.archive.org/web/20170909060350/http://www.nogripracing.com/details.php?filenr=31366

Good luck!

Thanks for your response.
I made a bat-file of it and tried it again (on a clean install) and the new shortcut failed from the beginning with application error.
Now I´m a little pissed because after several hours of installing, unpacking and so on I´ve done enough and didn´t even play for about 2h.
First It had worked till the first race on Spa were I got my first black screen.
I think it´s on me and my system I don´t get it to work properly so I play the vanilla version after a little time has passed.

blewberry

Apr 12, 2020 @ 7:13am

Just curious, how much RAM do you have?

alienbrain has Need for Speed: SHIFT

Apr 12, 2020 @ 9:33am

Originally posted by blewberry:
Just curious, how much RAM do you have?

32 gb + 8gb graphics on a R290x. Should be enough for a 10 year old game....
The same rig I use for heavy modded Skyrim and Fallout 4 without any issues.
It seems the biggest problem to not get it to work sits in front of the rig. So be it.

blewberry

Apr 12, 2020 @ 10:55am

Agreed.

If you are following the guide linked above and still having issues, even with this batch file, I'm afraid my ability to assist has hit its limit. Perhaps wabbit or some one else could help you further. Reddit, or the NSF forums, or someone on the discord server (which I read has 400+ people in it at any given time) can help.

Good luck!

Last edited by blewberry; Apr 13, 2020 @ 7:41am

alienbrain has Need for Speed: SHIFT

Apr 12, 2020 @ 11:25am

Originally posted by blewberry:
Agreed.

If you are following the guide linked above and still having issues, even with this batch file, I'm afraid my ability to assist has hit it's limit. Perhaps wabbit or some one else could help you further. Reddit, or the NSF forums, or someone on the discord server (which I read has 400+ people in it at any given time) can help.

Good luck!

Thanks again.
It´s just curious that I only wanted to get my racing wheel going on this game. It´s an old Logitech that was build for GT 5 on PS3. It´s nearly impossible to find a working driver for PC. I didn´t know till then that you can also mod NFS games and tried it mostly because of the Overhaul Mod. On vanilla I have to play with Xbox One pad, not bad but if you have a wheel...

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wabbit

Apr 12, 2020 @ 4:08pm

This is the unpacker I believe I used.

https://www.nfscars.net/need-for-speed-shift/12/files/view/7861/

Click the download button on the pastebin page I linked and rename the .txt file that downloads to game_unpack.bat

Now you can replace the game_unpack.bat that comes with the unpacker with the new one you have just created and follow the instructions in the NFSShift_unpack_readme.txt

Last edited by wabbit; Apr 12, 2020 @ 4:12pm

#11

alienbrain has Need for Speed: SHIFT

Apr 13, 2020 @ 5:17am

Originally posted by wabbit:
This is the unpacker I believe I used.

https://www.nfscars.net/need-for-speed-shift/12/files/view/7861/

Click the download button on the pastebin page I linked and rename the .txt file that downloads to game_unpack.bat

Now you can replace the game_unpack.bat that comes with the unpacker with the new one you have just created and follow the instructions in the NFSShift_unpack_readme.txt

Thanks for your answer.
If you read my post #6 you will see that I´ve done exactly that. And I used the same unpacker.
But it´s ok, there are ather racing games out there.
And it was worth a try because I liked the game by the time.

#12

AznSkillz336 has Need for Speed: SHIFT

Nov 29, 2020 @ 5:02pm

Hi, new here, and absolutely an amateur at this modding stuff.

I unpacked Shift w/ the above .bat file, with the game folder & its contents having "read-only" unchecked, but when I run the game it crashes after I select a profile. Is there a step I'm missing?

Last edited by AznSkillz336; Nov 29, 2020 @ 5:03pm

#13

krush

May 24, 2021 @ 2:33pm

Originally posted by wabbit:
The .bat file that comes with the unpacker that's floating around the internet is missing lines to files so that when you run it certain cars will no longer work in the unpacked game.

I've updated the lines and I've uploaded it as a pastebin here:

https://pastebin.com/43BbKeb5

Maybe someone will stumble accros this in a search and it will help them.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ - IT WORKED - THANK YOU SO MUCH