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<blockquote data-quote="dropgoal42" data-source="post: 507574" data-attributes="member: 61788"><p><span style="color: #232323">i'd like to know too. has there been any progress made in regard to this issue of changing the half length? yesterday i spent a good number of hours doing everything i could conceivably think of to make the clock run at regular speed and have 40 minute halves. i did everything i could think of, from editing the xml files and putting them into the rugby 08 main directory, to editing the xml files and replacing them in data.gob, then compressing the file imported, and rebuilding data.gob, to using cheat engine to try to find the parameter that controls half length.</span></p><p><span style="color: #232323"></span></p><p><span style="color: #232323"></span></p><p><span style="color: #232323">in cheat engine, there are many half length references when you search for text, but it's confusing because the hex addresses change every time you quit out of a match and go through the front end. there are multiple "HALF LENGTH" references in the cheat engine memory, there's also a "halflength" parameter. but its hard to actually control the parameter when you search for text. (since it's just part of one line in memory you know, and you have to choose between whether it's a byte, 2 bytes, 4 bytes or 8 bytes) i even fond a way to change the text from "20 mins" to "40 mins" in game when you select half length, or even have both a 20 min and a 40 min option. but still even with that text change, the clock still doesn't change to 40 minutes in the game.</span></p><p><span style="color: #232323"></span></p><p><span style="color: #232323"></span></p><p><span style="color: #232323">from reading this thread, it seems that the most logical thing would be to edit c3c15942a8d6a5fc041027e3c1c0e868.xml and change <<strong>halflength name</strong>="time" value="" /> to <<strong>halflength name</strong>="time" value="40" />. i did that and put it in the rugby 08 main directory and that didn't seem to do anything. is that because the game prompts you to select half length in game and possibly overrides that setting? or is it because changing that xml file doesn't actually do anything?</span><span style="color: #232323"></span></p><p><span style="color: #232323"></span></p><p><span style="color: #232323">the other thing i tried was editing 51124fa6bf8a07f29a7207a7a0bac213.rfe and edit the line that says half length from 5 to 40. that didn't seem to have any affect in game either.</span> <span style="color: #232323">the solution seems to be not a very obvious thing. but there are so many references to half length in xml and in cheat engine memory, it has me truly perplexed and i had to make a post about it. think about it guys, in rugby 2001 on PC <strong>it had 40 minute halves as an option in the game without any modding required</strong>!!! why did EA take out the 40 minute half option in rugby 06 and rugby 08 in the first place? and then to not even be able to mod it seems very strange, especially considering that's why the PC versions are so great. (to have the ability to mod)</span></p><p><span style="color: #232323"></span></p><p><span style="color: #232323"></span></p><p><span style="color: #232323">i have a lot of general questions about editing data.gob too. have you guys had success changing any of the files in data.gob? is it as simple as just putting the edited file in the rugby 08 main directory or do you have to import it back into data.gob? i even tried deleting the string id section of the half length references because i know rugby 08 has those english and french files associated with them, apparently unlike rugby 06 as i read in some other thread. maybe the clock speed could be altered in by hex editing the profile (like in the way you do the resolution fix). or maybe you need to hex edit the exe? i was even thinking about maybe trying to hex editing a saved tournament file. (where you set the half length when you first start a new tournament before you save the tournament) the problem with hex editing these things is that there is no descriptive text that tells you what does what when hex editing the profile or tournament. it's all just one letter characters or symbols. do you guys think it's possible to change something in the profile or tournament save file that changes the half length no matter what you set half length to in-game?</span> <span style="color: #232323">i am trying to do anything i can to generate discussion about changing the half length in rugby 08 and try to figure this thing out. a pet peeve of mine is playing sports games where the clock is running too fast. when the clock is running fast, i don't get the feeling like i am playing a real match.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #232323">one other thing. is there a trainer for rugby 08 besides the "EA RUGBY 08 Money Trainer" for World League Mode? if there was a trainer that at least gave you the ability to stop the clock and restart it when you want to by pressing a keyboard button, then it would be possible to edit the clock that way. i bring this up because do you guys remember that game World Championship Rugby for PC that came out in 2004? well in that game, there's a trainer that allows you to Freeze Time and Restart the clock by pressing the 1 and 7 buttons on the keyboard. since the max match length for that game is only 15 minutes, i decided to try to make the halves 40 minutes in that game. (just to see if i could do it) and i managed to use a program to make the computer press the 1 and 7 buttons at timed repeating intervals that actually allow me to have 40 minute halves in World Championship Rugby! (something that was really fun to do) If there was a trainer like that for Rugby 08 then you would be able to do the same thing in Rugby 08, by repeating the stop clock / start clock keyboard commands and thus slowing down the clock that way. but all i could find is that one trainer that one money trainer for Rugby 08.</span></p><p><span style="color: #232323"></span></p><p><span style="color: #232323"></span></p><p><span style="color: #232323">all of these are ideas i have been thinking about. i really love rugby 08 and i'd really like to play full length matches. (as i'm sure others would) i hope we can generate a discussion about this here. maybe i can find a few guys who would be interested in talking about this in detail on instant messenger or have a group chat about this or something. i found this old thread and it seems like a few other members tried too but couldn't figure it out. has anyone tried figuring this out since 2010?</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dropgoal42, post: 507574, member: 61788"] [COLOR=#232323]i'd like to know too. has there been any progress made in regard to this issue of changing the half length? yesterday i spent a good number of hours doing everything i could conceivably think of to make the clock run at regular speed and have 40 minute halves. i did everything i could think of, from editing the xml files and putting them into the rugby 08 main directory, to editing the xml files and replacing them in data.gob, then compressing the file imported, and rebuilding data.gob, to using cheat engine to try to find the parameter that controls half length.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323]in cheat engine, there are many half length references when you search for text, but it's confusing because the hex addresses change every time you quit out of a match and go through the front end. there are multiple "HALF LENGTH" references in the cheat engine memory, there's also a "halflength" parameter. but its hard to actually control the parameter when you search for text. (since it's just part of one line in memory you know, and you have to choose between whether it's a byte, 2 bytes, 4 bytes or 8 bytes) i even fond a way to change the text from "20 mins" to "40 mins" in game when you select half length, or even have both a 20 min and a 40 min option. but still even with that text change, the clock still doesn't change to 40 minutes in the game.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323]from reading this thread, it seems that the most logical thing would be to edit c3c15942a8d6a5fc041027e3c1c0e868.xml and change <[B]halflength name[/B]="time" value="" /> to <[B]halflength name[/B]="time" value="40" />. i did that and put it in the rugby 08 main directory and that didn't seem to do anything. is that because the game prompts you to select half length in game and possibly overrides that setting? or is it because changing that xml file doesn't actually do anything?[/COLOR][COLOR=#232323] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323]the other thing i tried was editing 51124fa6bf8a07f29a7207a7a0bac213.rfe and edit the line that says half length from 5 to 40. that didn't seem to have any affect in game either.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323]the solution seems to be not a very obvious thing. but there are so many references to half length in xml and in cheat engine memory, it has me truly perplexed and i had to make a post about it. think about it guys, in rugby 2001 on PC [B]it had 40 minute halves as an option in the game without any modding required[/B]!!! why did EA take out the 40 minute half option in rugby 06 and rugby 08 in the first place? and then to not even be able to mod it seems very strange, especially considering that's why the PC versions are so great. (to have the ability to mod)[/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323]i have a lot of general questions about editing data.gob too. have you guys had success changing any of the files in data.gob? is it as simple as just putting the edited file in the rugby 08 main directory or do you have to import it back into data.gob? i even tried deleting the string id section of the half length references because i know rugby 08 has those english and french files associated with them, apparently unlike rugby 06 as i read in some other thread. maybe the clock speed could be altered in by hex editing the profile (like in the way you do the resolution fix). or maybe you need to hex edit the exe? i was even thinking about maybe trying to hex editing a saved tournament file. (where you set the half length when you first start a new tournament before you save the tournament) the problem with hex editing these things is that there is no descriptive text that tells you what does what when hex editing the profile or tournament. it's all just one letter characters or symbols. do you guys think it's possible to change something in the profile or tournament save file that changes the half length no matter what you set half length to in-game?[/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323]i am trying to do anything i can to generate discussion about changing the half length in rugby 08 and try to figure this thing out. a pet peeve of mine is playing sports games where the clock is running too fast. when the clock is running fast, i don't get the feeling like i am playing a real match.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323]one other thing. is there a trainer for rugby 08 besides the "EA RUGBY 08 Money Trainer" for World League Mode? if there was a trainer that at least gave you the ability to stop the clock and restart it when you want to by pressing a keyboard button, then it would be possible to edit the clock that way. i bring this up because do you guys remember that game World Championship Rugby for PC that came out in 2004? well in that game, there's a trainer that allows you to Freeze Time and Restart the clock by pressing the 1 and 7 buttons on the keyboard. since the max match length for that game is only 15 minutes, i decided to try to make the halves 40 minutes in that game. (just to see if i could do it) and i managed to use a program to make the computer press the 1 and 7 buttons at timed repeating intervals that actually allow me to have 40 minute halves in World Championship Rugby! (something that was really fun to do) If there was a trainer like that for Rugby 08 then you would be able to do the same thing in Rugby 08, by repeating the stop clock / start clock keyboard commands and thus slowing down the clock that way. but all i could find is that one trainer that one money trainer for Rugby 08.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323]all of these are ideas i have been thinking about. i really love rugby 08 and i'd really like to play full length matches. (as i'm sure others would) i hope we can generate a discussion about this here. maybe i can find a few guys who would be interested in talking about this in detail on instant messenger or have a group chat about this or something. i found this old thread and it seems like a few other members tried too but couldn't figure it out. has anyone tried figuring this out since 2010?[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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