How can I reduce the size of fifa.fat

[mrliioadin]

I thought that deleting some files from the zdatas would shrink the fifa.fat file... I can't seem to make it any smaller but am doing quite well gradually increasing the size of the file. obviously at 440kb it will crash the game... If I keep going at my current pace I won't be able to get all I want into the game. And If possible I'de like not to have to make compromises. Ay suggestions for shrinking this file?

 

[Esterry88]

Except deleting files, a good way for me is to extract all the logos (t122_xx.fsh files); copy them in the main folder of the game, that let the game load them, and delete them of the zdatas.

 

[bruno167]

Nice idea

What are your feelings about the size of fifa.fat in CEP 4.0?
It will be possible to add more than 1500 new faces without deleting files?

 

[Sucram242]

Its run perfect.Thx Esterry .My fifa.fat have reduce from 430 to 398 kb.Is it possible to make that with Stadium-files?thx

 

[mrliioadin]

the size of my fifa.fat isn't moving at all ... i'm removing and addint files to the zdata and it's not budging. and i've removed just about all the teams and leagues that were origionally in the game.

 

[Esterry88]

Its run perfect.Thx Esterry .My fifa.fat have reduce from 430 to 398 kb.Is it possible to make that with Stadium-files?thx

I don't think that making the same for stadiums will be a good idea, except if you have 2056mb ram..Simply because of that : when you put files out of the zdatas, the make the game engine a bit (milliseconds) more to load ingame, then it's always preferable not to sort out stadiums. Anyway, stadiums don't take many files except EA Stadiums.

For example, the following thing can be copied in the main folder:

- logos .fsh (t122_xxx.fsh)
- banners/flags (t13_xxx.fsh)
- adboards (t223_xx.fsh or t219_xx.fsh), but those ones are very few files, at a maxium of 250 then not many space.

Kits can be too, but only gk kits (t75_2_XXX.fsh).

The following can't be sorted out, except if you have a super pc:

- faces files (most risky).
- kit files (the less risky amongst them).
- stadiums files.
- fonts files.

Try with the flags if you really need space more.

Don't forget to make a copy of EACH file, in case of, because if one is missing, the game crashes when seeking for it (simply as for the zdatas).

Well, Bruno, I don't think you'll be able to add many faces on CEP 4.0, except if you proceed the same way after installing..

To be approximatively exact, 6kb is around the size of 300 files.

And I know that lot of files are unuseful, they are the files that are used for the "team creation" section in game, but I don't know exactly which they are.

 

[Esterry88]

Nice idea

What are your feelings about the size of fifa.fat in CEP 4.0?
It will be possible to add more than 1500 new faces without deleting files?

Frankly, I don't know, because it will be very large

 

[Sucram242]

Okay thanks Esterry.When i take the flagsfiles in zhe fifa-Mainfolder,Can I see them then still in cm?
Okay i will test it,and good look for the CEP 4.0

 

[Esterry88]

No, this is the problem, when you import the files out of the zdatas, you can't see them anymore on CM.
But what you can do, is reimport the ones you want to modify, or simply, import the news ones using CM and then put them on the main folder, replacing the existing ones if they are already or add them if the team hasn't got some.

 

[Zefilio]

Nice idea

What are your feelings about the size of fifa.fat in CEP 4.0?
It will be possible to add more than 1500 new faces without deleting files?

damn, I wonder where they got that idea from? Oh, now I remember something starting with a B and ending with 06 if I remember correctly... hypocrites.

 

[bruno167]

Don´t worry. The faces i want to install are not from your pack that start with B and finish in 06.

Same faces might be the same but i have downloaded them myself for the sites and forums around the world.

 

[Sucram242]

Thanks Esterry.I have the Teamlogos,Adboards,Flags and Gk-Shirts take to the Fifa-Mainfolder.My fifa-fat are 360 kb(!! ).
And the game run perfect.

 

[Esterry88]

Thanks Esterry.I have the Teamlogos,Adboards,Flags and Gk-Shirts take to the Fifa-Mainfolder.My fifa-fat are 360 kb(!! ).
And the game run perfect.

If I can help you on anything else, tell me
Remind, keep at least stadiums and faces on the zdatas, more all the files that you don't know really their use in the game!
A good thing will be to find the exact files (hundreds) used by the team creation function in the original game, that I bet you don't use, and that are unuseful then and simply delete them completely, the only result will be the impossibility to create a generic teams by EA function in career, anyway I think anyone use that

 

[Esterry88]

Don´t worry. The faces i want to install are not from your pack that start with B and finish in 06.

Same faces might be the same but i have downloaded them myself for the sites and forums around the world.

Hey Bruno, excellent so many faces I have also hundreds to install but I can't do that before CEP 4.0 release.. Does the 06 faces work good on 07?
I have never tried, only 07 ones till now.

 

[bruno167]

Does the 06 faces work good on 07?
I have never tried, only 07 ones till now.

Fifa 06 faces work in fifa 07.

 

[AlJesus]

I don't think that making the same for stadiums will be a good idea, except if you have 2056mb ram..Simply because of that : when you put files out of the zdatas, the make the game engine a bit (milliseconds) more to load ingame, then it's always preferable not to sort out stadiums. Anyway, stadiums don't take many files except EA Stadiums.

For example, the following thing can be copied in the main folder:

- logos .fsh (t122_xxx.fsh)
- banners/flags (t13_xxx.fsh)
- adboards (t223_xx.fsh or t219_xx.fsh), but those ones are very few files, at a maxium of 250 then not many space.

Kits can be too, but only gk kits (t75_2_XXX.fsh).

The following can't be sorted out, except if you have a super pc:

- faces files (most risky).
- kit files (the less risky amongst them).
- stadiums files.
- fonts files.

Try with the flags if you really need space more.

Don't forget to make a copy of EACH file, in case of, because if one is missing, the game crashes when seeking for it (simply as for the zdatas).

Well, Bruno, I don't think you'll be able to add many faces on CEP 4.0, except if you proceed the same way after installing..

To be approximatively exact, 6kb is around the size of 300 files.

And I know that lot of files are unuseful, they are the files that are used for the "team creation" section in game, but I don't know exactly which they are.

Hi there!
I have extracted all kits files to main folder and its work perfect for me. But now i want add more faces (i have 3000 and counting...). I have extracted flags, logos, banners and kits... now i want to reduce more. I found the generic faces that are named with t21__-NUMBER_0_00.fsh. There are a lot of those files. I would appreciate if somebody knows any other file to extract to main folder and reduce the fifa fat limit? any upgrade ideas???

Thanks in advance. Greetings!

 

[Carlos10G]

I seen in a brazilian patch they put the stadium files (.o files & texture .fsh files) in the main folder and work fine. Maybe, You can try

Good luck

 

[nedved7]

main file this file where recorded fifa07???