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Converting Legends of Aranna Resouces to
enable playing the Legends of Aranna Beta 6.0a map in Dungeon Siege 2<=
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*Description
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- Playing the Legends of Aranna map fro=
m the
original Dungeon Siege in Dungeon Siege 2 requires converting a certain
resource file called expansion.dsres from Dungeon Siege Legends of Aranna t=
o a
format that is compatible with Dungeon Siege 2 as well as downloading the m=
od
DS1 MapPack for Dungeon Siege 2.
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*Requirements / Compatibility
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- Either an installed version of Dungeon
Siege Legends of Aranna or the original installation disks.
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- Dungeon Siege 1 Tank Viewer (for extr=
acting
the resources)
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- Dungeon Siege 2 Tank Creator (for tan=
king a
new resource file)
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- All of the necessary files listed in =
the
DS1_MapPack_for_Dungeon_Siege_2_Beta6.0a.rtf
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*Installation Instructions
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- Op=
en the
DS1 tankviewer and click on Open in the file menu
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![](3D"ConvertingLegendsofArannaResources_files/image002.jpg")
- In=
the
Dialog Box that opens click on the upper address bar and navigate the
folder and file list to find expansion.dsres (typically located in pro=
gram
files\Microsoft games\dungeon siege\resources\dsloa)=
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![](3D"ConvertingLegendsofArannaResources_files/image004.jpg")
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- Cl=
ick on
open and this dialog box opens showing the internal structure of
expansion.dsres
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![](3D"ConvertingLegendsofArannaResources_files/image006.jpg")
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- Ct=
rl
click on both art and sound to select them
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- Th=
en
click on Extract to bring up another dialog box where you can select in
the address bar where you want to extract the files. I choose Desktop\=
Temp
for simplicity. The folder will be created by Tank Viewer.<=
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![](3D"ConvertingLegendsofArannaResources_files/image010.jpg")
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- Wh=
ile
there’s no progress bar, you can see the files being extracted at the
bottom left corner. When this clears, extraction has finished and you =
can
close Tank Viewer.
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![](3D"ConvertingLegendsofArannaResources_files/image012.jpg")
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- Op=
en
Tank Creator so the screen below appears and click on the search button
for the source files.
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![](3D"ConvertingLegendsofArannaResources_files/image014.jpg")
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- In=
the
dialog box that appear click on desktop\temp (or where ever you extrac=
ted
the files in step 5). Then click the search button for the output and
navigate the file list to find Dungeon Siege 2\Resources folder (typic=
ally
in program files\Microsoft Games\Dungeon Siege 2\Resources)=
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![](3D"ConvertingLegendsofArannaResources_files/image016.jpg")
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- In=
the
file name text box type a unique name for the resource file (here it n=
amed
DS1_LOA_Resources.ds2res). It’s crucially important that the name end =
in
.ds2res and that Save as Type is All files. Due to a bug in Tank Creat=
or
it’ll use dsres as type otherwise.
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![](3D"ConvertingLegendsofArannaResources_files/image018.jpg")
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10.<=
span
style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> Tank Creator should now have both sourc=
e and
output boxes filled.
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![](3D"ConvertingLegendsofArannaResources_files/image020.jpg")
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<=
span
style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>11.&=
nbsp; Click on Create and a progress dialog
appears. When it finishes press any key to continue and exit Tank Creator.<=
o:p>
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![](3D"ConvertingLegendsofArannaResources_files/image022.jpg")
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12.<=
span
style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> If you navigate to the Dungeon Siege
2\Resources folder you should now see your new resource file (here it’s
DS1_LOA_Resources.ds2res) and it should be around 266 Mb in size.
The temporary folder can also be delete=
d at
this point as it’s no longer required.
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![](3D"ConvertingLegendsofArannaResources_files/image024.jpg")
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*Usage
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- Both Dungeon =
Siege
2 and the Broken World expansion should automatically detect the new file a=
nd
the downloaded map should work. If it doesn’t then one of the preceding ste=
ps
must have failed. Try contacting somebody on http://siegetheday.org/?q=3Dnode/1330 for h=
elp and
assistance.
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* Removal Instructions
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- Simply delete=
the
file you made with these instructions
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