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***  SCREENSHOT MOD for Ninja Gaiden  ***
*** by Alucard of  the Neotaku Boards ***
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REMEMBER THAT THIS IS STILL EXPERIMENTAL.
!!! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK !!!

Requirements :
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- A modded Xbox.
- Evolution-X or similar dashboard replacement


Remember :
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DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES USE THE LIVE FEATURE WITH A MODCHIP ACTIVATED.
Just a reminder :-)


Quick summary :
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This screenshot mod will be a bit harder to use than previous ones. Because
Gaiden only leaves about 2MiB of memory free and I need about 3 MiB of space
to do in-place decoding of the framebuffer, this version only saves raw
framebuffer dumps. Use the supplied converter tool to convert them to BMP.

The screenshots are saved to \Device\Harddisk0\Partition1\Screenshots, which
usually translates to E:\Screenshots. You'll have to create the 'screenshots'
directory if it doesn't exist.

To get BMPs out of the BIN files use the converter tool. The tool will look for
all *.bin files in the current directory (usually same directory as the
executable) and convert them.


Step-by-step :
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1. Get default.xbe from Ninja Gaiden's DVD using FTP.

2. Apply the ppf patch using PPF-o-matic or the command line tool like this:
   applyppf3 a default.xbe Gaiden_Screenshot_Mod.ppf
   (for PPF Tools see: www.paradogs.com, section 'HQ')

3. Copy the patched XBE somewhere on your xbox hard drive.
   (on my XBox: E:\Patch\Gaiden.xbe)

4. Add an entry in your evox.ini like this:
   Item "Ninja Gaiden (Screenshot)", "E:\Patch\Gaiden.xbe", ID_No_D_Mount
   Note: ID_No_D_Mount is important as it will allow us to run the game from DVD
   but using the patched XBE. 

5. Create E:\Screenshots on your XBox hard drive if it doesn't exist.
   Note: Having IGR set on is a good idea as it allows to quick reset to EvoX,
   get the screenshots and restart the game without having to open/close the
   tray.

OK, it's ready to use!

Now start the XBox with it's tray empty or open, put your Ninja Gaiden DVD in
the drive, wait for the disc check and select 'Ninja Gaiden (Screenshot)' in
the start menu. You can now take screen shots using the white button.

FTP the .BIN files in E:\Screenshots to your PC and copy converter.exe in the
same directory. Double click on it and that should do the trick. :)

