Help with SC:CT

[whiskey]

Hi there,

I've been playing around SCCT files and notice something strange.

When you delete all *.u files from the retail game, the game still run.
From filemon.exe report, there are never accessed during the game.
There is a file outside the \system\ directory named SplinterCell3.utx
I noticed it is the among the only file accessed beside the huge
dynamic-pc.umd.

On the other hand *.u seem to be packed with a 'PZ' signature
inside the file.

I'm not familiar with the Unreal. I'm curious to know if
their any talented people who can figure it out.

When I patched from 1.00 to 1.02, i noticed in progress that
has patched some *.u files but why? it never use it anyway?

I'm trying to undertand how I can somehow decompress the
*.u files from SC:CT? Or what does SplinterCell3.utx really
contains, it looks like encrypted rather then compress?


Sincerely,

whiskey

 

[[SAS]Solid Snake]

This doesn't really belong here, but in short, these files are accessed during the game but when it needs to. Unreal doesn't load all package files just for the hell of it, it loads it when it needs it.