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This tutorial will let you set up ABGX360 properly and thus make your ISOs as stealth as possible. I say as stealth as possible, because we can never be totally sure given the latest 360 updates and the new security measures included in games.
What you need before starting:
- The software ABGX360 (currently version 1.0.6) is available for Windows, Linux and Mac.
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- The waves (currently there are 13), 2 are included when installing ABGX360. The others need to be downloaded.
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- And of course a backup (copy of an original game) to check.
Installing ABGX360 on Windows:
Nothing complicated here. Everyone has already installed a piece of software on their pc. No particular settings, but for the more suspicious among you here are a few screenshots.
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Installing the missing waves:
As mentioned before, there are only 2 waves in the installer. It's up to you to download the missing ones and install them. Also nothing complicated, but I'll guide you through it anyway.
On windows XP, the folder is located in C: Program Files/abgx360/StealthFiles
You should already find 2 waves there ---> Video_66D0CB54 and Video_91410773
All that's left is to copy the 9 missing ones and you should have a total of 11 waves.
For everyone on another operating system, you can find your folder using ABGX360.
The last tab, HELP and then Where is my StealthFiles folder or simply Ctrl + F.
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There, the easiest steps are done.
Configuring ABGX360:
Abgx360 has 6 tabs: QuickStar, Options, Manually Patch or Extract Files, AutoFix, Rebuilding and Misc. Only some tabs need particular settings so I'll only talk about the essential parts.
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QuickStar ---> Don't change anything.
Options ---> Here, we're going to check the following boxes. Check/Fix Video Padding, Check for AnyDVD style game data corruption and Include the CVS.
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Following the new AP25 protection on games, we're also going to set the Verbosity Level option to HIGH so as to have better compatibility and especially a complete and as accurate as possible test of your backup. The AP25 protection is increasingly present on the latest games. Also, if your drive isn't flashed with an LT+ firmware, don't expect to be able to play with a backup that has AP25 protection.
Manually Patch or Extract Files ---> Here, check the first 2 boxes, Patch even if stealth passes and Patch even if these files are invalid.
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AutoFix ---> In this tab, just one small thing to set. Set the AutoFix Threshold option to Level 3.
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Rebuilding ---> Don't change anything.
Misc ---> In the last tab, set the SplitVid option to Add it if it doesn't exist or isn't valid.
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And there you go, setting up ABGX360 is done but unfortunately you'll have to redo it every time you start it up ..... unless you keep reading this tutorial and I'll explain how to save your settings.
How to save:
To save your configuration, just go to the file tab then save settings. Nothing complicated but if you don't do it, you'll be forced to set up ABGX360 every single time. After that it's up to you how you name your configuration. In my screenshots, I named it Config Tgames.
To retrieve your configuration, same path... Go to the file tab then load settings.
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How to check your ISO:
Unfortunately at the time of this tutorial, I don't have an ISO on hand but as soon as possible I'll complete the tutorial with screens. So, I'm going to explain it as best I can.
Select your ISO file (in the folder at the top right) and after that nothing simpler, just click Launch at the very bottom which turns green when you hover over it. And there you go, ABGX360 checks your ISO.
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Is your ISO stealth or not?
Once your backup is analyzed, ABGX360 will show you a report. It will have patched your ISO with regard to the various protections. You can get several types of reports.
RED = BACKUP NOT STEALTH
ORANGE = STEALTH but not listed in ABGX360's database
GREEN = STEALTH, ready to burn.
For burning, I recommend the ImgBurn software which works very well and is free. Burning speed 2.4x and preferably on VERBATIM media.
Additional information for the tutorial on checking XGD3 ISOs!!!! The setup for ISOs in XGD3 format is fairly simple, there's practically no settings to change. Everything is basically set by default, but here's an addition to this tutorial to help you anyway.
1. Go get your ISO (here nothing changes and nothing complicated)
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2. Let's move on to the following tabs (Just check if everything matches the Screens, still nothing complicated)
Option:
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Manually Patch or Extract Files:
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AutoFix:
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Rebuilding:
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Misc:
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3. ABGX result with an XGD3 ISO
On the first ABGX pass, you'll very likely get a failure (Verification failed), but ABGX will download the correct files and patch your ISO to make it stealth.
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On a possible second pass if you want to be sure, you'll see that your XGD3 ISO is indeed stealth.
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For XGD3 games, I recommend burning your backups with a Liteon IHAS burner and the iXtreme BurnerMax firmware by C4eva and of course with the latest version of ImgBurn and preferably Verbatim media.
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