The Wheel of Time - Finish Install Script (Retail Only)

This is a powershell script to finish the installation of the disc version of The Wheel of Time game, NOT the GOG version. Not all files get moved off of the disc despite having the installer do a complete installation, this is by design from the developers and not a bug. During the era that this game was made in, Hard Drive space was a lot more scarce so some files were intentionally left on the disc to save space. In modern times, hard drive space is more plentiful, especially for this game.

What the script does:

This script should work regardless of where the game is installed or what drive letter the CD-ROM drive is. It does not bypass the DRM, Disc will be needed for the check.

• It will scan the registry to find where the game is installed to.
• It will look for the drive letter the disc is located in.
• Move the missing files from the disc into the install directory (The music and movies to be more specific).
• Patch WOT.ini to accommodate the changes (so it won't look for the disc).

The script can be opened with any text editor to view what it does.

Instructions:

Run the script after the game is installed from the official installer.

Just download, extract the zip file, and run the script with Powershell. It's not file path dependent so it should work no matter where it's ran.

If the script won't run, open settings -> System -> Advanced and under Powershell, enable powershell to run unsigned scripts. Change the setting back after running the script for extra security.

Details

The script has two checks: It checks to see if the registry entry it needs exists and if the correct disc is inserted.

The registry path it checks may differ on 32-bit systems. I plan to update the script to accommodate this in the future once I figure out how. If on a 32-bit system, remove WOW6432Node from line 1 if errors occur.

The script checks for a drive named WOT_DISC_TWO since this is the official name of the disc when inserted. If your virtual disc (ISO) is named differently, then change the name in Line 2 of the script to the name you set.

Known Issues:

The console window is blank while the script is running. Not sure if this can be easily fixed. Progress should be indicated by the CD-ROM usage if using the physical disc.