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Tribal Hunter v1.0.0.1

Code:

precomp:d1:brute:intense+msc_tak+srep+lolz

735MB ----> 531MB

Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous - The Treasure of the Midnight Isles
DigitalRewards folder ripped (artbook, soundtrack) - 2.3 GB

Code:

 09:04:34 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1a-01.bin was: xtool:munity,lz4hc,l12+srep_new:1+4x4:b64mb:lzma:ultra:64m:bt4:fb273:lc8:mc1000000

 09:04:34 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1b-01.bin was: srep_new:1+4x4:b64mb:lzma:ultra:64m:bt4:fb273:lc8:mc1000000

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 11:59:31 - Overall input size: 36.12 GB

 11:59:31 - Overall output size: 17.05 GB (Ratio 47.20%)

 11:59:31 - Overall conversion time: 02:51:50

Code:

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 Extracting Data1a-01.bin file, Please Wait...

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Extracted 21,971 files, 14,683,396,526 => 33,069,434,969 bytes. Ratio 44.40%

Extraction time: cpu 1384.28 sec/real 1080.87 sec = 128%. Speed 30.60 mB/s

All OK



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 Extracting Data1b-01.bin file, Please Wait...

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Extracted 424 files, 3,619,460,514 => 5,709,967,505 bytes. Ratio 63.39%

Extraction time: cpu 275.64 sec/real 94.34 sec = 292%. Speed 60.53 mB/s

All OK

liblz4 1.9.2 is used

How to compress Destroy All Humans! 2 ? Is it encrypted ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by PSP17 (Post 498140)

How to compress Destroy All Humans! 2 ? Is it encrypted ?

oodle kraken is your way

Code:

Compressed 1 file, 2,935,603 => 4,241,289 bytes. Ratio 144.48%

Compression time: cpu 0.02 sec/real 37.13 sec = 0%. Speed 0.08 mB/s

All OK



Extracted 1 file, 4,241,289 => 2,935,603 bytes. Ratio 144.48%

Extraction time: cpu 0.02 sec/real 0.60 sec = 3%. Speed 4.93 mB/s

All OK

Use oodle library 8
Edit: I made something wrong previously ^^

With xtl database

Code:

Compressed 1 file, 2,935,603 => 52,209,374 bytes. Ratio 1778.49%

Compression time: cpu 0.00 sec/real 16.60 sec = 0%. Speed 0.18 mB/s

All OK



Extracted 1 file, 52,209,374 => 2,935,603 bytes. Ratio 1778.49%

Extraction time: cpu 0.00 sec/real 16.82 sec = 0%. Speed 0.17 mB/s

All OK

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaktoR (Post 498142)

Use oodle library 8
Edit: I made something wrong previously ^^

With xtl database

Code:

Compressed 1 file, 2,935,603 => 52,209,374 bytes. Ratio 1778.49%

Compression time: cpu 0.00 sec/real 16.60 sec = 0%. Speed 0.18 mB/s

All OK



Extracted 1 file, 52,209,374 => 2,935,603 bytes. Ratio 1778.49%

Extraction time: cpu 0.00 sec/real 16.82 sec = 0%. Speed 0.17 mB/s

All OK

kraken oodle 7

Code:

Compressed 1 file, 2,935,603 => 52,564,706 bytes. Ratio 1790.59%

Compression time: cpu 0.45 sec/real 15.93 sec = 3%. Speed 0.18 mB/s

All OK

Please send me the library. I have two different oo7 libraries and none of them are giving this ratio :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaktoR (Post 498142)

oodle kraken is your way

Code:

Compressed 1 file, 2,935,603 => 4,241,289 bytes. Ratio 144.48%

Compression time: cpu 0.02 sec/real 37.13 sec = 0%. Speed 0.08 mB/s

All OK



Extracted 1 file, 4,241,289 => 2,935,603 bytes. Ratio 144.48%

Extraction time: cpu 0.02 sec/real 0.60 sec = 3%. Speed 4.93 mB/s

All OK

Use oodle library 8
Edit: I made something wrong previously ^^

With xtl database

Code:

Compressed 1 file, 2,935,603 => 52,209,374 bytes. Ratio 1778.49%

Compression time: cpu 0.00 sec/real 16.60 sec = 0%. Speed 0.18 mB/s

All OK



Extracted 1 file, 52,209,374 => 2,935,603 bytes. Ratio 1778.49%

Extraction time: cpu 0.00 sec/real 16.82 sec = 0%. Speed 0.17 mB/s

All OK

Can you share batch file and arc.ini please ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by PSP17 (Post 498145)

Can you share batch file and arc.ini please ?

Use the files from xtool. Thats what I use for my tests

IMMORTALITY
Someone knows if bk2's are good with binkpack? I mean, it's 95% of the games size.

@KaktoR binkpack will compress just fine BUT it will NOT decompress with out errors..
so no it doesnt work

SCOOt3r

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScOOt3r (Post 498150)

@KaktoR binkpack will compress just fine BUT it will NOT decompress with out errors..
so no it doesnt work

SCOOt3r

;):cool: https://www.fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=104981

Code:

for /r %%f in (*.bk2) do bink_pack "%%f" "%%~df%%~pf%%~nf.BPK2

for /r %%f in (*.BPK2) do bink_unpack "%%f" "%%~df%%~pf%%~nf.BKTMP"

for /r %%f in (*.BKTMP) do hdiffz-x64 "%%f" "%%~df%%~pf%%~nf.BK2" "%%~df%%~pf%%~nf.Bink2DIFF"

del /s *.BKTMP

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaktoR (Post 498148)

Use the files from xtool. Thats what I use for my tests

Can you share arc.ini and batch file with correct settings ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by PSP17 (Post 498158)

Can you share arc.ini and batch file with correct settings ?

I use the default settings

Code:

[External compressor:xtool]

header = 0

packcmd   = xtool.exe precomp { -moption} -c32mb -t100p - - <stdin> <stdout>

unpackcmd = xtool.exe decode -t75p - - <stdin> <stdout>

Code:

arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:dah2r data.arc "pack\*"

Destroy All Humans 2 Reprobed

Code:

 09:28:55 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1a-01.bin was: xtool:mdah2r+srep_new:1+4x4:b64mb:lzma:ultra:64m:bt4:fb273:lc8:mc1000000

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 17:00:04 - Overall input size: 36.31 GB

 17:00:04 - Overall output size: 32.26 GB (Ratio 88.84%)

 17:00:04 - Overall conversion time: 07:31:07

36.3 GB -> 103 GB -> 91 GB -> 32.26 GB
xtool took about 4 hours

Hello
KaktoR

Destroy All Humans 2 Reprobed on the recommendation of the compression method
( dah2r.xtl / oo2core_7_win64.dll ) for convenient transportation and use DiskSpan_GUI is it possible to harmonize ?

thank you for your help in advance