Project CARS 2
 

Arc.ini Config for Compress faster

Something for a long time. srep+lolz - 1.20 gb, Compression time - 30 min
i5-7400, 8 gm ram
srep+dlz - 1.25 gb, 20 min

Nba Playgrounds 2
 

Nba Playgrounds 2 Repack From 5.52gb to 2.9gb
Ztool zlib+ srep+ lolz

Dishonored 2 v1.77.5.0
 

This game was an absolute pain, i was trying to get it on a single BD25 disc but without efford. I reduced it by 5 gb using reflate. Tried xtool,ztool,pzlib and even different zlib dlls (one of those worked for inflating it with xtool without any problems but crc error on installing). I will post my result i got after these 2 days but sure i will look closer to it in a week, im just tired of this game for now.

As said, im too tired of this game to make more tests, maybe next week i will try some more things and come up with a better method but for now i will not see this game for some days hahaha.

Edit: You will get 52.3GB with BPK on *.vib files (rename them to *.bk2). Just make sure to exclude the 1kb files, they give unpack error.

but my file is smaller and that is very important ;)

If I convert 192kbps whatever audio format to lossy audio format for example mp3 with same bitrate,
Would this be lossy ?
not out of topic I'm asking it for games

mp3 is always lossy.

I think you have answered your own question "whatever audio format to lossy audio format...

Any recompression of media files can be applied to this, but the question is, can you hear the difference? On most audio equipments if you have done a good conversion you will not hear the difference or at least you will hear a little bit, it depends on the source too. On good equipments maybe its more audible. There are another factors, if the source is mono,stereo,5.1,etc... I think the best thing is to try it yourself and hear if you notice any differences.

why don't you use ztool or xtool

Have you read the post? It didnt work. Managed to compress it with xtool but crc problems on unpacking. Maybe finding correct .dll files would do the trick but tried with many different versions...

use ztool:max:c256m:t75p it should work but might take too much time as I tested long time ago

Ok, i will try it later on the smallest file. Tried ztool yesterday too and yes, its slow but i waited. After trying to install i got crc problem. Lets see if it works with c256m.

Edit: And i thought that reflate was slow like a turtle, 20 minutes ago i started with a 500mb file, still on the first step. But hey, if it works, time doesnt matter (at least i hope it wouldnt take a week xDDD)

Edit 2: After 35 minutes its done, 571mb-->36mb with reflate 571--> 47mb. Tested it now without crc issues. I will try it now with one of the files that didnt worked with reflate but this looks good. Many many thanks DiCaPrIo !!! The chunksize value didnt even come to my mind while i was testing it. If this works maybe i can try out xtool with the newest zlibwapi.dll, this dll was ultra fast but got the same problem then ztool yesterday. At least its a good point to start.

I agree with you. I know that Srep v3.92 compresses better and is more reliable but in this specific case (*cpk files), if I use srep v3.92 I have CRC errors while with a v3.93 I do not find any problem.

In my short experience I noticed that in some cases if I use Srep I do not always have a good earning. Again in this specific case if I use only Lolz I have a gain of about 0.5GB total that I lose with a compression Srep+Lolz, maintaining a good decompression speed.

Is this a questionable choice? It is probable, however, this way, I got a smaller size than many other repack in circulation.

Best Regards and byez from Italy.
NexusIV

Good to know that Srep 3.9.2 doesnt work with this specific game files, at least for me its a usefull information. Maybe you can add a little note to it on your post if someone else tries to compress that game.

Thanks NexusIV !!!

Ok, K4miKaZe. thank you for your suggestion.

Best Regards
NexusIV

That was not the concept I wanted to emphasize, I do not understand in your post if you used a single method or a mask. Personally I consider it useless or ineffective to use a masked method, if in the different concatenated masks we use the same final compressor, the result will be identical, and the compression time is the same, decompression same thing.

I'll give you an example, a masked method like this:

(-mPippo/$deflate=Topolino+Pippo) it's the same thing to use this (-mTopolino+Pippo)

Structurally a compression mask I would use it like this:

(-mPaperino/$deflate=Topolino+Pippo) or (-mPippo/$deflate=Topolino+Paperino).

Now in all this I do not mean that you use a wrong method, or that you will have errors in compression or decompression, but underline how to best use the masks in FA.

Thank you for your support and test on the games, and say hello to me Mars.

Has lolz stdin support?

Mafia III
 

Warriors Orochi 4
 

Warriors Orochi 4 Repack From 16.1gb to 9.51gb
Ztool Ultra+srep+lolz

Dishonored 2 v1.77.5.0 (updated method)
 

Hi, here is a new method for this game, this time with better installation time and better ratio (it fits perfect in a bd25 disc). My idea was to not touch this game again in 1-2 weeks but DiCaPrIo gave me an idea yesterday to make it work with ztool.

Big Thanks DiCaPrIo, the c256m setting worked !!!

I did another little test with xtool setting up same chunksize and using latest zlib version from official page. Seems the ratio is a little bit better but is also much more faster. Have to try it with the full game, maybe in 1 week or 2.

@JustFun, if you wish you can delete my previous method or leave it but this is almost better except for the compression time.

Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Legend & Underworld
 

Some old but good Tomb Raider games !!!

@K4miKaZe nah mate I will let it stay, methods are pretty much different, and some people might prefer faster method.

Ok JustFun, yeah it could also help to know something about reflate hehe. Thats why i didnt removed it, let you the decission.

;)

Hey can you unpack it on hdd and tell me time

Sure, i will move the installer later on a HDD (7200rpm) and will test it for you ;)
Should be ready in 4-5 hours (im compressing a game right now)

Edit:

@DiCaPrIo from HDD to HDD it tooks 17 minutes and 20-30 seconds. 4-5 minutes for binkpack, and 12-13 minutes for the rest of the data. Thats something like 25% slower then SSD but with so many data its normal. On a 5200/5400 rpm disk it should be probably slower.

Kingdom Come Deliverance
1 Language, without HD Content
Latest version (v1.7) with all DLC

XTool:c128m,t100p:zlib+srep+4x4:LZMA

39.2GB => 25.4GB

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Kingdom Come Deliverance
1 Language, with HD Content
Latest version (v1.7) with all DLC

XTool:c128m,t100p:zlib+srep+4x4:LZMA

50.5GB => 34.7GB

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Kingdom Come Deliverance
All content, nothing ripped!
Latest version (v1.7) with all DLC

XTool:c128m,t100p:zlib+srep+4x4:LZMA

63.8GB => 45.4GB

PS: You need to use c128m to avoid CRC errors on unpacking!

@everyone When you post compression method, I would be very very thankful if you could write the game version too, because some people might be confused when looking at INDEX, obviously v1.0 will be smaller in size than for example v1.50, but some users dont know that and we will probably have some posts saying that the given compression size is not accurate and that it is bigger.
BTW, Wanna say thank you to everyone that it is contributing to this thread, its much appreciated!

I have added version to my previous post

@KaktoR Thx mate, much appreciated!

I edite my post for monster hunter world for update 4

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light / Temple of Osiris
 

Here are some more crofti games till i finish with the last dishonored game (its taking much time like dishonored 2)

Killer Instinct
 

Killer Instinct v1.3

No rip & No Recoding

Original Size > 42.6GB
Final Size > 21GB

Pack Time: ~ 8-9 hr.
Unpack Time: ~ 30-35 min.

Best Regards
NexusIV

Why FROG? It so slow

I think that something is wrong with your srep 3.9.2. On the last game you posted i couldnt test it myself because i dont have the game. But i have Killer Instinct and there is no problem with srep. Maybe you are using wrong cls for installing? On the script i use there are 2 srep versions, i almost use the older one because i had 0 errors but on some games (in special with forge files) if i use the newer one i get crc error. My cls-srep.dll for decompression has 86kb, (the new one is 17kb and have lot of problems with it).

The error occurs during compression and not during decompression. I tried with different options but I solved it only using the Srep v3.93.

Mine are just considerations and reports. Use them as a starting point for new tests in your repack.

Regards
NexusIV

I have KI packed already without problems on compress/decompress with srep 3.92. Thats why its strange. If it helps im using uarc 2900 with the included srep version 3.9.2. The only difference is that i use m3f and not m5f, maybe it has something to do with that.

The Saboteur
 

Installed Game Size : 5,90 GB

Compressed Size : 2,65 GB

Game Version : 1.03

Install Time : 15 Minutes (Depends your System)

Ripped : Foreign languages

Method : precomp046:intense+srep:m3f+lzma

Added XTool

It's faster and better ratio than ZTool :)

c128m is needed, otherwise you will get crc error on unpacking.

I will post results for HD Content soon

Dead or Alive 5: Last Round (v1.10c +73 DLC's)
 

Its packed only with srep+lolz because i didnt found any other way. Tested with only lzma (heavy settings) and lolz but with srep it works better (ratio and install times). I used d64 because the difference on some test files were less then 2mb and it was also faster.

I had to start again with Dishonored - Death of the Outsider, should be ready
if everything is fine when i wake up.

Good night !!!