Chasing Light
 

Total Unpacked Size: 2.2GB

Compression as follows:

Total packed size using above method: ~420MB

ah okay, not recm, it's reck

Company Of Heroes
 

I was wondering if anyone has any good methods for this game?

I have everything sorted except from the .sga files.

I'm using this method for them:

However during decompression MSC keeps crashing (instantly killing the installer). I know it's an issue with MSC because the temp files are left in the installer temp directory.

I am currently trying running msc before xtool but it's produced a larger result than xtool+msc.

Why msc?

@KaktoR: is there any other tool to recompress embedded audio files??? :-o

The SGA files have sound in them. I might try the MSC binary rather than the cls plugin.

Update: Tried unpacking with the MSC exe file and still no improvement.

Could you send me a sample?

Sometimes it's possible to use oggre if ogg files stored in archives (example: Kingdom come audio files).

LEGO Star Wars The Complete Saga
 

In it's retail state (just like all other LEGO Games) this game is impossible to compress properly. In order to make a decent conversion, you first need to use QuickBMS on the DAT files to unpack them.

You can download QuickBMS here.

You will also need the TTGames BMS script which you can get here.

Drag the BMS script over the QuickBMS EXE file and select all the DAT files. I like to unpack to a separate folder then merge the files after unpacking, but it's perfectly fine to unpack to the game directory.

After unpacking, move or delete the DAT files since we no longer need them.

Test the game to make sure it still loads okay, it will load from the raw asssets just like it would from the DAT files.

Total Unpacked Size: 9.4GB

Compression as follows:

• The following passage is required in Arc.groups:
  
  Code:

  ---

  $ogg
*.ogg

$wav
*.wav

$bink
*.bik

  ---

• Compress using the folowing:
  
  Code:

  ---

  srep:m3f:l512:v2+lolz:dt:dtb1:dtw1:dtm1:dto1:dtd1:mtt1:mt4:d64m:fba4096/$wav=msc:wav=1:frog=9+srep:m3f:l512:v2+lolz:dt:dtb1:dtw1:dtm1:dto1:dtd1:mtt1:mt4:d64m:fba4096/$ogg=oggre/$bink=bpk

  ---

• I used FROG instead of TAK for MSC because TAK caused a crash. FROG works fine...

Total Packed Size using above methods: ~1.74GB

Mafia.II.Definitive.Edition
 

Mafia.II.Definitive.Edition
Repack Size From 44.8GB To 13GB

Method on **SDS Files

Other Files

Mafia.III.Definitive.Edition
 

Mafia.III.Definitive.Edition [Eng Only]
Repack Size From 45.9GB To 19.6GB

Method on **SDS Files

Method on Videos Files Except -boot-flow-logo.bik & -test-fmv-Cutscene.bik

Other Files

Saints.Row.The.Third.Remastered
 

Saints.Row.The.Third.Remastered
Repack Size From 46.2GB To 17.1GB

Method on ***.vpp_pc Files

Method on Videos Files

Other Files

XCOM Enemy Unknown (incl. Enemy Within Expansion + All DLC, All langauges)
 

Total Unpacked Size: 18.3GB

Compression as follows:

• Compress using the folowing:
  
• *.tfc, *.upk
  
  Code:

  ---

  uelr+srep+lolz

  ---

• *.bik
  
  Code:

  ---

  bpk

  ---

• *.bk2
  
  Code:

  ---

  srep+lolz (bpk has errors!!)

  ---

• Everything else:
  
  Code:

  ---

  rz

  ---

Please note I am recalling this conversion by memory , I didn't write the method down. If you spot any errors / issues, please notify me - Thanks!

I also noticed I mispelled languages in the post title - please ignore this, my mistake.

Total Packed Size using above methods: ~9.9GB

Saints Row The Third Remastered
 

cache folder (pick 1 method):
vpprec can be found here

videos folder:
everything else:
Results:

Saints Row The Third Remastered

cache folder
vpprec+srep+lolz (fast mode)
45.5 > 71 > 25 >13.8 gb

video folder
bpk
718 > 548 mb

Total size - 14.4 gb

Compresseion time - ~3 hours
Install time: 22 mins

Thank Razor12911 for vpprec

fast mode
Test

It is possible that srep could not kill all the duplicates, because you compressed the files separately.

More than possible!

My srepx64-settings
-a2 -m5f -l512
No errors on pack & unpack. ((I use cls-srep from ProFrager).

Try without "d1g"... or try "d512m"

Also do you have enough ram left in our rig to pack up things?

AFAIK only Srep393a has the "-d1g" option !

Age of Wonders Planetfall
Invasions DLC release

Why xzlib?

There's no need - my conversion: srep+lolz/$ogg=oggre/$jpg=packjpg/$mp3=pmtmpz/$dds=lolz

Original size: ~15.3GB, Final Size: ~4.3GB

I included the OST.

A Plague Tale: Innocence [LOLZ] [V1.07]
 

Total start size: 41.5GB

Compression as follows:

• *.bik
  
  Code:

  ---

  bpk

  ---

• Everything else:
  
  Code:

  ---

  srep:a2:m5f:l512+lolz:dt:dtb1:dtw1:dtm1:dto1:dtd1:mtt1:mt4:d64m:fba4096

  ---

Total packed size: 11.7GB

Made with tools from:
[LIST][*]Profrager (LOLZ + BPK)[*]RAZOR12911 (CLS-SREP)

There are a few, mostly for pdf, png, swf files, but I was too lazy to create a new group. It doesn't make a difference either.

https://i.imgur.com/LiKRP3J.png

Metro Exodus Compression ?

Try vfx unpacker, pack loose files, then afterwards metroex tool to recompress.

Vfx unpacker can I get help with usage ?

How Do I Restore The Files To Their Original State ?

What Would you suggest as an ultra compression method ?

ZAZA4EVER , Can you please tell how to skip compressing "-boot-flow-logo.bik & -test-fmv-Cutscene.bik" with bpk in ultraarc ?
i used "arc.groups", but in vain , bpk always won't skip them and show errors !thanks!

You have to write every single bik/bk2 file down into arc.groups (remove *.bpk, *.bk2 from arc.groups) except for the two mentionel files.

To do this the fast way, make a batch file in game folder and execute to save all *.bk2 files into a text file
Copy the contens of the text file to arc.groups $binkpack

PS: If you open the text file, maybe you have to remove driveletter:\gamefolder before (just press ctrl+h in notepad and replace driveletter:\gamefolder with nothing (just leave "replace with" blank)).
PPS: If the game use *.bik files instead of *.bk2, replace *.bk2 with *.bik in your batch.

I remember trying to make a precompressor for this but I just didn't finish it and I no longer have the game so I guess I should download it first and try to write the complete code for precompression. :(

Not specific, but more general: is there a way to pause Arc compression and return again?

If I wanted to stop overnight then begin the following day: is this possible?

I know you can click the command window and click "select" - perhaps doing this and then putting the computer to sleep would have the desired effect?

Ctrl+S in a CMD window, or click on icon of the window, select edit and mark. After you mark the text, the process pauses. Pressing Enter will resume the window.

And yes, if you pause it that way and put it in sleep/hibernate - it will resume. Hibernation is guaranteed to resume properly, not so sure about sleep.

Just left-click somewhere in text field and mark text to pause.

Thank you both, I was doubtful on whether it would work.

I had srep running on Batman Enemy Within for 5 hours with lolz still to go and I don't like the idea of leaving my computer unsupervised (I've seen too many photos of PCs catching fire).

Check the temperature of the processor during compression, if it does not exceed 60 degrees, there is no problem. I compress repeatedly without shutting down the computer for weeks.

PREY (2017) Digital Deluxe Edition
1 Language, GOG version

Note: Unlike as Steam, GOG files are already decrypted, so you will save some time.

which for gta 5 ?