Any times recompress again the MSTS game Data1.arc package. (46 724 *.ACE files) use Tiny Compressor v1.4
First compression:
Use original settings.
SREP v3.93b, m3f
LOLZ: dt:dtb1:dtw1:dtm1:dto1:dtd1:mtt1:mt4:d64m:fba4096: f1023
Results: 2 743 249kB
Second compression:
SREP replaced to v3.92b versions
One LOLZ switch changed to via
d64m to
d128m
Results: 2 719 422kB
Third compression:
SREP default switch replaced to:
m5f:a0
LOLZ switches changed to via
d64m to
d128m and added
tt8 switch
Results: 2 715 396kB
Note: Don't use
tt256 switch! Compression speed hell slowly (and probably minimally better ratio), average ~2 to few kB/s!! tt8 doubled to tt16 or any higher ones, min. 100-200+ percentage extra compression times.
4nd compression, its final:
SREP default switch replaced to:
m3f:a0
LOLZ switches changed to via
d64m to
d128m and added
tt8 switch
Results:
2 711 752kB
Code:
C:\TinyGamePack>arc lt "I:\Data1.arc"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) listing archive: I:\Data1.arc
Archive type: FreeArc
Total bytes: 10,109,289,936
Compressed bytes: 2,776,518,258
Ratio: 27.47%
Directory blocks: 1
Directory, bytes: 1,389,514
Directory, compressed: 315,314
Solid blocks: 1
Avg. blocksize: 9 gb
Compression memory: 4096 mb
Decompression memory: 4096 mb
Dictionary: -
....
Pos Size Compressed Files Method
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
31 10,109,289,936 2,776,518,258 46,724 xZLib+srep:m3f:a0+lolz
:dt:dtb1:dtw1:dtm1:dto1:dtd1:mtt1:mt4:d128m:fba4096:tt8:mc1023
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
46,724 files, 10,109,289,936 bytes, 2,776,518,258 compressed
All OK
This Data2.arc set its recompressed again.
SREP its default settings.
LOLZ: Use
d128m switches.
3nd recompress test in coming soon in last night.
2nd results: 625 893kB (First: 628 021kB)
3nd results:
624 127kB (with Data1.arc 4nd compression settings and remove unneccessary one *.lnk and *.log files before compression.) Finalized.
Next step for optimize Binaries data set. (few MB's) and write NSIS based installer.
Sounds packages its finished. Results: 634 861kB (MSC+SREP)
Note: Replaced TAK 2.3.0 to 2.3.1 its minimally better results: 634 836kB. Decompression its works.