Foreword: Thought I'd just post some of the more interesting projects in one large post rather than clog up the forums. Mainly to demonstrate that existing published results are able, (in some cases quite easily) to be improved outside of pure chance through non-deterministic algorithms. That being said, I'm still very much an amateur (see the "A Plague Tale: Requiem" & "Dead Island 2" entries), and despite my current knowledge and skill set, I still have plenty of room to learn and improve.
Red Dead Redemption (PC Port)
Details:
- Source: Clean Steam Files
- Build 16471194
- Original Size: 8.88 GiB
- Final Size : 5.16 GiB (Incl. Installer)
- Ripped Files: None
Internal Tools used:
- Xtool v0.5.3 (Codecs: reflate, zlib, zstd)
- Srep
- Lolz
External Tools used:
Additional notes:
Unable to process audio, in the original console releases there were a few hundred MiB of Bink1 video embedded, in the form of a projector film. I was unable to isolate these videos in the PC release.
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Dead Island 2
Details:
- Source: Clean Steam Files
- Build 20514355
- Original Size: 70.79/71.09 GiB
- Final Size : 47.90/48.20 GiB (Incl. Installer)
- Ripped Files: 2160p/1080p Video
Internal Tools used:
- Xtool v0.8.9 (Codecs: reflate, zlib, unreal, oodle)
- Srep
- Lolz
External Tools used:
Additional notes:
Was lazy with this one due to juggling more interesting projects at the time, did not process Wwise audio.
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The Darkness II
Details:
- Source: Clean Steam Files
- Build 11598
- Original Size: 6.70 GiB
- Final Size : 4.44 GiB (Incl. Installer)
- Ripped Files: Non EN Loc.
Internal Tools used:
- Xtool v0.8.9 (Codecs: reflate, zlib)
- MSC
- Srep
- Lolz
External Tools used:
Additional notes:
None.
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Dark Souls Remastered
Details:
- Source: Clean Steam Files
- Build 9694186
- Original Size: 6.86 GiB
- Final Size : 4.03 GiB (Incl. Installer)
- Ripped Files: Non EN Loc.
Internal Tools used:
- Xtool v0.8.9 (Codecs: reflate, zlib)
- MSC
- Srep
- Lolz
- Bpk
External Tools used:
Additional notes:
None.
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Dying Light - The Following (Definitive Edition)
Details:
- Source: Clean GOG Files
- Version 1.54.0
- Original Size: 27.6 GiB
- Final Size : 12.9 GiB (Incl. Installer)
- Ripped Files: Non EN Loc., Optional Main Menu Promo Videos
Internal Tools used:
- Xtool v0.8.9 (Codecs: reflate, zlib)
- Oggre
- Srep
- Lolz
- Bpk
External Tools used:
Additional notes:
To process all OGG Vorbis audio you will need to patch some archives.
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Heavy Rain
Details:
- Source: Clean Steam Files
- Build 5236766
- Original Size: 31.70 GiB
- Final Size : 7.88 GiB (Incl. Installer)
- Ripped Files: Non EN Loc., Optional BTS Video
Internal Tools used:
- Xtool v0.8.9 (Codecs: reflate, zlib)
- MSC
- Srep
- Lolz
- Bpk
External Tools used:
Additional notes:
Audio can be processed with MSC, however not all streams are valid, you will need to generate a database and rip the extracted streams. As assets are only compressed and not encrypted, I recommend ripping the compressed streams processed seperateley, diffing the individual streams and patching these compressed streams post-install, if you don't care for the end-user's write-endurance you can just brute force it with less elegant methods. Same method applies for ripping localised content. Additional Bink1 videos are also embedded within the main data containers.
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The Last of Us: Part I
Details:
- Source: Clean Steam Files
- Build 17034831
- Original Size: 62.8 GiB
- Final Size : 38.4 GiB (Incl. Installer)
- Ripped Files: Non EN Loc., Optional BTS Video, Credits
Internal Tools used:
- Xtool v0.8.9 (Codecs: reflate, zlib, oodle, psarc)
- Srep
- Lolz
External Tools used:
Additional notes:
None.
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Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Details:
- Source: Clean Steam Files
- Build 15691260
- Original Size: 1.180 GiB
- Final Size : 0.535 GiB (Incl. Installer)
- Ripped Files: None
Internal Tools used:
- Xtool v0.8.9 (Codecs: reflate, zlib)
- Srep
- Lolz
External Tools used:
Additional notes:
None.
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A Plague Tale: Requiem
Details:
- Source: Clean GOG Files
- Build 56580004591411255
- Original Size: 49.4 GiB
- Final Size : 24.3 GiB (Incl. Installer)
- Ripped Files: Non EN Loc.
Internal Tools used:
- Xtool v0.8.9 (Codecs: reflate, zlib)
- Srep
- Lolz
External Tools used:
- SFK
- Mparallel
- Oggre (Wwise)
Additional notes:
PCK & BNK archives were processed, localised content is compressed within archives, rip streams using a database.
See my "A Plague Tale: Innocence" results for more information.
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Total War: Three Kingdoms
Details:
- Source: Scene Release
- Build 10356423
- Original Size: 39.5 GiB
- Final Size : 15.6 GiB (Incl. Installer)
- Ripped Files: Non EN Loc.
Internal Tools used:
- Xtool v0.8.9 (Codecs: reflate, zlib)
- Srep
- Lolz
External Tools used:
- SFK
- Mparallel
- Oggre (Wwise)
Additional notes:
Audio was processed externally, and patched post-install.
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Trials Rising
Details:
- Source: Scene Release
- Build 10831717
- Original Size: 25.92 GiB
- Final Size : 15.83 GiB (Incl. Installer)
- Ripped Files: Non EN Loc. Videos
Internal Tools used:
- Xtool v0.8.9 (Codecs: reflate, zlib)
- Srep
- Lolz
- Bpk
External Tools used:
Additional notes:
Wasn't able to extract audio for this title, it's one of the less documented "Trials" titles, tried a variety of solutions but no luck. Potentially future attempts could see some gains if audio is processed.