Best Compression Methods for 'Specific' Games. Q&A

[KaktoR]

The Blood of Dawnwalker

Before someone asks

Streams: 813238
  - zlib = 5316 (0,43%)
  - mermaid = 6254 (1,30%)
  - leviathan = 801614 (75,51%)

encrypted + leviathan

[FarhanFaudTahix]

Originally Posted by KaktoR

The Blood of Dawnwalker

Before someone asks

Streams: 813238
  - zlib = 5316 (0,43%)
  - mermaid = 6254 (1,30%)
  - leviathan = 801614 (75,51%)

encrypted + leviathan

how do you get this. steam amount of a file

[KaktoR]

It comes with the next xtool update.

[bird2026]

Hello KaktoR. I compressed *Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain* using the DSG Module 2.0.2.4 version; however, the installation fails when I use the setup wizard created by mausschieber. The game files get corrupted because they do not revert to their original state during the restoration process following the compression of the game files and audio assets.

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After restoring the compressed files for *Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain*, the original files are not being restored. I have prepared a detailed video regarding the issue I encountered; the video is a bit long since I recorded the entire process, but I hope it helps explain the problem.

I would like to show you the video I recorded.

https://canva.link/29nahqrb8fi2p9q

[KaktoR]

F1 25

Since xtool 0.9.9 is out, use the following config for erp files

zstd
l22
-cfgzstdmm4:sl8:wl20
library version 1.4.5

Streams: 1908295 / 1909097
  - zstd:l22 = 1908295 (22,92%)
Patched: 148 (3,29 MB)

Size: 83,8 GB >> 107 GB

Time: 00:41:07 (CPU 02:27:37)

[hwang4]

best method for compressing ? thx!

[ScOOt3r]

Control Resonant

this game is zlib+srep+lolz

[KaktoR]

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This is not zlib. Most likeley same as Alan Wake 2 because it's the same game engine.

Processing input: G:\Control Resonant

Streams: 156742
  - zlib = 6235 (0,02%)
  - png = 4 (0,00%)
  - kraken = 73 (0,01%)
  - wwise (vorbis) = 149988 (13,49%)
  - bink (v1i) = 1 (0,00%)
  - flac = 17 (0,00%)
  - leviathan = 74 (0,01%)
  - bink (v2j) = 241 (5,75%)
  - bink (v2n) = 64 (0,43%)
  - mermaid = 21 (0,00%)
  - zstd = 24 (0,00%)

[Spinneret94]

These two Files contains entirely vorbis audio:
Speech.vox
Audio.vox
Mesa to extract the ogg file and xtool erase command for xtl

After Extraction:
.ogg file:

oggre

rest of the files:

zlib+srep+lolz

Input:3.9 GB
Output:0.9 GB
Unpacking Time: 5 Mins on 8 threads

[KaktoR]

I will tell a secret. You can extract with xtool aswell.

xtool.exe precomp -mogg -x"G:\output" "G:\Strangeland\speech.vox"

Output folder must exist before.

[Spinneret94]

^^
xtool.exe precomp -mogg -x"output" "audio.vox"

Processing input: audio.vox

Streams: 0 / 755
Patched: 0 (0.00 MB)

Size: 187 MB >> 187 MB

Time: 00:00:05 (CPU 00:00:01)

output folder is already created like you mentioned.
Not sure what I’m doing wrong

[KaktoR]

The extracted files should be extracted to output folder in RAW extension. It works fine here.

Make a batch file with this near xtool.exe and drag&drop the file onto batch file.

@echo off
CD /D "%~dp0"
if not exist "_output" mkdir "_output"

xtool.exe precomp -mogg -x"_output" %1

pause

[Spinneret94]

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Seems to work fine now, I was thinking the raw couldn't be compressed with oggre lol.
Tested on the Extracted Audio.vox by xtool:

Compressed 747 files, 195,173,370 => 171,879,133 bytes. Ratio 88.06%
Compression time: cpu 0.22 sec/real 26.18 sec = 1%. Speed 7.46 mB/s
All OK

[KaktoR]

Glad you figured it out.

There is also wwise extraction. Very usefull because mesa lately fails everywhere.

You can extract all possible streams with xtool as long as xtool supports those streams.

[ZakirAhmad]

Originally Posted by Simorq

Gears Of War 4 / 74.7 GB

GOW 4 uses unreal engine 4, does uelr work on this.