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

[L33THAK0R]

Has anyone found a reliable way to rip localized audio from "Quantic Dreams" PC ports (i.e. Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls, Detroit Become Human)? I've only found a semi-reliable unpacking utility for "Detroit Become Human", but even then recent builds of the titular title cause the unpacker to crash. All titles only use deflate/zlib for compression, but annoyingly it seems everything, including the audio and pre-rendered Bink videos are also compressed, making ripping the streams a tad tricky.

[KaladinDMP]

Hello im having trouble with the game Raft. Its the newest version using clean steam files. I am using DSG newest version with ASIS installer also newest version. I have used them both without issues in the past on many games this is not a new setup. The compression goes fine but always the same error message on multiple computers at the end of installation. https://ibb.co/TTx1T2t

the compression i have tried is Srep + Lolz (number 4 in predefined on DSG) and Xtool 2020 (zlib) srep + lolz (number 12 in predefined) .... i dont know much about what to use for what types of games just getting into that part so please go easy on me if this is obvious. Usually i use number 12 and then if errors switch to number 4 and i rarely have issues even though i know this isnt "the best" it usually at least works.

Any help is appreciated or pointers. And sorry if my error has nothing to do with compression type thats part of what im trying to narrow down. TIA

[Gehrman]

33/1 GB

*.BK2

xbink:c256mb:mbk2+4x4

Other Files

xtool:c128mb:mzlib:mpreflate:db:dd3+lolz:mtt1:mt8:mc256

25.9 GB

[Masquerade]

Resident Evil 5 [Build 10544787]

xtool_zlib_reflate_dedup5+lolz

*.sngw

oggre

*.wmw

srep

8.5GB --> 2.7GB

[KaktoR]

Scars Above

Here are some tests, not digged deeper as I have no time nor interest in this

zlib
Chunk size: 32.0 MB, Threads: 6, Depth: 0

Streams: 336707/337175
Time: 00:02:32 (00:11:07)
Memory: 457 MB (457 MB)

Results: 12.5 GB >> 21.7 GB

reflate
Chunk size: 32.0 MB, Threads: 6, Depth: 0

Streams: 337175/337175
Time: 00:03:27 (00:16:07)
Memory: 457 MB (457 MB)

Results: 12.5 GB >> 21.7 GB

preflate
Chunk size: 32.0 MB, Threads: 6, Depth: 0

Streams: 335018/337175
Time: 00:05:14 (00:26:43)
Memory: 458 MB (458 MB)

Results: 12.5 GB >> 21.8 GB

[Masquerade]

^^
Pak contains a shit ton of WWise Audio too so you can patch out the larger files using FModel / MESA and XTool's erase function and use WemTool. I'm skipping this one too

[Gehrman]

61/9 GB

*.Bin

dst+xtool:c32mb:mkraken:dd3+lolz2:mtt1:mt6:mc256

Movie.mpk

4x4

Other Files

srep:m3f+4x4:lzma:a1:mfbt4:32m:fb273:mc1024:lc8

51 GB

CT: 11 H
DT: 20 M

[KaktoR]

Wo Long Fallen Dynasty

EventMaker3.rdb.bin

zlib
Chunk size: 32.0 MB, Threads: 6, Depth: 0

Streams: 685469/685469
Time: 00:00:44 (00:03:12)
Memory: 317 MB (317 MB)

Results: 4.09 GB >> 10.2 GB

Files in archive folder are webm videos.

[KaktoR]

Hogwarts Legacy
v18th Februrary 2023, 2 languages

 14:17:08 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1a-01.bin was: xtool:c128mb:mkraken,l5,n256:core_2.8.14+xtool:db:dd3+4x4:b64mb:lzma:ultra:64m:bt4:fb273:lc8:mc1000000
 14:17:08 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1b-01.bin was: xtool:db:dd3+4x4:b64mb:lzma:ultra:64m:bt4:fb273:lc8:mc1000000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 18:20:05 - Overall input size: 75.40 GB
 18:20:05 - Overall output size: 64.43 GB (Ratio 85.45%)
 18:20:05 - Overall conversion time: 04:02:52

[Masquerade]

The DioField Chronicle

• DFC-WindowsNoEditor.pak
  

  ue4d:key=15E3110F40A348CFCC989F0A7A5506B6DE13942DB2F2F8C07F0D640968F9AF26+xtool_kraken_dedup5+lolz

• Everything else:
  

  razor

Thanks to Shegorat for UE4D library and Razor12911 for XTool library.

Oodle Core v2.9.5 used (v2.9.6 has outrageous memory issues).

22.8GB ---> 18.8GB

Compression Time: 9 hours.

Not worth it with lolz due to very little amount of space saved, best just use LZMA

[KaktoR]

The Outer Worlds Spacer's Choice

kraken

pakchunk15-WindowsNoEditor.pak

Library loaded: v2.8.14\oo2core_8_win64.dll

Streams: 64668/64668
Time: 00:09:47 (00:57:18)
Memory: 479 MB (479 MB)

Results: 7.47 GB >> 15.0 GB

It seems that you can also use v2.9.2/2.9.5/2.9.6 libraries.

[Masquerade]

Don't use library v2.9.6, there's a memory bug.

[Sebazz]

Hello, I tried to make a repack of Halo Infinite game, an its stuck at 60% ... i don´t know why. It's the only game that this happens to me.

Here is my arc.ini settings, i use srep+lzma2

[External compressor:srep]
header    = 0
packcmd   = srep -m3f -a2 $$arcdatafile$$.tmp $$arcpackedfile$$.tmp
unpackcmd = srep -d - - <stdin> <stdout>

[External compressor:lzma2]
header    = 0
packcmd   = 7z a -txz -an -mcrc=0 -m1=lzma2:d25:fb=273:mf=bt4:mc=1000000:lc=4:lp=0 -mx9 -mmt=on -si -so <stdin> <stdout>
unpackcmd = 7z x -txz -an -y -si -so <stdin> <stdout>

[Gehrman]

Originally Posted by Sebazz

Hello, I tried to make a repack of Halo Infinite game, an its stuck at 60% ... i don´t know why. It's the only game that this happens to me.

Here is my arc.ini settings, i use srep+lzma2

[External compressor:srep]
header    = 0
packcmd   = srep -m3f -a2 $$arcdatafile$$.tmp $$arcpackedfile$$.tmp
unpackcmd = srep -d - - <stdin> <stdout>

[External compressor:lzma2]
header    = 0
packcmd   = 7z a -txz -an -mcrc=0 -m1=lzma2:d25:fb=273:mf=bt4:mc=1000000:lc=4:lp=0 -mx9 -mmt=on -si -so <stdin> <stdout>
unpackcmd = 7z x -txz -an -y -si -so <stdin> <stdout>

Use mc=128
Or use 4x4:lzma:a1:mfbt4:32m:fb273:mc1024:lc8, it has a better ratio and speed.

[Masquerade]

The Sims 4 [v1.96.365.1030 + All DLCs]

xtool_zlib_dedup5+LZMA2

56.2GB ---> 35.1GB

Not used LOLZ because it takes too long.