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

[KaktoR]

Both.

7zdll
Compressed 1 file, 1,135,385,600 => 918,525,479 bytes. Ratio 80.90%
Compression time: cpu 0.73 sec/real 78.90 sec = 1%. Speed 14.39 mB/s
All OK

mpzmt
Compressed 1 file, 1,135,385,600 => 922,505,962 bytes. Ratio 81.25%
Compression time: cpu 0.44 sec/real 75.45 sec = 1%. Speed 15.05 mB/s
All OK

[infovs]

If some kind soul can reveal method used for Monster Hunter Rise .pak files? Can't figure this one out...only two .pak files should be encrypted and with zlib and zstd streams but there is no AES key for this anywhere and using xtool on this will produce only small gain...but I saw few repackers ratio was *much* better. Tried creating database also but without luck.
Thanks in advance, regards.

[KaktoR]

^
zstd.

Use xtool 0.8.4 + libzstd 1.1.4

https://www.patreon.com/posts/97128362

Streams: 77311 / 77311
Time: 00:05:06 (CPU 00:01:06)

Size: 34.5 GB >> 48.2 GB

Done!!!

Actually there are even some zlib streams.

Streams: 20756 / 20756
Time: 00:03:52 (CPU 00:14:47)

Size: 34.5 GB >> 36.0 GB

Done!!!

[infovs]

^you're right KaktoR, I was using most recent version of libzstd without any success but using 1.1.4 from 2017 worked like a charm! If I may ask, how can one pinpoint exact version of libzstd to use? I tried everything, yes I even tried different versions of libzstd but it never occurred to me that I should be using 7 years old dll version
Thanks again,
best regards

[KaktoR]

xtool library checker

[Masquerade]

Never seen a ReEngine game use anything else but libzstd.dll v1.1.4 when zstd is used by that engine.

[Danziel123]

Hi, anyone know what best compression method for tekken 8? Thank you

[KaktoR]

kraken

Edit: + mermaid actually

[Masquerade]

TEKKEN 8

87GB ---> 65.6GB

*.usm
xtool (dd5 + fast lzma2)

everything else:

xtool (mermaid + kraken + dd5) + fast lolz (detection on but smaller dictionary and some fast bytes)

Used oodle core v2.9.5 (crc c0554aa2).

You can maybe cut a little smaller by using bcm (multithreaded cls) on the videos, but decompression time will be severley increased.

[Danziel123]

Originally Posted by KaktoR

kraken

Edit: + mermaid actually

sorry if it's a stupid question, but which oodle should I choose to compress this game?

[Masquerade]

^^
I mentioned this right above, please read next time.

[Danziel123]

Originally Posted by Masquerade

^^
I mentioned this right above, please read next time.

sorry if I didn't read your post, I used the same compression method as your post but the result was an error. maybe you know what causes the error? This is the compression method I use: xtool:mkraken:mermaid:core_2.9.15+xtool:dd3+4x4:b6 4mb:lzma:ultra:64m:bt4:fb273:lc8:mc1000000. Thank you

[KaktoR]

 xtool:mkraken:mmermaid:core_2.9.5:dd3+

[IRAQIGHOST]

Originally Posted by KaktoR

 xtool:mkraken:mmermaid:core_2.9.5:dd3+

I used this method.
but I got data corrupted.

I'm using DiskSpan_GUI v2.0.1.9

[dixen]

Which version and settings for srep are you using for Cities Skylines 2? On second pass levelerror=XXXXXXXXX. Srep version and his settings doesn't matter. ZSTDRec or XTool - too.