DiskSpan GUI

[danger9]

i've recently used dsg to make repacks and i've successfully made a few repacks with good ratio ending with RE4 with a compression ratio of 69%

but recently when i tried to repack Hogwarts legacy & Doom the dark ages, i first analyze pre-compressor using xtools as per KaktoR recommendation, and i've found streams using oodle kraken, i try to compress test files using xtools and i get decent rates like 70% or less, but once i get to DSG and apply same methods, it always gives me 90%+ rates no matter what i do:

- i've manually copied both

oo2core_9_win64.dll
oo2core_9_win64_2.dll

from 'xtool_0.7.9_hotfix\_libraries' to

DiskSpan_GUI v2.0.2.3\COMPRESSOR\Resources\Win64\PRE\XTool
>>PRE\XTool\oOlde
>>PRE\OodleRec
>>PRE\OodleRec\oo2core
>>PRE\XTool_2020
>>PRE\XTool_2020\Plugins\Libraries

i even reverted to DSG 2.0.2.0 and got the same results, even i used the saved database entries for doom eternal, tried to change 'oodleoo2core_7_win64.dll:core_2.7.1' to respective dlls as i think that v2.9.9 2.8.0, 2.8.14 gave fastest results over other dlls when i compared them in xtools library checker

i'll give further details of a sample file "gameresources_3_2_1.streamdb" @112mb from doom the dark ages:

- using xtool 0.7.9_hotfix

method 'kraken:l9:n32:t256' + srep 5 + compression 10 = 70mb

- using xtool 0.8.9, same method, i get 112mb


- using both DSG 2.0.2.0 or 2.0.2.3,

mainly with method 'xtool:mkraken:9:dd5:l10' or 'poo2reck:9+4x4:b128mb:lzma:ultra:bt4:fb273:lc8:mc 1000000:128mb' i always get 112mb file

here's a link for the sample file
https://pixeldrain.com/u/ScAreX21

i've no idea what im doing wrong, so please guide me <3 excuse my language

[Cesar82]

Originally Posted by danger9

here's a link for the sample file
https://pixeldrain.com/u/ScAreX21

i've no idea what im doing wrong, so please guide me <3 excuse my language

xtool:c128mb:mkraken:core_2.9.10:lib_2:dd3:l10,d128mb

xtool:c128mb:mkraken:core_2.9.12:lib_2:dd3:l10,d128mb

[demon964]

[QUOTE=Cesar82;508058]

xtool:c128mb:mkraken:core_2.9.10:lib_2:dd3:l10,d128mb

How did you analyze and derive the code `xtool:c128mb:mkraken:core_2.9.10:lib_2:dd3:l10,d1 28mb`? In other words, how can you determine that this is the best compression method for that particular file?

[KaktoR]

Do not use option "Skip verification" in xtoolui if you don't know what you're doing. Skip verification option is only usefull in verbose mode to fast check used options as levels or if you want to know how big the output could possibly get if all streams get processed.

If you want to check if streams can get processed with a selected library, use "Stop after # streams" option.

[fabrieunko]

Hello, when compressing a game, I made a mistake by selecting components 1 instead of task 1 to add the bonuses separately.
Can you manually correct the records.ini file? To avoid starting from scratch?

[Cesar82]

Originally Posted by fabrieunko

Hello, when compressing a game, I made a mistake by selecting components 1 instead of task 1 to add the bonuses separately.
Can you manually correct the records.ini file? To avoid starting from scratch?

Yes. Only rename Component= key to Task= key inside records.ini file.

[Dunnowho69]

Originally Posted by Cesar82

Yes. Only rename Component= key to Task= key inside records.ini file.

Hi can you help me iwth how i can add extraction logic for diskspan here ? For a single disk it works okay but for multiple disk it doesn't work, it's this https://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=104745 script btw

    if ISDoneInit(ExpandConstant('{tmp}\record.inf'), $F777, 0, 0, 0, MainForm.Handle, 512, @ProgressCallback) and FileSearchInit(True) then
    begin
      ExtractTemporaryFile('ENGLISH.INI');
      ChangeLanguage('English');
      repeat
        if ISArcExtract(0, 0, ExpandConstant('{src}\data-1.bin, ExpandConstant('{app}'), '', False, '', ExpandConstant('{tmp}\Arc.ini'), ExpandConstant('{app}'), False) then
          ISDoneError := False
        else
          Break; 
      until True; 
      ISDoneStop;
    end;

[Cesar82]

Originally Posted by Dunnowho69

Hi can you help me iwth how i can add extraction logic for diskspan here ? For a single disk it works okay but for multiple disk it doesn't work, it's this https://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=104745 script btw

    if ISDoneInit(ExpandConstant('{tmp}\record.inf'), $F777, 0, 0, 0, MainForm.Handle, 512, @ProgressCallback) and FileSearchInit(True) then
    begin
      ExtractTemporaryFile('ENGLISH.INI');
      ChangeLanguage('English');
      repeat
        if ISArcExtract(0, 0, ExpandConstant('{src}\data-1.bin, ExpandConstant('{app}'), '', False, '', ExpandConstant('{tmp}\Arc.ini'), ExpandConstant('{app}'), False) then
          ISDoneError := False
        else
          Break; 
      until True; 
      ISDoneStop;
    end;

You can use one of the installers compatible with DiskSpan GUI, or you can adapt your own script by including the DiskSpan GUI module (See the IsDone example script adapted with the DiskSpan GUI module in the examples folder next to DiskSpan GUI).

[Kriogenik]

I asked in the Newbie Question thread for any generic answers, but decided it may be best to ask here for specifics.

Is there a way to bypass the 255-character limit with installations? A game I am repacking has a file that is in a structure 245 characters long, which doesn't leave much room for an installation path when installing with the installer, and it errors out when the install path is long.

Thanks for this GUI and the sample installer script, both have been very helpful.

[Cesar82]

Originally Posted by Kriogenik

I asked in the Newbie Question thread for any generic answers, but decided it may be best to ask here for specifics.

Is there a way to bypass the 255-character limit with installations? A game I am repacking has a file that is in a structure 245 characters long, which doesn't leave much room for an installation path when installing with the installer, and it errors out when the install path is long.

Thanks for this GUI and the sample installer script, both have been very helpful.

if install path exced 259 character try adding \\?\ before path

\\?\C:\folder\etc\etc\install folder\

[Kriogenik]

Originally Posted by Cesar82

if install path exced 259 character try adding \\?\ before path

\\?\C:\folder\etc\etc\install folder\

I tried this after reading the comment as per the user above as well and get an error that ? can not be used in directory or filenames.

For now, I have renamed the affected files to reduce their characters by a lot and written a bat file that is executed when unpacking is done, that renames them back to their original names. This avoids the error and allows some semblance of a real installation path.

[danger9]

i'm facing another issue
when i try the unreal-engine plugin by razor on xtool, it "sometimes" gives me different results than DSG

the following sample file is one of stellar blade .utoc files, it's an UnrealEngine 4 game, through xtool app "0.8.9 & 0.7.9HF" it's compressed properly using both UE4 or UE5 plugin with kraken precompressor

xtool method

ue4:k0x014AEC0148FBDEE9640633AAB67521AAB4E1083A98F76FF33DDCF78DAD05BE66+kraken

however on DSG, i always get 2% compression, so i suppose that the file isn't read properly through precompression


i've tried several methods .. tried both crypted ue4 & ue5 and used AES keys dumped by me. tried to change oodle library manually "not sure if i did it correctly but i tried to cope with ur previous reply to me"

DGS Methods trials

xtool:c32mb:mue4:mkraken:core_2.9.9:dd5:l10,d128mb
xtool:c32mb:mue4:mkraken,l9:9+xtool:dd5:l10
xtool:c32mb:d1:mue4,k0x<key>:mkraken,l9:9+xtool:dd5:l10

Stellar Blade AES keys

0x06890528488905294889052A4889053B48890554890556C70F7F052E4883C428
0xC51B693F6132AD3E5F298B3E0000803F0000803F9432B63D99A6933D0000803F
0x6F168073B9B21449D742241700068ADABC306FA9AA3831164DEE8DE34E0EFBB0

link for the sample file
https://pixeldrain.com/u/XsZL27Br

[KaktoR]

You could try this
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/wi...1607-and-later

But not sure if it will work since DSG and all the installers are 32-bit applications I guess.

[KaktoR]

utoc is ue5

Whenever you have to use a key, you have to use d1 option aswell.

dsg command line

xtool:d1:mue5,k0x06890528488905294889052A4889053B48890554890556C70F7F052E4883C428:mkraken:core_2.9.9:dd5:l10,d128mb

 17:13:50 - Overall input size: 605,35 MB
 17:13:50 - Overall output size: 520,66 MB (Ratio 86.01%)

The rest is unreal engine trash. Have fun with another ue game

[LILU]

Hello! Can you tell me what could be the cause . This error is and on 2.0.2.2 and v2.0.2.3 (much more often began to appear ). Windows 11 23H2 32 GB Ram
https://fileforums.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1752266161