Best Compression Methods for 'Specific' Games. Q&A - Page 174

:( Sad8669 · #1 20-02-2022, 02:16

Thanks for the info!

KaktoR · #2 20-02-2022, 08:43

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
Database test

Code:

E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:kraken data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 68,497,536 => 154,750,687 bytes. Ratio 225.92%
Compression time: cpu 0.03 sec/real 13.99 sec = 0%. Speed 4.90 mB/s
All OK

---

E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:ff7 data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 68,497,536 => 177,710,239 bytes. Ratio 259.44%
Compression time: cpu 0.08 sec/real 11.44 sec = 1%. Speed 5.99 mB/s
All OK

*Database was created from latest game version

Usage:

Code:

Place xtl, key file and oodle library next to xtool.exe

Use -mxtool:ff7 along with -d1 parameter

xtl, key file can be removed for decoding

Edit: Attachment updated

KaktoR · #3 20-02-2022, 08:51

Assassin's Creed Origins
Database test

Code:

E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:mermaid data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 78,315,520 => 180,755,153 bytes. Ratio 230.80%
Compression time: cpu 0.03 sec/real 8.34 sec = 0%. Speed 9.39 mB/s
All OK

---

E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:acorigins data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 78,315,520 => 191,434,607 bytes. Ratio 244.44%
Compression time: cpu 0.08 sec/real 6.28 sec = 1%. Speed 12.46 mB/s
All OK

*Database was created from latest game version

Usage:

Code:

Place xtl and oodle library next to xtool.exe

Use -mxtool:acorigins

xtl file can be removed for decoding

Edit: Attachment updated
Edit 2: Fixed database, sorry

KaktoR · #4 20-02-2022, 10:46

Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Database test

Code:

E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:mermaid data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 82,968,576 => 265,248,323 bytes. Ratio 319.70%
Compression time: cpu 0.09 sec/real 14.60 sec = 1%. Speed 5.68 mB/s
All OK

---

E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:acodyssey data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 82,968,576 => 274,301,319 bytes. Ratio 330.61%
Compression time: cpu 0.09 sec/real 10.35 sec = 1%. Speed 8.02 mB/s
All OK

*Database was created from latest game version

Usage:

Code:

Place xtl and oodle library next to xtool.exe

Use -mxtool:acodyssey

xtl file can be removed for decoding

Edit: Attachment updated
Edit 2: Fixed database, sorry

:( Sad8669 · #5 20-02-2022, 19:24

Code:

Method : xtool_zlib+srep:m3f:l512+lolz:dtb1:d128:mtt0:mt4:mc1023
Compression Time: 7 Hours 48 Minutes
Decompression Time : 11 Minutes
Initial Size : 17.15 GB
Final Size: 5.17 GB
Ripped Files : France and German Videos.

KaktoR · #6 21-02-2022, 14:29

Middle-Earth Shadow of War
Database test

Code:

E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:kraken data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 477,373,800 => 671,976,339 bytes. Ratio 140.77%
Compression time: cpu 0.34 sec/real 64.02 sec = 1%. Speed 7.46 mB/s
All OK

---

E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:mesow data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 477,373,800 => 677,463,660 bytes. Ratio 141.91%
Compression time: cpu 0.45 sec/real 21.50 sec = 2%. Speed 22.20 mB/s
All OK

*Database was created from latest game version

Usage:

Code:

Place xtl and oodle library next to xtool.exe

Use -mxtool:mesow

xtl file can be removed for decoding

KaktoR · #7 21-02-2022, 14:31

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
Database test

Code:

E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:mermaid+xtool:zlib data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 572,494,714 => 1,290,271,600 bytes. Ratio 225.38%
Compression time: cpu 0.70 sec/real 59.56 sec = 1%. Speed 9.61 mB/s
All OK

---

E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:swjfo+xtool:zlib data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 572,494,714 => 1,363,100,580 bytes. Ratio 238.10%
Compression time: cpu 0.53 sec/real 60.23 sec = 1%. Speed 9.50 mB/s
All OK

*Database was created from latest game version

Usage:

Code:

Place xtl and oodle library next to xtool.exe

Use -mxtool:swjfo

xtl file can be removed for decoding

KaktoR · #8 21-02-2022, 14:33

Horizon Zero Dawn
Database test

Code:

E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:kraken data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 18,039,994 => 30,942,108 bytes. Ratio 171.52%
Compression time: cpu 0.02 sec/real 3.90 sec = 0%. Speed 4.63 mB/s
All OK

E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:horizonzd data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 18,039,994 => 31,041,137 bytes. Ratio 172.07%
Compression time: cpu 0.02 sec/real 1.68 sec = 1%. Speed 10.74 mB/s
All OK

*Database was created from latest game version

Usage:

Code:

Place xtl and oodle library next to xtool.exe

Use -mxtool:horizonzd

xtl file can be removed for decoding

Masquerade · #9 22-02-2022, 02:01

Beyond A Steel Sky [v1.5.29158]

*.PAK
Code:
```
xzstd+srep+lolz
```
*.MP4, *.WOS
Code:
```
srep+zstd
```
Everything else
Code:
```
srep+razor
```

15.2GB ---> 10.1GB

Game version v1.5.29158 requires libzstd v1.4.8 for precompression. Use -mzstd in XTool packcmd. Thanks to Razor12911 for help in finding correct version of libzstd.

WOS archives contain Opus audio so cannot be compressed with Oggre.

Razor12911 · #10 21-02-2022, 16:25

Project Cars Game of the Year Edition

Code:

-mxtool:pcars+srep:m3f+lzturbo:49:b128 (use lzma or lolz as alternative)
-mbpk on videos

You'll need xmemcompress plugin and set -d1 because game is encrypted.

21.4 GB => 11.2 GB

KaktoR · #11 22-02-2022, 06:24

Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Database test

Code:

E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:mermaid data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 1,103,790,080 => 1,665,355,269 bytes. Ratio 150.88%
Compression time: cpu 0.97 sec/real 149.29 sec = 1%. Speed 7.39 mB/s
All OK

---

E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:acvalhalla data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 1,103,790,080 => 1,978,050,088 bytes. Ratio 179.21%
Compression time: cpu 0.83 sec/real 67.59 sec = 1%. Speed 16.33 mB/s
All OK

*Database was created from game version 1.5.0 with all DLCs

Usage:

Code:

Place xtl and oodle library next to xtool.exe

Use -mxtool:acvalhalla

xtl file can be removed for decoding

Edit: Fixed database, sorry

dixen · #12 23-02-2022, 04:05

South Park: The Stick of Truth

*.oaf - Xtool+SREP+LOLZ
1.7 gb > 606 mb

*.bk2 - bpk+SREP
3.3 gb > 2.8 gb

Excluded .bk2

Quote:

125_door_a.bk2
125_door_b.bk2
125_door_c.bk2
163_panel_1.bk2
163_panel_2.bk2
163_panel_3.bk2
163_panel_4.bk2
163_panel_5.bk2
163_panel_a.bk2
163_panel_b.bk2
163_panel_c.bk2

Final size: 5.1 gb > 3.4 gb

Razor12911 · #13 24-02-2022, 08:38

Grid Legends

Code:

Compressed 571 files, 356,408,414 => 1,097,069,740 bytes. Ratio 307.81%
Compression time: cpu 0.61 sec/real 104.77 sec = 1%. Speed 3.40 mB/s

use -mxtool:zstd,l22 libzstd.dll v1.4.4
Side note, they used the ultra compression setting for this game as a result precompression is really slow.

Masquerade · #14 24-02-2022, 08:42

Martha Is Dead - Oodle Kraken

Code:

Compressing 1 file, 2,233,109 bytes
  Compressing pakchunk9-WindowsNoEditor.pak
Compressed 1 file, 2,233,109 => 25,558,801 bytes. Ratio 1144.54%
Compression time: cpu 0.03 sec/real 18.54 sec = 0%. Speed 0.12 mB/s
All OK

Use oodlerec, if you try and use xtool, be prepared to perish

https://bayfiles.com/T2weYdJ9xa/oo2core_8_win64_7z

KaktoR · #15 24-02-2022, 12:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masquerade

Martha Is Dead - Oodle Kraken

Code:

Compressing 1 file, 2,233,109 bytes
  Compressing pakchunk9-WindowsNoEditor.pak
Compressed 1 file, 2,233,109 => 25,558,801 bytes. Ratio 1144.54%
Compression time: cpu 0.03 sec/real 18.54 sec = 0%. Speed 0.12 mB/s
All OK

Use oodlerec, if you try and use xtool, be prepared to perish

https://bayfiles.com/T2weYdJ9xa/oo2core_8_win64_7z

Code:

E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -moo2reck data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 81,670,760 => 113,485,432 bytes. Ratio 138.95%
Compression time: cpu 0.08 sec/real 9.48 sec = 1%. Speed 8.62 mB/s
All OK

E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:martha data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 81,670,760 => 113,764,077 bytes. Ratio 139.30%
Compression time: cpu 0.06 sec/real 9.43 sec = 1%. Speed 8.66 mB/s
All OK

Do me a favour and test with this custom xtool db (use -mxtool:martha) and compare with oo2reck. Unfortunatelly I don't have enough free disk space left

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