Best Compression Methods for 'Specific' Games. Q&A - Page 190

ScOOt3r · #1 19-08-2022, 12:07

This is what i did and it worked fine for me

bin\arc.exe a -ep1 -dses --dirs -s; -lc- -di -i2 -r -w_Temp -mxtool+srep+lolz Output\data1.bin "data1\*
packcmd = xtool\xtool.exe precomp -mspidey -c32mb -t100p --dbase - - <stdin> <stdout>

copied spidey.dll 210 kb and liblz4.dll 439kb into the xtool directory
my srep.exe is 498KB

not sure if this will help but it worked for me

Cheers
ScOOt3r

Masquerade · #2 19-08-2022, 13:23

Little League World Series Baseball 2022

*.pak
Code:
```
xkraken+srep+lolz
```
*.mp4
Code:
```
srep
```
Everything else:
Code:
```
srep+razor
```

3.6GB ---> 2GB

Thanks Haoose for files

KaktoR · #3 25-08-2022, 02:34

V Rising
v0.5.43163

Code:

 11:22:53 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1a-01.bin was: xtool:munity,lz4+srep_new:1+4x4:b64mb:lzma:ultra:64m:bt4:fb273:lc8:mc1000000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 11:32:32 - Overall input size: 6.26 GB
 11:32:32 - Overall output size: 1.94 GB (Ratio 31.01%)
 11:32:32 - Overall conversion time: 00:09:36

Code:

Extracted 2,568 files, 2,085,180,612 => 6,724,656,770 bytes. Ratio 31.01%
Extraction time: cpu 169.67 sec/real 101.85 sec = 167%. Speed 66.03 mB/s
All OK

I know this is early access, but nevertheless I will post it for later purposes (or something else).

liblz4 v1.8.0 is used for this

Masquerade · #4 25-08-2022, 06:12

SD Gundam Battle Alliance uses Oodle Kraken compression. Despite the fact the game does have a hexadecimal key, the UCAS / PAKs aren't encrypted so you can just use oo2reck:

Code:

Compressing 1 file, 102,797,664 bytes
  Compressing pakchunk5-WindowsNoEditor.ucas
Compressed 1 file, 102,797,664 => 329,446,054 bytes. Ratio 320.48%
Compression time: cpu 0.20 sec/real 73.46 sec = 0%. Speed 1.40 mB/s
All OK

KaktoR · #5 25-08-2022, 06:25

Saints Row 2022

Code:

12:55:55 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1a-01.bin was: xtool:msr22+srep_new:1+4x4:b64mb:lzma:ultra:64m:bt4:fb273:lc8:mc1000000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 15:05:33 - Overall input size: 44.07 GB
 15:05:33 - Overall output size: 25.52 GB (Ratio 57.90%)
 15:05:33 - Overall conversion time: 02:06:57

Code:

Extracted 62 files, 27,398,018,645 => 47,322,268,354 bytes. Ratio 57.90%
Extraction time: cpu 2257.97 sec/real 730.50 sec = 309%. Speed 64.78 mB/s
All OK

liblz4 1.9.3 was used.

Sometimes precompression aborts randomly, even with batch file with different arc.ini settings for -t and -c options (xdelta dll is in place). I don't know if it's a plugin or xtool problem or something else.

PS: --dbase parameter must be removed from xtool settings

Masquerade · #6 25-08-2022, 06:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaktoR

liblz4 1.9.3 was used.

Sometimes precompression aborts randomly, even with batch file with different arc.ini settings for -t and -c options (xdelta dll is in place). I don't know if it's a plugin or xtool problem or something else.

Precompression was fine for me (liblz4 v1.9.2, no XDelta DLL present), precomp and decode was flawless.

KaktoR · #7 25-08-2022, 06:36

Thanks, maybe it was either the xdelta dll or lz4 library.

I will investigate further.

PS: What -t and -c settings you used for xtool?

Edit: Same error happens randomly

Code:

Compressing 62 files, 47,322,268,354 bytes. Processed  30.6%
ERROR: write error (disk full?) in compression algorithm xtool:msr22

liblz4 1.9.2
no xdelta dll
-t100p -c32mb
no --dbase parameter

Masquerade · #8 25-08-2022, 06:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaktoR

Thanks, maybe it was either the xdelta dll or lz4 library.

I will investigate further.

PS: What -t and -c settings you used for xtool?

Code:

xtool precomp -msr22 -c256mb -t16 - - <stdin> <stdout>

KaktoR · #9 25-08-2022, 07:17

Well without xdelta dll ratio is always 100%

However I will leave this here just in case

Masquerade · #10 25-08-2022, 13:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaktoR

Well without xdelta dll ratio is always 100%

However I will leave this here just in case

Whoops, I figured out I have xdelta injected into my XTool.exe and forgot.

My mistake. Apologies.

Masquerade · #11 26-08-2022, 03:29

SD Gundam Battle Alliance

pakchunk0-WindowsNoEditor.pak and pakchunk1-WindowsNoEditor.pak (they contain only kraken compressed USMs):
Code:
```
oo2reck+srep+LZMA2
```
remaining files in PAKs folder:
Code:
```
oo2reck+srep+lolz
```
Everything else:
Code:
```
srep+razor
```

22.9GB ---> 18.6GB

KaktoR · #12 26-08-2022, 06:22

Outward Definitive Edition

Code:

 13:41:15 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1a-01.bin was: xtool:munity,lz4hc,l12+srep_new:1+4x4:lzma
 13:41:15 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1b-01.bin was: srep_new:1+4x4:lzma
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 15:08:58 - Overall input size: 26.15 GB
 15:08:58 - Overall output size: 10.13 GB (Ratio 38.74%)
 15:08:58 - Overall conversion time: 01:27:33

Code:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Extracting Data1a-01.bin file, Please Wait...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) extracting archive: Conversion_Output\CONVERSION\Data1a-01.bin
Extracting 56 files, 4,972,864,048 bytes. Processed  99.4%
Extracted 56 files, 2,635,263,181 => 4,972,864,048 bytes. Ratio 52.99%
Extraction time: cpu 228.55 sec/real 101.38 sec = 225%. Speed 49.05 mB/s
All OK

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Extracting Data1b-01.bin file, Please Wait...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) extracting archive: Conversion_Output\CONVERSION\Data1b-01.bin
Extracted 53,270 files, 8,241,286,315 => 23,103,380,750 bytes. Ratio 35.67%
Extraction time: cpu 644.73 sec/real 620.28 sec = 104%. Speed 37.25 mB/s
All OK

liblz4 1.9.3

Snake288 · #13 26-08-2022, 10:57

Hello

is the method you use compatible with every Unity Engine games ?

DiskSpan GUI the method you used in the example can I use ?

13:41:15 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1a-01.bin was: xtool:munity,lz4hc,l12+srep_new:1+4x4:lzma
13:41:15 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1b-01.bin was: srep_new:1+4x4:lzma
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15:08:58 - Overall input size: 26.15 GB
15:08:58 - Overall output size: 10.13 GB (Ratio 38.74%)
15:08:58 - Overall conversion time: 01:27:33

I don't know how to use it, can I get help ?

Masquerade · #14 27-08-2022, 06:33

Tribal Hunter v1.0.0.1

Code:

precomp:d1:brute:intense+msc_tak+srep+lolz

735MB ----> 531MB

KaktoR · #15 31-08-2022, 04:01

Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous - The Treasure of the Midnight Isles
DigitalRewards folder ripped (artbook, soundtrack) - 2.3 GB

Code:

 09:04:34 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1a-01.bin was: xtool:munity,lz4hc,l12+srep_new:1+4x4:b64mb:lzma:ultra:64m:bt4:fb273:lc8:mc1000000
 09:04:34 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1b-01.bin was: srep_new:1+4x4:b64mb:lzma:ultra:64m:bt4:fb273:lc8:mc1000000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 11:59:31 - Overall input size: 36.12 GB
 11:59:31 - Overall output size: 17.05 GB (Ratio 47.20%)
 11:59:31 - Overall conversion time: 02:51:50

Code:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Extracting Data1a-01.bin file, Please Wait...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Extracted 21,971 files, 14,683,396,526 => 33,069,434,969 bytes. Ratio 44.40%
Extraction time: cpu 1384.28 sec/real 1080.87 sec = 128%. Speed 30.60 mB/s
All OK

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Extracting Data1b-01.bin file, Please Wait...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Extracted 424 files, 3,619,460,514 => 5,709,967,505 bytes. Ratio 63.39%
Extraction time: cpu 275.64 sec/real 94.34 sec = 292%. Speed 60.53 mB/s
All OK

liblz4 1.9.2 is used

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