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

[ravikant]

Hitman 3 Contracts V1.74 [English Only]

Ripped Nothing
Original Size - 1.3 GB
Compressed Size - 653 MB

Compression Method - pzlib+srep+msc+lolz [without msc there is only a difference of 5-10 mb but the compression takes less time]

[lomesmo]

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Ripped-encoded Files : Nothing (Multi-11)

Original Size : 7.5G

Compressed Size : 2.7G

xZLib+srep+exe+delta+lzma2
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[Snapppr6]

size before compressed 4.9gb

after 1.1gb

[method]

xzlib+srep:m3f+lolz:d128m

Xtoolv0.12

[Masquerade]

Start Size: 21GB

Compress using srep+lolz

Compressed Size: 12.7GB

[Masquerade]

Total Start Size: 7.4GB

Compress with following method:

• Archive folder:
  

  srep+lolz

• *.bik
  

  bpk

• Everything else:
  

  mtx:c128m:t16:rz

Total Packed Size: 2.7GB

[KaktoR]

Sorry to ask here..

Could someone share the oodle dll file from project cars 3? Thanks!

[Masquerade]

Originally Posted by KaktoR

Sorry to ask here..

Could someone share the oodle dll file from project cars 3? Thanks!

Here you go:

[KaktoR]

Sims 4
v1.66.139.1020 incl. all DLC

xtool:zlib+srep:m3f+4x4:lzma

17:56:52 - Starting Data1.bin.001 creation
20:43:55 - Finished Data1.bin.001 creation

Input size:  48.109g
Output size: 27.351g

Note: You have to exclude two files from xtool, otherwise you will get crc errors on unpacking
Game\Bin\Core\QtWebKit4.dll
Game\Bin_LE\Core\QtWebKit4.dll

[hwang4]

any Suggestion for the best compression Method ?

[Masquerade]

Originally Posted by hwang4

any Suggestion for the best compression Method ?

Game is encrypted.

xzlib+srep+lolz (probably, judging by the fact there are zlib streams in the files), but you need to decrypt it first.

[Masquerade]

Unpack DAT files with quickbms.

Total Unpacked size: 8.4GB

Compress with: srep+lolz

Packed Size: 2.5GB

Notes: Don't use oggre on the ogg audio, crash on decompression.

[Snapppr6]

Originally Posted by Masquerade

Unpack DAT files with quickbms.

Total Unpacked size: 8.4GB

Compress with: srep+lolz

Packed Size: 2.5GB

Notes: Don't use oggre on the ogg audio, crash on decompression.

Ican get quickbms lego games script Thanks!

[dixen]

Project C.A.R.S. 2

*.bff - bdt+oo2reck+srep+lolz (fast mode)
45.5 > 96 > 42 > 20.2

Tested 2,576 files, 21,709,355,564 => 49,013,227,827 bytes. Ratio 44.29%
Testing time: cpu 61.05 sec/real 2210.50 sec = 3%. Speed 22.17 mB/s
All OK

*.bik - bpk

*.bank (audio) - srep+4x4:lzma

rest files - srep+lolz

50.2 gb > 22,8 gb

Install time - 45 min.

Thank to Razor12911 for bdt (decrypt tool) & oo2reck (decompress oodle (kraken) streams)

[ravikant]

Pro Evolution Soccer 2013
Based On - Reloaded
Original Size - 5.77 GB
Compressed Size - 2.65 GB [Only data.bin without setup]
Nothing cut/recoded

Compression method: - XTool + Srep + Lolz [I used the least cpu demanding params if you have high end system you can increase parameters and save more few mbs of yours]

[Masquerade]

Total Start Size: 18GB

Compress with: xtool(zlib+dedup+database)+srep+lolz

Packed Size: 9.44GB

Thanks Razor12911 for new XTool, some stats:

Stream database size = 247KB

Dedup Size: 5KB