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

[wareck]

I think the good method is:

xtool:c32mb:minsomniac,spiderman+xtool:dd3+LOLZ_NO RMAL

I'm searching how to extract audio to remove unused languages.

I'm not finished compression yet

[KaktoR]

Originally Posted by wareck

I think the good method is:



I'm searching how to extract audio to remove unused languages.

I'm not finished compression yet

https://steamdb.info/app/3280350/depots/

Example French audio: https://steamdb.info/depot/3280356/

Edit:
package.43.00.core.stream + package.43.01.core.stream contain bink2 videos you can compress, in total 326MB.

[KaktoR]

Street Fighter 6
Removed JP language.

 06:29:20 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1a-01.bin was: xtool:dd3:l10,d128mb
 06:29:20 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1b-01.bin was: xtool:mzstd,l11:zstd_120+xtool:c128mb:mzlib:dd3:l10,d128mb
 06:29:20 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1c-01.bin was: xtool:dd3:l10,d128mb
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 10:03:24 - Overall input size: 98,93 GB
 10:03:24 - Overall output size: 60,91 GB (Ratio 61.56%)
 10:03:24 - Overall conversion time: 03:34:03

Edit:

 00:32:37 - Overall input size: 100,25 GB
 00:32:37 - Overall output size: 60,75 GB (Ratio 60.61%)
 00:32:37 - Overall conversion time: 03:53:38

[st0rm]

Game Version : 1.2

Ripped - Re-encoded Files : Nothing

Original Size : 7 GB

Compressed Size : 1.36 GB

Install Time : 5 Minutes (Depends your system)

Method : xt_zlib+srep:m3f+lzma

[Carldric Clement]

RV There Yet? v1.2.17120 - Steam

Original Size: 2.29 GB
Compress Size: 1.21 GB

Method:

*.bmp > msc+grzip:8388096b:m2:l2048:h15:a > 820kb = 194kb
*.ucas *.utoc *.pak > xtunreal+srep:m3f:a2+dispack070+lolz:d128m:mt4:mtt1:lmdf1 > 1.87gb = 1.19gb
* rest of the files > xprecomp+srep:m3f:a2+dispack070+lolz:d128m:mt4:mtt1:lmdf1 > 587mb = 116mb

Thanks to @wrathma for providing the oodle library for XTool.

[wrathma]

Originally Posted by Carldric Clement

P.S: the ucas and utoc file was difficult to compress even that I have the unreal plugin for XTool. If someone manage to decrypt, that would be useful to reduce the size. Thanks

you might have used the wrong oodle library. try the one i attached. here are my compression results -

*.ucas *.utoc *.pak -> xt_unreal+msc:raw+srep+lolz
1.70gb => 1.10gb

everything else -> dispack070+delta+rzs
393mb => 119mb


overall size 2.08gb
compressed size 1.21

edit: xt_unreal is xtool -mkraken+mermaid, you dont need unreal.dll and you can skip msc:raw it gives about 50mb difference.

[wrathma]

i am trying to compress this ue4 game released on 2024 called The Black Within, but using xtool with oodle 2.9.11-12 cant decompress all streams. also i dont think the pak is encrypted. here is a 200mb sample+game exe if anyone would like to help me with it.

XTool is created by Razor12911

Version 0.9.4

Streams: 535 / 1991
Time: 00:01:53 (CPU 00:14:18)

Size: 200 MB >> 211 MB

Done!!!

edit: even tho it was released in 2024 it uses a old oodle version from 2021. using oodle 2.9.5 decompresses all streams.

[dixen]

It worked with oo2core_8_win64.dll

Version 0.9.5

Streams: 1987 / 1991
Time: 00:00:28 (CPU 00:02:44)

Size: 200 MB >> 363 MB

100%
Errorlevel=0
Compressed 1 file, 209,715,200 => 380,252,220 bytes. Ratio 181.32%
Compression time: cpu 0.25 sec/real 31.96 sec = 1%. Speed 6.56 mB/s
All OK

[wrathma]

Originally Posted by dixen

It worked with oo2core_8_win64.dll

yeah i tried every oodle dll from 2.9.5 to 2.9.12, only 2.9.5 can decompress all 1991 detected streams.

XTool is created by Razor12911

Version 0.9.4

Streams: 1991 / 1991
Time: 00:00:25 (CPU 00:02:54)

Size: 200 MB >> 363 MB

Done!!!

[KaktoR]

UE4 games mostly use 2.9.5 if they are compressed with oodle, while UE5 use a variety of different libraries, mostly 2.9.10.

[dixen]

Starfield - Terrain01.ba2


3.9 GB >> 95 GB..Hm
Bug?

[KaktoR]

GRID Legends

 16:33:28 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1a-01.bin was: xtool:mzstd,l22:zstd_145:dd3:l10,d128mb
 16:33:28 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1b-01.bin was: xtool:lm:c1792mb:mbik:mbk2:df20p
 16:33:28 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1c-01.bin was: xtool:dd3:l10,d128mb
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 19:27:25 - Overall input size: 35,41 GB
 19:27:25 - Overall output size: 26,67 GB (Ratio 75.32%)
 19:27:25 - Overall conversion time: 02:53:55

There is still room for improvement.
Installation time will take a long time (over 1 hour) due to high zstd level.

[hwang4]

got this !

"ERROR: general (de)compression error in srep:m3f" how do i fix it ? thx for help!

[KaktoR]

Avatar Frontiers of Pandora
Nothing ripped.
Extracted and processed wwise audio aswell as bink videos.

 21:47:06 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1a-01.bin was: xtool:mmermaid:core_2.9.10:lib_2:dd3:l10,d128mb
 21:47:06 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1b-01.bin was: xtool:lm:c1792mb:mbik:mbk2:df20p
 21:47:06 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1c-01.bin was: xtool:dd3:l10,d128mb
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 04:58:41 - Overall input size: 149,17 GB
 04:58:41 - Overall output size: 93,02 GB (Ratio 62.36%)
 04:58:41 - Overall conversion time: 07:11:31

Install time was about 1 hour

[Toximan69]

Pragmata
Compression same like RE9, like in dixen's post

-mxtool:zstd:l11+gdeflate (libzstd.dll v1.44).
Needed Xtool 0.9.5

Game size: 34.65 GB
Compression size: 26.5 GB