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

[Kitsune1982]

Absent Mind (1.77 GB)

Repack Name: Absent Mind
Compression Methods used:
srep:lolz:dtb1:d192m:tt1:mt3:ldmf0:mc1023
Media Ripped/Removed/Re-encoded: Nothing!
Original Installed Size: 4.39 GB
Original Repack Size: 2.60 GB
My Repacked Size: 1.77 GB
Compressed Output Size - 4.39 gb -> 1.77 gb

Output file names

Data1.bin
Data2.bin

Compression Time and specifications of hardware used:
Quad Core @ 3.2 ghz x4 - 14 GB RAM 4 GB Vram - 1 Hr 40 Min
Decompression TIme: 4-5 Min on 2 cores, 1-2 minutes on 4+
Repack made with UltraArc <c> Razor12911 and CIUv3 3.0.0.0.u8 by Cesar82/Kaktor.

Note, this conversion's file size is slightly bigger due to 2 reasons. first, i was missing some of the core files from the original game so when i added and compressed them, the file went up a bit. second, this conversion installs much faster than my old one. my old one took almost 5-6 minutes on a dual core with 8 gb ram but this one installs in under 1 1/2 minutes! Just thought i'd make a small mention as to why my first post about the compression methods for this game was smaller than my new one Also, the increased file size is due to me adding extra autorun/installer images and more backgrounds to my CIU 3.0.0.0u8 project so the installer exe was 10 mb in size which added to the increased file size. the original size was 1.69 gb but then i added in my extras so it got bigger

[Masquerade]

Total Unpacked Size (game files only): 2.93GB

Total Unpacked Size (Art, Soundtrack and Wallpapers): 0.99GB

Total Unpacked Size: 3.92GB

Compression as follows:

• The following passage is required in Arc.groups:
  

  $jpg
  *.jpg
  
  $mp3
  *.mp3
  
  $bmp
  *.bmp

• Game files =
  

  srep+lolz/$bmp=msc:bmp=1:bmf=9+srep+lolz/$jpg=packjpg+srep

• Art, Soundtrack and Wallpapers =
  

  srep+lolz/$mp3=msc:mp3=1:tak=9+srep+lolz/$jpg=packjpg+srep

Total Packed Size using above methods (game files only): 912mb

Total Packed Size (Art, Soundtrack and Wallpapers): 950mb

Total Packed Size: 1.81GB

[Prettyboy099]

Game size - 89.3gb
Method used - srep+4x4:lzma
Final size - 50.9gb

[Masquerade]

In it's retail state (just like all other LEGO Games) this game is impossible to compress properly. In order to make a decent conversion, you first need to use QuickBMS on the DAT files to unpack them.

You can download QuickBMS here.

You will also need the TTGames BMS script which you can get here.

Drag the BMS script over the QuickBMS EXE file and select all the DAT files. I like to unpack to a separate folder then merge the files after unpacking, but it's perfectly fine to unpack to the game directory.

After unpacking, move or delete the DAT files since we no longer need them.

Test the game to make sure it still loads okay, it will load from the raw asssets just like it would from the DAT files.

Total Unpacked Size: 5.61GB

Compression as follows:

• The following passage is required in Arc.groups:
  

  $ogg
  *.ogg
  
  $wav
  *.wav
  
  $bink
  *.bik
  
  $dds
  *.dds

• Compress using the folowing:
  

  srep:m3f:l512:v2+lolz:dt:dtb1:dtw1:dtm1:dto1:dtd1:mtt1:mt4:d64m:fba4096/$wav=msc:wav=1:tak=9+srep:m3f:l512:v2+lolz:dt:dtb1:dtw1:dtm1:dto1:dtd1:mtt1:mt4:d64m:fba4096/$ogg=oggre/$bink=bpk+srep:m3f:l512:v2/$dds=msc:dxt=5:ddsraw=1+srep:m3f:l512:v2+lolz:dt:dtb1:dtw1:dtm1:dto1:dtd1:mtt1:mt4:d64m:fba4096

Total Packed Size using above methods: 1.77GB

[Prettyboy099]

Compression method - srep+4x4:lzma
Compression time - 2 hours 57 min.
Input size - 62.015 GB
Output size - 43.563 GB
Installation time - 12 min. 32 sec. (SSD)

[Masquerade]

Total Unpacked Size: 5.74GB

Compression as follows:

• Compress using the folowing:
  

  srep:m3f:l512:v2+lolz:dt:dtb1:dtw1:dtm1:dto1:dtd1:mtt1:mt4:d64m:fba4096

Total Packed Size using above method: 1.74GB

[HunterEmrah]

Originally Posted by Masquerade

• srep:m3f:l512:v2

what is v2 ?

[KaktoR]

Originally Posted by HunterEmrah

what is v2 ?

-v[0..2]: verbosity level

[Masquerade]

Originally Posted by HunterEmrah

what is v2 ?

Originally Posted by KaktoR

-v[0..2]: verbosity level

It's not needed, but I like it verbose

[Masquerade]

Total unpacked size: 411mb

Compression as follows:

• *.assets, *.resS, *.(noextension) =
  

  srep:m3f:l512+lolz:dt:dtb1:dtw1:dtm1:dto1:dtd1:mtt1:mt4:d64m:fba4096

• Everything else =
  

  srep:m3f:l512+razor

Total packed size using above methods: 75mb

[HunterEmrah]

Originally Posted by Masquerade

It's not needed, but I like it verbose

with v2 it says unsupported compression method.

Originally Posted by Masquerade

Cities Skylines (Sunset Harbor / 26th March 2020)

Total unpacked size (game files only): 12.2GB


Compression as follows:

*.asset, *.(noextension) *.resS, *.resource =

xtool(2019):precomp:unity:c16m,lm,t100p+srep:m3f:l512:v2+lolz:dt:dtb1:dtw1:dtm1:dto1:dtd1:mtt1:mt4:d64m:fba4096

also this method gives error when unpacking

[dixen]

ANNO 1800 Complete Edition (RUS+ENG)

Data6.rda & Data8.rda - xtool(v0.12)+srep+lolz (fast mode)
Rest *.rda + other fles - srep+lolz (fast mode)

48 gb > 20.9 gb

Fast mode = mtt1 tt1 mc2 mt6

[KaktoR]

Originally Posted by dixen

ANNO 1800 Complete Edition (RUS+ENG)

Data6.rda & Data8.rda - xtool(v0.12)+srep+lolz (fast mode)
Rest *.rda + other fles - srep+lolz (fast mode)

48 gb > 20.9 gb

Fast mode = mtt1 tt1 mc2 mt6

I had to use xtool x86, because x64 version stuck on precompression.

[dixen]

Originally Posted by KaktoR

I had to use xtool x86, because x64 version stuck on precompression.

Wow! Thank for info

UPD..
Hmm. With precompressor (xtool 0.12 x86) total size on 2 gb bigger..

[Snake288]

Terminator Resistance
use this method
XTool 0.09
xZLib:c128mb,t8:zlib+srep:mem512m:l2k:m5f:a16+lolz :d256:mc1023:dtb1:tt4:mtt1:mt6:mtb256