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

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Originally Posted by K4miKaZe

Hi, this one is not on the list. I made this with two methods (with and without xtool zlib). The gain with xtool is not worth, it has not much zlib...

Tools used: Ultraarc 2900 R5, Srep v3.9.2, Lolz, Xtool 0.9 (zlib)

Computer: As always, 4 cores at 3.9GHz (up to 4.3 on boost), 8GB Ram + SSD

Ripped Files: Only languages, keeping only 1 Language (spanish in my case)

Title: Dying Light: The Following Enhanced Edition v1.16.0 (GOG with all DLCs)

Method 1:

Method:          binkpack on .bik/.bk2 files, rest of files srep+lolz
Original Size:   25.1 GB
Compressed Size: 13.2 GB
Compress Time:   6 Hours
Install Time:    12 minutes

Method 2:

Method:          binkpack on .bik/.bk2 files, rest of files xzlib+srep+lolz
Original Size:   25.1 GB
Compressed Size: 12.9 GB
Compress Time:   6 Hours 20 minutes
Install Time:    13-14 minutes

Final note: I did tried some more things but could not get this lower, using higher dictionaries like d256, d512, etc... on lolz should give you more gain but it takes double time on compression and probably you wont get more than 100-200mb (not worth to me). There are also some repeated bik files, i didnt delete them because i dont know if it works and im too busy to test them now. As always CRC checked and all is fine !!!

Just wanted to report with the duplicate .bik files comment, of which there are 4 (2 versions per video, total 8). By removing the LQ_ (low quality) at the start of the filename you can force the game to load that videofile. I'm not sure when the LQ_ is actually played in normal circumstances, but I would assume it would be when the user is playing at a 720p or lower resolution. Opting to use only the high quality (1080p) videos saves you 702mb, and when choosing the opposite (720p) you save yourself 1.27gb! Additionally the following videos can be removed to save an additional 1.21gb. These videos are just promotional or introductory videos for the "Be the Zombie" online-multiplayer gamemode, which isn't very active especially with cracked clients (mp is p2p).