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

[KaktoR]

Originally Posted by KaktoR

FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION
Build 1213041

Compression used: 
For all files:
bpk+XTool:t75p,c128m:zlib+srep:m3f+4x4:b100mb:lzma:a1:mfbt4:d200m:fb273:mc10000:lc8

22:38:54 - Starting Data1.bin.001 creation
 6:25:11 - Finished Data1.bin.001 creation

Original size:   78.272g
Compressed size: 50.401g

I will to the same with standard lzma soon.

PS: I've done the same what K4miKaZe has written with the video files.

Voice files are only ~800mb in size.

With standard LZMA settings it's just ~400MB smaller output (to 50.1GB), but it takes ~70% more time for compressing.

11:55:58 - Starting Data1.bin.001 creation
 0:11:23 - Finished Data1.bin.001 creation

Original size:   78.272g
Compressed size: 50.123g

[K4miKaZe]

Title:           Football Manager 2019
Version:         v19.1.1

PC:              4 Cores 3.9GHz (up to 4.3GHz) + 16GB Ram + SSD

Ripped Files:    Nothing

Original Size:   4.50 GB
Compressed Size: 2.08 GB

Method:          (XTool) xZLib+srep:m3f+lolz:d192:mc1023 
                                                                   
Compress Time:   2 hours 38 minutes (9491.58 sec)
Install Time:    3 minutes

CRC Checked:     Yes

[Kitsune1982]

Arcanum - of Steamwork & Magick Obscura

bik movies: (using diskspan)
mbpk+diskspan:300mb:300mb - Original Size: 170 MB
- Compressed Size: 131 MB

all other files: mp3 music + data (using diskspan)
-mmsc+LZ1+diskspan:4440mb:4470mb

- original size: 983 MB
- compressed size: 736 MB
- Final output size: 880 MB

Final Output files:
wolfpaw-1.bin.001 -131 MB
wolfpaw-2.bin.001 -317 MB
wolfpaw-3.bin.001 -419 MB

[Kitsune1982]

Baldurs Gate 1 Enhanced Edition + Siege of Dragonspear Expansion

Ripped/Removed: Nothing!

compression method used (diskspan)

data files: mxZLib+srep+LZ1+diskspan:4440mb:4470mb
movies/language/music: mxZLib+srep+msc+LZ1+diskspan:4440mb:4470mb

Original Size: 5.21 GB
Compressed Size: 3.78 GB

Final Output files:
wolfpaw-1.bin.001 - 1.07 GB
wolfpaw-2.bin.001 - 0.97 GB
wolfpaw-3.bin.001 - 417 MB
wolfpaw-4.bin.001 - 1.31 GB

Final Output Size: 3.78 GB

**Note: if you all are wondering why the bin files are so different in size, i dont compress the entire game folder all at once like some of the other users on this forum do. I split up the game into several folders, marked D1/D2/D3/etc and compress the files seperately. so like if the game has bik videos, instead of compressing the game folder with one specific compression algorithm, i move the bik files to, say, a folder named D1 if they are in the main folder of the game install and then use bpk+srep on the bik movies, then move the other data files to seperate folders, and compress them with the appropriate methods. that being said, i do maintain the folder structure that the original install is in, so for example if the installed game had a folder named 'movies' eg c:\games\gamename\movies, then i would move the temporary files i am repacking to a folder in my compressor, eg c:\repacks\gamename\D1\movies\ then put the bik files in there so that when you install the game it will move the bik files from the 'movies' folder in my repack temporary folder herein contained in the first bin.001 file to c:\yourfolder\gamename\movies\ retaining the original game install folder structure. hope this helps anyone who wants to shorten the compression time.

Using the method of splitting the game files into several folders, I was able to compress a 5 gb game into 3.78 gb in about 30 minutes instead of an hour or more. ask me if you need further clarification on my compression methods.**