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

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
Database test

E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:kraken data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 68,497,536 => 154,750,687 bytes. Ratio 225.92%
Compression time: cpu 0.03 sec/real 13.99 sec = 0%. Speed 4.90 mB/s
All OK

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E:\_Compress\#FA_example>arc.exe a -ep1 -r -ed -s; -w.\temp -mxtool:ff7 data.arc "pack\*"
FreeArc 0.67 (March 15 2014) creating archive: data.arc
Compressed 1 file, 68,497,536 => 177,710,239 bytes. Ratio 259.44%
Compression time: cpu 0.08 sec/real 11.44 sec = 1%. Speed 5.99 mB/s
All OK

*Database was created from latest game version

Usage:

Place xtl, key file and oodle library next to xtool.exe

Use -mxtool:ff7 along with -d1 parameter

xtl, key file can be removed for decoding

Edit: Attachment updated