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

KaktoR · #1 11-03-2022, 07:47

Distant Worlds 2

Code:

 15:07:26 - Selected ARC/SPLIT method for Data1a-01.bin was: 
srep+lolz:d64:mtt1:mt12:mc1023/
$mscpack=msc_tak/
$mp3pack=mpz_mtx/
$deflatepack=xtool:mpreflate+srep+lolz:d64:mtt1:mt12:mc1023/
$textpack=dict+lzp+lzma
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 16:27:38 - Overall input size: 10.75 GB
 16:27:38 - Overall output size: 3.82 GB (Ratio 35.55%)
 16:27:38 - Overall conversion time: 01:20:08

Masquerade · #2 11-03-2022, 10:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaktoR

Distant Worlds 2

Code:

$deflatepack=xtool:mpreflate+srep+lolz:d64:mtt1:mt12:mc1023/

This game uses LZ4, why preflate?

KaktoR · #3 11-03-2022, 11:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masquerade

This game uses LZ4, why preflate?

To be honest, I aplied preflate on pngs and pdfs without even checking the amount of files (it's from a preset).

Which files use lz4? Bundles? Because gfs nor xtool (old) do nothing on them.

Masquerade · #4 11-03-2022, 12:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaktoR

Which files use lz4? Bundles? Because gfs nor xtool (old) do nothing on them.

Bundles, I am working on an XTool database for this one, nearly there with lz4hc but still got a way to go.

Code:

Streams: 262/923
Time: 00:00:01 (00:00:03)
Memory: 128 MB (128 MB)

You can discover this info by searching the magic number on Aluigi's site:

Code:

Xenko . Xenko / Stride Engine BUNDLE . lz4 . XKB1 [xenko.bms]

http://aluigi.altervista.org/quickbms_list.php

Masquerade · #5 12-03-2022, 02:50

The WAVE audio from Distant Worlds 2 does not compress with MSC:

Code:

Compressed 7 files, 143,350,258 => 143,350,271 bytes. Ratio 100.00%
Compression time: cpu 0.17 sec/real 16.29 sec = 1%. Speed 8.80 mB/s
All OK

Instead, use TAK which I posted here.

Code:

Compressed 7 files, 143,350,258 => 97,043,321 bytes. Ratio 67.70%
Compression time: cpu 0.14 sec/real 15.06 sec = 1%. Speed 9.52 mB/s
All OK

Edison007 · #6 13-03-2022, 08:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masquerade

The WAVE audio from Distant Worlds 2 does not compress with MSC:

https://krinkels.org/threads/msc-med...e-7#post-33954

Code:

msc:tak=9   - 92,5 MB (97 043 713 bytes)
msc:frog=9  - 91,3 MB (95 739 244 bytes)
msc:frog=9e - 91,2 MB (95 670 076 bytes)

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