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

[Danziel123]

Originally Posted by ScOOt3r

no as its only about 8 large files about 20gb each..

Thank you for suggestion, i compress using mzlib + dedub + lzma-MT get 89.4 gb

Originally Posted by KaktoR

Cut the first 200mb of one of the big files and send it to me.

Also tell me the file header of the bk2 files if possible with hxd.

Sorry for dumb question, how to cut the big files? Here i send sample earc and bk2 files
bk2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ueY...ew?usp=sharing
earc: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y8O...ew?usp=sharing

Originally Posted by Razor12911

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

-minsomniac:rcra

Use liblz4.dll that comes with xtool (v1.8.3)

tex_global

Compressed 1 file, 216,354,837 => 232,416,562 bytes. Ratio 107.42%
Compression time: cpu 0.19 sec/real 1.37 sec = 14%. Speed 157.41 mB/s

actor

Compressed 1 file, 797,350 => 5,150,215 bytes. Ratio 645.92%
Compression time: cpu 0.00 sec/real 0.67 sec = 0%. Speed 1.19 mB/s

Link

PLUGIN RECEIVED A HOTFIX, MAKE SURE YOU USE THAT

Sorry, but how to use it in DSG? Thank you

[KaktoR]

Originally Posted by Danziel123

Thank you for suggestion, i compress using mzlib + dedub + lzma-MT get 89.4 gb


Sorry for dumb question, how to cut the big files? Here i send sample earc and bk2 files
bk2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ueY...ew?usp=sharing
earc: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y8O...ew?usp=sharing


Sorry, but how to use it in DSG? Thank you

There is a file cutter somewhere here on fileforums, shared by Razor12911, which I personally use.

For the earc files use like this

xtool:mlz4f,l9:lz4_183

For the bk2 files you have to use xtool aswell with the bink plugin because bpk will break the file on unpacking.

xtool:c256mb:mbk2:df20p

However I suggest to test all of the bk2 files first. In DSG_Settings.ini set it like this and select the game folder normally (this will only compress *.bk2 files). Test compress and decompress. Maybe it is required to set the correct chunk size too.

[Game1Settings]
Name=Unknown 1
Exec=
EGPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Unknown <game>
MethodState=0
Data1.Name=Data<game><data>-01.bin
Data1.InclText=*.bk2

[Masquerade]

VGMToolbox has a FileCutter too afair.

[Danziel123]

Originally Posted by KaktoR

There is a file cutter somewhere here on fileforums, shared by Razor12911, which I personally use.

For the earc files use like this

xtool:mlz4f,l9:lz4_183

For the bk2 files you have to use xtool aswell with the bink plugin because bpk will break the file on unpacking.

xtool:c256mb:mbk2:df20p

However I suggest to test all of the bk2 files first. In DSG_Settings.ini set it like this and select the game folder normally (this will only compress *.bk2 files). Test compress and decompress. Maybe it is required to set the correct chunk size too.

[Game1Settings]
Name=Unknown 1
Exec=
EGPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Unknown <game>
MethodState=0
Data1.Name=Data<game><data>-01.bin
Data1.InclText=*.bk2

Here it's result compress the bk2 files

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------- CONVERSION DATE 27/07/2023 --------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13:43:53 - You have chosen the unlimited type for the output size.
13:43:53 - ISO images will not be created when conversion is complete.
13:43:53 - The computer will remain on when the conversion is complete.
13:43:53 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1a-01.bin was: xtool:c256mb:mbk2:df20p
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13:43:57 - Compression initialized in 27/07/2023 at 13:43:57.
13:43:57 - Starting Data1a-01.bin archive creation.
13:49:39 - Moving Data1a-01.bin file to media folder.
13:49:44 - Compression finished in 27/07/2023 at 13:49:44.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13:49:44 - Getting size of the game: Forspoken
13:49:44 - » Installation folder size: 6,84 GB
13:49:44 - » Compressed game size: 6,24 GB (Ratio 91.28%)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13:49:44 - Overall input size: 6,84 GB
13:49:44 - Overall output size: 6,24 GB (Ratio 91.28%)
13:49:44 - Overall conversion time: 00:05:46
13:49:44 - Overall conversion media: 1 custom media
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It's good ratio?

And yes it can install/decompress, here the proof