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

[ZAZA4EVER]

Saints.Row.The.Third.Remastered
Repack Size From 46.2GB To 17.1GB

Method on ***.vpp_pc Files

-msrep:m3f:a16:d1g+lolz:d128m:mt6:fba0: mc1023:gm20

Method on Videos Files

-mbpk

Other Files

-msrep:m3f:a16:d1g+lolz:d128m:mt6:fba0:mc1023:gm20

[Masquerade]

Total Unpacked Size: 18.3GB

Compression as follows:

• Compress using the folowing:
  
• *.tfc, *.upk
  

  uelr+srep+lolz

• *.bik
  

  bpk

• *.bk2
  

  srep+lolz (bpk has errors!!)

• Everything else:
  

  rz

Please note I am recalling this conversion by memory , I didn't write the method down. If you spot any errors / issues, please notify me - Thanks!

I also noticed I mispelled languages in the post title - please ignore this, my mistake.

Total Packed Size using above methods: ~9.9GB

[Razor12911]

cache folder (pick 1 method):

-mvpprec+srep:m3f+lzturbo:32:b128 = 16.8 GB (54 mins)
-mvpprec+srep:m3f+lolz:dtb1:mtt1:mt4:mc1023 = 13.3 GB (7‬ hrs)

srep decompression memory is 5696 mb

vpprec can be found here

videos folder:

-mbpk = 548 MB (1 min)

everything else:

-mx = 12 MB (0 mins)

Results:

using lzturbo = 17.3 GB (55 mins)
using lolz = 13.8 GB (7 hrs)

[dixen]

Saints Row The Third Remastered

cache folder
vpprec+srep+lolz (fast mode)
45.5 > 71 > 25 >13.8 gb

video folder
bpk
718 > 548 mb

Total size - 14.4 gb

Compresseion time - ~3 hours
Install time: 22 mins

Thank Razor12911 for vpprec

fast mode

-mtt1 -tt1 -mc2 -mt6

Test

Tested 44 files, 14,874,241,254 => 48,891,349,439 bytes. Ratio 30.42%
Testing time: cpu 40.59 sec/real 1330.45 sec = 3%. Speed 36.75 mB/s
All OK

[HunterEmrah]

Originally Posted by Masquerade

Does the fact I made 5 archives (instead of 1) make an issue? I don't have time to make 1 large archive.

I'd appreciate some help.

It is possible that srep could not kill all the duplicates, because you compressed the files separately.

[dixen]

Originally Posted by Masquerade

I never knew that! Thanks!

I'm going to make 1 archive for the vpp files which should fix things. I'm worried in case I have such a lomg compression but the archive returns corrupt

Edit: I had to limit srep to 64k because default 512 gave me memory allocation crashes. Will this ruin the conversion?

My srepx64-settings
-a2 -m5f -l512
No errors on pack & unpack. ((I use cls-srep from ProFrager).

[shazzla]

More than possible!

[shazzla]

AFAIK only Srep393a has the "-d1g" option !

[KaktoR]

Age of Wonders Planetfall
Invasions DLC release

xtool:zlib+srep:m3f+lolz:dtb1:mtt1:mt6:d128m:mc1023/$oggre=oggre

19:20:48 - Starting Data1.bin creation
21:38:42 - Finished Data1.bin creation

Input size:  15.192g
Output size: 4.192g

Ripped: Soundtrack folder

[Masquerade]

Originally Posted by KaktoR

Age of Wonders Planetfall
Invasions DLC release

xtool:zlib+srep:m3f+lolz:dtb1:mtt1:mt6:d128m:mc1023/$oggre=oggre

19:20:48 - Starting Data1.bin creation
21:38:42 - Finished Data1.bin creation

Input size:  15.192g
Output size: 4.192g

Ripped: Soundtrack folder

Why xzlib?

There's no need - my conversion: srep+lolz/$ogg=oggre/$jpg=packjpg/$mp3=pmtmpz/$dds=lolz

Original size: ~15.3GB, Final Size: ~4.3GB

I included the OST.

[Masquerade]

Total start size: 41.5GB

Compression as follows:

• *.bik
  

  bpk

• Everything else:
  

  srep:a2:m5f:l512+lolz:dt:dtb1:dtw1:dtm1:dto1:dtd1:mtt1:mt4:d64m:fba4096

Total packed size: 11.7GB

Made with tools from:
[LIST][*]Profrager (LOLZ + BPK)[*]RAZOR12911 (CLS-SREP)

[KaktoR]

There are a few, mostly for pdf, png, swf files, but I was too lazy to create a new group. It doesn't make a difference either.

[Snake288]

Metro Exodus Compression ?

[KaktoR]

Originally Posted by Snake288

Metro Exodus Compression ?

Try vfx unpacker, pack loose files, then afterwards metroex tool to recompress.

[Razor12911]

Originally Posted by Snake288

Metro Exodus Compression ?

I remember trying to make a precompressor for this but I just didn't finish it and I no longer have the game so I guess I should download it first and try to write the complete code for precompression.