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

[Masquerade]

Originally Posted by L33THAK0R

Did you have to decrypt or unpack the archives first? Try as I might, I can't seem to get the blasted thing under 21.8gb.

There's no decryption involved, or unpacking, 100% lossless. Try using a different xtool version (e.g. xtool 2020 with -mzlib+reflate in xtool packcmd)

[L33THAK0R]

Originally Posted by Masquerade

There's no decryption involved, or unpacking, 100% lossless. Try using a different xtool version (e.g. xtool 2020 with -mzlib+reflate in xtool packcmd)

that might be the issue, I'll give it a shot!

[L33THAK0R]

Does the UE3 title "Batman Arkham Knight" need any specific special treatment to squash the file size down? Using uelr+srep+lolz+bpk gave me a final output of just over 38gb, but I'm fairly sure this is a very unimpressive final result, as I've seen other users detailing their results but I'm unable to replicate these.

[Gehrman]

Method: xtool:mpreflate:c128mb+rep+srep:m3f:l512:m512+4x4:lzma:a1:mfbt4:32m:fb273:mc10000:lc8
Original Size:   87.4 GB
Compressed Size: 52.8 GB
Compress Time:   4 Hours
Install Time:    52 Minutes (6T)

[L33THAK0R]

Originally Posted by darkwolves

batman arkham knight premium edition
repacked from
54 gigs (i removed foreign things i did not need wich is why it isn't over 60 gigs)
to 26.2 gigs
xprecomp+srep:m3f:a2+lolz:dt1:dtp1:dto1:dtm1:dtw1: dtd1:mtt1:mt4:d64m:tt10 h14:fba4096:mc1023:bc8:blr8:bm

-------note
the under development xtool used in this repack
Razor is definately outdoing himself with this tool
for anyone who hasn't seen it get it here

http://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=101729

what exactly is xprecomp?

[kj911]

WAVE compression again: Retested few switches, use TinyGamePack tools by Panker1992 and from searching best results.

In last time good results: 635 350kB

Its default versions with lzma switches its bigger 1-3MBs. This data package contains huge duplicated files. cca. 10-20% in full sizes and files. Deduping compression schemes its preferred than LZMA1/2 ones from data size reduction. UCC2.9.0.0R6 badly configured or any Win7 issues its previous badly results or switches? Used WinXP x86 from compression.

Use scripts and switches from Compress.bat file

arc a -lc1024 -ld1024 -ep1 -ed -r -w.\ datax.bin -mmsc+rep:256m  "Data\*"

and msc/srep switches:

[External compressor:msc]
header = 0
packcmd = MSC c -v -f -wav=1 -raw=1 -bmp=1 -ddsraw=1 -ddsdxt=1 -mp3=1 -bmf=9s -tak=9 -dxt=1  $$arcdatafile$$.tmp $$arcpackedfile$$.tmp

[External compressor:srep]
header = 0
packcmd   = srep -m5f -l64 $$arcdatafile$$.tmp $$arcpackedfile$$.tmp

SREP-ed versions its probably few kBs smaller. Without srep compressed archive its probably, minimally faster decompression.

Optimfrog compression testing now again in future time. (waiting smallest results from than TAK compressed ones?) This -tak=9 switch replaced to -frog=9 switches.

Mini archive sample: https://mixdrop.co/f/dq0knxpdu733pqd
Archive info: https://i.kek.sh/34voYtawVu7.jpg

Noob questions: The TAK or OptimFrog its better programs the stability issues these (De)compression progress?
TAK: v2.3.0 32bit OptimFrog: v4.910b

Any results, from my repack:

V2 separated files version summary in last time:

Data1: 2743279kB
Data2: 628021kB
Sound: 635350kB
Binaries: 3683kB
_________________
Total: 4010333kB = 3916.34MB = 3.825GB

Saved 58086kB's from v1 one BIG files versions. Binaries its probably minimally better compress use various lzma switches.

Any results2:

Its 'Data2' files set compress again use arc with -mx switches.

Results: 786646kB (xZLIB+SREP+ARC)

And compress again 'Data2' files set without LOLZ compression. (xZLib+SREP only)
Its precompressed archive size: 3711090kB.

The file compress and RAZOR 1.03.7 x64 use -d 256m switches. NanoZip v0.09 x64 compressing use: -cO -m4g -t4 switches and waiting in few hours from results.

RZ: 638301kB
NZ: 662708kB

Its winner? LOLZ!

[:( Sad8669]

I am finally done testing FIFA 20.
Here is the link to the updated post : https://fileforums.com/showpost.php?...postcount=2232

BTW, you don't want to look at the time it took......xD

[Gehrman]

Method: xtool:mzLib:c128mb+srep:m3f:l512:m512+4x4:lzma:a1:mfbt4:32m:fb273:mc10000:lc8
Original Size:   43.6 GB 
Compressed Size: 30.7 GB
Compress Time:   5 Hours
Install Time:    22 Minutes (6T)

Note:
Due to the use of SREP 3.20, the compression speed is very low but has a better ratio.

[Gehrman]

Method: srep:m3f:l512:m512+4x4:lzma:a1:mfbt4:32m:fb273:mc10000:lc8
Original Size:   58.2 GB 
Compressed Size: 49.3 GB
Compress Time:   90 Minutes
Install Time:    10 Minutes (6T)

[:( Sad8669]

Originally Posted by Gehrman

Method: srep:m3f:l512:m512+4x4:lzma:a1:mfbt4:32m:fb273:mc10000:lc8
Original Size:   58.2 GB 
Compressed Size: 49.3 GB
Compress Time:   90 Minutes
Install Time:    10 Minutes (6T)

What about the XTool Plugin that was made for HITMAN 3?
Have you tested it?

[Gehrman]

Method 1: xtool:mkraken:c128mb+rep+srep:m3f:l512:m512+4x4:lzma:a1:mfbt4:32m:fb273:mc10000:lc8
Original Size:   28.6 GB
Compressed Size: 22.6 GB
Compress Time:   2.30 Hours
Install Time:    25 Minutes (6T)

Method 2: xtool:mkraken:c128mb+srep:m3f:l512:m512+lolz:dtb1:mtt1:d128m
Original Size:   28.6 GB
Compressed Size: 19.5 GB
Compress Time:   ? Hours
Install Time:    ? Minutes (6T)

[:( Sad8669]

Method : SREP+4X4:LZMA
Initial Size : 55.0 GB
Final Size : 47.4 GB

[Gehrman]

Originally Posted by :( Sad8669

What about the XTool Plugin that was made for HITMAN 3?
Have you tested it?

https://fileforums.com/showpost.php?...7&postcount=94

[:( Sad8669]

Originally Posted by Gehrman

https://fileforums.com/showpost.php?...7&postcount=94

Guess it can't be helped unless Razor does something.

[kj911]

Small requests from members: Please testing my mini archive sample from testing decompression time comparisons and calculate in rough estimate decompression times.

This archive package: https://mixdrop.co/f/0vlope03akxpv8m
Decompressor packs: https://mixdrop.co/f/840v3zvdildgw7

The old Celeron 430 CPU 1.8Ghz with 1GB memory PC's extraction times in ~1 minutes. (cca. 54-57 seconds.) Please testing from newest high-era PC's users, from pre calculate my repacks extraction times. The full packages, extraction time cca. 60-90 minutes calculated in last time, the old PC. Core-i3/5 or higher capable in 2-3* or higher faster decomp. times.

And previous days uploaded "audio_testfile[tak].bin" properly how to extracting in via CMD mode?? ARC/TAK doesn't extract work. Use "FA.sfx" module in locate TinyGamePack tools by Panker1992 its working.

And mini SREP vs. LOLZ DeDup figthing results, from repacking again these 100k files sets the game.

Results:

Data2.arc with xZLib+SREP+LOLZ: 628021kB
Data2_new.arc with xZLib+LOLZ: 658117kB

Yes. SREP-ed compressed versions its better.

Data2.arc decomp. results (Data1.arc its 3hours! not enough available free RAM):


Sound.bin with "FA.sfx" in ~250-260 seconds. Binaries cca. ~5 sec.