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

[KaktoR]

Distant Worlds 2
v1.0.4.8

 18:14:23 - Selected ARC/SPLIT method for Data1a-01.bin was: 
xtool:mdistantworlds2:1+srep_new:1+lolz:d128m:mtt1:mt12:mc1023
/$mp3pack=mpz
/$textpack=dict+lzp+lzma
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 20:17:49 - Overall input size: 16.87 GB
 20:17:49 - Overall output size: 4.31 GB (Ratio 25.57%)
 20:17:49 - Overall conversion time: 02:03:24

[shazzla]

Hi all!

Anyone knows whats the best method to recompress ARMA3 ?
Its a bit hard to make experiments via TeamViewer from Android. Lol.

AFAIK its encrypted?!

[KaktoR]

Yes it is encrypted.

[abror]

please tell me cuphead compress method

[dixen]

Originally Posted by abror

please tell me cuphead compress method

Xtool (v0.53)+ unity plugin + liblz4.dll

Streams: 5403/5403
Time: 00:00:41 (00:00:36)
Memory: 323 MB (323 MB)


Errorlevel=0
Compressed 4 files, 544,082,020 => 927,141,961 bytes. Ratio 170.40%
Compression time: cpu 0.42 sec/real 43.12 sec = 1%. Speed 12.62 mB/s
All OK

Xtool -c32mb

Streams: 9794/9794
Time: 00:01:23 (00:01:17)
Memory: 266 MB (266 MB)


Errorlevel=0
Compressed 4 files, 544,082,020 => 1,283,789,125 bytes. Ratio 235.96%
Compression time: cpu 0.44 sec/real 85.56 sec = 1%. Speed 6.36 mB/s
All OK

NOTE. For full decompressing StreamingAssets folder (3.4 gb >> 7.2 gb) set -c2mb

[abror]

Originally Posted by dixen

Xtool (v0.53)+ unity plugin + liblz4.dll



Xtool -c32mb


NOTE. For full decompressing StreamingAssets folder (3.4 gb >> 7.2 gb) set -c2mb

can you help explain it to me?

i am using Diskpan gui how to implement the method you gave?

or can you suggest me an article/video?

I don't understand please don't hate me

[Dragonis40]

Hello everyone! I've tried to compress Cyberpunk 2077 v1.52 HotFix 2 using the following mask in UltraArc v2.9.0.0 R9:

MASK = srep+GLolz/$mscpack=msc+srep+GLolz/$anvilpack=xtool+srep+GLolz/$deflate=precomp+srep+GLolz

-) $anvilpack is for .archive files (i've used XTool_2020 v0.5.3 with Cyberpunk plugin);
-) $deflate=precomp+srep+GLolz is for .pdf, .png and .bin files (precomp version is 0.4.8).The command for precomp I've used is the following:

packcmd = "PRE\PRECOMP\precomp.exe" -d10 -cn -brute -o$$arcpackedfile$$.tmp $$arcdatafile$$.tmp

During decompression, when setup.exe tries to decompress "CP2020_Sourcebook_EN.pdf" file, an "Unarc.dll returned an error code: -1" error appears. If I try to decompress setup.bin file using a simple .bat file, there's no issue.
I don't think that .pdf file is corrupted (it's the second time I've tried to compress the videogame with a CLEAR installation, but the issue is the same). Where am I wrong? Thank for your answers!

[Anonymous0000]

The game is massive 150GB

[ScOOt3r]

I believe the method has been already posted for this game a while ago but here it is again as i havent tested it yet as im grabbing it right now.
-mlz4+srep+lolz

ScOOt3r

[dixen]

Far Cry 6 (1.5.0) RUS/ENG Without HDPack

*.dat - xtool (v0.21 + fc6.xtl) + srep + lzma2
79 gb >> 97 gb >> 70 gb >> 45.5 gb

NOTE. Requied liblz4.dll from _libraries folder

[mausschieber]

Originally Posted by Dragonis40

Nobody can reply me?

i think UltraArc v2.9.0.0 R9 does not support xtool
use DiskSpan_GUI for Xtool

[KaktoR]

Originally Posted by Dragonis40

Hello everyone! I've tried to compress Cyberpunk 2077 v1.52 HotFix 2 using the following mask in UltraArc v2.9.0.0 R9:

MASK = srep+GLolz/$mscpack=msc+srep+GLolz/$anvilpack=xtool+srep+GLolz/$deflate=precomp+srep+GLolz

-) $anvilpack is for .archive files (i've used XTool_2020 v0.5.3 with Cyberpunk plugin);
-) $deflate=precomp+srep+GLolz is for .pdf, .png and .bin files (precomp version is 0.4.8).The command for precomp I've used is the following:

packcmd = "PRE\PRECOMP\precomp.exe" -d10 -cn -brute -o$$arcpackedfile$$.tmp $$arcdatafile$$.tmp

During decompression, when setup.exe tries to decompress "CP2020_Sourcebook_EN.pdf" file, an "Unarc.dll returned an error code: -1" error appears. If I try to decompress setup.bin file using a simple .bat file, there's no issue.
I don't think that .pdf file is corrupted (it's the second time I've tried to compress the videogame with a CLEAR installation, but the issue is the same). Where am I wrong? Thank for your answers!

This error happens on a specific file? Maybe CLS settings are wrong.

[Dragonis40]

Originally Posted by mausschieber

i think UltraArc v2.9.0.0 R9 does not support xtool
use DiskSpan_GUI for Xtool

The problem is not XTool, because the error appears before the decompression of files compressed with XTool.

[Dragonis40]

Originally Posted by KaktoR

This error happens on a specific file? Maybe CLS settings are wrong.

Yes, the error appears always at a specific file. I use precomp to decompress .pdf files compressed with precomp.

[KaktoR]

Did you checked the cls.ini which the installer is using? Maybe there is the problem.