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

[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.

[Snake288]

Vfx unpacker can I get help with usage ?

How Do I Restore The Files To Their Original State ?

What Would you suggest as an ultra compression method ?

[hwang4]

Originally Posted by ZAZA4EVER

Mafia.III.Definitive.Edition [Eng Only]
Repack Size From 45.9GB To 19.6GB

Method on **SDS Files

-mXtool.zlib+srep:m3f:a16:d1g+lolz:d128m:mt6:fba0: mc1023:gm20

Method on Videos Files Except -boot-flow-logo.bik & -test-fmv-Cutscene.bik

-mbpk

Other Files

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

ZAZA4EVER , Can you please tell how to skip compressing "-boot-flow-logo.bik & -test-fmv-Cutscene.bik" with bpk in ultraarc ?
i used "arc.groups", but in vain , bpk always won't skip them and show errors !thanks!

[KaktoR]

Originally Posted by Snake288

Vfx unpacker can I get help with usage ?

How Do I Restore The Files To Their Original State ?

What Would you suggest as an ultra compression method ?

https://forum.xentax.com/viewtopic.php?t=19543

[KaktoR]

Originally Posted by hwang4

ZAZA4EVER , Can you please tell how to skip compressing "-boot-flow-logo.bik & -test-fmv-Cutscene.bik" with bpk in ultraarc ?
i used "arc.groups", but in vain , bpk always won't skip them and show errors !thanks!

You have to write every single bik/bk2 file down into arc.groups (remove *.bpk, *.bk2 from arc.groups) except for the two mentionel files.

To do this the fast way, make a batch file in game folder and execute to save all *.bk2 files into a text file

dir /s /b *.bk2 > _List.txt

Copy the contens of the text file to arc.groups $binkpack

PS: If you open the text file, maybe you have to remove driveletter:\gamefolder before (just press ctrl+h in notepad and replace driveletter:\gamefolder with nothing (just leave "replace with" blank)).
PPS: If the game use *.bik files instead of *.bk2, replace *.bk2 with *.bik in your batch.

[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.

[Masquerade]

Not specific, but more general: is there a way to pause Arc compression and return again?

If I wanted to stop overnight then begin the following day: is this possible?

I know you can click the command window and click "select" - perhaps doing this and then putting the computer to sleep would have the desired effect?

[FitGirl]

Ctrl+S in a CMD window, or click on icon of the window, select edit and mark. After you mark the text, the process pauses. Pressing Enter will resume the window.

[FitGirl]

And yes, if you pause it that way and put it in sleep/hibernate - it will resume. Hibernation is guaranteed to resume properly, not so sure about sleep.