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Simorq 15-10-2018 20:16

Project CARS 2
 
Code:

Title:          Project CARS 2 Deluxe Edition
Version:        v7.0.0.0.1095 (SteamRip)

PC:              6 Cores 3.2GHz + 16 GB Ram + HDD + DiskSpan

Original Size:  50.5 GB
Compressed Size: 29.8 GB

Disk:            7xDVD5

Method:          bpk+srep:m3f:l512+zstd:19:T0+diskspan:4380mb:4430mb

Compress Time:  60 Min
Install Time:    5 Min

Arc.ini Config for Compress faster
Code:

--cache=0

[External compressor:bpk]
header    = 0
packcmd    = FAZip -i0 compress:bpk_c <stdin> <stdout>
unpackcmd  = FAZip -i0 decompress:bpk_d <stdin> <stdout>

[External compressor:srep]
header    = 0
packcmd    = SREP -s60gb {options} - - <stdin> <stdout>
unpackcmd  = _CLS\FAZip -i0 decompress:srep <stdin> <stdout>

[External compressor:zstd]
header    = 0
;version: ZSTD 1.36
default  = -19 -T0
packcmd  = ZSTD {options} <stdin> <stdout>
unpackcmd = ZSTD -d -f <stdin> <stdout>


dixen 16-10-2018 05:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by oltjon (Post 476324)
Two Point Hospital

game size 3.46 Gb
compressed game size 1.14 Gb

NOTHING ripped
NOTHING re-encoded
ALL languages


Srep v3.92 library By Bulat Ziganshin
Lolz v2.1.a.7 library By ProFrager


compression time 3.20 hours + -
decompression time 3 - 4 min + -

all files srep + lolz data1.cab

intel core i7 4 cores 2.9Mhz
6GB ram

Something for a long time. srep+lolz - 1.20 gb, Compression time - 30 min
i5-7400, 8 gm ram
srep+dlz - 1.25 gb, 20 min

ZAZA4EVER 16-10-2018 06:17

Nba Playgrounds 2
 
Nba Playgrounds 2 Repack From 5.52gb to 2.9gb
Ztool zlib+ srep+ lolz

K4miKaZe 16-10-2018 08:25

Dishonored 2 v1.77.5.0
 
This game was an absolute pain, i was trying to get it on a single BD25 disc but without efford. I reduced it by 5 gb using reflate. Tried xtool,ztool,pzlib and even different zlib dlls (one of those worked for inflating it with xtool without any problems but crc error on installing). I will post my result i got after these 2 days but sure i will look closer to it in a week, im just tired of this game for now.

Code:

Title:          Dishonored 2
Version:        v1.77.5.0 (incl. all dlcs)

PC:              4 Cores 3.9GHz (up to 4.3GHz) + 8GB Ram + SSD

Ripped Files:    All foreign languages

Original Size:  53.6 GB
Compressed Size: 24.7 GB

Method:          reflate:l9:s210+srep:m3f+lolz:d128:mc1023 on (see filelist)
                binkpack on *.bk2 files
                srep:m3f+lolz:d128:mc1023 on rest of files
               
Compress Time:  14 - 15 hours
Install Time:    45 minutes

CRC Checked:    Yes

Code:

Fileslist: On this files you can use the reflate method

/base/game1.resources
/base/game1_001.resources
/base/game1_002.resources
/base/game1_003.resources
/base/game1_004.resources
/base/game2_001.resources
/base/game2_002.resources
/base/game2_004.resources
/base/game3_001.resources
/base/game3_002.resources
/base/game3_003.resources
/base/game3_004.resources
/base/game4.resources
/base/game4_001.resources
/base/game4_002.resources
/base/game4_003.resources
/base/game4_004.resources
/base/shared_2_3.sharedrsc

Code:

This files inflates but get error on installing:

/base/game2.resources
/base/game2_003.resources
/base/game3.resources

If there is a possibility to make something with this file, the game can get
to the 20-21gb total size. I tried it but nothing worked.

As said, im too tired of this game to make more tests, maybe next week i will try some more things and come up with a better method but for now i will not see this game for some days hahaha.

KaktoR 16-10-2018 08:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaktoR (Post 476201)
Middle-Earth: Shadow of War
One language, without HD/4K Packs

*.arch06 => oodle(ZTool)+srep+lzma
*.vib => m0
all other files => srep+lzma

Note: *.vib files are bk2 files, but some files give unpack error if you use BPK on them (I wasn't in the mood to test file by file and sort out the faulty ones). If you do this you could save about ~2GB for sure.

92.8GB => 53.8GB

Time:
Code:

16:15:53 - Starting Data1.bin.001 creation
 3:13:01 - Finished Data1.bin.001 creation
 3:13:03 - Starting Data2.bin.001 creation
 3:20:28 - Finished Data2.bin.001 creation
 3:20:32 - Starting Data3.bin.001 creation
 3:25:44 - Finished Data3.bin.001 creation


Edit: You will get 52.3GB with BPK on *.vib files (rename them to *.bk2). Just make sure to exclude the 1kb files, they give unpack error.

oltjon 16-10-2018 08:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by dixen (Post 476358)
Something for a long time. srep+lolz - 1.20 gb, Compression time - 30 min
i5-7400, 8 gm ram
srep+dlz - 1.25 gb, 20 min


but my file is smaller and that is very important ;)

1234567890123 16-10-2018 09:42

If I convert 192kbps whatever audio format to lossy audio format for example mp3 with same bitrate,
Would this be lossy ?
not out of topic I'm asking it for games

KaktoR 16-10-2018 10:11

mp3 is always lossy.

K4miKaZe 16-10-2018 10:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1234567890123 (Post 476367)
If I convert 192kbps whatever audio format to lossy audio format for example mp3 with same bitrate,
Would this be lossy ?
not out of topic I'm asking it for games

I think you have answered your own question "whatever audio format to lossy audio format...

Any recompression of media files can be applied to this, but the question is, can you hear the difference? On most audio equipments if you have done a good conversion you will not hear the difference or at least you will hear a little bit, it depends on the source too. On good equipments maybe its more audible. There are another factors, if the source is mono,stereo,5.1,etc... I think the best thing is to try it yourself and hear if you notice any differences.

DiCaPrIo 16-10-2018 12:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by K4miKaZe (Post 476363)
This game was an absolute pain, i was trying to get it on a single BD25 disc but without efford. I reduced it by 5 gb using reflate. Tried xtool,ztool,pzlib and even different zlib dlls (one of those worked for inflating it with xtool without any problems but crc error on installing). I will post my result i got after these 2 days but sure i will look closer to it in a week, im just tired of this game for now.

Code:

Title:          Dishonored 2
Version:        v1.77.5.0 (incl. all dlcs)

PC:              4 Cores 3.9GHz (up to 4.3GHz) + 8GB Ram + SSD

Ripped Files:    All foreign languages

Original Size:  53.6 GB
Compressed Size: 24.7 GB

Method:          reflate:l9:s210+srep:m3f+lolz:d128:mc1023 on (see filelist)
                binkpack on *.bk2 files
                srep:m3f+lolz:d128:mc1023 on rest of files
               
Compress Time:  14 - 15 hours
Install Time:    45 minutes

CRC Checked:    Yes

Code:

Fileslist: On this files you can use the reflate method

/base/game1.resources
/base/game1_001.resources
/base/game1_002.resources
/base/game1_003.resources
/base/game1_004.resources
/base/game2_001.resources
/base/game2_002.resources
/base/game2_004.resources
/base/game3_001.resources
/base/game3_002.resources
/base/game3_003.resources
/base/game3_004.resources
/base/game4.resources
/base/game4_001.resources
/base/game4_002.resources
/base/game4_003.resources
/base/game4_004.resources
/base/shared_2_3.sharedrsc

Code:

This files inflates but get error on installing:

/base/game2.resources
/base/game2_003.resources
/base/game3.resources

If there is a possibility to make something with this file, the game can get
to the 20-21gb total size. I tried it but nothing worked.

As said, im too tired of this game to make more tests, maybe next week i will try some more things and come up with a better method but for now i will not see this game for some days hahaha.

why don't you use ztool or xtool

K4miKaZe 16-10-2018 12:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiCaPrIo (Post 476372)
why don't you use ztool or xtool

Have you read the post? It didnt work. Managed to compress it with xtool but crc problems on unpacking. Maybe finding correct .dll files would do the trick but tried with many different versions...

DiCaPrIo 16-10-2018 13:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by K4miKaZe (Post 476373)
Have you read the post? It didnt work. Managed to compress it with xtool but crc problems on unpacking. Maybe finding correct .dll files would do the trick but tried with many different versions...

use ztool:max:c256m:t75p it should work but might take too much time as I tested long time ago

K4miKaZe 16-10-2018 13:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiCaPrIo (Post 476374)
use ztool:max:c256m:t75p it should work but might take too much time as I tested long time ago

Ok, i will try it later on the smallest file. Tried ztool yesterday too and yes, its slow but i waited. After trying to install i got crc problem. Lets see if it works with c256m.

Edit: And i thought that reflate was slow like a turtle, 20 minutes ago i started with a 500mb file, still on the first step. But hey, if it works, time doesnt matter (at least i hope it wouldnt take a week xDDD)

Edit 2: After 35 minutes its done, 571mb-->36mb with reflate 571--> 47mb. Tested it now without crc issues. I will try it now with one of the files that didnt worked with reflate but this looks good. Many many thanks DiCaPrIo !!! The chunksize value didnt even come to my mind while i was testing it. If this works maybe i can try out xtool with the newest zlibwapi.dll, this dll was ultra fast but got the same problem then ztool yesterday. At least its a good point to start.

NexusIV 16-10-2018 14:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by K4miKaZe (Post 476355)
Also srep+lolz on rest of files would probably work better, just as a tip. Maybe the problems while compressing are due to the srep version. Im using 3.9.2 because i had some little issues in the past with 3.9.3 and someone told me that infact this version has some issues (cant remember who hehe). Try it and look if it works great without problems.

I agree with you. I know that Srep v3.92 compresses better and is more reliable but in this specific case (*cpk files), if I use srep v3.92 I have CRC errors while with a v3.93 I do not find any problem.

Quote:

Boh .. I do not understand use a method or a masked method, what means "all the other files = Lolz" if the first method already uses as a last lolz compressor.
In my short experience I noticed that in some cases if I use Srep I do not always have a good earning. Again in this specific case if I use only Lolz I have a gain of about 0.5GB total that I lose with a compression Srep+Lolz, maintaining a good decompression speed.

Is this a questionable choice? It is probable, however, this way, I got a smaller size than many other repack in circulation.

Best Regards and byez from Italy.
NexusIV

K4miKaZe 16-10-2018 14:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by NexusIV (Post 476376)
I agree with you. I know that Srep v3.92 compresses better and is more reliable but in this specific case (*cpk files), if I use srep v3.92 I have CRC errors while with a v3.93 I do not find any problem.



In my short experience I noticed that in some cases if I use Srep I do not always have a good earning. Again in this specific case if I use only Lolz I have a gain of about 0.5GB total that I lose with a compression Srep+Lolz, maintaining a good decompression speed.

Is this a questionable choice? It is probable, however, this way, I got a smaller size than many other repack in circulation.

Best Regards and byez from Italy.
NexusIV

Good to know that Srep 3.9.2 doesnt work with this specific game files, at least for me its a usefull information. Maybe you can add a little note to it on your post if someone else tries to compress that game.

Thanks NexusIV !!!


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