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

[Jarmen_Kell]

Originally Posted by KaktoR

Before someone asks

Star Wars Zero Company

Input: G:\Star Wars Zero Company\SWZeroCompany\Content\Paks\pakchunk0-Windows.ucas

Streams: 517998
  - zlib = 355 (0,00%)
  - leviathan = 515484 (70,03%)
  - mermaid = 2158 (1,21%)
  - zstd = 1 (0,00%)

Time: 00:02:17 (CPU 00:09:02)

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 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1-01.cab was: xtool:dd3+razor_mtx
 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data2-01.cab was: xtool:c32mb:d1:mue5:mmermaid:core_2.9.12:lib_2:mreflate:dd3:l10,d128mb (*.pak|*.ucas|*.utoc)

 - Overall input size: 39.24 GB
 - Overall output size: 33.26 GB (Ratio 84.76%)
 - » Data1-01.cab file size: 629.65 MB
 - » Data2-01.cab file size: 32.64 GB
 - Overall conversion time: 00:55:22
 - Overall conversion discs: 8 DVD5
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 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1-01.cab was: xtool:dd3:l10,d128mb
 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data2-01.cab was: xtool:c32mb:d1:mue5:mleviathan:core_2.9.12:lib_2:mreflate:dd3:l10,d128mb (pakchunk0-Windows.ucas)
 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data3-01.cab was: xtool:c32mb:d1:mue5:mmermaid:core_2.9.12:lib_2:mreflate:dd3:l10,d128mb (*.pak|*.ucas|*.utoc exclude pakchunk0-Windows.ucas)

 - Overall input size: 39.24 GB
 - Overall output size: 33.57 GB (Ratio 85.56%)
 - » Data2-01.cab file size: 11.98 GB
 - » Data3-01.cab file size: 20.96 GB
 - Overall conversion time: 14:29:42
 - Overall conversion discs: 8 DVD5
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It seems leviathan isn't sutch effective on compression, just waste lots of time