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

[Danziel123]

Originally Posted by KaktoR

There is a file cutter somewhere here on fileforums, shared by Razor12911, which I personally use.

For the earc files use like this

xtool:mlz4f,l9:lz4_183

For the bk2 files you have to use xtool aswell with the bink plugin because bpk will break the file on unpacking.

xtool:c256mb:mbk2:df20p

However I suggest to test all of the bk2 files first. In DSG_Settings.ini set it like this and select the game folder normally (this will only compress *.bk2 files). Test compress and decompress. Maybe it is required to set the correct chunk size too.

[Game1Settings]
Name=Unknown 1
Exec=
EGPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Unknown <game>
MethodState=0
Data1.Name=Data<game><data>-01.bin
Data1.InclText=*.bk2

Here it's result compress the bk2 files

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-------------------------------- CONVERSION DATE 27/07/2023 --------------------------------
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13:43:53 - You have chosen the unlimited type for the output size.
13:43:53 - ISO images will not be created when conversion is complete.
13:43:53 - The computer will remain on when the conversion is complete.
13:43:53 - Selected ARC/DS method for Data1a-01.bin was: xtool:c256mb:mbk2:df20p
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13:43:57 - Compression initialized in 27/07/2023 at 13:43:57.
13:43:57 - Starting Data1a-01.bin archive creation.
13:49:39 - Moving Data1a-01.bin file to media folder.
13:49:44 - Compression finished in 27/07/2023 at 13:49:44.
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13:49:44 - Getting size of the game: Forspoken
13:49:44 - » Installation folder size: 6,84 GB
13:49:44 - » Compressed game size: 6,24 GB (Ratio 91.28%)
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13:49:44 - Overall input size: 6,84 GB
13:49:44 - Overall output size: 6,24 GB (Ratio 91.28%)
13:49:44 - Overall conversion time: 00:05:46
13:49:44 - Overall conversion media: 1 custom media
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It's good ratio?

And yes it can install/decompress, here the proof