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

[KaktoR]

Originally Posted by putagirlon

Greetings. I am having trouble understanding how to properly compress newer UE4/UE5 games, like Sparking Zero for an example.

I checked one of the games files with the Oodle scanner, and it picks up Kraken. I check the executable, and it picks up a key. I go into DISKSPAN GUI and choose the UE plugin for XTOOL with kraken enabled and the key included in the compression method section, with Oodle library v2.9.5. This did not work and it was no different than just compressing with srep & lzma. What was I missing in my steps?

Did you use the correct key?
Did you use the correct oodle library?

Edit:
I checked. UE5 archives are enrypted, you need a key to decrypt them. The key is

0xB2407C45EA7C528738A94C0A25EA8F419DE4377628EB30C0AE6A80DD9A9F3EF0

If you use DSG, use it like this:

xtool:d1:mue5,k0xB2407C45EA7C528738A94C0A25EA8F419DE4377628EB30C0AE6A80DD9A9F3EF0,kraken:core_2.9.5

Edit: Fixed a typo in command line

[Masquerade]

Add mermaid precompressor too for a fun ratio boost

[dixen]

Originally Posted by Masquerade

Add mermaid precompressor too for a fun ratio boost

What about decompressing *.datwin from LEGO HP Collection?

[Masquerade]

launcher.pkdwin is zlib compressed (apparently, didn't check).

datwin is not usual TTGames format. Compression method not yet determined.

[putagirlon]

Originally Posted by KaktoR

If you use DSG, use it like this:

xtool:d1:mue5,k0xB2407C45EA7C528738A94C0A25EA8F419DE4377628EB30C0AE6A80DD9A9F3EF0,kraken:core_2.9.5

On the latest version of DSG, I used this:

xtool:d1:mue5,k0xB2407C45EA7C528738A94C0A25EA8F419DE4377628EB30C0AE6A80DD9A9F3EF0,kraken:core_2.9.5+srep_new:392+LOLZ_FAST

Game files are the early access version with no extra DLC, 27.5 GB to 24 GB. It's the same improper result as before. Do I need to configure something else in DS?