Dead Island DVD9 -> DVD5

[KillerOh]

I've tested the conversion with the game plus Bloodbath Arena DLC In Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Portuguese-BR.

Yener's installer works flawlessly, and the final size (Full game + DLC) is ~2,52Gb

[pakrat2k2]

definately works much better then 4.6GB for peter's +DLC, amazed its only 2.5GB for it.

tested as well under W7X64 worked perfectly.

[KillerOh]

Originally Posted by pakrat2k2

definately works much better then 4.6GB for peter's +DLC, amazed its only 2.5GB for it.

tested as well under W7X64 worked perfectly.

But as I said in the another thread, it's possible to use Peter's custom installer AND fit the game and DLC in a single DVD. Take a look:

1. Yener's conversion:
   • Compress almost all files in Data1.cab (Actually an .ARC file), with -mx -ld800m settings
   • The only "uncompressed" files are four video files inside Data2.cab (Which is a ARC file with no compression)
   • Full game + DLC: ~2,5Gb
2. Peterf's normal conversion:
   • Puts all the "*.rpack" files as external (In "data" folder as explained in the conversion)
   • Compress the remaining ones with -mx -ld800m settings
   • Full game + DLC: ~4,6Gb (Can't fit in a single DVD5)
3. Peterf's "Alternative" conversion (As I've proposed)
   • Puts one, and JUST ONE "*.rpack" file as external (In "data" folder as explained in the conversion)
     • Could be the smallest one, which has 1Kb; It should work even if you put the biggest one.
     • Even "dummy" files will work, but why bother when you can move just one?
   • Compress the remaining ones with -mx -ld800m settings
   • Full game + DLC: Expected to be almost the same as Yener's final size.

[pakrat2k2]

your revisions to peters conversion make them pretty much identical..

[KillerOh]

But that's the idea.
As I said before, Yener's compression archieves a smaller size because it compress all the files, including the ".rpack" files which are NOT compressed in Peterf's original conversion.

Fortunately, in peterf's installer, the install order is:
- first moves anything inside the "data" folder (Regardless how many files are there),
- then uncompress the .ARC file.
So, moving ONLY one .rpack file to the "data" folder, then compress all the remaining files (Pratically, the entire game, if you move the smallest .rpack file) makes it almost the same as Yener's conversion. So yes, BOTH works! o/

[pakrat2k2]

works just like KillerOh posted WITH DLC content added W7X64 thanks both