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

[Andu21]

Srep before MSC may give some gain.

[Harsh ojha]

Life Is Strange complete Episodes

Game Size : 11.1 GB (approx)

Use
pzlib+srep : m3f : 1256+zcm
(include all file )

Final size : 8.1GB

[Perykles]

Originally Posted by KaktoR

Cities Skylines
v1.12.1-f2 + all DLC

4.58 GB

Someone has better options?

4.41 GB
Compress all raw music files with OptimFROG in Cities Skylines directory
batch compress :

for /R .\ %%X in (*.raw) do (
ofr --encode --preset 7 --deleteafter --raw "%%X"
)

batch decompress :

for /R .\ %%X in (*.ofr) do (
ofr --decode --deleteafter "%%X"
if exist "%%~dX%%~pX%%~nX.pcm" ren "%%~dX%%~pX%%~nX.pcm" "%%~nX.raw"
)

[bunti_o4u]

Files in MotoGP 19\motogp19\Content\Paks\* with XTool:c128m,t4:zlib+SREp:m3f:a64+Lolz -mc8 -tt4 -mt4 -mtb512 -d128 -fba4096 -dto0 -dm00 -pc2 -bm4 -blr4 -bll8 -blo8 -lm0 -bc4 -cm1 -mc256 ==>7.37GB

Files in MotoGP 19\motogp19\Content\Movies\* with SREp:m5f:a64 ==> 0.47GB

All other files with SREp:m5f:a64+Lolz -mc8 -tt4 -mt4 -mtb512 -d128 -fba4096 -dto0 -dm00 -pc2 -bm4 -blr4 -bll8 -blo8 -lm0 -bc4 -cm1 -mc256 ==>1.76GB

Total output size==>9.61GB

[exorc]

Originally Posted by panker1992

Sekiro Shadows Die Twice:

Break Game into 3 Section:
Section 1:
Videos: BPK
openingmovie.bk2 copy this file one more time and rename it to "openingmovie_hi.bk2"
stafflistmovie.bk2 use my BINK encoder to encode the first 6~7 Megabytes
This will result into popping the First 2 3 seconds in the end with Sekiro Display
End file = 221.mb

Section 2:
Audio and Executables use this:
7Zip_Shelwien Bat

You end up with 564MB file.

Section 3:
Game files:
arc\Arc a -ma9 -ds -lc4096 -ld4096 -di -i1 -ep1 -ed -r -w.\ Setup-3.xarc ^
-mpoodle+srep:m3f:a2:l256+lolzi:d128m:mt2:ldmf1:ldc 0:mc1023:mtb64:x0 "D:\Games\Sekiro Shadows Die Twice\3\*"

End File=7.95GB

Total: 8.72 GB

You can do a bit more if you absolutely MUST

Use Bink2 encoder, to lower 720p the videos,
Use higher and single thread lolz to squeeze a few more MB
Enjoy

Tools are here: https://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=102689

How to use with Ultraarc?

[darkwolves]

Xtool update 12 required contains oodle streams
removed non english files
size before removal 64.2 gb

size after removal and packing 48.6 gb

method

xoodle+srep+lolz:dt1:dtp1:dto1:dtm1:dtw1:dtd1:mtt1 :mt6:d200m:tt10

[KaktoR]

Sims 4
v1.52.100.1020 incl all DLC

xZLib+srep:m3f+4x4:lzma

 9:53:27 - Starting Data1.bin creation
 9:54:36 - Finished Data1.bin creation
 9:54:38 - Starting Data2.bin.001 creation
11:45:15 - Finished Data2.bin.001 creation

Input size:  34.359g
Output size: 22.848g

[Simorq]

Original Size:      29.2 GB
Compressed Size:    14.3 GB 
Compression Time:   108 Mins (6 Cores + 16GB RAM + HDD) (DiskSpan)
Decompression Time: 10 Minutes (6 Cores + HDD)
Method: oo2reck+oo2recm+rep+srep:m3f:l512:m512+4x4:lzma:a1:mfbt4:32m:fb273:mc10000:lc8

Exclude Lang:
archives_win64\initial\languages\bra\*
archives_win64\initial\languages\fre\*
archives_win64\initial\languages\ger\*
archives_win64\initial\languages\ita\*
archives_win64\initial\languages\jap\*
archives_win64\initial\languages\mex\*
archives_win64\initial\languages\pol\*
archives_win64\initial\languages\rus\*
archives_win64\initial\languages\spa\*
archives_win64\supplemental\languages\bra\*
archives_win64\supplemental\languages\fre\*
archives_win64\supplemental\languages\ger\*
archives_win64\supplemental\languages\ita\*
archives_win64\supplemental\languages\jap\*
archives_win64\supplemental\languages\mex\*
archives_win64\supplemental\languages\pol\*
archives_win64\supplemental\languages\rus\*
archives_win64\supplemental\languages\spa\*

[st0rm]

whats the difference with 4x4 and without 4x4 ??

[KaktoR]

4x4 use all cores but ratio is sometimes a little bit worse

[Simorq]

Original Size:      22.2 GB (Pak Decryption)
Compressed Size:    11.9 GB
Compression Time:   340 Mins (6 Cores + 16GB RAM + HDD) (DiskSpan)
Decompression Time: 10 Minutes + 4 Minutes "Pak Encryption" (6 Cores + HDD)
Method: xZLib+rep+srep:m3f:l512:m512+lolz:dtb1:d32:mtt1:mt6:mc1023+diskspan:4250MB:4250MB

RIP
Replacing Korean, Chinese, Japanese Videos With English Videos  

[doofoo24]

nice to see other still posting and compressing games
these days i just store the games on my 40TB NAS without install

[78372]

Originally Posted by Simorq

Original Size:      22.2 GB (Pak Decryption)
Compressed Size:    11.9 GB
Compression Time:   340 Mins (6 Cores + 16GB RAM + HDD) (DiskSpan)
Decompression Time: 10 Minutes + 4 Minutes "Pak Encryption" (6 Cores + HDD)
Method: xZLib+rep+srep:m3f:l512:m512+lolz:dtb1:d32:mtt1:mt6:mc1023+diskspan:4250MB:4250MB

RIP
Replacing Korean, Chinese, Japanese Videos With English Videos  

Does this rep before srep improves the ratio or speed in any case? How much dictionary is used here by default?

[Simorq]

@78372
LZMA vs LOLZ & Scan Compress Method

SAO FB Fitgirl version of the REP was not used because the amount of RAM in the SREP was about 7 GB.

But with this method xZLib + rep + srep + lolz
The amount of RAM used by SREP was only 2.4 GB.

[Snake288]

MotoGP 19
Method: +xZLib+srep:m3f:a64+lolz:dtb1:d192m:mtt1:mt4:mc102 3
22:26:11 - Input Size: 16.031g
22:26:11 - Output Size: 8.523g