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

[oltjon]

This War of Mine v4.0.0b-GOG

game size 1.4 Gb
compressed game size 972 Mb

NOTHING ripped
NOTHING re-encoded
ALL languages

xtool 0.9 library By Razor12911
Srep v3.92 library By Bulat Ziganshin
Lolz v2.1.a.7 library By ProFrager


compression time 2 hours + -
decompression time 4 min + -

files larger than 1 MB xtool zlib+ srep + lolz data1.cab
all the rest srep + lolz data2.cab

intel core i7 2 cores 2.9Mhz
16GB ram
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[KaktoR]

Originally Posted by KaktoR

FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION
Build 1213041

Compression used: 
For all files:
bpk+XTool:t75p,c128m:zlib+srep:m3f+4x4:b100mb:lzma:a1:mfbt4:d200m:fb273:mc10000:lc8

22:38:54 - Starting Data1.bin.001 creation
 6:25:11 - Finished Data1.bin.001 creation

Original size:   78.272g
Compressed size: 50.401g

I will to the same with standard lzma soon.

PS: I've done the same what K4miKaZe has written with the video files.

Voice files are only ~800mb in size.

With standard LZMA settings it's just ~400MB smaller output (to 50.1GB), but it takes ~70% more time for compressing.

11:55:58 - Starting Data1.bin.001 creation
 0:11:23 - Finished Data1.bin.001 creation

Original size:   78.272g
Compressed size: 50.123g

[K4miKaZe]

Title:           Football Manager 2019
Version:         v19.1.1

PC:              4 Cores 3.9GHz (up to 4.3GHz) + 16GB Ram + SSD

Ripped Files:    Nothing

Original Size:   4.50 GB
Compressed Size: 2.08 GB

Method:          (XTool) xZLib+srep:m3f+lolz:d192:mc1023 
                                                                   
Compress Time:   2 hours 38 minutes (9491.58 sec)
Install Time:    3 minutes

CRC Checked:     Yes

[ZAZA4EVER]

Hitman 2 Gold Edition Season 2 V1.00

Game is Extended for Hitman 2016 Season 1 Same Files

Season 1 dlc0-dlc6 ~ 49.3GB
Season 2 dlc7-dlc13 ~ 40.1GB

First Repack Season 2
I Rip Season 01 ~49.3Gb
Repack From 52.7Gb To 22.5GB
Method Serp+lolz
-msrep:m3f:a16:d1g+lolz:tt8:d128m:mt4:fba0:mc1023:g m20

Second Repack Season1+2
Repack From 102.3Gb To 33.3GB
Method Serp+lolz
-msrep:m3f:a16:d1g+lolz:tt8:d128m:mt4:fba0:mc1023:g m20

[Kitsune1982]

Arcanum - of Steamwork & Magick Obscura

bik movies: (using diskspan)
mbpk+diskspan:300mb:300mb - Original Size: 170 MB
- Compressed Size: 131 MB

all other files: mp3 music + data (using diskspan)
-mmsc+LZ1+diskspan:4440mb:4470mb

- original size: 983 MB
- compressed size: 736 MB
- Final output size: 880 MB

Final Output files:
wolfpaw-1.bin.001 -131 MB
wolfpaw-2.bin.001 -317 MB
wolfpaw-3.bin.001 -419 MB

[ZAZA4EVER]

A Way Out Repack v1.0.62.0
Repack Game From 21.1GB To 14.8GB
Game Has Zlib Streams

**Pak Files - Repack Method Ztool+Srep+Lolz
mztool_zlib+srep:m3f:a16:d1g+lolz:tt8:d128m:mt4:fb a0:mc1023:gm20

**other files - Repack Method Srep+Lolz
msrep:m3f:a16:d1g+lolz:tt8:d128m:mt4:fba0:mc1023:g m20

[JustFun]

@ZAZA4EVER I assume that the game version is v1.0.62.0?

[Kitsune1982]

Baldurs Gate 1 Enhanced Edition + Siege of Dragonspear Expansion

Ripped/Removed: Nothing!

compression method used (diskspan)

data files: mxZLib+srep+LZ1+diskspan:4440mb:4470mb
movies/language/music: mxZLib+srep+msc+LZ1+diskspan:4440mb:4470mb

Original Size: 5.21 GB
Compressed Size: 3.78 GB

Final Output files:
wolfpaw-1.bin.001 - 1.07 GB
wolfpaw-2.bin.001 - 0.97 GB
wolfpaw-3.bin.001 - 417 MB
wolfpaw-4.bin.001 - 1.31 GB

Final Output Size: 3.78 GB

**Note: if you all are wondering why the bin files are so different in size, i dont compress the entire game folder all at once like some of the other users on this forum do. I split up the game into several folders, marked D1/D2/D3/etc and compress the files seperately. so like if the game has bik videos, instead of compressing the game folder with one specific compression algorithm, i move the bik files to, say, a folder named D1 if they are in the main folder of the game install and then use bpk+srep on the bik movies, then move the other data files to seperate folders, and compress them with the appropriate methods. that being said, i do maintain the folder structure that the original install is in, so for example if the installed game had a folder named 'movies' eg c:\games\gamename\movies, then i would move the temporary files i am repacking to a folder in my compressor, eg c:\repacks\gamename\D1\movies\ then put the bik files in there so that when you install the game it will move the bik files from the 'movies' folder in my repack temporary folder herein contained in the first bin.001 file to c:\yourfolder\gamename\movies\ retaining the original game install folder structure. hope this helps anyone who wants to shorten the compression time.

Using the method of splitting the game files into several folders, I was able to compress a 5 gb game into 3.78 gb in about 30 minutes instead of an hour or more. ask me if you need further clarification on my compression methods.**

[ZAZA4EVER]

Originally Posted by JustFun

@ZAZA4EVER I assume that the game version is v1.0.62.0?

Yep ... I am sorry for miss version of the game

[Kitsune1982]

Baldurs Gate 2 Enhanced Edition GOG version

Ripped/Removed: Nothing!

compression method used:

data folder: -mxZLib+srep+LZ1+diskspan:4440mb:4470mb
music/movies/text files -mxZLib+srep+msc+LZ1+diskspan:4440mb:4470mb

Original Size: 2.5 GB
Compressed Size: 1.69 GB

Final output files:

wolfpaw-1.bin.001 1.28 GB
wolfpaw-2.bin.001 247 MB
wolfpaw-3.bin.001 147 MB

Final Compressed Size: 1.69 GB

[Kitsune1982]

Dear Esther Landmark Edition

Ripped/Removed/Modified: Nothing!

data files:

compression method used - -mxZLib+srep:m3f+LL1+diskspan:4440mb:4470mb

Original Size: 1.3 GB
Compressed Size: 817 MB

Final Output Files:

wolfpaw-1.bin.001 - 143 MB
wolfpaw-2.bin.001 - 681 MB

Total Output Size: 817 MB

[Kitsune1982]

Game: Echo
Ripped/Removed/Modified Media: Nothing!
Original Size 9.5 gb
Compressed Size: 4.00 GB

Compression method used:

Movies and Binaries folder:

-msrep:m3f+LZ1+diskspan:6000mb:6000mb

All Other Files/Folders:

-mxZLib+srep:m3f+LZ1+diskspan:5000mb:5000mb

Final Output:

wolfpaw-1.bin.001 - 2.90 GB
wolfpaw-2.bin.001 - 1.05 GB
wolfpaw-3.bin.001 - 42.1 MB

Total Compression Time and Output result:
Compress - 30 Min
Install -10 Min

Final Output Size: 4.00 GB

[dixen]

Empire Total War (1.5.0 Build 1332.21992) - 1 language (RUS)

All *.pack = msc:srep:a2:m3f:l512+lolz:mtt1:tt2:mt4:mc1023

Game Size - 17 gb
Repack size - 7 gb

Install Time - 6 min on HDD.
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Napoleon Total War Imperial Edition (from 07.07.2012) - 1 language (RUS)

Media.pack - bpk+srep:a2:m3f:l512
All other *.pack = msc:srep:a2:m3f:l512+lolz:mtt1:tt2:mt4:mc1023

Game Size - 22 gb
Repack size - 8 gb

Install Time - 7 min on HDD.
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Shogun 2 Total War (All DLC) - 1 language (RUS)

Movies*.pack - bpk+srep:a2:m3f:l512 (6.7 > 4.8)
All other *.pack = msc:srep:a2:m3f:l512+lolz:mtt1:tt2:mt4:mc1023 (15 > 5.8)

Game Size - 23 gb
Repack size - 10.5 gb

Install Time - 8 min on HDD.

Compression time for all games = ~150 min.

NOTE. mp3 stream detect on MSC - disable. With Enable - very long time to unpack

[KaktoR]

This Total War games are always good with lolz because the texture pack files contain dds files (movie pack contain bik files).

You can unpack them with a archive manager and pack them back afterwards (use near method as possible, xdelta files will be very small).

[dixen]

Originally Posted by KaktoR

(use near method as possible, xdelta files will be very small).

Sorry but I сan't to use xdelta( May write to PM? Regarding TW-series