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

[Danziel123]

hello everyone, please ask. what is the right compress method for the game fatal fury city of the wolves? i can't check because the file is encrypted & here is a sample file:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dek...ew?usp=sharing
Thank you

[KaktoR]

Originally Posted by Danziel123

hello everyone, please ask. what is the right compress method for the game fatal fury city of the wolves? i can't check because the file is encrypted & here is a sample file:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dek...ew?usp=sharing
Thank you

0x2732554A3AE54CFCB7BDCE9A635E756CB9BB4D58B1B69585AF2EEAC75AD9E0CB

+ kraken

[Danziel123]

Originally Posted by KaktoR

0x2732554A3AE54CFCB7BDCE9A635E756CB9BB4D58B1B69585AF2EEAC75AD9E0CB

+ kraken

Thank you for the advice. Allow me to ask, how to know if a game uses oodle kraken, mermaid or others if the file is encrypted?

[dixen]

Originally Posted by Danziel123

Thank you for the advice. Allow me to ask, how to know if a game uses oodle kraken, mermaid or others if the file is encrypted?

Check **shipping.exe with AES finder, then Xtool
-mue4(5):k(key)+kraken

[KaktoR]

Simply use xtoolui, make settings and go. Enable "Skip verification" to speed up the process, then you know what method to use. After this find out correct library, check "Stop after # streams" checkbox (personally I use 25-50).

[KaktoR]

TESIV Oblivion Remastered

mermaid+kraken pak,ucas

mp3

OblivionRemastered\Content\Dev\ObvData\Data\Oblivion - Voices1.bsa
OblivionRemastered\Content\Dev\ObvData\Data\Oblivion - Voices2.bsa
OblivionRemastered\Content\Dev\ObvData\Data\DLCShiveringIsles - Voices.bsa

msc

OblivionRemastered\Content\Dev\ObvData\Data\Oblivion - Sounds.bsa
OblivionRemastered\Content\Dev\ObvData\Data\DLCShiveringIsles - Sounds.bsa

[Danziel123]

Originally Posted by dixen

Check **shipping.exe with AES finder, then Xtool
-mue4(5):k(key)+kraken

Thank you

Originally Posted by KaktoR

Simply use xtoolui, make settings and go. Enable "Skip verification" to speed up the process, then you know what method to use. After this find out correct library, check "Stop after # streams" checkbox (personally I use 25-50).

Sorry if I ask again, is the meaning of “make settings and go” as dixen said?

[KaktoR]

Yes

[alqawasmy]

Originally Posted by JustFun

7 Sins - 790 MB to 386 MB

msc+srep+lzma2 on sound files
pzlib+srep+lolz on everything else

thank you

[JustFun]

Originally Posted by alqawasmy

thank you

BTW, there's a bit better and easier method shared as well.
Check the Index

[st0rm]

Game Version : 1.0

Ripped - Re-encoded Files : Nothing

Original Size : 6.23 GB

Compressed Size : 2.99 GB

Install Time : 5 Mins on HDD (Depends your system)

Method : srep:m3f+lzma2

[KaktoR]

@st0rm
There are wav and bik files in arch00 files.

Streams: 5858 / 5858
Time: 00:06:07 (CPU 00:24:48)
Duplicates: 260 (24.1 MB) [33.0 MB >> 15.7 MB]
Srep decompression memory: 204 MB

Size: 6.22 GB >> 5.27 GB >> 5.26 GB >> 4.46 GB >> 2.51 GB

Done!!!

[JustFun]

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones - (Retail)

Selected ARC/DS method for Data1a-01.bin was: 
xtool:c1792mb:mbik+xtool:mzlib+srep_new:490g+lolz
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Overall input size: 1,21 GB
Compressed game size: 786,55 MB (Ratio 63.59%)

[JustFun]

Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express (2006) - (Retail)

Selected ARC/DS method for Data1a-01.bin was: 
xtool:c1792mb:mbik+xtool:mpreflate+msc_tak+srep_new:490g+lolz
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Overall input size: 751,74 MB
Compressed game size: 550,75 MB (Ratio 73.26%)

[JustFun]

Hitman: Codename 47

Selected ARC/DS method for Data1a-01.bin was: 
xtool:c1792mb:mbik+xtool:mpreflate+msc_tak+srep_new:490g+lolz
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Overall input size: 266,94 MB
Compressed game size: 130,93 MB (Ratio 49.05%)