.zip compression tip for your Tain submissions

Baak · Post by **Baak** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:10 pm

.sit = .s*it

I really like 7zip these days. I did that ultra-zip-compression-test-thingy and the Anywhere Multiplayer pack went from 102 MB to 98 MB - whoopie! Heh.

But when I compressed it in 7zip (.7z) format it went from 102 MB to 73 MB - sweet!

Eddaweaver · Post by **Eddaweaver** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:42 pm

Heh. I have tested it before so I've also seen what it can do. 7z gives the best compression for plugins but not everybody is able to open 7-Zip archives, although it is slowly becoming more popular. The amount of saving for each zip or 7z depends on what's in the archive.

When compressing 7z archives, increase the Word Size setting to the highest number and the Dictionary Size to the level of Ram you have free, and you'll get better compression. It might lock the system up if it uses up all the Ram so be careful not to overdo it.

I've said since some time ago that it would be good if the largest downloads like The Fallen Levels and Chimera were also available in .7z. If disk place isn't an issue, could this be done with an alternative download link?

The Bushido Pack is in .rar by the way, how did that happen?

Pyro · Post by **Pyro** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:57 pm

Eddaweaver wrote:The Bushido Pack is in .rar by the way, how did that happen?

Well when a mommy RAR and a daddy RAR love each other...

Eddaweaver · Post by **Eddaweaver** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:05 pm

Pyro wrote: Well when a mommy RAR and a daddy RAR love each other...

vinylrake · Post by **vinylrake** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:28 pm

Baak wrote:.sit = .s*it

You like Zips better? You know what you can do with your zip? STUFFIT!

Post by **Myrd** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:53 pm

Eddaweaver wrote:The Bushido Pack is in .rar by the way, how did that happen?

Moderators not doing their job and approving stuff blindly.

Post by **Death's Avatar** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:28 pm

Myrd wrote:
Eddaweaver wrote:The Bushido Pack is in .rar by the way, how did that happen?
Moderators not doing their job and approving stuff blindly.

At least one moderator didn't approve that!

qwarqwa · Post by **qwarqwa** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:00 pm

Myrd wrote:Which?

Sorry looks like I'm wrong. Couldn't find any, great job!

Baak · Post by **Baak** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:39 pm

vinylrake wrote:
Baak wrote:.sit = .s*it
You like Zips better? You know what you can do with your zip? STUFFIT!

lol! Fell right into that one...

Actually I didn't mind using v5.0 (which I still have), but the newer ones had so many hoops to get to the "free" one, and then it filled my PC with all kinds of crap (went from light to HUGE). Just evil.

Funny on the .rar file - I de-compressed that puppy just a couple of days ago and thought it was odd. Guess what I used to de-compress it? 7zip. Heh. It does great with .tar/.gz/.tgz, etc., too.

Post by **Death's Avatar** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:45 pm

Baak wrote:Heh. It does great with .tar/.gz/.tgz, etc., too.

tar xzvf fo' life. Can it do tar.bz2 though?!

Eddaweaver · Post by **Eddaweaver** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:32 am

Death's Avatar wrote:
Baak wrote:Heh. It does great with .tar/.gz/.tgz, etc., too.
tar xzvf fo' life. Can it do tar.bz2 though?!

Yes

Myth_TFL.tar.bz2 352 KB (360,788 bytes)

Supported formats:

* Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
* Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS

- 7-Zip now can unpack UDF, XAR and DMG/HFS archives.
- 7-Zip now can unpack .lzma archives.

sillek · Post by **sillek** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:41 am

Stuffit works fine on Mac. I think they just put stupid things into the Windows version. But I prefer zip because Finder handles it automatically. But it doesn't really matter what format. I can open the usual suspects. All it takes is an application download.

qwarqwa · Post by **qwarqwa** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:21 am

It seems Scourge of Belial and Requiem of the Dead are now zip'd. Nice.

Eddaweaver · Post by **Eddaweaver** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:39 pm

sillek wrote: All it takes is an application download.

I don't think everybody should have to hand over their email address and download a big, crufty application

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.zip compression tip for your Tain submissions