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[-] [email protected] 143 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I know storage is cheap, but nearly half a terabyte? I'm already giving any game the side eye if it takes more than 50G of space on a disk, let alone nearly 10x that.

[-] [email protected] 52 points 8 months ago

Just wait for the cracked version, they often reduce the size while they are at it.

[-] [email protected] 46 points 8 months ago
[-] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

Until you spend the 48 hours of processing time needed to unpack it…

[-] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago
[-] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago

That doesn't make the unpacked files take less space...

[-] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

But it makes unpacking them quicker, which is what you originally seemed to be making fun of in regards to fitgirl repacks.

[-] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago

The whole thread is about storage space, I was just exaggerating with the 48 hours comment

[-] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

By leaving translations and so on out, but they can't change unoptimized and duplicated but only once used assets in every map.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

You can choose to compress files on storage. If on linux. Or use tools like ConpactGUI to compress in windows 10/11.(not recommended to compress live service titles)

Part of the reason for the bulk of course is prerendered video and voice assets, especially if it has multiple voice options. Also non standardization of os level compression means you cannot send those conpressed files for users as not all users could use them if compressed using the methods mentioned above.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Great, let me just whip out my computer science degree to figure out how the fuck to even do that.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

You don't need a computer science degree to downloaded and install a pirated repacked game.

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