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Implement file compression in Halo Custom Edition map files (.map, .yelo) #3

Open BinToss opened 4 years ago

BinToss commented 4 years ago

Preferable use the same compression format implemented in Invader-compress (zstandard, alternatively zlib/deflate)

Pros:

Save space on storage drives.
Less time to download.
If many map files are compressed in an archive, they won't need as much C:\ drive space to be extracted.

Cons:

Longer time to load (decompress before loading in game-engine, editor, or tag extractor).
This feature may take significant amount of time to be supported by other community software (MEK, for instance) and gain traction in usage.

BinToss commented 4 years ago

This benefit is made clear by NTFS compression of the .\maps folder of an installation of SPV3.2