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Background and motivation
Resource packs are commonly used nowadays to create unique and memorable experiences in both adventure maps and servers. However, resource packs in servers are limited in size, and big resource packs are undesirable because they take longer to download and/or install, annoying players and limiting creative freedom to achieve a reasonable size.
Data packs are also increasingly complex, and even though they don't have to be downloaded by clients that connect to a server, they still can take quite a bit of space when distributing an adventure map.
So enter PackSquash, the resource and data pack optimizer that will apply state of the art compression techniques to squeeze every file in your pack to the least size possible!
Features and highlights
- State of the art lossless compression techniques, and file type specific lossy compression techniques for maximum savings without noticeable quality compromises.
- A configuration file to customize how PackSquash compresses files, and tune time-compression or compression-quality tradeoffs.
- Implements some original obfuscation methods designed to help you protect your resource pack from unauthorized ripping, although they are weak and you shouldn't rely too much on their effectiveness against people who have the know-how and motivation.
- Validates files in your resource pack against syntax errors, so no more distributing malformed files to your players!
- Support for OptiFine-specific resource pack files (opt-in via the configuration file).
- Works with any Minecraft version that supports resource packs!
- Programmed in Rust, a language that compiles to machine code and emphasizes performance and code safety.
Success histories
PackSquash was used to reduce the size of several real-world resource packs, like the Witchcraft & Wizardary resource pack for personal usage, and several custom resource packs for production servers. Savings range from 80% to 50%, so give it a try with your resource pack!
Download and usage
PackSquash is a free and open source command-line application that lives on GitHub, so everyone is welcome to open issues there, discuss improvements and submit pull requests!
You can also get the latest version and installation and usage instructions of PackSquash from GitHub.
| Progress | 100% complete |
| Game Version | Minecraft 1.20 |
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Version 0.4.0 released! : by AlexTMjugador 06/25/2023 11:52:54 amJun 25th, 2023
This version includes several fixes, improvements and tweaks that are the result of community feedback, contributions made by third parties, and of course my own work. Check out the release notes for more information!
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Also, keep in mind that, if you launch PackSquash without parameters, it will ask you to type the settings you want to use everytime. It'd probably be a good idea to create a settings file beforehand with a program like Notepad and then pass the path to that file as a command line argument.