What is a game repack? What is Repack?

So, today we will try to figure out what a repack is. In fact, this topic cannot be interpreted unambiguously. After all, there are various repacks. That is why we will try to find out all the types of this object, and also answer how to use this program. After all, it's not that difficult. Thus, it’s worth starting our showdown as soon as possible.

Translation

What is a repack? Let's start, perhaps, by revealing the meaning of this word as a whole. Translated from English, this term means nothing more than “repackaged”. That is, it is something redone.

And here, to be honest, the main problems begin. The thing is that our current term, as a rule, is applied to pirated programs and software. We'll figure out why a little later. But repackaged isn't just a new build of something. If you are wondering what a repack is, then you should clearly understand that behind this concept there are some changes. And now we will look at them using vivid examples. And at the same time, we’ll figure out what repacks can be.

Applications

For example, it is worth starting with the most common place of application. To do this, you need to turn to a variety of computer applications. After all, now we will think about what a repack program is.

In fact, this concept has already been revealed a little earlier. However, only the general meaning is given there. A repack of a program is a so-called pirated build of an application with some changes. As a rule, unnecessary functions and objects that interfere with work are removed from Repacks. In fact, this is very convenient, especially for a modern user. For example, a keygen or activation can be built into a repack application. Very convenient, simple and fast for a modern user Let's now try to reveal another very interesting and common concept, what is a repack.

Games

Of course, our current term, to be honest, also applies to computer games. More precisely, it was to this object that the repacks were originally assigned. And they became especially widespread after the first pirated copies of toys appeared.

If you are wondering what a repack is and how to use it, then you have no choice but to download the installation file and then simply install it on your computer. After that, launch the game. Everything will work. No settings, activations, or torment.

Game repacks, to be honest, are quite often cleared of various “junk”. For example, numerous pictures that come in addition to the toy were cut out (a separate folder with wallpaper for the desktop was created). This makes the job much easier even for novice users. As a rule, it is repacks that become the most popular objects for downloading from the World Wide Web. But now it’s worth talking to you about another rather interesting, important and at the same time complex topic. Namely, how to make a repack.

Creating a repack

Well, here we come to the most difficult part of our conversation today. We have already figured out what a repack is, and now we will try to answer how you can create it. In fact, a novice and average user may not even bother with this question. After all, he will have to have programming and hacking skills.

In general, there are quite a few interesting creation approaches. But they are all based on hacking game or program code. Then activation keys and other amenities are placed in the required places. And after hacking, unnecessary data is deleted from the received documents. For example, as already mentioned, desktop wallpaper.

With computer games, to be honest, things are very difficult. But with applications for consoles it’s a little easier. There are special programs for them that crack the code and allow us to create repacks ourselves. The whole problem here will consist not only in “disassembling” the application, but also in its “assembly”. This is why many repacks have all sorts of problems and glitches.

As you can see, using a ready-made repack is much easier than creating it yourself. In cases where you really want to get into this business, you will have to learn C++ (a programming language) and then practice hacking. It is better, of course, to seek help from programmers who have already encountered the task. That's all the problems.

Almost all users are interested in the Internet - what is RePack, Portable, Silent installation. Let's try to explain the differences between these programs.

Silent Installation- this is when the program is installed automatically. In other words, you do not need to enter keys or use other methods of registering the program (patches, cracks, etc.). When installing the program, you don’t have to click “next” multiple times; the program itself will do everything for you. After installation, it is completely ready for use.
Imagine a situation, for example: You are an administrator and you need to install the Windows operating system on a large number of computers and install the same set of programs. If applied silent installation programs, then you have the opportunity to save time to a significant extent.
The duration of installation depends on the capacity of the program and lasts from 1–2 seconds to several tens of minutes. Installation Such programs are launched by double-clicking on the file to be launched. These files are usually prepared for automatic installation of programs right after operating system installation(eg Windows). In general, everything is painfully simple: double-click on the file and wait for the installation to complete.
UsuallySilent Installationused for post-installation programs, such as Windows Post-Installer, BS POST-INSTALLER. Also silent installation programs install perfectly on a “live” system.

Such software, among other things, can be useful for those inhabitants of our planet who do not like to tinker with the little details of installing a program, or do not want to strain themselves. And of course it will work for those people who encounter problems installing the application. Assembly "Silent Installation" She will do everything herself and won’t need your intervention at all. Just run it and once the installation is complete, the program is ready for use with all the built-in add-ons and add-ons.

What is Repack and why is it needed:

You've probably seen the word "" in the titles of games or programs more than once. Repack", but what can be concluded from this?
Repack - this is repacked licensed program or a game. Why is this necessary? Most often, Repack is done to reduce the size of the installer or so that, for example, tablets (crack) and translation are already in the newly installed program or game.
RePack is a lightweight version of the game-program from which unnecessary files are cut out, including foreign languages, foreign software, various demos; RePacks often compress video clips, sometimes with loss of quality. The purchased stripped-down version of the game, in most cases, is collected in 1–2.iso,.mdf... and other disk images. As a result, RePack weighs less and is more likely to be downloaded from the Internet. All sorts of cracks, keygens, no-dvds, etc. are added to RePack. In most cases, On the trackers, the license is first detected, and after that there are many repacks for it, 1/4-1/3 less in volume. Although RePack" takes a long time to install on a computer. Up to 1-2 hours... (bye-bye, all this compressed will be installed). Often repackers themselves translate the license, almost "impromptu", and also invest in RePack.

So what is a portable application?

When we come to visit or go to work, we use other people's PCs. And often we will need programs in the form in which they are configured at home. With documentation, everything is usually simple - copy it to a flash drive and play it on a third-party computer, then what about program options? Or there may not be a necessary program at all... For all this, there are portable programs (in other words - Portable versionsprograms), in other words, programs that do not require anything to work, except for yourself. These programs save all options not in the registry, but in their own files.

Portable programs can work while being in any folder. If a program does not have its own installer, this does not mean that it actually portable. In addition to all this, it should not access the registry and other places on the hard drive. Portable versions of programs usually distributed in archives. For the program to work, just extract the files from the archive into one folder or another.
Portable programs are made by enthusiasts. They do this so that the program does not access the boundaries of its own folder. For example, a simple program will use the registry - professionals make sure that the program writes its options not to the registry, but to a file. Although, if, say, the registry is really needed, then a special code at startup writes the settings into the registry, and after closing it uploads it back to the file.

Types of Portable Soft:

In general, Portable soft (PS) should include those programs that are “installed” by simply unpacking the archive, or are ready to be transferred from machine to machine by regular copying, without requiring installers to make the required entries in the registry. This is where the differences in Portable applications arise.

ru– the applications contain Russian language
portable- portable – easy to move, just copy the application files.
apps– an English abbreviation for the word application, which means the addition of a computer program, for example a web browser or word processor.
A portable application is a computer program that can be carried with you on a portable device, such as USB, and used on any PC. When your USB flash drive, portable hard drive, or other portable device is connected, you have access to your programs and personal data as if you were at your own computer. And when you turn off the device, none of your individual data remains on someone else's computer.
No special equipment is needed: just use a USB Flash, a miniature hard drive, an iPod/MP3 player, etc.
Virtually no additional software - just download, install and run portable applications.
To make it clear how this works, I will describe an approximate algorithm (the most common):
1. A backup copy of registry branches (or configuration files) and files located outside the installed folder is created, on which the operation of the application depends. This is done in the case when the same or a different version of this application is installed on the system.
2. Importing the data necessary for the application into the registry, similarly, for example, copying those files that should be present outside the folder portable(eg in .../System32).
3. Launch the main program and wait for it to close.
4. (Upon completion) Export options from the registry (or configuration files) to portable.
5. Cleaning traces of the program (more precisely, deleting temporary files).
6. Restoring into the system those registry keys and files that were reserved in the 1st step of the algorithm.
Portable program(in English " portable application") is portable software that does not necessarily need to be installed on the PC's hard drive to run and use. This group includes programs that can be easily installed on a flash drive, external HDD, CDs, DVDs, Bly-ray discs in the usual way, and also those that operate without installation. This is convenient for many reasons: it is not at all necessary to install the same programs on several PCs, at work you can use your favorite browser, email client, ICQ without complaints from the system administrator and management, all data is saved on removable media and copied extremely easily and so on Another undeniable plus Portable programs– they are free, at least for private (non-commercial) use. Although it is possible to find portable versions of commercial programs on the Internet, for example Microsoft Office or Adobe Photoshop.

What is the secret of Portable programs?

Everything is painfully simple. When you install a simple application on your computer, it has the ability to store its own files in various folders on the PC's hard drive. In addition to the familiar Program Files directory, parts of programs can be found in user folders, temporary directories, etc. Therefore, when we want to copy a program by simply transferring its folder from Program Files to another computer, nothing comes of it. The software does not have the ability to detect the necessary configuration files and is completely unwilling to work.
With portable applications the situation is different. The program is installed in the folder assigned to it on removable media, without affecting the PC’s hard drive and registry, and will work perfectly no matter which PC you connect the flash drive to. In order to copy a program, you just need to transfer its directory to another removable media. Almost all applications do not require installation; they can be copied and launched from anywhere. But keep in mind that Portable programs created for one operating system will not work on another. In other words, if you use a portable version of the Firefox browser for Linux, it will not work on a computer with Mac OS or Windows.
* Some of the similar PS available on the Internet saves all the options in its directory and, of course, stores all the options during a similar transfer. All this goodness could be called True PS (True Portable Soft).
* The other part stubbornly continues to save the settings in “Documents and Settings” and during the transfer they have to restore all the options manually. Of course, the program is functional right away, but in the meantime you will bring it to condition... Such things would be much better called Conditional PS - (Relative Portable Soft).
* Among other things, there are subtypes created to be carried on flash drives and launched from them, differing in the location where numerous temporary files are recorded that are generated during operation. Specifically, in order to save the working capacity of a flash drive, which, generally speaking, has a limit on the number of write cycles on each “sector”, all temporary files are written to a screw, in a temporary folder created while the application is running. In accordance with this, the subcategories “True Portable USB Soft” and “Relative Portable USB Soft” arise.
* Of particular interest is a certain, we call it “single-file” variety of “True Portable USB Soft”. Then the application consists of 1 packaged executable file, when launched, the settings are transferred to the screw, during operation only the hard drive is accessed, and when closing the program, all options (probably modified) are again packed into an executable file on the flash drive while simultaneously deleting the created folder from the screw.

Added: 09/30/2010

Answer

Repack / RePack (Russian: Repack, Repack) is an archive-installer containing any computer game for a PC (PC Game) or consoles (Console Game). The term was born when toys with a capacity of more than 4-5 GB (or even more) began to be produced. The essence of the Repack version is to significantly reduce the size of the game in the installation form (installation distribution), without thereby losing its content (composition). Mostly 7-Zip and FreeArc compression are used, but there are also other methods of compressing and packaging files. Thus, a game with a volume of, for example, 8 GBcan be compressed up to 4 GB (there have been cases of compression of 20 gigabytes into 3 gigabytes) and fit on one single-layer DVD disc (DVD5).
The installation unpacks archives with game content: textures, music, videos, sounds, models and other files onto the computer (usually into a temporary folder or a shared .tmp file). After which each archive is unpacked in turn into the game directory.
Repack is often confused with Rip– truncated version), although this is incorrect, since Repack does not cut out videos and music. By the way, few people use the wording Rip now; the word “repack” is more popular. Depending on the situation, the video can be recoded in the repack (say , the distribution weighs 4.50 GB, but I would like 4.37 GB, in order to burn to a DVD), other localizations have been removed (for example, if the version is Multi9/Multi8, etc.), multiplayer. Some release groups cut out the logo, credits, or make several variations of repacks.
If the audio files are in wav format, they are often encoded in ogg during installation to reduce weight. The savings in this case are quite significant.

Advantages of repacks:
– Faster downloading of games from the Internet.
– Ability to record repack to 4.7 G DVD-R/RWB. (if the game is split into 2 DVD5, you can burn it onto two discs, and so on).
– Very often, new (updated) versions of repacks integrate new patches as they are released, as well as DLC (add-ons/downloadable content).
– Often 2 localizations are sewn in at once– for example Russian and English. That is, the user (gamer) during installation can combine a combination of text and voice acting. For example, the text is Russian, but the voice acting is English (original) and vice versa. If there are a lot of good fan translations for a game, then they are also integrated into the package.
– There are also repacks with original manuals in electronic format, unofficial modifications, soundtracks from the game (OST), art books, walkthroughs, etc.
– In repacks, as a rule, NoDVD is immediately embedded (unlearning from the disk/hacked exe) or a mini-image taken by a special program for copying protected disks (for example CloneCD, BlindWrite, Alcohol 120%) from a licensed copy of the game (for launching) is integrated.

Additional information about Repacks:
– The duration of installation of games can be from several minutes to several hours (depending on the degree of compression, file packaging method and your hardware).
– To manage repack images of some formats (for example, ISO), special emulator programs are required: DAEMON Tools (daemon/demon tools), the already mentioned Alcohol 120% (alcohol one hundred and twenty percent), UltraISO (UltraISO).
– Installing (unpacking) Repack versions of games may require more RAM (at high compression levels) than when installing a licensed game. Therefore, when installing the game, it is recommended to free up as much RAM as possible, unload the processor, close unused applications, etc.

Of course, Repack and games are created on the basis of Russian localizations (licenses), which means that the game has official Russian voice acting and text. If the localizer limited itself to translating subtitles, then the voice acting remains original. It is worth noting that if the game was released at a time when There have been no official localizations yet, or the game has not been published in Russia at all, or it has been published, but only in English, then a high-quality Russian translation from well-known release groups, including voice acting (if any), is sewn into the toy.

On the game description page there is always a description of Repack. You don’t need to download NoCD/NoDVD and other tablets, everything is alreadybuilt into the game itself orbuilt into the installer, causing the game to run without a disc. And for gamers– this is more than critical. All you have to do is launch the game from a shortcut on your desktop and that’s it. If the security code is not subject to injection hacking, a mini-image is created based on the original copy. It is automatically mounted in Daemon Tools when you launch the game from your desktop. Before deleting the game, do not forget to unmount the image so that it does not remain undeleted, although in most cases this happens automatically. But, note: in the bottom right tray, left-click on the lightning icon (Daemon Tools), and select the option “Unmount all drives” or the virtual drive you need (if you have several of them).

As you know, there are developers who are involved in changing or adding to the main versions of programs. This is done to make the programs more functional and convenient. And sometimes they simply add originality and variety to the old version. Let's define the term Repack.

So Let's look at this using the example of computer games. Usually the original version takes up a lot of space. It uses certain modules and file encodings.

So, creating a Repak is necessary to reduce the space occupied by the main version of the game on the disk. Typically, all audio files and videos recorded in WAV format are cut out and made more compressed. For example, they are translated into OGG format.

When game repacks are created, all game components are significantly compressed, but always without losing content. FreeArc and 7-Zip are used for this. And answering questions about what Repack is and what it represents, we can say that it looks like an archive, which takes up much less space on your hard drive.

This method is used by multimedia pirates, who, in other words, are virtual disk files, and the computer recognizes them as real media.

One important point: the games are compressed only in installation form. And when the installation is complete, they take up as much disk space as the original itself.

Thinking about what Repak is, we can say that it is a change in the encoding and configuration of files. You can also replace the models in the game and somehow diversify the virtual world.

The question arises about what Repack versions of the game are. This is, without a doubt, a more complete version of the game itself, with all the additions. It doesn't require a real disk.

Let's note the main advantages of Repack:

It downloads much faster than the main version. This is because its installation weight is much less than the original version.

The repack can be easily burned to a DVD (4.7 GB capacity).

Patches are frequently added to the application.

Most Repaks have clear application manuals. A convenient electronic format is used.

If you purchase the original game, then along with it you need to download additional content from the manufacturer’s website. And the Repak version will save you from such work.

The presence of utilities such as NoCD or NoDVD.

And now about some negative aspects of Repack versions of programs and games. This is where it all comes down to the application. The installation speed depends on this and may require a lot of computer RAM. It happens that the installation of a version takes several hours.

Well, the fact that you need to work in ISO format with certain disk images using additional applications. These include the following: Alcohol 120%, Daemon Tools or UltraISO.

The main features of a quality Repack are:

If the interface contains Russian language, as well as voice acting in Russian.

Its size should be no more than 60% of the original version.

If during installation and actual operation of Repack there are no errors associated with repacking.

Availability of bonuses. This includes official addons, patches and additions.

Many users on the Internet ask what RePack, Portable, Silent installation is.

Let's try to explain the difference between these programs.

Silent installation

Silent Installation- this is if the program is installed automatically without user intervention. In other words, you do not need to enter serial numbers, keys, or use other methods of program registration: patches, cracks, etc. In addition to this, during installation of the program you will not have to click “next” many times; the repack program will do everything for you. And after installation, soft will be completely ready to work.

Why is this needed? Imagine a situation, for example: You are a system administrator and you have the task of installing the Windows operating system and a set of programs on a huge number of computers. If you use silent installation programs, you have the opportunity to save time several times and simplify this procedure.

Installation duration depends on the size of the program and lasts from 1-2 seconds to an hour. Such programs are installed by double-clicking the right mouse button on the file being launched. These files are usually prepared for automatic installation of programs immediately after installing the Windows operating system, and are often included in some assembly, such as Zver DVD, etc. As a matter of fact, everything is very simple: click on the file twice and wait for the installation to complete.

Quiet installation is usually used for post-installation programs, for example Windows Post-Installer, BS POST-INSTALLER. Also, silent installation programs install perfectly on a “live” operating system that has been running for a long time.

Such software, among other things, can be useful for those inhabitants of our planet who do not like to tinker with the little details of installing a program, or do not want to strain themselves. And of course it will produce for those people who are faced with installation problems(installations) of the application. The “Silent Installation” assembly will do everything itself and will not require your intervention at all. Just run it and once the installation is complete, the program is ready for use with all the built-in add-ons and add-ons.

What is Repack and why is it needed?

You have probably seen the word “Repack” in the title of games or programs more than once, but what can be concluded from this?

Repack- this is a repackaged licensed program or game. Why is this necessary? Most often, Repack is done to reduce the size of the installer or so that, for example, tablets (crack) and translation are already in the newly installed program or game.

RePack is a lightweight version of the game-program from which unnecessary files are cut out, including foreign languages, foreign software, various demos, video clips are often compressed in RePacks, sometimes with loss of quality. The purchased stripped-down version of the game, in most cases, is collected in 1-2.iso,.mdf... and other disk images As a result, RePack weighs less and is faster to download from the internet.
In RePack they add all sorts of cracks, keygens, no-dvds, etc. In most cases, a license is first detected on trackers, and after that there are many repacks to it, 1/4-1/3 less in volume.
Although RePack" takes a long time to install on a computer. Up to 1-2 hours... (bye-bye, all this compressed stuff will be installed).
Often, repackers themselves translate the license, almost spontaneously, and also invest in RePack.

What is a Portable program?

When we come to visit or go to work, we use other people's PCs. And often we will need programs in the form in which they are configured at home. With documentation, everything is usually simple - copy it to a flash drive and play it on a third-party computer, then what about program options? Or there may not be a necessary program at all... For all this, there are portable programs (in other words, Portable versions of programs), in other words, programs that do not require anything to work, except for yourself. These programs save all options not in the registry, but in their own files.

Portable programs can work while being in any folder. If a program does not have its own installer, this does not mean that it is actually portable. In addition to all this, it should not access the registry and other places on the hard drive.
Portable versions of programs are usually distributed in archives. For the program to work, just extract the files from the archive into one folder or another.

Portable programs are made by enthusiasts. They do this so that the program does not access the boundaries of its own folder. For example, a simple program will use the registry - professionals make sure that the program writes its options not to the registry, but to a file. Although, if, say, the registry is really needed, then a special code at startup writes the settings into the registry, and after closing it uploads it back to the file. Kinds

Portable Soft

ru- the applications contain Russian language
portable- portable - move with ease, just copy the application files.
apps- English abbreviation for the word application, which means the addition of a computer program, for example a web browser or word processor.

A portable application is a computer program that can be carried with you on a portable device, such as USB, and used on any PC. When your USB flash drive, portable hard drive, or other portable device is connected, you have access to your programs and personal data as if you were at your own computer. And when you turn off the device, none of your individual data remains on someone else's computer.

No special equipment required: just use a USB Flash, miniature hard drive, iPod/MP3 player, etc. Virtually no additional software - just download, install and run portable applications.

To make it clear how this works, I will describe an approximate algorithm:

A backup copy of registry branches (or configuration files) and files located outside the installed folder, on which the operation of the application depends, is created.
Importing the data necessary for the application into the registry; similarly, let’s say copying those files that should be present outside the portable folder (for example, in .../System32).
Starting the main program and waiting for it to close.
Upon completion, export options from the registry (or configuration files) to portable.
Cleaning traces of program operation (more precisely, deleting temporary files).
Restoring into the system those registry keys and files that were reserved in the 1st step of the algorithm.

A portable program (in English “portable application”) is portable software that does not necessarily need to be installed on the PC’s hard drive to run and use. This group includes programs that can be easily installed on a flash drive, external HDD, CDs, DVDs, Bly-ray discs in the usual way, and also those that operate without installation. This is convenient for many reasons: it is not at all necessary to install the same programs on several PCs, at work you can use your favorite browser, email client, ICQ without complaints from the system administrator and management, all data is saved on removable media and copied extremely easily and so on
Another undeniable advantage of Portable programs is that they are free, at least for private (non-commercial) use. Although it is possible to find portable versions of commercial programs on the Internet, for example Microsoft Office or Adobe Photoshop.

What is the secret of Portable programs?

With portable applications the situation is different. The program is installed in the folder assigned to it on removable media, without affecting the PC’s hard drive and registry, and will work perfectly no matter which PC you connect the flash drive to.
In order to copy a program, you just need to transfer its directory to another removable media.

Almost all applications do not require installation; they can be copied and launched from anywhere. But keep in mind that Portable programs created for one operating system will not work on another. In other words, if you use a portable version of the Firefox browser for Linux, it will not work on a computer with Mac OS or Windows.

Part of the similar PS available on the Internet stores all the options in its directory and, of course, stores all the options during a similar transfer. All this goodness could be called True PS (True Portable Soft).
The other part stubbornly continues to save the settings in “Documents and Settings” and during the transfer all options have to be restored manually. That’s it, of course, the program is functional right away, but in the meantime you will bring it to condition... Such things would be much better called Conditional PS - (Relative Portable Soft).
Among other things, there are subtypes created to be carried on flash drives and launched from them, differing in the location where numerous temporary files are recorded that are created during operation. Specifically, in order to save the working capacity of a flash drive, which, generally speaking, has a limit on the number of write cycles on each “sector”, all temporary files are written to a screw, in a temporary folder created while the application is running. In accordance with this, the subcategories “True Portable USB Soft” and “Relative Portable USB Soft” arise.
Of particular interest is a certain, we call it “single-file” variety of “True Portable USB Soft”. Then the application consists of 1 packaged executable file, when launched, the settings are transferred to the screw; during operation, only the hard drive is accessed, and when closed the program, all options (probably modified), are again packed into an executable file on the flash drive while simultaneously deleting the created folder from the screw.