Help Reducing MW3 dedicated server filesize

[JoSchaap]

What can be safely removed from the MW3 dedicated server folder without 'breaking' it?

allready deleted the 'video' folder since the dedi does nothing with .BIK files.
but tbh 12,5GB is still ALOT for just a dedi server..
what else can be deleted safely?

*edit* minor update

/redist folder can be deleted
did some more testing and in the /zones I could delete all .ff files except for:

Code:

code_post_gfx_mp.ff
code_pre_gfx_mp.ff
common_mp.ff
localized_code_post_gfx_mp.ff
localized_code_pre_gfx_mp.ff
localized_common_mp.ff
localized_ui_mp.ff
mp_alpha.ff
mp_alpha_load.ff
mp_bootleg.ff
mp_bootleg_load.ff
mp_bravo.ff
mp_bravo_load.ff
mp_carbon.ff
mp_carbon_load.ff
mp_dome.ff
mp_dome_load.ff
mp_exchange.ff
mp_exchange_load.ff
mp_hardhat.ff
mp_hardhat_load.ff
mp_interchange.ff
mp_interchange_load.ff
mp_lambeth.ff
mp_lambeth_load.ff
mp_mogadishu.ff
mp_mogadishu_load.ff
mp_paris.ff
mp_paris_load.ff
mp_plaza2.ff
mp_plaza2_load.ff
mp_radar.ff
mp_radar_load.ff
mp_seatown.ff
mp_seatown_load.ff
mp_underground.ff
mp_underground_load.ff
mp_village.ff
mp_village_load.ff
patch_mp.ff
patch_mp_dome.ff
patch_mp_exchange.ff
patch_mp_lambeth.ff
patch_mp_paris.ff
patch_mp_radar.ff
patch_mp_underground.ff
patch_mp_village.ff
patch_so_survival_mp_bootleg.ff
patch_so_survival_mp_dome.ff
patch_so_survival_mp_village.ff
so_survival_mp_alpha.ff
so_survival_mp_bootleg.ff
so_survival_mp_bravo.ff
so_survival_mp_carbon.ff
so_survival_mp_dome.ff
so_survival_mp_exchange.ff
so_survival_mp_hardhat.ff
so_survival_mp_interchange.ff
so_survival_mp_lambeth.ff
so_survival_mp_mogadishu.ff
so_survival_mp_paris.ff
so_survival_mp_plaza2.ff
so_survival_mp_radar.ff
so_survival_mp_seatown.ff
so_survival_mp_underground.ff
so_survival_mp_village.ff
ui_mp.ff

atm my mw3server filesize is = 8,8 GB
it should be possible to stripdown more, all i need is some knowledge about looking inside the iw files
imho a dedicated server of 14GB is redicculous

[Yurio]

My *.iwd for latest version.
6.35 GB --> 3.2 MB

Enjoy

[JoSchaap]

could you elaborate on the IWD files are they some sort of compressed archives i can look into with the proper tools?

this so i can make this myself and am not dependending on others if a new patch comes out

[Yurio]

Usually only the last file is updated. I'll add it if someone will need in the future.

[JoSchaap]

wow 1.4GB now NICE thats like a 90% decrease.. whats IW thinking making the dedi the same size as the game?

[Yurio]

There's a way of thinking everything is bad. See, for example, how they implemented the private slots...
Activision, IW

[zxz0O0]

Are you sure you can't delete so_survival_* files?

[JoSchaap]

hmm ill give it a try

*update*

yes you can!

so_survival_* and patch_so_survival can also be deleted

just was a bit cautious because the filenames had mp_ in them

1.41 GB -> 1.40GB

[JoSchaap]

@Yurio I'm still curious how you did reduce these files

I like to be able to do this myself

[zxz0O0]

@Yurio I'm still curious how you did reduce these files

I like to be able to do this myself

IWD = ZIP, you can open it with any unpacker.

To reduce the file size you create an empty zip file and fix the crc with @SuperNovaAO's tool.