*Tutorial* Reducing the size of your Arc file

[Red Rooster]

I have discovered an easy way to reduce the arc file size, unfortunately it requires losing a feature of the game. In my case I chose to get rid of Create-A-Belt because I never use it and dont plan on ever using it.
 
Just getting rid of CAB from my arc reduced the size by 4kb which means 256 more attires or 128 new wrestlers.
 
Tutorial
 
1) Make a backup of your plist.arc and .def files.
2) Open your plist.arc with a Hex Editor (I use Hex Workshop)
3) Do a search/find for the TextSting CABT

 

4) Select the bit that is 2 bits before CABT (in my case the 00 after FF)

5) Select everything from there until 1 bit before HCART (As shown below)

 

6) Delete the selected data (your arc should now look like the pic below)

 

7) Open plist.def in Hex Editor

8) Search/Find pac\cab\CAB.pac

9) Select the data from there until 2 bits after pac\cab\cab23.pac (As shown below)

 

10) Delete the data

11) Move arc and def file back to your console

Edited December 12, 2014 by Red Rooster

[Dbo2700]

That's huge! You're awesome for such a dope discovery.

[KREATIV]

Awesome

[LordBarker]

Great! Create-A-Belt seems bloody useless anyway.

[IamCrazyPT]

Nice discovery. Really usefull. My arc file is already 188kb

[zhigge]

wait you can create a belt in 2k14? no but really never desired to use it..

[summerslammer]

Awesome idea, Rooster... Create a Belt can kiss my ass..

[motishow]

thanks Red!!!!

[bravebird31]

Great tip, Thanks.

[Steve ®]

Very good discovery ... do u know how to change names using hex editor

[IamCrazyPT]

Very good discovery ... do u know how to change names using hex editor

There's a tutorial for that already

[Super_Luigi]

Awesome idea. Thanks for sharing, will definitely do.

[UndertakerWLF]

Awesome find

[csalt]

Very nice, awesome find

[Impaler]

And for PS3 version you have to remove these bits in a Hex Editor. Since there are 2 screenshots put into a single image begin at the 00 6B and go all the way until FF FF at the end on the image.

Edited June 4, 2018 by Impaler

[Impaler]

More on how to reduce arc for PS3

 

[MKKHAN]

Most of tutorial have no image that's why I don't understand properly I wish someone who have some good time to make these again with video like

How to replace hair where to find small images not the renders and how to change winning style also the calling name if I change any superstar I don't like in game and give the new the calling name in entrance

Thank you 

[Red Rooster]

The images are gone because you are 6 years too late to the party. Sorry.

[MKKHAN]

Thanks red

You always helping me 

Edited May 21, 2020 by MKKHAN

[Deadite988]

i get fatal crash 🥲 there are 2 instances of CATB in arc file, i delete both.