While a standard 25 GB installation from a disc takes 20 minutes, the VEBMAX repack of Black Flag took an average of to unpack on a standard mechanical hard drive (HDD). The installer would lock up at 73% for what felt like an eternity as it painstakingly rebuilt the game’s huge “DataPC_Forge” files.
To understand VEBMAX, you must first understand the original Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag . Released in 2013 by Ubisoft, the game was a massive open-world adventure across the Caribbean. The full, uncompressed game weighed in at approximately . For many gamers in regions with data caps, slow DSL, or expensive bandwidth, that 25 GB was a fortress wall. -VEBMAX- Assassin-s Creed IV- Black Flag Repack
In the end, the story of VEBMAX is a reminder that in the world of repacks, you always pay a toll. Either you pay with bandwidth (downloading 25 GB), or you pay with time (unpacking for 2 hours). For those who chose the latter, VEBMAX was a generous, if slow, captain of the high seas. While a standard 25 GB installation from a
Forums from that era are filled with frantic posts: “Is VEBMAX frozen? It’s been at 88% for 45 minutes.” “No, be patient. Go make coffee. Maybe lunch.” The VEBMAX repack of Black Flag became a legend for two reasons. For gamers with unlimited patience but limited internet, it was a miracle. For those with fast internet but slow CPUs, it was a nightmare. Released in 2013 by Ubisoft, the game was
Enter VEBMAX. Around 2015-2016, a repack appeared on torrent sites labeled: “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – VEBMAX Repack.” The file size caught everyone off guard: just 7.2 GB . That is a compression ratio of nearly 70%. How was this possible?