Gnarly Repacks utilizes advanced compression algorithms (often LZMA2 or Brotli) that the standard Steam patcher does not employ by default. Audio files (Wwise banks) and texture atlases are re-encoded without losing visual fidelity. Vehicle LODs (Levels of Detail) are reorganized to unpack faster during runtime.

(Note: exact changelog entries for v0.30.5 should be checked against the official patch notes for precise bugfixes and additions.)

The official version of BeamNG.drive v0.30.5 generally occupies between 32 GB and 38 GB on an SSD. The Gnarly Repacks version reduces this to 11.2 GB. How is this possible, and is it safe?