Yeet DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin from a single .pak file or a directory for bulk processing

TrimPak.bat

:: REQUIRES REPAK https://github.com/trumank/repak/
:: Process a single .pak file or all .pak files in a directory

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

cls
title TrimPak

echo Select an option:
echo 1. Process a single .pak file
echo 2. Process all .pak files in a directory (Bulk)
set /p "choice=Enter your choice (1 or 2): "

if "%choice%"=="1" goto :PROCESS_SINGLE
if "%choice%"=="2" goto :PROCESS_BULK
echo Invalid choice. Exiting...
goto EXIT

:PROCESS_SINGLE
set "pakPath="
set /p "pakPath=Enter path to .pak file: "
set "pakPath=%pakPath:"=%"
if not exist "%pakPath%" (
    echo Invalid file path.
    goto EXIT
)
for %%I in ("%pakPath%") do (
    set "fileName=%%~nxI"
    set "pakDirectory=%%~dpI"
    set "modName=%%~nI"
)
set "modIndex=1"
set "modCount=1"
set "logFile=TrimPak.log"
echo Processing started at %date% %time% > "%logFile%"
echo Pak file: %pakPath% >> "%logFile%"
call :ProcessMod "%pakPath%" "%fileName%" "%pakDirectory%" "%modName%" "%modIndex%" "%modCount%"
goto DONE_PROCESSING_SINGLE

:PROCESS_BULK
set "modRootPath="
set /p "modRootPath=Enter path to folder: "
set "modRootPath=%modRootPath:"=%"
if not exist "%modRootPath%" (
    echo Invalid directory.
    goto EXIT
)
set "logFile=TrimPakBulk.log"
echo Processing started at %date% %time% > "%logFile%"
echo Root directory: %modRootPath% >> "%logFile%"
echo Detecting mods...
set "modCount=0"
if exist modsList.txt del modsList.txt
for /r "%modRootPath%" %%F in ("*pakchunk0-WindowsNoEditor.pak") do (
    if exist "%%F" (
        set /A modCount+=1
        echo Detected pak file: %%F
        echo %%F >> modsList.txt
    )
)
if %modCount%==0 (
    echo No mods found in the specified directory.
    echo No mods found in the specified directory. >> "%logFile%"
    goto EXIT
)
echo %modCount% mods detected.
echo %modCount% mods detected. >> "%logFile%"
set /p "proceed=Do you wish to proceed with processing? (y/n): "
if /I "%proceed%" neq "y" goto EXIT
set "modIndex=0"
for /F "delims=" %%F in (modsList.txt) do (
    set /A modIndex+=1
    set "pakPath=%%F"
    set "fileName=%%~nxF"
    set "pakDirectory=%%~dpF"
    call :ProcessMod "!pakPath!" "!fileName!" "!pakDirectory!" "!modIndex!" "%modCount%"
)
goto DONE_PROCESSING_BULK

:ProcessMod
setlocal
set "pakPath=%~1"
set "fileName=%~2"
set "pakDirectory=%~3"
set "modIndex=%~4"
set "modCount=%~5"
echo Processing mod "%fileName%" (%modIndex%/%modCount%)
echo Pak path: "%pakPath%"
echo Processing mod "%fileName%" (%modIndex%/%modCount%) >> "%logFile%"
echo Pak path: "%pakPath%" >> "%logFile%"
for /f "tokens=1,2 delims=~" %%a in ("%fileName:pakchunk=~%") do set "modName=%%a"
for %%N in ("%fileName%") do set "folderName=%%~nN"
echo Unpacking "%modName%"...
echo Unpacking "%modName%" >> "%logFile%"
call repak unpack "%pakPath%"
if errorlevel 1 (
    echo Failed to unpack "%pakPath%".
    echo Failed to unpack "%pakPath%". >> "%logFile%"
    set /p "continue=Continue processing other mods? (y/n): "
    if /I "%continue%" neq "y" goto EXIT
    goto :EOF
)
set "devBin=%pakDirectory%%folderName%\Phoenix\Mods\%modName%\Metadata\DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin"
if exist "%devBin%" (
    del "%devBin%"
    echo Removed problem file
    echo Removed DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin from %devBin% >> "%logFile%"
) else (
    echo DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin not found - may already be deleted
    echo DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin not found - may already be deleted >> "%logFile%"
)
echo Repacking "%modName%"...
echo Repacking "%modName%" >> "%logFile%"
call repak pack "%pakDirectory%%folderName%"
if errorlevel 1 (
    echo Failed to repack "%pakPath%".
    echo Failed to repack "%pakPath%". >> "%logFile%"
    set /p "continue=Continue processing other mods? (y/n): "
    if /I "%continue%" neq "y" goto EXIT
    goto :EOF
)
if exist "%pakDirectory%%folderName%" (
    rmdir /S /Q "%pakDirectory%%folderName%"
    echo Removed unpacked folder "%pakDirectory%%folderName%" >> "%logFile%"
)
echo Successfully processed "%modName%".
echo Successfully processed "%modName%". >> "%logFile%"
endlocal
goto :EOF

:DONE_PROCESSING_SINGLE
echo Processing completed.
goto EXIT

:DONE_PROCESSING_BULK
echo Processing completed at %date% %time% >> "%logFile%"
echo Processing completed.
goto EXIT

:EXIT
if exist modsList.txt del modsList.txt
echo Press any key to exit...
pause >nul

TrimPak.mp4

Note: This is just an example to demonstrate how Bulk processing works. If you want to actually use it to trim your mod list properly, read the Notes in the above comment.