diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8ae1608bb..24a918963 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ ipch/
 *.opensdf
 *.pdb
 *.sdf
-*.sh
 *.suo
 *.user
 
@@ -41,4 +40,4 @@ Thumbs.db
 *.cfg
 *.cmd
 tmp/
-tests/config.lua
+tests/config.lua
diff --git a/process/compress.py b/process/compress.py
index 2ad62d814..243f80d9c 100755
--- a/process/compress.py
+++ b/process/compress.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from sys import argv, exit
 from string import join
 from os import access, R_OK
-from os import system
+from os import system, symlink
 
 gamename='Eressea'
 
@@ -38,11 +38,8 @@ for line in infile.readlines():
     if not options.has_key("reports"):
         continue
     reports = options["reports"].split(",")
+#    reports = reports + [ "iso.cr" ]
     prefix = "%(turn)s-%(faction)s." % options
-    files=[]
-    times="../parteien"
-    if os.path.isfile(times):
-        files = files + [ times ]
     if options["compression"]=="zip":
         output = prefix+"zip"
         files = [output]
@@ -54,8 +51,9 @@ for line in infile.readlines():
                 filename = "%s%s" % (prefix, extension)
                 if (access(filename, R_OK)):
                     parameters = parameters + [ filename ]
-            system("zip %s -q -m -j -1 %s" % (output, join(parameters," ")))
+            system("zip %s -q -m -j %s" % (output, join(parameters," ")))
     else:
+        files = []
         for extension in reports:
             if extension!='':
                 filename = "%s%s" % (prefix, extension)
@@ -66,7 +64,12 @@ for line in infile.readlines():
                         #print output, "exists, skipping"
                         continue
                     system("bzip2 %s" % filename)
-    #print files
+    if not access('../wochenbericht.txt'):
+        os.symlink('../parteien', '../wochenbericht.txt')
+    extras = [ '../wochenbericht.txt', '../express.txt' ]
+    for extra in extras:
+        if access(extra, R_OK):
+            files = files + [extra]
     options["files"] = join(files, " ")
     batch = file("%s.sh" % options["faction"], "w")
     batch.write(template % options)
diff --git a/process/compress.sh b/process/compress.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ff152b9f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/process/compress.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -z $ERESSEA ]; then
+  echo "You need to define the \$ERESSEA environment variable to run $0"
+  exit -2
+fi
+
+GAME=$ERESSEA/game-$1
+GAME_NAME=$(grep name $GAME/eressea.ini | sed 's/.*=\s*//')
+
+TURN=$2
+if [ -z $TURN ]
+then
+  TURN=`cat $GAME/turn`
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d $GAME/reports ]; then
+  echo "cannot find reports directory in $GAME"
+  exit -1
+fi
+
+cd $GAME/reports
+$HOME/bin/compress.py $TURN "$GAME_NAME"
+cd -