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Stiebler · 07-12-06, 05:03 AM

The new Kiel canal and other canals in Grey Wolves and NYGM (and perhaps other mods) require users to download a revised file Terraindata.bfd (among other files) which occupies a staggering 242 MegaBytes *itself* (113 MBytes when compressed with 7-Zip).

This is a major reason why NYGM and GW are so huge to download and such a pain for those with dial-up modems. The benefit is, as stated by users in this thread, completely marginal. No one is likely to use the Kiel Canal after 1940, and the only way to get a speedy transit is to alter the time compression while traversing the canal. Then alter it back again afterwards.

I really would like to see this near-worthless burden removed.

Stiebler.

07-12-06, 05:03 AM	#6
Stiebler Fuel Supplier Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,237 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 4	The new Kiel canal and other canals in Grey Wolves and NYGM (and perhaps other mods) require users to download a revised file Terraindata.bfd (among other files) which occupies a staggering 242 MegaBytes itself (113 MBytes when compressed with 7-Zip). This is a major reason why NYGM and GW are so huge to download and such a pain for those with dial-up modems. The benefit is, as stated by users in this thread, completely marginal. No one is likely to use the Kiel Canal after 1940, and the only way to get a speedy transit is to alter the time compression while traversing the canal. Then alter it back again afterwards. I really would like to see this near-worthless burden removed. Stiebler.