Very slow loading.

Polak2 · 12-24-06, 01:58 AM

I have noticed very slow loading and unloading of SH3 after I have recently reinstalled and patched with GWX mod. I have rather fast 2.8 P4 with 512 MB mem. Maybe memory should be upgraded tad larger. Any suggestion?

Letum · 12-24-06, 02:10 AM

The amount of RAM and the type of RAM is one of the biggest factors in loading times. 1GB of RAM or less will give you a long loading time.
Find out what kind of RAM your mother board takes, check there is a empty RAM stick slot and buy some more if you can.
If not, boil some tea or mix up a u-boat cocktail whist you wait for it to load.

Defragmentating your hard drive will have a positive effect if you have the time for it. Remember not to touch your PC when you are doing this and disable your screen saver first!

11Bravo · 12-24-06, 07:14 AM

You are not alone...

My boot time for GWX is 2 minutes for the game to load and an additional 7 minutes for a save game or new mission to load. P4/3GHz/1G RAM. It is worth the wait...

Corsair · 12-24-06, 07:17 AM

Just the time to prepare tea/coffee, food, booze and cigarettes for a long cruise...

ReallyDedPoet · 12-24-06, 08:22 AM

Minor issue for me. The load times are longer, but there is a lot more stuff in GWX. The wait is worth it in the end.

ref · 12-24-06, 08:27 AM

A tip, not only for SH3, but for all programs, defrag your drive at least once a week (I defrag my disks everyday), if you can invest on a good defrag program (diskeeper for example).
Also set your paging file to a fixed size, about one and a half times your physical ram, it prevents windows from increasing the page file every time you launch a memory demanding program.

Ref

Audie · 12-24-06, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corsair

Just the time to prepare tea/coffee, food, booze and cigarettes for a long cruise...

So true, so true

GT182 · 12-24-06, 06:26 PM

With my stock SHIII career and all 80+ mods installed, it takes even longer to load than GWX. No complaints from me, just the Kaptain, as he wants to get a move on.

12-24-06, 01:58 AM	#1
Polak2 Weps Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 371 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Very slow loading. I have noticed very slow loading and unloading of SH3 after I have recently reinstalled and patched with GWX mod. I have rather fast 2.8 P4 with 512 MB mem. Maybe memory should be upgraded tad larger. Any suggestion?

12-24-06, 02:10 AM	#2
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	The amount of RAM and the type of RAM is one of the biggest factors in loading times. 1GB of RAM or less will give you a long loading time. Find out what kind of RAM your mother board takes, check there is a empty RAM stick slot and buy some more if you can. If not, boil some tea or mix up a u-boat cocktail whist you wait for it to load. Defragmentating your hard drive will have a positive effect if you have the time for it. Remember not to touch your PC when you are doing this and disable your screen saver first! __________________

12-24-06, 07:14 AM	#3
11Bravo Medic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Error Triangle Posts: 168 Downloads: 157 Uploads: 0	You are not alone... My boot time for GWX is 2 minutes for the game to load and an additional 7 minutes for a save game or new mission to load. P4/3GHz/1G RAM. It is worth the wait... __________________ "Sounds of terror are in his ears; While at peace the destroyer comes upon him." -- Job 15:21

12-24-06, 07:17 AM	#4
Corsair Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toulouse France Posts: 1,140 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	Just the time to prepare tea/coffee, food, booze and cigarettes for a long cruise... __________________ NYGM 3.4A / Living SH3 V5.1 + SH3 Commander

12-24-06, 08:22 AM	#5
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Minor issue for me. The load times are longer, but there is a lot more stuff in GWX. The wait is worth it in the end. __________________ Back in the Day

12-24-06, 08:27 AM	#6
ref Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mar del Plata, Argentina Posts: 871 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	A tip, not only for SH3, but for all programs, defrag your drive at least once a week (I defrag my disks everyday), if you can invest on a good defrag program (diskeeper for example). Also set your paging file to a fixed size, about one and a half times your physical ram, it prevents windows from increasing the page file every time you launch a memory demanding program. Ref __________________

12-24-06, 06:26 PM	#8
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	With my stock SHIII career and all 80+ mods installed, it takes even longer to load than GWX. No complaints from me, just the Kaptain, as he wants to get a move on. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.