Load times

Jimbuna · 05-03-08, 07:06 AM

Pretty impressive loading times

bigboywooly · 05-03-08, 07:42 AM

Campaign files are one of the things which increase load times

Time a start up using the Merged campaign files then do the same using the Black Sea files only
You will see what I mean

This why I guess I dont use the merged files
Why add all that traffic in the Black Sea and Indian Ocean when I am not going to be leaving the Altantic

My times with normal campaign files worked out at 6 mins 45 seconds
With Black Sea files 2 mins 25 seconds

lol

Plus the more ships you have in the Sea folder also contributes to slower times

Mine currently has 233 ( not inc Icebergs and Bouys ) = 1.56 Gb

STEED · 05-03-08, 07:52 AM

I'm about 2 or 3 minutes giving me time to make a cup of coffee.

predavolk · 05-09-08, 07:36 AM

OK, I was SHOCKED. For other reasons, Winblows XP crashed on me and I installed a fresh copy. My load time for the game went from 5 to 1 minute, and my load time for a save game when from 20 to 7 minutes!

Absolutely crazy. The whole computer runs much faster now. I know enough about computers to not be surprised, so please don't feel free to chime in with told-you-so comments. It was a lot of work to reload everything, but at least the final product was very rewarding! Taking this game down to 8 minutes from 20+ is a major change in playability. Beauty!

danurve · 05-09-08, 08:17 AM

I like the swap file on the 2nd drive idea.

If your system has one I'm thinking it should be of equal quality as the main.
Regularly keeping your system defraged couldn't hurt either. Windows defrag is ok but there are better apps for that out there. Diskkeeper, O&O, Perfectdisk.

05-03-08, 07:06 AM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,584 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Pretty impressive loading times __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-03-08, 07:42 AM	#2
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Campaign files are one of the things which increase load times Time a start up using the Merged campaign files then do the same using the Black Sea files only You will see what I mean This why I guess I dont use the merged files Why add all that traffic in the Black Sea and Indian Ocean when I am not going to be leaving the Altantic My times with normal campaign files worked out at 6 mins 45 seconds With Black Sea files 2 mins 25 seconds lol Plus the more ships you have in the Sea folder also contributes to slower times Mine currently has 233 ( not inc Icebergs and Bouys ) = 1.56 Gb __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

05-03-08, 07:52 AM	#3
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I'm about 2 or 3 minutes giving me time to make a cup of coffee. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

05-09-08, 08:17 AM	#5
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	I like the swap file on the 2nd drive idea. If your system has one I'm thinking it should be of equal quality as the main. Regularly keeping your system defraged couldn't hurt either. Windows defrag is ok but there are better apps for that out there. Diskkeeper, O&O, Perfectdisk. __________________

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05-09-08, 07:36 AM	#4
predavolk Weps Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 369 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	OK, I was SHOCKED. For other reasons, Winblows XP crashed on me and I installed a fresh copy. My load time for the game went from 5 to 1 minute, and my load time for a save game when from 20 to 7 minutes! Absolutely crazy. The whole computer runs much faster now. I know enough about computers to not be surprised, so please don't feel free to chime in with told-you-so comments. It was a lot of work to reload everything, but at least the final product was very rewarding! Taking this game down to 8 minutes from 20+ is a major change in playability. Beauty!