Speeding up GWX3 loading time

[Jimbuna]

I haven't tried it either (at least I don't think I have) but I have heard good reports.

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I haven't tried it either (at least I don't think I have) but I have heard good reports.

If it actually speeds up the load it'd certainly be worth a look...

Don't look now, but I sense the 'test' bug coming on.

[Jimbuna]

It has to be faster because of the smaller campaign layers.

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

It has to be faster because of the smaller campaign layers.

Roger that but I'm thinking I may have to re-script a number of new units I've introduced in my campaign. Will have a look when I've got the time.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Fish In The Water

Roger that but I'm thinking I may have to re-script a number of new units I've introduced in my campaign. Will have a look when I've got the time.

Anything you've scripted in yourself will have to be added manually again.

[flag4]

... i use Alacrity PC to shut down all unnecassary programmes in the background before loading SH3+GWX3 even begins. so, from Alacrity to Atlantic is about 10 minutes = time for a coffee and a butty and a

im kinda used to it now. it has become part of the game time. it will be interesting to see how much time is saved by using reduced campaign layers.
please post results....

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by flag4

... i use Alacrity PC to shut down all unnecassary programmes in the background before loading SH3+GWX3 even begins. so, from Alacrity to Atlantic is about 10 minutes = time for a coffee and a butty and a

im kinda used to it now. it has become part of the game time. it will be interesting to see how much time is saved by using reduced campaign layers.
please post results....

Much obviously depends on your cpu, system, installation etc. but I use the below for comparison purposes and fully acknowledge there are an awful lot of cross permutations inbetween:

2Ghz single core with 2GB Ram.....11 mins (GWX development machine)

3Ghz quad core with 8GB ram.....1 1/2 mins

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Anything you've scripted in yourself will have to be added manually again.

Took care of that, but I see the RCL mod alters both the _SCR and the _RND layers which leads me to a question regarding your GWX SpySat mod.

Do you recall if the changes to the SpySat _RND layer were extensive? I only ask as I'm considering whether a homebrew compatibility fix would be worth the effort. Any idea how much work would be involved?

[rik007]

If you have a SSD install it there. This will improve startup/loadtimes. But not spectacular enough to buy a SSD but it helps.