This is why loading time takes so long

[Fifi]

Reducing tga weight is the only way
Photoshop, image size, and find good compromise without loosing too much quality rendering …
Very long job to rework textures tga for all ships (as well as library tgas)
(I know I did it)
Loading times is very good as result

[Kal_Maximus_U669]

Hi Fifi I'm not experienced like you but is it not possible to compress them?
For my part your work works very well it is true that if you activate all the options it will be slightly longer but with regard to the work carried out on the mod it is largely acceptable is comprehensive...

[Fifi]

Originally Posted by Kal_Maximus_U669

Hi Fifi I'm not experienced like you but is it not possible to compress them?
For my part your work works very well it is true that if you activate all the options it will be slightly longer but with regard to the work carried out on the mod it is largely acceptable is comprehensive...

Hi Kal, nope, we can’t compress them … cause game will not uncompress them!
As far as I know anyway.
Only way is lighten each tga, resizing them so weight is lighter.
Some ships have 2048x1024 tgas … enormous weight! Rezising them smaller divide weight by almost 2 …
1024x1024 tgas can be transformed 512x512 without big quality lost (depending for what it is assigned) and weight gain is always welcome for faster loads

[FUBAR295]

Fifi,

Have you looked at possibly reducing the size of the ship TGA files in the Sea File?

I notice that they have a 32 bit color depth which could be reduced to a 24 bit color depth and reduce the file size down by at least 1/3 ( i.e. file size 1024KB goes down to 759KB ) without affecting any noticeable difference in rendering. Is it really needed to have 32 bit, as you could save some space and speed up loading. I have done this with my uniform files.

Something to look at.

Good hunting,
FUBAR295

[Fifi]

Originally Posted by FUBAR295

Fifi,

Have you looked at possibly reducing the size of the ship TGA files in the Sea File?

I notice that they have a 32 bit color depth which could be reduced to a 24 bit color depth and reduce the file size down by at least 1/3 ( i.e. file size 1024KB goes down to 759KB ) without affecting any noticeable difference in rendering. Is it really needed to have 32 bit, as you could save some space and speed up loading. I have done this with my uniform files.

Something to look at.

Good hunting,
FUBAR295

Sea files are already optimized
Some are 24 bits, others 32… all can’t be 24 (mainly when some transparency needed)
Strangely, I tried same file at 24 & then 32, No change in weight!

On other hand, NYGM have actually the faster loading times still… so no need to loose some more quality imho…

[FUBAR295]

Originally Posted by Fifi

Sea files are already optimized
Some are 24 bits, others 32… all can’t be 24 (mainly when some transparency needed)
Strangely, I tried same file at 24 & then 32, No change in weight!

On other hand, NYGM have actually the faster loading times still… so no need to loose some more quality imho…

Then I will be quiet and go back into my hole.

[Fifi]

Originally Posted by FUBAR295

Then I will be quiet and go back into my hole.

No! I need your suggestions & advices!