Very slow loading.

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

GT182 · 12-24-06, 08:51 AM

Even with a defrag Ref it's slow. I ran my GWX career lastnight after a fresh defrag and it was still slow loading.

I've got 2gigs of RAM, a P4 3.2E CPU and it's still slow. I figure it's due to all the chnages incorporated in GWX, which isn't all that bad considering what we have. Single missions are actually slower than my career. I'd say it's something we just have to live with.

And I don't mind, I like GWX just the way it is.

bigboywooly · 12-24-06, 08:53 AM

Its a trade of with load times and contents
The second load deals with the shipping\aircraft and campaign contents so the more you add the longer it takes

12-24-06, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ref

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

Ref, could you give advise how to go about this?

Thanks

KC

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.

Jimbuna · 12-24-06, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GT182

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.

:rotfl: :rotfl:

edjcox · 12-24-06, 07:53 PM

First of GWX rocks and is worth the wait.

I have a P-4 3200 with 2 GB's RAM, fesh defrags daily, and a 160 GB HD with only 40GB used.

Average startup is over 2 minutes. Single game loads are varied but 3 -4 minutes is not unusual.

I am loaded with 16KM, and full outfit....

There's lot's to wait for so.....

12-24-06, 02:10 AM	#1
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	#2
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	#3
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	#4
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,888 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	#5
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, 08:51 AM	#6
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	Even with a defrag Ref it's slow. I ran my GWX career lastnight after a fresh defrag and it was still slow loading. I've got 2gigs of RAM, a P4 3.2E CPU and it's still slow. I figure it's due to all the chnages incorporated in GWX, which isn't all that bad considering what we have. Single missions are actually slower than my career. I'd say it's something we just have to live with. And I don't mind, I like GWX just the way it is. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

12-24-06, 08:53 AM	#7
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Its a trade of with load times and contents The second load deals with the shipping\aircraft and campaign contents so the more you add the longer it takes __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

12-24-06, 06:26 PM	#10
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.

12-24-06, 07:53 PM	#12
edjcox Engineer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Shang Gri La Posts: 219 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Slow......... First of GWX rocks and is worth the wait. I have a P-4 3200 with 2 GB's RAM, fesh defrags daily, and a 160 GB HD with only 40GB used. Average startup is over 2 minutes. Single game loads are varied but 3 -4 minutes is not unusual. I am loaded with 16KM, and full outfit.... There's lot's to wait for so..... __________________ EJ Cox http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...jcox/usaCa.gif