Why? (longer loading time with mods)

[kelvintyk]

Why is loading time so much longer in mods?

[Warboss Gromanka]

Ai don't knowz. Maybe it'z bekause somee f'tures 'ave been chang'd.. Mez don't knowz.. Ai just lik' to finda ma choppa

[spirit_of_rob]

Erm stick to english please not Orklish remember there are people on here who english is not their first language and may really struggle to understand what you said.

The exact reason I am unsire of in Medi II as im fiarely new to mods of it but in ~Rome for example EB is slower than vanilla because of all the extra graphics amd features so I assume it is the same thing with these mods.

[kelvintyk]

Ai don't knowz. Maybe it'z bekause somee f'tures 'ave been chang'd.. Mez don't knowz.. Ai just lik' to finda ma choppa

Lol, you like dawn of war?
Anyways, i experience slow loading times with mods whereas as compared to vanilla, it is sooo much faster.

[Warboss Gromanka]

Erm stick to english please not Orklish remember there are people on here who english is not their first language and may really struggle to understand what you said.

Argh, my tranzlator iz brokken. Mayzbe some of 'em gretchin can tjek it o't

Lol, you like dawn of war?

Like wat? Me don't like w'en t'e sun rizes, but me likes WAAAAAAR!!!

[kelvintyk]

That warboss dude is from dawn of war.

[Miraj]

Two things: Extensive Scripts + Size of Map (+ # of settlements)

[kelvintyk]

The map is vanilla's (only about 10 regions more) and no extra scripts.

[Warboss Gromanka]

I'm not from yourz computiez game, Da Warbozz iz reall an' so iz da WAAAAAAGH!

[kelvintyk]

I'm not from yourz computiez game, Da Warbozz iz reall an' so iz da WAAAAAAGH!

Dude you are freakin weird. No offense though but can you speak in proper english? I belive you aren't an orc yourself. Anyways, back to topic, is the slow loading time possibly due to the fact that the game has to read between the original data and mod folders when using a mod? If so, is there any way to get around this?

[Socal_infidel]

1] I thought Warboss Gromanka "sounded" like Jar-Jar Binks

2] What mod you playing, kelvintyk?

[kelvintyk]

The one and only stainless steel 4.0.

[Socal_infidel]

If you're talking about end-turn times, then it's probably 'cause SS did slightly expand the map to cover more area and has three more factions which means more units, more agents each end-turn.

[Aeneas Veneratio]

Oh SS. I installed SS 4.0 yesterday and I must say the loading time is insane with it. I could perhaps fit it a meal every time it needs to load...My most played mod, The Sicilian Vespers, has ALOT faster loading time, and this is weird since SV adds more factions and regions than SS to the (vanilla) map...maybe there is more event sripting in SS (like "AI King dead / Princess news / etc.")...

Edit: Oh right, forgot the added size to the map in SS

[Gabriel A]

The one and only stainless steel 4.0.

SS?

lol

Don't try DLV, your computer may actually explode.

[Ged]

I get the same thing, might be because of things being changed, loading different textures, better AI loading? @Warboss: isn't there a Warhammer forum where other people can understand you? Mabye they could even lend you costumes!

[kelvintyk]

Heck, is there a way to get around the slow loading time when using mods?

[Ged]

New PC?

[kelvintyk]

The only way?

[TW_ruler]

Obvious isn’t it adding additional content and there you go. No brainer, also depends on how fast your PC is, how much RAM, how powerful your video card will certainly help. Turning off flag animations, reducing resolution and graphic quality will help. That’s pretty much it or remove the MODs. Why do you think the original design of the game was built the way it is? They too tested and seen the more script for the AI, additional territories and such was causing extended load times to occur, sometimes things are left out because of how long the content is going to take to load. There was a discussion on this about the ultimate TW game or something someone posted long time ago and upon reading that post my comment remains do you realize how long it would take the average computer just to load what you guys are talking about? How can we add more content without having to wait for it to load? Humm, lets see … you can’t!