Just a little tip for vastly speeding up loading times for testing purposes

**Ketzerfreund** · March 07, 2009, 04:08 PM

Hi,

just want to mention this to all those that fiddle around with the unpacked files and therefore have to load up the game regularly:

In preferences.empire_script.txt you'll find this line:

Code:

enable_sound true; # enable_sound <bool>, enables all audio content (default = true). If disabled none of the database or sound pack files are loaded. #

As the comment says, the whole sound packs won't be loaded on game start, if you set this to 'false'. This option has nothing to do with the checkboxes in the in-game menus.

Just wanted to mention this for the case modders out there haven't seen this, yet. It saves time if you have to fire up the game repeatedly for testing changes to any files.

Also, if you just don't like any sound at all, this is a drastic means to vastly impove performance.

**RaduAlexandru** · March 07, 2009, 06:57 PM

I am a big noob when it comes to mods

- so where exactly can I find preferences.empire_script.txt [like a path] or do I have to unpack something and if yes what tools do I use. Hope you could take the time to explain this to a noob

ps: i want to set that value to false so I could play a faster campaign with each faction available right now and anyway I am listening to music on my pc so the game sound makes little difference to me

**Ketzerfreund** · March 07, 2009, 07:42 PM

Instead of searching a dozen posts for Vista's folder structure (I'm using XP), I'll just link you to this guide; it contains the position of the prefs file for both Windozes.