Load times

todd645 · Post by **todd645** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:55 am

Is there any possibility of an improvement in game load times (or am I just being picky)? I have a very fast computer and it feels like forever to start the game. I've tried on two different machines and oddly the load time seems the same despite the vast difference in computing power between the two (Core i7, 6GB RAM, Raid 0 drives vs. Athlon X2 6000, 4GB RAM, Slower single drive).

Not a major criticism here because I absolutely love this game. Thanks for all of the work making it as good as it is!

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:15 am

Loading times depend on the HD speed rather than anything else. It's not that fast for me but not particularly slow.

keithmartinsmith · Post by **keithmartinsmith** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 9:47 am

Its also a design decision. We effectively all the game resources into RAM on first loading the game. That way as you load battles, DAG's etc. the later load times are quite swift. We used you have a quick access to the main game menu but the opening a DAG, a DAG game or historical battle could take quite a while. If only playing one game in a session the current method is slightly slower, but if you play more than one game in a session what we have now means a lot less waiting for the PC overall.

Hope that helps.
Keith

todd645 · Post by **todd645** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:48 pm

I see. That makes perfect sense. Yes, the game is quite snappy after the initial load. Thanks for the info!