DCS+ Modules loadtimes

[[Knight]]

Happypants and I were testing why the load-times were so long and we did not come to a conclusion but have narrowed it down to BS-2 being the pain in the arse. here are the test times Starting with DCS World+A-10c+FC3 first adding each module after and retesting::book:

 

DCS WORLD/A-10c/FC3: 25 seconds

 

Adding CA: 28 seconds

 

Adding P-51: 36 seconds

 

And finally Adding BS-2: 2 minutes and 12 seconds:doh:

 

Of course if you have only DCS World installed buy its self the time is going to decrease. If the time is to much for you to bare I would install the individual game seperated from DCS world. EX: A-10c standalone, BS-2 Standalone, etc. Now that defeats the purpose of world don't it.:doh:

Now with that being said, I asked Mustang if it could be the Starforce. He said it most likely would be the reason of the times increasing, well that makes sense, but I think there is a file for BS-2 causing the issue, that the DEVS NEED TO FIX. I know they are busy and probably backed up atm, but the more they fix these little problems the game should run smoother and smoother. I don't mind if they add to the game but I rather see them fix the things that are broken first.

 

Testing was done on a standard HD not at all high performance, actually the opposite w/ Windows 7 ultimate 64bit w/16gb of ram.

Edited November 24, 2012 by [Knight]
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[chromium]

maybe before fixing a 2 minutes wait... that pearhaps is hardware related performance* they could have some more important fixes to archive ;)

 

 

 

*(my PC takes less than 20 seconds to load A10C+KA-50+CA in World...)

[Ogrex]

wont be an issue once the crash fix is pushed out

[[Knight]]

well i hope they fix it but if not it has to be .dll file or something with starforce.

[chromium]

I think some people mentioned that with SSD's they were still getting half way OK load times, so it's possible real fast/slow disks will speed up or drag out load times.

 

that is what I meant to say, but was really explain worse in my last post :).

[EtherealN]

I don't mind if they add to the game but I rather see them fix the things that are broken first.

 

Note: there's more than one person working at ED.

Each person has specific specialities.

This means that at any given time, some will be working on fixes in their fields while others will be working on features in their fields. Surely you don't want, for example, a GUI programmer fixing flight model bugs?

 

I'll test this out a bit and see if I can replicate and isolate it.

[ishtmail]

I have also noticed the drastic improvement of loading times. Excellent work guys!

[cellinsky]

Im sorry to say, but Im still on 2 1/2 minutes after the last update. Having all modules installed, I noticed, that it takes 2/3 of the time with the splashscreen at idle. It clearly is looking/searching for something, wich is not there and then times-out...The actual mission loading is very much ok. Im did not have that with 1.2.1.

 

I will try the mentioned workaround, but that is not a permanent solution. Im on win8, but I dont think it has to do with this, because the actual sim runs extremely well....