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[slothman]

Do any of you notice that when loading a game the bar stops at 57 slightly longer than any other time?

 

[Rhandom]

On huge maps I've frequently seen it lock up entirely and never move again, even when left alone for a half hour. I suspect that is unit placement and conditioning phase, or maybe AI data phase, as I suspect those would be the largest chunks.

 

[eyrei]

Yes.

 

[Gramphos]

I remember someone from Firaxis confirming it to be when all units are placed on the map.

 

[Shaitan]

Absolutely. It had me freaked the first time I noticed it. Was a huge map, in the industrial ages and it took forever to get off of 57%. After that I noticed it stuck at 57% no matter what save was loaded.

 

[Graeme the mad]

SLIGHTLY LONGER?!!!? - I take it you jest - it is around a minute

I know now that this sequcence is burnt on my brain forever (maybe ill use it as a passcode sometime)

2 20 54 57 60 85 100

Thats the test to see whether someone really plays civ 3 - give them these numbers and if they say, wahoo only the two m inutes while the screen goes blank and I can atually play then you know they 're dedicated civerss

Incidentally 57 is also the time when corrupted saves stop loading and give that stupid tile message

 

[Gramphos]

Originally posted by Graeme the mad
Incidentally 57 is also the time when corrupted saves stop loading and give that stupid tile message

Only the one with the UNIT error.

 

[Knightfall68]

Yeah....I think the TILE error I was getting at 65%

 

[Psychlone]

Hangs at 57% all the time. Makes sense that it'd be unit placement, it takes longer depending upon how far into the game it is.

 

[57%]

That's gotta be the most asinine, navel-gazing, useless factoid I've ever heard.

\\Do any of you notice that when loading a game the bar stops at 57 slightly longer than any other time?

 

[Gramphos]

Originally posted by Knightfall68
Yeah....I think the TILE error I was getting at 65%

That wouldn't make sence. The tiles are before the units in the saves.

 

[Knightfall68]

Oh...

Maybe I am wrong.

I'll have to check more closely next time it happens.

 

[Sodak]

I've never seen 57%. Mine bogs down at 37% and 65%, the rest loads fairly steadily.

 

[BigScience]

maybe firaxis has a tie in with the HJ HEINZ Co!! i noticed it from day1. if it's gonna freeze at the start up you can bet the farm it'll be at 57%...vewy vewy stwange indeed

 

[Lt. 'Killer' M.]

Has anyone noticed a change from this when using 1.21? I get stops at 38% and 65% now.

 

[Ren]

Yes, I notice this all the time, since 57 is my number

 

[Moff Jerjerrod]

Originally posted by 57%
That's gotta be the most asinine, navel-gazing, useless factoid I've ever heard.

\\Do any of you notice that when loading a game the bar stops at 57 slightly longer than any other time?

Curious that you wouldn't like this topic. Your user name would indicate otherwise.

 

[bobgote]

I think it's 34 for me maybe it depends on the map size?

 

[Moff Jerjerrod]

Originally posted by bobgote
I think it's 34 for me maybe it depends on the map size?

Actually I think it has to do with processing power.

I have 2 rigs at home. One is a p3 650 that pauses at 57 and the other is a p4 1.6 that pauses at 34.

I play large maps in most of my games.

 

[Evincar]

Originally posted by Lt. 'Killer' M.
Has anyone noticed a change from this when using 1.21? I get stops at 38% and 65% now.

Absolutely right, killer. Maybe it's got something to do with compressed files