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No, no, please. Please.
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No Civ for 2 weeks
Have somebody roll a save for you. You'll get your new machine just as we finish debating where to move the starting warrior.
No Civ for 2 weeks
Have somebody roll a save for you. You'll get your new machine just as we finish debating where to move the starting warrior.
I could always load up good ol' Civ II and play the next ALC on that.Or at least start a thread ALC Game 21.5: Intermission![]()
Now,
@popejubal
Do I understand correctly? You've disabled Windows Page File and Your PC runs... Faster? I got 2GB myself, and always thought that without large page file I won't be able to do much.
I think I'm going to try that... Still confused a little...
If you don't give Windows a chunk of your harddrive to use as an extension of your memory, it will be forced into keeping itself and all running programs in RAM.
This is obviously faster. But a kind of luxury - after all swap files were invented because programs historically need more memory than you can afford.
As for the question "why doesn't Windows keep off the harddrive by itself?", well, let's just say Windows wasn't designed with top efficiency in mind... but world domination...
[@Sisiutil: this is the kind of discussion you get when you don't throw us a new map to agonize over...]
Sorry for going off-topic with this but I just wanted to point out that I've read in several places that forcing windows to use the RAM is a myth, it doesn't work that way. A large swap file is always going to be beneficial. Look at the tweaguide's tweaking companion for example: http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html
Once again, sorry about being off-topic but I think you could seriously lower you ability to play civ4 at an enjoyable level without a swap file!
I am on a Mac. I wish I had BTS.Good luck with the new PC Sisiutil.
I can't stand windows, I'd never use my PC if not for BtS, I wish it was on Mac.
The new system is (or will be, when it arrives) a Dimension 9200C desktop PC. It has an Intel Core 2 Duo proc (4 MB L2 cache, 2.66 GHz), 4 MB RAM, a 320 GB hard disk, an ATI Radeon 256 MB X1300 Pro video card, and Windows Vista.
Put science slider to 0% for a turn or two so that
you get enough gold to upgrade the video card to at least Radeon 3850.
Seriously, that X1300 Pro is so weak when compared to the rest of the system that it hurts my head to even think you're getting one. It's got to be one of the weakest cards still available.
Whatever. I'll try it out and if it gives me problems I'll upgrade it. Keep in mind that Civ IV is the ONLY computer game I play, and the Radeon 9600 128 MB card in my previous system served me well, so I didn't see the need to spend a bundle on a more expensive card.
That being said, any recommendations if I discover I need a better card? (If you want to try to sell me a Rolls Royce when all I need is a Prius, though, please don't bother.)
I think I've got a handle on this now:While we're waiting ... in an earlier ALC (I think that's where it was), there was a discussion of calculating the number of farms a city needed to reach full capacity--there was even a screenshot with math (incorrect math, IIRC) msPainted onto it. Could someone review the logic of that and/or point me to a discussion of it? I seem to keep settling under-nourished cities.
Sorry for going off-topic with this but I just wanted to point out that I've read in several places that forcing windows to use the RAM is a myth, it doesn't work that way. A large swap file is always going to be beneficial. Look at the tweaguide's tweaking companion for example: http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html
Once again, sorry about being off-topic but I think you could seriously lower you ability to play civ4 at an enjoyable level without a swap file!
A good decision.Whatever. I'll try it out and if it gives me problems I'll upgrade it. Keep in mind that Civ IV is the ONLY computer game I play, and the Radeon 9600 128 MB card in my previous system served me well, so I didn't see the need to spend a bundle on a more expensive card.
Thanks for the guide, as well as giving me a reason to clarify my post!
That post you quoted wasn't intended as a technical comment, only a friendly explanation of why a large pagefile isn't always the answer.
Now, let's see what the guide you yourself provided suggests. Page 114 in summary:
1 GB RAM - Set the pagefile to 2 GB
4 GB RAM - Set the pagefile to 0,5 GB
Best Regards,
kazapp