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[Draxzen]

The game was STILL loading.

How exceedingly slow is that? I already uninstalled, deleted all of the related folders, reinstalled and patched. It still loads slower than CAD on an Apple II. Any other ideas on how to fix this!?


Drax

 

[crunch]

First, a major question: does it load successfully in the end or does it freeze? Try disabling intro movies in the ini file. Defragment your hard drive.

Second question: does it occur for mods (only?). I experience really slow loading of some mods (e.g. FfH 2) (over 2 minutes of delay - dunno what for - and only then the initialization actually starts).

Third question: what is your computer? CPU, RAM, graphics.

 

[Draxzen]

Yes, it does eventually load. Intro movie doesn't exist for me, perhaps because I'm running the digital distribution version (Direct2Drive). I'll try to defrag...

I don't use mods at the moment. I have an AMD Athlon XP 3000+ with over 1GB RAM and a 256MB ATI Radeon 9800 XT.

 

[crunch]

Direct2Drive version, that eliminates also possible problems with your CD/DVD drive/media. Hmm. I guess even this version should have intro movies. Try disabling movies in the ini file. Also, try disabling audio and check if civ initialization is faster or not.

 

[Draxzen]

Actually it does have an intro movie, heh. I guess I always clicked past it without noticing.

No luck on the defrag... Am I the only one who loads slowly (but still loads)?

 

[yvovandoorn]

How full is your hard drive? Plus what size and speed (rpm wise) is it?

 

[ainwood]

I have the same specs and it loads reasonably quickly for me.

 

[Velvet-Glove]

Have you checked if your sound card drivers are up to date? It's a bit of a long shot but you have to look at anything and everything with some of these problems.