New Patch and Loading Times

[ColossusCrusher]

Hey all, I was just wondering if the new mega patch does anything to reduce the amount of time it takes to load a game at start-up. Having to wait ten to fifteen minutes has really crimped my desire to play, but I'd start up again if I only have to wait a few minutes.

If an earlier patch has already resolved this, could I see the notes? I haven't played CivV in a while.

 

[spider1]

I haven't heard anything about start up times being affected. Time between turns has been decreased quite a bit though.

 

[SlightlyMad]

The actual launch time for the game is about the same (20-30 seconds for me), but time between turns is dramatically faster, as is game generation speed (starting a new game). I used to rarely see the game creation finish before the flavor text was finished being read, but now I can generally start up bout halfway through. Loading a saved game seems roughly the same.

 

[Becephalus]

My game load is 2 minutes on a 5 year old computer (below minimum specs), and about 15 seconds on a 9 month old computer. I think something is wrong with your system.

 

[ColossusCrusher]

It's possible. I'm playing off a laptop. I started a new game and it created the world pretty quickly (it's an Earth map, so does that affect creation speed?). I haven't had to reload it yet, but I'll let you guys know how it works. Worst case scenario, I find a book to read while it's loading, anyway.