For some reason it takes a very long time for my game to start. It loads very fast, but in the time it takes to start I can go get a plate of crackers and cheese, open a can of soda, and check my Facebook, which takes about 5 minutes. Is there a way to make it go faster or am I stuck like this? I have the UI 1.2 and the works, just to let you know.
with the mods installed your game should load slower because it's now way bigger than the stock game.
out of the box il-2 = about 4 GB not including paint schemes
IL-2 + 1.1 and 1.2 = about 14 GB not including paint schemes folder
as you can see, your game has put on some weight and has to read all that to load.
i use several mods folders in my 1946 mod directory folder:
it looks similar to this:
-mods
--mods
---mods
Mods
The active mods folder won't have any "-" next to it. What ever mods are in the folder will get loaded into the game.
If you know which mods you will be needing, say for a particular server, then you can designate a mod folder for that server. You can even change the folder icons to help you keep track of which server the mods folder is based on. If you know which server you will be joining just replace the "-" so the proper folder is activated for use.
I really only have the need for three folders, one is used to test new mods, the other is a streamlined version with only 20 or so mods that i work on most servers, and the full UI1.2 mod pack.
Its not too much hassel and i figure its better than having 3 or 4 copies of the game which i saw some people doing. You really only need different copies of the mods folders.
Just a suggestion.
Bill
It's only the initial loading of the game that does take the longest loading time.. if you quit out of it straight away and try loading again you'll see its much quicker.. this is a good tip if you are playing online and want to get into mission early and don't want to be last into a co-op.. load the modded game first before going into hyperlobby then quit out.. when the host then launches the game you should get in alot quicker.
I have 3 installs on my pc.
(1) AAA v 1.2 ui (takes about 60 sec to load to main screen)
(2) HSFX v 4 (takes about 15 sec to load to main screen)
(3) Standard TD v 4.09m (takes about 10 sec to load to main screen)
Of the two modded versions HSFX is the lighter on frame rates and as you can see much quicker to load (AAA I hear is about to update their UI to version 1.2.5?? so hopefully this will improve the load times).
