Does KF2 take a while to launch for you?

[infntnub]

Whenever I do a fresh reboot on my pc the first time I go to launch KF2 takes anywhere from 2-3 minutes (from the time I launch to the time I reach the main menu).

I originally chalked this up to the age of my machine but some friends I play with have newer machines with high end hardware and also experience this.

Does anyone know any tricks to speed this up or is pretty much just "the way it is"?

 

[Ryno5660]

Yeah same here, I've heard something about it now loading all weapon presets/code/models? Into the game beforehand now. Could be to do with the increasing number of/expecting a lot more weapons.

 

[Domi_y0]

TWI did this for everyone with 8GB of RAM or more. This way you will not experience any slight stutters (i.e. when exiting the trader and thus the game loading all bought weapons into memory)

 

[silverlighted]

This has been happening to me, but a friend of mine (who loads KF2 off an SSD) has reported that I'm joining the servers when we party up a lot faster now. So whatever is happening...I'm benefiting in the long run lol

 

[NorthDumpling]

Yeah I have the same issue(sort of) and in comparison with another PC next to me, it depends clearly on RAM, motherboard and SSD as far as I know.

 

[Domi_y0]

As I already said, it depends on your RAM because at 8GB+ of RAM the game pre-loads the weapons into memory rather than when they're needed for better performance during gameplay.

 

[zYnthetic]

Every UE3 game I've played has always taken a while the first time I start it or load a new map. It just needs to build a shader cache. It might take longer to start the first time but it ends up performing better as a result.

 

[Veny]

Yeah... not nice i must admit, especially after bugsplat duing game when i need to reconnect ASAP before my spot is taken.

 

[WelshJester]

Nope, loads very fast for me, though on my laptop it is pretty slow getting into the main menu and actually loading maps, probably because of the HDD's. But then again the laptop is also a dual core i5 from late 2009

My desktop loads basically every aspect of the game very quickly using a 512GB Samsung 840 Pro. And is also an x99 rig, so not much of a good comparison I'm afraid.. Lol.

 

[PELUXA1]

In my case, it takes like 20+ seconds to load and sometimes it gets stuck and i have to click on the game's icon on the taskbar to proceed...

i5-3570K, 8 GB RAM and SSD

 

[[TW]schneidzekk]

Every UE3 game I've played has always taken a while the first time I start it or load a new map. It just needs to build a shader cache. It might take longer to start the first time but it ends up performing better as a result.

THat should never happen on a stock map though.

 

[callumg1988]

Yep same for me, immediately after the update, never before. Mine take 2-3 minutes to load now every time, very annoying! I've got 12GB RAM too, don't know if thats actually an issue. My friend had it too but it seems to have ceased for him.

 

[-0-A2ra3L-0-]

My game takes ~20 seconds to display the splash screen after I click play, then the splash screen can sit for 1-2 minutes before the game loads up. If I delete my .ini file it loads fast but after I redo my graphics settings it slows right down again. During this loading time cpu usage sits around 2-3%

i5 6500
8GB DDR4
GTX960 4GB
Windows 10 x64

It has been happening since around the incinerate and detonate update, but seems slower since moving to windows 10. Maps load fine, just the initial startup sucks

 

[vealck]

Yup, first time launching the game takes forever. Any consequent launches for the rest o the day are very fast, though. Until the next day Probably some temporary unpacked files are flushed when system shuts down.
16GB ram here.

 

[infntnub]

Alright then - at least my pc isn't just being a piece of junk.

That's comforting.

 

[poultrygeist]

takes about a minute to launch first time starting the game.if i close it and come back to it later its launching much faster.

also,seems the levels itself load faster now..it takes about 5 seconds
16gb ram here

 

[morticore]

4 GB the same, but it's resonable in my case

 

[rodrigoxm49]

Not only for me, but for every player that I ever met in the game or friends.

I have 8GB RAM machine with a videocard that have 4GB. Honestly I don't understand what is wrong with Tripwire guys since the very firsts updates this problem have appears and until now there's no fix.

 

[Schneider95]

Yep, same here.

 

[Hail Trackanon]

Was stuck on an old 5400rpm HDD until recently. Took well over a minute to load. Installed onto my new SSD and it loads in less than 15 seconds. There's just a lot to get off the storage drive before opening up.

* should add that I'm running an i7 4765t / 8GB DDR3 / 2GB GTX