Starting up solo games or multiplayer games (not that i've actually been able to get in-game, just as far as the map loading screen) takes a ridiculous amount of time. At least 5-10 mins. I easily meet the minimum requirements and have settings on par with my system, so in-game performance is fine. It's just getting in-game that's the problem. Any ideas why or fixes?
Insane loading times
- Thread starter Strange_Brew
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I've verified the game cache and fragmentation is at 0%. Do you mean system fragmentation?
Intel Pentium 4 3.0ghz, Nvidia Gefore FX 5200 XT 128mb, 512mb 400mhz DDR SDRAM.
I'm aware that my system is quite outdated, but, based on the requirements Tripwire has listed, it's supposedly adequate enough to run the game. As I said, in-game performance is fine, its just the loading times that are retarded.
I'm aware that my system is quite outdated, but, based on the requirements Tripwire has listed, it's supposedly adequate enough to run the game. As I said, in-game performance is fine, its just the loading times that are retarded.
Turn down your settings a boat load, that may help a bit. Turning off shadows, turning down your resolution should help. If not - go to your start menu - all programs - accesories - System Tools - Disk Defragmenter.
I had to run this on my computer and it actually sped it up loads, it took something crazy like 21 hours though.
.. I usually don't like to share but my computer is worthy of my doughnuts.
Uhm, 512MB ram is abit low tbh.
I'm running 4gig ram myself and the loading time are not very long
maybe not the answer you wanted, but except buying more ram, you could always turn down the graphic settings.
I'm running 4gig ram myself and the loading time are not very long
maybe not the answer you wanted, but except buying more ram, you could always turn down the graphic settings.
Follow this guide its for ro but same applies for kf:
http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/showthread.php?t=11052
And try a trial of a good defrag program that can help ounces as well. If your memory is low try setting textures a bit lower as well.
http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/showthread.php?t=11052
And try a trial of a good defrag program that can help ounces as well. If your memory is low try setting textures a bit lower as well.
ouch... 512mb, thats the cause of the slow loading times
im running 4GB, 2.1ghz and i load solo in about 30 seconds...
i recommend upgrading memory... its very cheap
im running 4GB, 2.1ghz and i load solo in about 30 seconds...
i recommend upgrading memory... its very cheap
Defrag will, at most, provide the most minuscule of performance boosts (unless your hard drive is nothing but fragmentation then there might be a noticeable increase).
However, that half a gig of RAM seems to be the biggest issue here. You'll probably find your best fix is to invest a few dollars and purchase more ram for your system.
However, that half a gig of RAM seems to be the biggest issue here. You'll probably find your best fix is to invest a few dollars and purchase more ram for your system.
doing this: http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/showthread.php?t=11052 worked wonderfully for me. thel oading time was quicker.. however, it did stutter during game so what i did was lower my display settings and uncheck some other settings and that fixed it. the game still looks fine, too. :>
http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/showthread.php?t=11052
this worked for me wonderfully. it did stutter in game, but i fixed that by lowering my settings as my computer isn't top of the line. now the maps load fast and there's no stuttering. ty to whoever posted the link above.
this worked for me wonderfully. it did stutter in game, but i fixed that by lowering my settings as my computer isn't top of the line. now the maps load fast and there's no stuttering.
ty to whoever posted the link above.
Defrag in both ro and killingfloor give me a major boost in performance, not in fps but general smoothness. As he has 512mb of mem he needs to use his harddisc as well so definitely needs a good performing harddisc.
To make the loadingtimes shorter and the game perform better on that comp he needs to follow this as well. http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/showthread.php?t=11052.
Together with turning off dynamic netspeed and reduce mouse lag (the latter actually gives me lag)
And decals, ragdolls, shadows put to the lowest possible to save cpu power.
Just save the killingfloor.ini and apply the settings if you dont like it you can change back but it should make the game load about 10 times faster...
This is a problem for me too. I have a relatively high spec PC (3 gig DDR3 RAM, Intel i7 quad core CPU, GTX 295 GPU), all the latest drivers.
The beta ran like a dream for me, but now maps take a age to load up, I also get insane caching when i'm in game. Something's definitely amiss.
The beta ran like a dream for me, but now maps take a age to load up, I also get insane caching when i'm in game. Something's definitely amiss.