long map times

JOE030303 · 12-10-2003, 07:24 PM

has anyone had this problem when i activate the map (by tab or by clicking on the radar screen) it seems to take forever to come up.
the rest of the game plays fine no slow downs-kick outs-black screens or any thing.
is it just me?

12-10-2003, 07:37 PM

unfortuantely, joe, it's not just you. the maps can take quite a long time to load the first time - in particular, the arnika-trynton road is a whopper.

on the bright side, after you get it loaded once, if you need to open it again during the same trip it comes up faster thereafter.

Wild Rose · 12-11-2003, 12:33 AM

What Sultan means by "same trip" is since last you opened the game session on the computer. I don't even bother with the Trynton-Arnika after the cemetery is done. On my Pent. II it seems to take about 10-15 full minutes! The Swamp on the other hand goes up like a breeze.

Loudhy · 12-11-2003, 01:08 AM

That's a very long time, Wild Rose.
With my older computer ( P2, 300 MHz , 128 MB RAM ) it took about 3 minutes to load a full map of Arnika-Trynton Road the first time. I had some of the options deactivated, but 10 to 15 minutes ? I think, with that loading time for maps, the game hadn't survived a week . Don't know what, but it seems to me that something is wrong there.
Or do you have an older Compy than me ?

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Ziggurat · 12-11-2003, 01:15 AM

My P2, 800 MHz, had a significantly reduced load time for all areas and maps when I doubled the RAM. Arnika-Trynton takes about 2 min (haven't timed it). Some areas are quick, depends on how much detail is in the zone I suspect. It may be graphic card-related as well. Not an expert on the subject.

Holywhippet · 12-11-2003, 02:15 AM

I seem to recall hearing that if you change the rendering to OpenGL the maps come up a lot faster. That being said, when I tried OpenGL mode on my system it wouldn't work at all.

the mighty stamar · 12-11-2003, 03:00 AM

when i ran it in open gl the whole game ran much slower, and the screen was divided into 9 boxes. I didnt test the map loading time though. I think that is a function of ram

Target · 12-11-2003, 05:01 AM

I'm using OpenGL as I got fed up with the long map loading times. The black grid is a bit annoying, and the red dots are a lot harder to see on the map, but I do't find it runs any slower, and I save time on the map loading!!

JOE030303 · 12-11-2003, 08:12 AM

thanks for all the posts people
i am running an amd 1700+ with 5oo megs ram which is about 500 megs less then my old machine had which i had no load time problems with so maybe thats it.
thanks again

Wereboar · 12-11-2003, 12:26 PM

500 MB should be more than enough.

Do you run the unpatched version? Map loading was much slower in that version than in current one (although only maybe 4 times as long)

12-11-2003, 12:33 AM	#3
Wild Rose Dungeon Master Join Date: September 9, 2003 Location: Home Age: 80 Posts: 90	What Sultan means by "same trip" is since last you opened the game session on the computer. I don't even bother with the Trynton-Arnika after the cemetery is done. On my Pent. II it seems to take about 10-15 full minutes! The Swamp on the other hand goes up like a breeze. __________________ Pratice is what makes the impossible possible - Czerny

12-11-2003, 01:15 AM	#5
Ziggurat Symbol of Cyric Join Date: November 4, 2001 Location: Baltimore, Md Age: 71 Posts: 1,106	My P2, 800 MHz, had a significantly reduced load time for all areas and maps when I doubled the RAM. Arnika-Trynton takes about 2 min (haven't timed it). Some areas are quick, depends on how much detail is in the zone I suspect. It may be graphic card-related as well. Not an expert on the subject. __________________ How are you today, Citizen?

12-11-2003, 05:01 AM	#8
Target Red Dragon Join Date: April 1, 2003 Location: The Midlands Posts: 1,571	I'm using OpenGL as I got fed up with the long map loading times. The black grid is a bit annoying, and the red dots are a lot harder to see on the map, but I do't find it runs any slower, and I save time on the map loading!! __________________ Smoke me a kipper...I'll be back for breakfast!! If you can keep your head when all around are loosing theirs...you probably haven’t grasped the situation!!

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12-10-2003, 07:24 PM	#1
JOE030303 The Magister Join Date: October 22, 2003 Location: USA Age: 72 Posts: 110	has anyone had this problem when i activate the map (by tab or by clicking on the radar screen) it seems to take forever to come up. the rest of the game plays fine no slow downs-kick outs-black screens or any thing. is it just me?

12-10-2003, 07:37 PM	#2
sultan Guest Posts: n/a	unfortuantely, joe, it's not just you. the maps can take quite a long time to load the first time - in particular, the arnika-trynton road is a whopper. on the bright side, after you get it loaded once, if you need to open it again during the same trip it comes up faster thereafter.

12-11-2003, 01:08 AM	#4
Loudhy Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: September 3, 2003 Location: Köln Germany Age: 69 Posts: 692	That's a very long time, Wild Rose. With my older computer ( P2, 300 MHz , 128 MB RAM ) it took about 3 minutes to load a full map of Arnika-Trynton Road the first time. I had some of the options deactivated, but 10 to 15 minutes ? I think, with that loading time for maps, the game hadn't survived a week . Don't know what, but it seems to me that something is wrong there. Or do you have an older Compy than me ? [img]graemlins/monster5.gif[/img]

12-11-2003, 02:15 AM	#6
Holywhippet Dungeon Master Join Date: December 4, 2002 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 52 Posts: 92	I seem to recall hearing that if you change the rendering to OpenGL the maps come up a lot faster. That being said, when I tried OpenGL mode on my system it wouldn't work at all.

12-11-2003, 03:00 AM	#7
the mighty stamar Avatar Join Date: February 12, 2003 Location: hades Age: 54 Posts: 583	when i ran it in open gl the whole game ran much slower, and the screen was divided into 9 boxes. I didnt test the map loading time though. I think that is a function of ram

12-11-2003, 08:12 AM	#9
JOE030303 The Magister Join Date: October 22, 2003 Location: USA Age: 72 Posts: 110	thanks for all the posts people i am running an amd 1700+ with 5oo megs ram which is about 500 megs less then my old machine had which i had no load time problems with so maybe thats it. thanks again

12-11-2003, 12:26 PM	#10
Wereboar Baaz Draconian Join Date: June 6, 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 795	500 MB should be more than enough. Do you run the unpatched version? Map loading was much slower in that version than in current one (although only maybe 4 times as long)

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