Loading times between maps....Need Help

2007-08-09 13:25:32

#1

Mr.Dude2: Member; +13|6800| Bay Area Calif. USA

Could someone help me find the post that was on here about loading times.. Seems like im always taking forever to get in the game. I think my system is ok

AMD 2.7
2 gigs of ram
8800GTX

If there is any tweaking that can be done please let me know thanks.

Dude

2007-08-09 13:51:39

#2

RandomSchl: |\/|€|\/|ß€|2; +52|6920|California

The top 10 tweaks for lag reduction: http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=22556

theres that guide...might help

2007-08-09 14:19:55

#3

Hurricane: Banned; +1,153|7106|Washington, DC

Also try defragging your hard drive.

Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Disk Defragmenter

2007-08-09 14:20:31

#4

Surgeons: U shud proabbly f off u fat prik; +3,097|6966|Gogledd Cymru

Hurricane wrote:
Also try defragging your hard drive.

Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Disk Defragmenter

Good one, Chief.

2007-08-09 14:20:56

#5

cowami: OY, BITCHTITS!; +1,106|6766|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

Hurricane wrote:
Also try defragging your hard drive.

Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Disk Defragmenter

Good one, chief.

0/10 tbh.

I always thought defragger was in control panel. Maybe that's why I couldn't find it.

Last edited by cowami (2007-08-09 14:21:23)

2007-08-09 14:21:06

#6

geNius: ..!.,; +144|6918|SoCal

Diskeeper helps. Clearing unnecessary programs from your HDD helps. RAM!

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2007-08-09 16:40:27

#7

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6800|New Haven, CT

How long does it take?

2007-08-09 16:51:24

#8

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7242|Cambridge (UK)

Well, there are a number of factors involved in map loading times:

RAM size/speed.
HDD access speed (including slowdown caused by fragmentation).
In-game graphics settings.
The number/activity level of background processes.
Speed/power of your CPU.

(roughly in order of importance)

Last edited by Scorpion0x17 (2007-08-09 16:52:53)

2007-08-09 16:52:48

#9

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6915|King Of The Islands

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
HDD access speed (including slowdown caused by fragmentation).

Don't forget that blasted PIO Mode!

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2007-08-09 16:57:17

#10

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7242|Cambridge (UK)

Cheez wrote:
Scorpion0x17 wrote:
HDD access speed (including slowdown caused by fragmentation).
Don't forget that blasted PIO Mode!

[gritted teeth]DON'T. MENTION. PIO.[/gritted teeth]

2007-08-09 17:00:18

#11

agent146: Member; +127|6863|Jesus Land aka Canada

Mr.Dude2 wrote:
Could someone help me find the post that was on here about loading times.. Seems like im always taking forever to get in the game. I think my system is ok

AMD 2.7
2 gigs of ram
8800GTX

If there is any tweaking that can be done please let me know thanks.

Dude

depends on your definition of "forever"
is it 1 minute or 2 or 3? 7?
are literally "forever"

2007-08-09 18:38:08

#12

cospengle: Member; +140|6963|Armidale, NSW, Australia

Most people still don't load before the round starts. I never did until I got my new PC, but yours should be OK. Short of buying a faster HDD (eg Raptor or a RAID setup) you probably won't see much worthwhile improvement with hardware upgrades. As others said, I'd remove any unnecessary stuff from the hard drive (just burn pic/movies etc to CD/DVD) and then defrag. That's your best bet.

RandomSchl wrote:
The top 10 tweaks for lag reduction: http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=22556

theres that guide...might help

I highly recomment tip 6 here. It may not help your map loading time much but it's very simple to do and gets you into the game quicker.

Also, change the command line in your BF2 shortcut to include the following options:
+playerName (followed by your soldier name in double quotes)
+playerPassword (followed by your soldier password in double quotes)
+restart (this one takes you straight to the menu screen without having to watch the intro movie etc but if you rename the files and use the above options I don't think you need it)

Right click on your shortcut and click on properties, then in the target box add the options so they are like this (don't change the numbers at the end - they are your resolution)
C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +playerName "cospengle" +playerPassword "Imanubhaxor" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +2440 +900

EDIT: added example and corrected syntax

Last edited by cospengle (2007-08-10 17:02:05)

2007-08-10 15:01:10

#13

Mr.Dude2: Member; +13|6800| Bay Area Calif. USA

Just want to thank everyone for there tips and help.....My load time right now is about 2 1/2 mins from the time I click on a server till i can hit join. not sure how that compares to everyone else.

2007-08-10 15:09:41

#14

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6800|New Haven, CT

Oh. Mine isn't that long, and I only have 2GB of RAM, too.

2007-08-10 15:28:38

#15

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7319|Alberta, Canada

My loading times are long initially, but once I load a few new maps, it loads in like 45 seconds.

2007-08-10 15:53:36

#16

CrazeD: Member; +368|7149|Maine

My load times are like 30 seconds from start to finish. You got something weird goin on there.

Try a virus/spyware scan and defrag with O&O Defrag (much better than the Windows default one).

2007-08-10 16:27:16

#17

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6673|Winland

Loading the map takes about a minute or two for me, but those fucking Client datas that need verification...!

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2007-08-10 20:49:31

#18

Mr.Dude2: Member; +13|6800| Bay Area Calif. USA

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Loading the map takes about a minute or two for me, but those fucking Client datas that need verification...!

Thats were I am having problems !! By the time I get in the game all the vehicles are gone !! Im standing there holding my nuts

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