27-05-2002 08:39									#1
	Should SAV Files be Compressed? Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

I don't think they should, and I'll tell you why:

It slows down how fast my turns process. I know, I can turn auto save off, but my computer crashes often. Its very inconvinent to have my computer crash just before a conquest victory, only to have it crash and force me to reload from 100 turns ago. I'd like to be able to go as fast as I used to be able to go in 1.17F.

What does everyone else think?

	27-05-2002 09:18									#2
	Re: Should SAV Files be Compressed? Increase the size of your Attachments

quote: Originally posted by Tassadar5000 I don't think they should, and I'll tell you why: It slows down how fast my turns process. I know, I can turn auto save off, but my computer crashes often. Its very inconvinent to have my computer crash just before a conquest victory, only to have it crash and force me to reload from 100 turns ago. I'd like to be able to go as fast as I used to be able to go in 1.17F. What does everyone else think?

i too enjoy the autosaves. too bad it slows the game down.

	27-05-2002 09:31									#3
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Firaxis are quite a bunch of geniuses - we all complain about the game being too slow, so they make it slower!

No compressing!! Get yourself a bigger HD.

	27-05-2002 10:20									#4
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quote: Originally posted by Coracle Firaxis are quite a bunch of geniuses - we all complain about the game being too slow, so they make it slower! No compressing!! Get yourself a bigger HD.

only sid and the gang i tells ya!

	27-05-2002 11:56									#5
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until this thread , i never noticed they had started compressing the files. thanks for the update.

So i guess i like compressed files.

	27-05-2002 12:33									#6
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quote: Originally posted by Redstar until this thread , i never noticed they had started compressing the files. thanks for the update. So i guess i like compressed files.

Try turning off autosave, and then see how much you dont like compressed files.

(Did that make sense? Its 0133 and I'm tired)

	27-05-2002 13:39									#7
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quote: Originally posted by Coracle No compressing!! Get yourself a bigger HD.

Compressing!! Get yourself a state of the art computer.

	27-05-2002 15:29									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Tassadar5000 Try turning off autosave, and then see how much you dont like compressed files.

Well, I have turned off autosave (I simply just hate autosave) and I like the compressed files!

	27-05-2002 16:22									#9
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I say keep the compressed by default, but add an option not to compress. So C with positive to compression.

	27-05-2002 16:47									#10
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>No compressing!! Get yourself a bigger HD.

Yes Compressing! Get yourself a faster CPU!

	27-05-2002 17:39									#11
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No compressing. The savefiles aren't that big, and with modern HDs being in range of 20-40 GB, I don't think the compression matters. And ever since 1.21f, my games take longer to load.

	27-05-2002 19:21									#12
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What's your problem ?

Compressed files : it will require more CPU, but less HD - upgrading your HD will be cheaper than changing your PC...

I have no problem with the auto-save and let it on all the time. Today, never encountered any crash (playing v1.16 on W2K or WXP)

	27-05-2002 20:27									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Atahualpa >No compressing!! Get yourself a bigger HD. Yes Compressing! Get yourself a faster CPU!

1.2 ghz runs slow with a gig of ram. tsk tsk tsk.

	27-05-2002 20:30									#14
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Compress more efficiently, perhaps. My winzip can compress a one-MB trext file in less than one sec, so why should Civ3 need any noticable lag?