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View Poll Results: Should SAV Files be compressed?
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Only if its optional
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May 26, 2002, 23:39
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PolyCast Thread Necromancer
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Should SAV Files be Compressed?
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?
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May 27, 2002, 00:18
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Re: Should SAV Files be Compressed?
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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?
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i too enjoy the autosaves. too bad it slows the game down.
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May 27, 2002, 00:31
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Prince
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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.
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May 27, 2002, 01:20
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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.
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 only sid and the gang i tells ya!
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May 27, 2002, 02:56
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Warlord
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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.
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May 27, 2002, 03:33
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PolyCast Thread Necromancer
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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.
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Try turning off autosave, and then see how much you dont like compressed files.
(Did that make sense? Its 0133 and I'm tired)
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May 27, 2002, 04:39
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Civ4: Colonization Content Editor
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Originally posted by Coracle
No compressing!! Get yourself a bigger HD.
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Compressing!! Get yourself a state of the art computer. 
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May 27, 2002, 06:29
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Deity
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Originally posted by Tassadar5000
Try turning off autosave, and then see how much you dont like compressed files.
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Well, I have turned off autosave (I simply just hate autosave) and I like the compressed files!
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May 27, 2002, 07:22
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I say keep the compressed by default, but add an option not to compress. So C with positive to compression.
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May 27, 2002, 07:47
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>No compressing!! Get yourself a bigger HD.
Yes Compressing! Get yourself a faster CPU!
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May 27, 2002, 08:39
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Deity
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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.
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May 27, 2002, 10:21
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Warlord
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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)
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May 27, 2002, 11:27
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Quote:
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Originally posted by Atahualpa
>No compressing!! Get yourself a bigger HD.
Yes Compressing! Get yourself a faster CPU!
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1.2 ghz runs slow with a gig of ram. tsk tsk tsk.
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May 27, 2002, 11:30
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King
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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?
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