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Support => Technical Help: Problems BEFORE entering the game => Topic started by: alison22000 on December 24, 2007, 12:48:45 am

Title: Problem with "Load All Maps" option and loading game after logging on.
Post by: alison22000 on December 24, 2007, 12:48:45 am

I usually play thsi game with the option to load all maps and keep maps loaded options off. I read in one of the guides, that to help you with less loading time wjile in game, if you select the load all maps option, it will help. The problem is after I select that option and login, just before it finishes loading the game and about to enter the game world, I get a pop up that shuts down the loader. It is something called Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library. I looked into what that is and downloaded what your tech website told me to. I did a search on the pop up and got a list of other people with the same problem. the thing isd, even though I installed a version of that download, I still egt the pop up and also another pop up explaing that runtime had to close for some reason, I didn't get all of the message, but it was something about the runtime closing early, or along those lines. Can anyone help me please.

Title: Re: Problem with "Load All Maps" option and loading game after logging on.
Post by: Izzabella on December 24, 2007, 02:28:56 am

I am not sure if its just a windows bug, but especially if you use windows. make sure you did not deselect  preload models, I did that once and kept crashing as well. so make sure it's checked!

Title: Re: Problem with "Load All Maps" option and loading game after logging on.
Post by: alison22000 on December 25, 2007, 10:35:47 am

It already is checked, so what now?

Title: Re: Problem with "Load All Maps" option and loading game after logging on.
Post by: Caarrie on December 25, 2007, 12:17:14 pm

http://hydlaa.com/smf/index.php?topic=30488.0

Title: Re: Problem with "Load All Maps" option and loading game after logging on.
Post by: neko kyouran on December 26, 2007, 12:19:47 am

Quote from: alison22000 on December 24, 2007, 12:48:45 am

The problem is after I select that option and login, just before it finishes loading the game and about to enter the game world, I get a pop up that shuts down the loader.

you don't have the ram to use that option then.  turn it off.

Title: Re: Problem with "Load All Maps" option and loading game after logging on.
Post by: alison22000 on December 27, 2007, 09:30:50 am

I have 1.00 GB Ram, surely that's sufficient

Title: Re: Problem with "Load All Maps" option and loading game after logging on.
Post by: neko kyouran on December 27, 2007, 05:18:19 pm

Quote from: alison22000 on December 27, 2007, 09:30:50 am

I have 1.00 GB Ram, surely that's sufficient

when you add in OS, and other programs, coupled with the size of the un-optimized map files PS is using due to the state of development the game is in, no, it is not.

Title: Re: Problem with "Load All Maps" option and loading game after logging on.
Post by: alison22000 on December 27, 2007, 11:39:18 pm

So what would be a good sized ram to handle this.

Title: Re: Problem with "Load All Maps" option and loading game after logging on.
Post by: neko kyouran on December 28, 2007, 01:02:19 pm

double it.

or the easier solution is just to not use the load all maps option.  all that does is save 30 seconds every time time you go between points where it has to load a new map. 

given the fact that you surely don't  change a new map every 5 minutes or less, is 30 seconds that long to wait?

Title: Re: Problem with "Load All Maps" option and loading game after logging on.
Post by: Xordan on December 28, 2007, 03:24:48 pm

I'm going to remove that option soon, as it's not worth having. So it's best to not use it.