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"Michael Murray" <NOtmichaeltmurrayuknospam@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:33el6mF3v0dc6U1@individual.net...
> Smoggie wrote:
>> "Chris F" <chris@asif.com> wrote in message
>> news:cqp3t0lm9pc7fkh9l5vlum65ofmvtnagqa@4ax.com...
>>> On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:57:20 GMT, "Smoggie"
>>> <the_one_called_smoggie(remove)@somentlworldisp.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Mr. Pink" <thedeadstaysdead@forever.no> wrote in message
>>>> news:41d1b3bb@news.broadpark.no...
>>>>> Smoggie wrote:
>>>>>> starting a new game, small database, running only 5 leagues (eng
>>>>>> prem to
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> conference), no ddt file, no additional countires added
>>>>>>
>>>>>> no editor used and patched - 3 to 4 minutes to load
>>>>>> editor used to make a few changes - over an hour to load
>>>>>>
>>>>>> pc specs
>>>>>>
>>>>>> os - win xp pro
>>>>>> cpu - amd athlon xp2800+ barton
>>>>>> 1280mb ddr ram (pc2100)
>>>>>> 60 gig hdd - 30 gig free
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Your RAM is the problem. I got 300 and THAT is slow....
>>>>
>>>> i have 1280mb of ram
😛
>>>>
>>> how, exactly?
>>>
>>> ie, how's it split? could be memory lag problems maybe?
>>
>> 1 x 256 and 2 x 512 all the same type
>>
>> but the strange thing is that its fine with the original sever_db etc
>> files that get installed into the db folder when you install the game
>> and loads up with in 3 to 4 minutes, its just when i copy the
>> sever_db etc files that where 'changed' with the editor (before the
>> patch came out) that it takes an hour to load 5 divisons (english
>> prem to the confrence),
>
> That might be the problem the game might be trying to find an entry in the
> editor that is added by the patch, try reapplying the patch so it patches
> your edited database.
>
> If that doesn't work reinstall the game, patch it and then edit the
> database. Are the orignal database files any different in size to the
> edited ones, my database files are about 178mb in size.
>
i've got it working by doing the second bit last night and loads up alot
quicker
now just wondering what was causing the game to take an hour to load up with
the edited files, as both the original files and the previous edited files
where the same size :/
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