| >> Map release: faster load times [message #57720] |
Sat, 13 December 2003 15:57  |
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Crimson
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This isn't your standard map release... Dante discovered a way to dramatically decrease load times on Westwood-created maps. Blazer edited our .mix files and we tested them out. Even on our fast systems we noticed a huge improvement in load times for these maps. Now they are available for you.
For browser:
ftp://ftp.n00bstories.com/Renegade%20Maps/Fixed%20Westwood%20Maps.rar
Or if you want to use your FTP software:
Connect to ftp.n00bstories.com.
Browse to the Renegade Maps folder, then download Fixed Westwood Maps.rar
If you're asked for a username and password, username = Anonymous and password can be whatever you want.
My FTP server allows 10 simultaneous connections. This is so you can't lag my Renegade server on the same box. 
Please contact me if you want to mirror this file. And Beanyhead, upload the rest of the maps you have, dammit. 
I'm the bawss.
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| >> Map release: faster load times [message #57724] |
Sat, 13 December 2003 16:40  |
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Sanada78
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Is there a way to do it to mod maps too? Or is it to much of a secret. 
Edit: You motioned how you did it in the Zip file. Is it possible for us map makers to implement it? With of course, giving Dante credit for the discovery?
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| >> Map release: faster load times [message #57740] |
Sat, 13 December 2003 18:08 |
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bigejoe14
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After seeing this in Ren Alert, I knew this would come to vanilla Renegade sooner or later. Good work! :thumbsup:
WHATEVER, FAGGOT
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| >> Map release: faster load times [message #57751] |
Sat, 13 December 2003 19:39 |
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Crimson
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There are some file references in there that basically make it do some checking twice instead of once... so it loads essentially twice. We just remove those references. If you want more info, Dante can answer better.
I'm the bawss.
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| >> Map release: faster load times [message #57778] |
Sun, 14 December 2003 02:07 |
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Crimson
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Blazer and I have been using these exact files for like 2 months without issue. Any problems are purely coincidental.
I'm the bawss.
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| >> Map release: faster load times [message #57784] |
Sun, 14 December 2003 03:43 |
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General Havoc
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They won't be any different for me. It takes around 6 seconds to laod up a map if Renegade hasn't loaded before. Any map loaded thereafter loads in less than 2 seconds. But it used to take much longer, since I installed my an extra 512MB of ram it has always loaded that fast.
Great job though if it loads fast on slower system.
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