Reducing the SE4 footprint.

Fyron · #1 May 14th, 2003, 06:24 AM

So get those images in the Image mod!

No more excuses.

PvK · #2 May 14th, 2003, 10:10 AM

I am cleverly saving space for people who just use Proportions, Fryon - no need to download the Image Mod.

Personally, I think Dogscoff should bite the bullet, splurge, and use two CD's.

PvK

dogscoff · #3 May 14th, 2003, 12:07 PM

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Personally, I think Dogscoff should bite the bullet, splurge, and use two CD's.

Well obviously I could do that, but I hate wasting space and would have to fill the second CD completely, which would mean downloading the other hundred or so races listed on Sotas, the scifi crossover mod and AST mod (too big for me to download so far), but I'd probably still have 300 meg left over after that.

Which would mean me starting a thread about how to increase the amount of space taken up...

PvK- you don't need to force people to dl the whole image mod. Just make the images compatible, then distribute them with the mod in the normal way. Then ppl like me can delete any superfluous files if we want to.

Or you could do what Rollo is doing and a "lite" Version available if you want to.

JLS · #4 May 14th, 2003, 02:02 PM

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Originally posted by dogscoff:
Hmm, AIC mod - anyone know if I can remove the components, facilities and combat folders and still be OK under the imagemod?

Dogscoff

Currently AI Campaign is not compatible with any other MOD.

Deleteing or adding any files and folders to any program, that has been produced; will or may break that program.
However deleteting redundant se4 info with-in your Mods, cleaning the save game, and se4 Temp folders can save a lot of space, as long as it is not your current saved game

I have spoken with SJ and when AIC is finished, we plan to do something towards adapting AIC to the Image Mod. Right now, we need to stay focused on finishing AI Campaign and then working with the specific designers in adapting AIC to their great add-ons and Mods; that we have, out there.

In regards to AI folders in AIC, for the most part every AI will always have their own individual Data files, and over time every file will change with each and every AI having its own tweak

Also ALL/MOST the files in AIC; the Basic se4 descriptive info have been deleted, right from AIC�s very first Release.
This over all saves a very big chunk of space and reduces our download times, and if a player wants to see this redundant info data, he may go to any of the original se4 files.

[ May 14, 2003, 15:19: Message edited by: JLS ]

PvK · #5 May 15th, 2003, 12:02 AM

Dogscoff, is your archive disk using compressed contents?

Taz-in-Space · #6 May 15th, 2003, 05:00 AM

Dogscoff there are several sizes of CD's, are you capable of using the 700Mb cd's vs the 640Mb ones? If so that's 60 MB right there.

dogscoff · #7 May 15th, 2003, 11:29 AM

Not sure. The blank CD I have here offers 702 meg.
If I look at the properties screen for my shrapnel dir, it says it takes up 741 meg (777,617,052 bytes), but that that's 786meg (825,196,544 bytes) on disk. Confusing. I assume the "size on disk" figure is a product of Windoze' bloaty file system, and that the former number is the one that would apply if I were to copy the files to a CD.

What I will probably do is leave out (or zip up) a number of the less-used races.

I just thought this would be an interesting thread for anyone trying to save a little space.

Also I think I have screwed up my sounds folder.

Anyone know where I can download the enhanced sound mod? Doesn't seem to be on the Gold CD.