Reducing the SE4 footprint.

[JLS]

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]

Dogscoff, is your archive disk using compressed contents?

[Taz-in-Space]

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]

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.

[JLS]

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

This may be what you want, Dogscoff

MM Mod list

Mod: Tampa_Gamer Sound Mod maintained by Tampa_Gamer Mod Version: 1.40 SE4 Version: 1.60+
Description: Space Empires IV Gold Version 1.xx (Compatable with all future Versions)
March 6, 2002 (verified February 1, 2003)
Tampa_Gamer Sounds Mod 1.40

This sound mod will replace almost all of your 60 original sound files.

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

This is a very interesting thread; I just wish my CD burner received with my windows 98 Gateway Computer, were compatible with the new XP Windows I installed; so I can do what your doing

[ May 15, 2003, 15:11: Message edited by: JLS ]

[dogscoff]

Thanks JLS. I think the problem may reside in the words "almost all " in that description. I deleted all my original sound files, not "almost all" of them.

Oops...

[Suicide Junkie]

What if you were to zip up the entire thing, and just put an autorun file in there. You could have the thing automatically unpack to the HD when you throw in the disk!