Constantly reading from hard-drive=unplayable

Little Recon · 3rd Nov 2000, 02:34 PM

Whenever I try to play a game, my computer is CONSTANTLY reading from the hard drive. I assume it is loading the level or graphics or something, because if I just sit there for like 20 seconds, it stops. I can then move forward a little or turn side to side a very little bit until it starts reading again. Once it starts reading, the game gets unplayably jumpy. If I try to run around and shoot anyone, its like watching a slide show. After being in the same area for a while though, it gets less jumpy. This totally sounds like a graphics loading problem to me, but I have no idea how to fix it.

Is this just how UT is or is there some way to fix it?

Thx

L.R.

Crager · 3rd Nov 2000, 10:56 PM

People here may be able to help you out if you include your system specs.

Little Recon · 3rd Nov 2000, 11:51 PM

Thanks, but I think I figured it out. I set the engine cache size to like 40 megs and turned off the precaching (what the hell good is that precache anyway, all it does is make loading a level twice as long).

On a different note, does anyone know how to turn off precaching for OpenGl?

L.R.

Imaginos · 4th Nov 2000, 01:01 PM

In unrealtournament.ini, opengl renderer section set the DoPrecache=0 should do it.

Little Recon · 5th Nov 2000, 01:29 PM

Thx, but I looked in the unrealtournament.ini and found the opengl renderer section and there is no mention of precache there. Any ideas?

L.R.

Imaginos · 8th Nov 2000, 06:46 PM

badda bing

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3rd Nov 2000, 02:34 PM	#1
Little Recon Registered User Join Date: Nov. 3rd, 2000 Posts: 4	Whenever I try to play a game, my computer is CONSTANTLY reading from the hard drive. I assume it is loading the level or graphics or something, because if I just sit there for like 20 seconds, it stops. I can then move forward a little or turn side to side a very little bit until it starts reading again. Once it starts reading, the game gets unplayably jumpy. If I try to run around and shoot anyone, its like watching a slide show. After being in the same area for a while though, it gets less jumpy. This totally sounds like a graphics loading problem to me, but I have no idea how to fix it. Is this just how UT is or is there some way to fix it? Thx L.R.

3rd Nov 2000, 11:51 PM	#3
Little Recon Registered User Join Date: Nov. 3rd, 2000 Posts: 4	Thanks, but I think I figured it out. I set the engine cache size to like 40 megs and turned off the precaching (what the hell good is that precache anyway, all it does is make loading a level twice as long). On a different note, does anyone know how to turn off precaching for OpenGl? L.R.

5th Nov 2000, 01:29 PM	#5
Little Recon Registered User Join Date: Nov. 3rd, 2000 Posts: 4	Thx, but I looked in the unrealtournament.ini and found the opengl renderer section and there is no mention of precache there. Any ideas? L.R.