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CrayonX posted 04-06-99 01:45 PM ET
I was looking at the system requirements on the CTP box and it says you need 320MB for the game and 80MB for swap disk space?!?
This is almost equivalent ot Baldur's Gate!!!
I take it this is because of the animations, but does this mean the CD is still used?!? Why so much HD space?
CrayonX
woodelf posted 04-06-99 01:47 PM ET
I have no idea, but isn't there a CTP forum somewhere?
Seems steep to me regardless.
Atahualpa posted 04-06-99 03:44 PM ET
Crayon: Live with it or die
bene4 posted 04-06-99 05:00 PM ET
full install US version (and Canadian one, too, eh!) does not need the CD. The only difference between full install and not-full install is that no movies and no sounds are put onto the HD with not-full (might be wrong about sound).
CrayonX posted 04-06-99 06:31 PM ET
...uh oh, the forum police are on to me...better turn it into a SMAC thread...
One thing I liked was SMAC didn't take up too much space. I really hope they do something about CD-ROM drives so that they aren't so sloOoOow and don't vibrate so much. (I've got a 24x and I'm too lazy to upgrade)
Travathian posted 04-06-99 07:27 PM ET
Almost close to Baldurs Gate? What the hell version of Baldur's Gate did you get? A full install is 2.5 Gigs, not Megs, thats GIGS, as in one forth of my hard drive!
CrayonX posted 04-07-99 06:26 PM ET
Hey, Baldur's gate is 2.5 gigs if you copied everything to your hard drive and throw away the CDs. Tell me how I have only a 2.5 GB Hard Drive (uncompressed) and managed to get Baldur's Gate, Alpha Centauri, Railroad Tycoon Deluxe, Sim City 3000, and about 25 other programs on it. (Hmmmm....)
If you take the basic install options, it's actually around 400 MB (you can change the swap file to whatever you want, the bigger the better).
Man, these games are getting too big, eh?
eNo posted 04-07-99 09:11 PM ET
CrayonX, games are getting too big. That's one of the better things about SMAC is that its small. 2.5 Gigs is bigger than my hard drive!
Travathian posted 04-07-99 09:37 PM ET
You all need new hard drives! geesh come on, they are cheap! 8.4 for $150
eNo posted 04-07-99 10:05 PM ET
$140 American or Canadian (or any other place that uses the "Dollar")?
CrayonX posted 04-08-99 01:39 AM ET
I think it's $150 American, you can't get 8.4 for less than $200 here in Canada (plus GST plus PST etc etc).
Anyhoo, I can't get a new hard drive b/c I gotta feed my kids...er...fish.
Q Cubed posted 04-08-99 08:52 PM ET
Travathian: what school did you go to in 4th grade?
your name sounds darn familiar...
Travathian posted 04-08-99 09:02 PM ET
Um, it aint my real name :P
Its from a book, know which one?
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Author	Topic: CTP = 400 MB?!?
CrayonX	posted 04-06-99 01:45 PM ET I was looking at the system requirements on the CTP box and it says you need 320MB for the game and 80MB for swap disk space?!? This is almost equivalent ot Baldur's Gate!!! I take it this is because of the animations, but does this mean the CD is still used?!? Why so much HD space? CrayonX
woodelf	posted 04-06-99 01:47 PM ET I have no idea, but isn't there a CTP forum somewhere? Seems steep to me regardless.
Atahualpa	posted 04-06-99 03:44 PM ET Crayon: Live with it or die
bene4	posted 04-06-99 05:00 PM ET full install US version (and Canadian one, too, eh!) does not need the CD. The only difference between full install and not-full install is that no movies and no sounds are put onto the HD with not-full (might be wrong about sound).
CrayonX	posted 04-06-99 06:31 PM ET ...uh oh, the forum police are on to me...better turn it into a SMAC thread... One thing I liked was SMAC didn't take up too much space. I really hope they do something about CD-ROM drives so that they aren't so sloOoOow and don't vibrate so much. (I've got a 24x and I'm too lazy to upgrade)
Travathian	posted 04-06-99 07:27 PM ET Almost close to Baldurs Gate? What the hell version of Baldur's Gate did you get? A full install is 2.5 Gigs, not Megs, thats GIGS, as in one forth of my hard drive!
CrayonX	posted 04-07-99 06:26 PM ET Hey, Baldur's gate is 2.5 gigs if you copied everything to your hard drive and throw away the CDs. Tell me how I have only a 2.5 GB Hard Drive (uncompressed) and managed to get Baldur's Gate, Alpha Centauri, Railroad Tycoon Deluxe, Sim City 3000, and about 25 other programs on it. (Hmmmm....) If you take the basic install options, it's actually around 400 MB (you can change the swap file to whatever you want, the bigger the better). Man, these games are getting too big, eh?
eNo	posted 04-07-99 09:11 PM ET CrayonX, games are getting too big. That's one of the better things about SMAC is that its small. 2.5 Gigs is bigger than my hard drive!
Travathian	posted 04-07-99 09:37 PM ET You all need new hard drives! geesh come on, they are cheap! 8.4 for $150
eNo	posted 04-07-99 10:05 PM ET $140 American or Canadian (or any other place that uses the "Dollar")?
CrayonX	posted 04-08-99 01:39 AM ET I think it's $150 American, you can't get 8.4 for less than $200 here in Canada (plus GST plus PST etc etc). Anyhoo, I can't get a new hard drive b/c I gotta feed my kids...er...fish.
Q Cubed	posted 04-08-99 08:52 PM ET Travathian: what school did you go to in 4th grade? your name sounds darn familiar...
Travathian	posted 04-08-99 09:02 PM ET Um, it aint my real name :P Its from a book, know which one?