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The Enlightened One posted 02-16-99 12:56 AM ET
Okay, when the videos play, they take a ling time to start up and stutter for the first 5-10 seconds...is there anyway to improve this?
Also, is there a way to edit the factions? Like change their starting settings like tech, etc.? I edited the Spartan text file in the main directory, but didn't notice any changes when I started a new game...Is it possible to change factions starting conditions?
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-16-99 09:00 AM ET
Could it be the CD-Rom spinning up? If so (and you've got megs to spare) copy them to the hard drive. You may also want to adjust your CD-Rom buffers (right click on My Computer, select properties, then performance, file system, then CD-Rom). Make sure you're running 32-bit windows drivers (on the performance page). If it says you're in "compatability mode" you're running dos drivers, which can hurt performance.

jkm
firaxis games
MikeH II posted 02-16-99 09:06 AM ET
I found something a while ago that allows you to slow down the time between CD spin downs so that you cut a lot of this problem out but I can't remember what I did, I'll try and find the e-mail I sent myself when I get home.
MikeH II posted 02-16-99 01:33 PM ET
Check this site out, it has a SPINDOWN utility which should help.
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~aa571
Jonji posted 02-20-99 03:40 PM ET
My question: I don't see any mention of which kind of drivers I'm using--probably because I'm running Windows 98. How do I check this?

Jon
Patrick2 posted 02-20-99 04:04 PM ET
when ever there's a video it's like really small, not full screen, is this normal
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Author	Topic: Questions of videos and factions
The Enlightened One	posted 02-16-99 12:56 AM ET Okay, when the videos play, they take a ling time to start up and stutter for the first 5-10 seconds...is there anyway to improve this? Also, is there a way to edit the factions? Like change their starting settings like tech, etc.? I edited the Spartan text file in the main directory, but didn't notice any changes when I started a new game...Is it possible to change factions starting conditions?
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-16-99 09:00 AM ET Could it be the CD-Rom spinning up? If so (and you've got megs to spare) copy them to the hard drive. You may also want to adjust your CD-Rom buffers (right click on My Computer, select properties, then performance, file system, then CD-Rom). Make sure you're running 32-bit windows drivers (on the performance page). If it says you're in "compatability mode" you're running dos drivers, which can hurt performance. jkm firaxis games
MikeH II	posted 02-16-99 09:06 AM ET I found something a while ago that allows you to slow down the time between CD spin downs so that you cut a lot of this problem out but I can't remember what I did, I'll try and find the e-mail I sent myself when I get home.
MikeH II	posted 02-16-99 01:33 PM ET Check this site out, it has a SPINDOWN utility which should help. http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~aa571
Jonji	posted 02-20-99 03:40 PM ET My question: I don't see any mention of which kind of drivers I'm using--probably because I'm running Windows 98. How do I check this? Jon
Patrick2	posted 02-20-99 04:04 PM ET when ever there's a video it's like really small, not full screen, is this normal