how to make maps load up faster

[sgt.collins]

thx in advance for answering my question
so, when i started playing cod4 on multi player, the maps loaded up in like 2 seconds. now its like closer to 10. i defragged, i checked for viruses, disabled most processes, and it is still slow.
anything i can do?

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[bladecx321]

did u turn your graphics up? that might do it due to the fact it would have to load/render more textures and details. im not sure that the graphics is it though, because i have everything as high as it gets and it loads for me in about 5-7 seconds. I have the 8800gts though, but still you have the 8800gt...

[sgt.collins]

alright well after installing vista it works alot better now hmm
but i lost my coolio beta drivers so if someone could link me up with a 174 somethin it would be great


oh hey blade haha just realized its you

[imported_Whiskey]

but i lost my coolio beta drivers so if someone could link me up with a 174 somethin it would be great

Just go to the Nvidia website and click on the Drivers label near the top of the page.

[bladecx321]

lol yea

yea nvidia site for drivers

[sgt.collins]

thats what i did guys
it said the newest ones were the 169 but ill try it again
edit: ok you guys win theres newer ones on there


but gfx drivers dont have to do anything with loading of maps!!!

[Bladeeagle]

Turn down settings?

[D34D1Y]

Dunno if it works or not for faster map loads, but here is a trick to help your game use more ram or w/e and im sure it also dedicates more ram to the maps. For load speeds, So in Console type one of these that fits your ram.

For 128MB

/seta com_hunkMegs 64

For 256MB

/seta com_hunkMegs 128

For 512MB

/seta com_hunkMegs 256

For 768MB

/seta com_hunkMegs 384

For 1GB

/seta com_hunkMegs 512

For 1.5GB

/seta com_hunkMegs 768

For 2GB

/seta com_hunkMegs 1024

For 3GB

/seta com_hunkMegs 1536

For 4GB

/seta com_hunkMegs 2048

If you have more RAM than 4GB, doubtful :P, then all you do is take the amount of RAM and divide it in half ect.

Quote from a google search, seems like it does help

com_hunkMegs 512 com_hunkMegs defines how much memory the game can use for caching. By increasing this value you can make the maps load faster, especially after you have played them once. Some maps also use shared components, and having these in memory decreases loading time between maps.

Sometimes the command is stubborn and will not stick in the config so if you want it to take effect and stay working you need to open up your MP config and add it in there manually.

[bladecx321]

^^hmmm. maybe i could use that for BF2 then, cause those load really slow for me. where do you put something like that?