Why is HL2 (TF2) so slow to load & navigate...

NeilF · 16 Oct 2007 at 10:31

It takes AGES to load - can't think of any other game that takes as long. And then stupid things like if at the end of a map you happen to press ESC you get a black screen for like 20-30 seconds... Very clunky!

paradigm · 16 Oct 2007 at 10:36

System specs?

My machine was down to 1GB (1GB failed) when I first got the game, and it was terrible at loading, switching between maps, etc etc.

Got it up to 4GB the next day, and everything loaded incredibly quickly.

nicksource · 16 Oct 2007 at 10:46

TF2 is definatly the slowest loading Source game, so don't expect it to be as fast as CSS/HL2/DoD/Gmod etc.

NeilF · 16 Oct 2007 at 11:45

paradigm said:
System specs?

My machine was down to 1GB (1GB failed) when I first got the game, and it was terrible at loading, switching between maps, etc etc.

Got it up to 4GB the next day, and everything loaded incredibly quickly.

See sig! Oh!
Ask the mod who removed it! Oh!

3.2ghz with 2gb or ram!

bindip1 · 16 Oct 2007 at 11:54

nothing is slower than BF2 @ loading so i wouldnt moan lol

smithy83 · 16 Oct 2007 at 12:18

nicksource said:
TF2 is definatly the slowest loading Source game, so don't expect it to be as fast as CSS/HL2/DoD/Gmod etc.

realy? i found it to the fastest hl2 takes ages

HeX · 16 Oct 2007 at 12:20

I find games using the Doom3 engine take forever to load.

I can go make a brew and come back before Doom3/Quake4 decide to load a map

Source engine games always load quickly for me.

NeilF · 16 Oct 2007 at 12:40

Looking a TF2...

Around 30 seconds or so to get the the TF2 screen/menu from clicking it in steam...

And probably about the same again to then connect/load a game...

bloodline76 · 16 Oct 2007 at 12:51

Yeah my TF2 takes a while to load. Not very good when you have a few minutes and want to jump on and play.

MR.B · 16 Oct 2007 at 15:36

Takes it's time with me too, and i'm on Vista x64 with 8GB.

It's quite pathetic really when you consider the UT3 BETA demo, with superior graphics and higher res textures, loads in about 1/4 of the time it takes TF2.

z0mbi3 · 16 Oct 2007 at 15:44

Defrag your GCFs.

/thread

NeilF · 16 Oct 2007 at 15:46

z0mbi3 said:
Defrag your GCFs.

/thread

Can you point to something about this?

Tombo · 16 Oct 2007 at 15:52

platypus · 16 Oct 2007 at 16:00

I've defragmented the local files and TF2 is still slow. Alt and tabbing is something I do a lot from CS which is virtually instantaneous, but it takes too long in TF2. Very irritating.

NeilF · 16 Oct 2007 at 16:17

Tombo -- Ahhhh!! Thanks!

TheVoice · 16 Oct 2007 at 16:37

In Source games you can usually disable the 3D menu background (the tweak guide on www.tweakguides.com should show how), which will improve initial load times quite a bit.

NeilF · 16 Oct 2007 at 18:18

TheVoice said:
In Source games you can usually disable the 3D menu background (the tweak guide on www.tweakguides.com should show how), which will improve initial load times quite a bit.

It says to do that with -console...

Now in TFC ~ for me does the console, and in TF2 it doesn't? How do I allow console via steam? Or do I need to use a dedicated TF2 icon with -console in it?

Windle · 16 Oct 2007 at 18:20

Put -console into your Launch Options in Properties (Right click on TF2 in Steam)

Zogger · 16 Oct 2007 at 18:28

or just go into the advanced k/b settings...