Will TT load faster if I remove.cs files and only keep.cs.dso-files ?
Ex: main.cs and main.cs.dso : Isnt the dso only needed, and the cs-text file only needed when doing mods ?
Maybe the cs is translated at every load , creating a fresh dso, therby delaying the load ?

Whoa! Slow down Erik
No don't delete your cs files = not a good idea!
That is not what is slowing you up
When you join a map that came with the game it loads in 15 seconds or so
But when you join a new mission (MOD) when you dont have the artwork and objects
it takes 5-10 minutes (the first time only)
To renter after you have the required files takes 15 seconds
The game is served at dialup speeds so to download new stuff in game takes a long time
But if you PRELOAD the artwork and new map or at minimum the map (biggest file)
you will eliminate the wait.
The instruction are ez and in just a couple of minutes you will get into any game instantly

In the General forums look for "The MOD PACK" thread by ReagentX = 300 new maps
In the General forums look for the "Expansion Pack 3" thread by Napalm = every stitich of known and utilized artwork to date

Last edited: Monday, December 26, 2005 at 2:56:31 AM

Ok, thx. But am I generally correct in assuming that if a "xxx dot cs dot dso" file exists, then the "xxx dot cs" file is
strictly speaking not required to start TT ? (and that the dso is created from cs if the cs exists?)

Yes, if the dso is there, the cs isn't needed.

But, the dso is only recreated from the CS if there has been a change to the cs file. If there have been no changes to the cs file, then it will just reload the already compiled dso file. So, there really isn't a significant time savings to get rid of the cs files.

It would work because if there's a.cs file present, TT automatically takes the time to compile it into a.dso file.

^ Not quite. It only compiles the cs into a dso if there have been changes to the cs.

So the only time savings would be the savings of not having to do a CRC check (which isn't significant).

He he, this is a great discussion. Will it compile the cs-file ( if present) each time, or not ?
Or will it not NOT compile it if there has not been any changes ? If so, how does TT determine this ?
Date, length, keeps a tab of last particulars, or what ?
hm hm hm

The answer: Launch a dedicated server. If it compiles anything you didn't recently add, it would work. Otherwise, no.