Another startup/performance tip

[[JAG]Teabag]

Another tip that also increases the startup, loading and closing of UT plus game play i would imagine...

Default Cache size memory used in UT99 is "4mb" due to the ram avaliable on machines back then, when UT99 was made.
Ideally you want to be taking advantage of the amount of memory avaliable in modern machines.
you want to be using approx 1/2 to 3/4 the avaliable ram you have..

for example if you have 1 gig of ram.
then 1/2 is set to 512.
3/4 would be set to 750
goto your UnrealTurnament.ini and under [Engine.GameEngine] heading
set the CacheSizeMegs=512 (or other according to the amout of ram you have)
then save your changes.

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in you UnrealTounament.ini

[Engine.GameEngine]
CacheSizeMegs=512 

same setting should apply for Ued too, it should allow it to run better.

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[Editor.EditorEngine]
CacheSizeMegs=512

[RocketJedi]

just note this DOES NOT effect server cache. Some people think it does..

[Sergeant Todd]

for example if you have 1 gig of ram.
then 1/2 is set to 512.
3/4 would be set to 750
goto your UnrealTurnament.ini and under [Engine.GameEngine] heading
set the CacheSizeMegs=512 (or other according to the amout of ram you have)
then save your changes.

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in you UnrealTounament.ini

[Engine.GameEngine]
CacheSizeMegs=512 

same setting should apply for Ued too, it should allow it to run better.

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[Editor.EditorEngine]
CacheSizeMegs=512

Teabag, you're my hero of the week. I have 1 gig and reset it to 512. Runs much better. I did the same with my UT2004.ini where it was set at 32meg. Jury's still out there.

Question: Do you think I could set it to 750 w/o problems?

come back

Todd

Edit: UT2004 runs better also. I'm going to pass this on because alot of folks don't know this. Wow.

[papercoffee]

nice, I didn't know this.... and I play UT for a long time.

[hi officer]

where can i find UnrealTurnament.ini? thanks

[rohitggarg]

Its in your <UT install>\System directory. Amazed to know that you couldn't find it .....

[hi officer]

this is why i had a little trouble, there is no .ini after the file name...just wanted to be sure i was in the right place. thanks!

[Creavion]

Don`t note any difference, either ingame or in the ed.

[rohitggarg]

Yea there was a difference... I did this with my system having 256 Mb of RAM, game was running fine but then what i saw after around 10 mins was a popup of low virtual memory and the game crashed ... So what I think is setting it to 1/2 ur sys memory would be a courageous effort if you are owning less than 256 M of RAM. I have now put it to 32 M and it runs just awesome..

So you need to find out whats the best setting for your sys isn't it..

[papercoffee]

this is why i had a little trouble, there is no .ini after the file name...just wanted to be sure i was in the right place. thanks!

Ok I am amazed someone did use the default config in WinD'ohs.
why you don't turn "the known file endings" on?

[hi officer]

because im a noob and dont know how. thats why im here

[papercoffee]

Maybe this will help
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/356206/ma ... s_visible/
Now you can finde your .ini

[Raynor]

512 is WAY overkill. I have it set 16 and greater values do not affect startup/loading time anymore and back in 1999 PC's did have lot more memory than 4 MB

[papercoffee]

same setting should apply for Ued too, it should allow it to run better.

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[Editor.EditorEngine]
CacheSizeMegs=512

This is odd ...in my UnrealEd.ini, there is no such line ...!?

[hi officer]

Maybe this will help
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/356206/ma ... s_visible/
Now you can finde your .ini

thanks! that was easy enough...