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where do I get the fastload versions of the normal WS maps? [message #100994]

Mon, 12 July 2004 00:44

Blazer
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To re-create the "fast load" maps, open the mix files with RenegadEX (do NOT use Xccmixer as it does not properly re-write the mixfile!), and delete all the *.dep files. Apparently the .dep files reference a lot of files that do not exist, and Renegade tries 3-4 times to find and load each nonexistant file.

Dante is the one who told me the above info, and I have verified it myself by using Filemon before and after the fix. Removing the .dep files causes no ill effects and greatly speeds up the load time since its not hunting for the nonexistant files.

What are the dep files in there for then? No clue...perhaps they were leftover from when the maps were being developed and different textures were used before they were finalized or something.

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where do I get the fastload versions of the normal WS maps? [message #100999]

Mon, 12 July 2004 01:50

Slash0x
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Or maybe it was some "unknown" company that pushed them to get it done. Razz

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where do I get the fastload versions of the normal WS maps? [message #101000]

Mon, 12 July 2004 01:54

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My guess is that .DEP stands for Depency.

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where do I get the fastload versions of the normal WS maps? [message #101008]

Mon, 12 July 2004 04:44

jonwil
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DEP files are a list of
assets that the level depends on (if I recall correctly) and basically cause
the engine to pre-load those files rather than loading them the first time
the get drawn or played or whatever.

Thats what Greg Hjelstrom (lead programmer of Renegade) said to me.

Jonathan Wilson aka Jonwil
Creator and Lead Coder of the Custom scripts.dll
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