Can we please do something about the insane load times?

[solaris32]

Yes it's installed on an SSD.
They take 10-20 seconds each time, and there are a TON of them. Someone on Reddit described it best:

"10-20s loading screens wouldn't be that bad if not for the absolutely abysmal amount of them:
Go to the void bridge- 10s
Click the expanse map- 10s
Chart a single route, travel; "Captain, we have a situation that required your attention" -10s
Shareen, I need to speak with you in private- 10s
Click "Ok i will help you", back to the bridge you go- 10s
Click expanse map...- 10s
Visit the system, travel to planet- 10s"

Please, can we just load more stuff when the game starts, or some kind of background loading? Anything? Traveling around and the constant load screens kill the pacing.

[Ol' Smithy]

Agreed, its a bit too much sometimes, even on a SSD

I have installed the quicker load times mod, I can't say I've seen too much difference but it might be worth trying

[solaris32]

Originally posted by Ol' Smithy:

Agreed, its a bit too much sometimes, even on a SSD

I have installed the quicker load times mod, I can't say I've seen too much difference but it might be worth trying

I saw that mod. Will it disable achievements? I don't use toybox and don't want to install it just to re-enable achievements.

[Ol' Smithy]

Originally posted by solaris32:

Originally posted by Ol' Smithy:

Agreed, its a bit too much sometimes, even on a SSD

I have installed the quicker load times mod, I can't say I've seen too much difference but it might be worth trying

I saw that mod. Will it disable achievements? I don't use toybox and don't want to install it just to re-enable achievements.

I'm not 100% sure but I haven't had any achievement pop ups since installing it so it might do

[Tay of the Lor]

People whinging about a 10 second loading screen, like are you for real? Kids these days really have no idea, I remember 2-3 minute loading screens for Morrowind on the original xbox.

[spammdc]

Somethings that might help:
1) Disable Steam Cloud Saves
2) Disable send info to publisher
3) Make sure all browsers are up to date.
4) Microsoft just had an update that can affect some load times on some PC's. (often laptops with 16GB of RAM are the people that have posted issues here)
5) Make sure all other programs/apps are up to date (ie in the past I have had issues with EA and battlenet needed an update that caused various issues in my game.)
6) Be sure all mods are up to date.

Happy New Year and Hopefully Good gaming to you

[Ol' Smithy]

Originally posted by Tay of the Lor:

People whinging about a 10 second loading screen, like are you for real? Kids these days really have no idea, I remember 2-3 minute loading screens for Morrowind on the original xbox.

I get where you're coming from but I'd prefer a 1 minute load time that loads in galaxy map/voidship bridge/local star system vs the way it's handled now. Its jarring to see a load screen every 15 seconds

[mps]

I don't understand why both the voidship bridge and the expanse map can't be loaded into memory simultaneously, it should be an instant transition between either. Same issue with kingdom and crusade maps in Kingmaker and Wrath too.

[Tay of the Lor]

Originally posted by Ol' Smithy:

Originally posted by Tay of the Lor:

People whinging about a 10 second loading screen, like are you for real? Kids these days really have no idea, I remember 2-3 minute loading screens for Morrowind on the original xbox.

I get where you're coming from but I'd prefer a 1 minute load time that loads in galaxy map/voidship bridge/local star system vs the way it's handled now. Its jarring to see a load screen every 15 seconds

Like I said, all you for real?