install on SSD or HDD?

[Crimson]

Do you guys recommend installing this game on a SSD or will a HDD suffice?

[Solarstrike]

Doesn't matter. It's a digital version. If it was the retail disk version then regular HD or whichever drive is faster.

[Crimson]

oh ok thanks, I guess i'll install on my HDD.

[MooP]

Yep really no point I had it on my SSD 1st then upgraded to win10 installed to HDD notice no diff in loading screens maybe few secs longer but not bad at all. As you may know SSDs do not help with FPS only faster loading screens ppl seem to forget that.

[Ammikaameri]

Really need to install this one to a SSD if you don't want to break the immersion with really long loading screens.

[Crimson]

my main concern on what drive to install it on is to avoid possible stuttering since this is a open world game as game assets are constantly being loaded and unloaded

[InBorn]

There are these short quest or "situation" talk throughs when a level is loading, which you check out with "space" (or whatever key you're using). Though, while playing coop the game just jumps into the level without your clearance, which is (immersion and lore wise) annoying. So, if you're about to play coop, install the game on the slowest drive you have =). Single players can go all the way to SSD, but as for me the loading times are usually just seconds on HDD, so no worries.

edit: read your last post: The game feels very smooth on HDD, at least no stuttering from the loading side. There have been these strange zombie pop-ups while cooping though, but I think it's more desync related than HDD.

[Crimson]

Originally posted by InBorn:

There are these short quest or "situation" talk throughs when a level is loading, which you check out with "space" (or whatever key you're using). Though, while playing coop the game just jumps into the level without your clearance, which is (immersion and lore wise) annoying. So, if you're about to play coop, install the game on the slowest drive you have =). Single players can go all the way to SSD, but as for me the loading times are usually just seconds on HDD, so no worries.

edit: read your last post: The game feels very smooth on HDD, at least no stuttering from the loading side. There have been these strange zombie pop-ups while cooping though, but I think it's more desync related than HDD.

thanks for the feedback :)
I have one last question, does the game have any stuttering issues? I know there will probably be slight stuttering when the game area is transitioning from one area to the next aka loading the next level but that is of course a normal thing. My question is there any abnormal stuttering issues in the game?

[The Hoff]

Don't install any modern game on a HDD drive. SSD's all the way, the difference in performance is night and day.
Stuttering etc never used to be an issue 2-3 yrs ago but in most of todays games it is unless you use SSD's. I have an extremely high end system including a Titan X and if I compromise it by using HDD's for games you will see performance drops. Storage for loading game data is just as important as the GPU and CPU for modern games nowadays.
Not so long ago it wasn't an issue.

[BSNB]

I don't have this game, yet, but unless you got a quality 500GB or higher SSD, you'll notice veryy little difference verse a secondary WD Black 1TB drive. Quality 250GB or higher SSD if you're going to run the SSD as a secondary.

[Sikobae]

Originally posted by Chris:

Don't install any modern game on a HDD drive. SSD's all the way, the difference in performance is night and day.

Sure. If your hard drive was made before 2010, you'd be right.

[BSNB]

Originally posted by Sikobae:

Originally posted by Chris:

Don't install any modern game on a HDD drive. SSD's all the way, the difference in performance is night and day.

Sure. If your hard drive was made before 2010, you'd be right.

+1 Steam/games on a secondary drive is where it is at.