How much does Dark Souls III take on storage AFTER installation?

[Slayer Seraph]

Title.
Will really appreciate the info.
During install Steam says the game requires 21GB of storage- but I've seen many cases where the downloaded storage is much higher than the final install space requirement- or vice versa.
Many times Steam seems to either estimate the requirement wrong -or perhaps use more space during DL+Install than the actual final space on disk.

Thing is- I have limited space on my 256 SSD - currently with only Windows 10 and ONLY two games installed on it: Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain (28 GB)
The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt+ 2 Expansions (38 GB) - I have only:
" 135GB Free out of 237 GB " - according to drive tools.

Obviously TW3 and MGSV takes a lot of space + Windows 10 which is quite big.

The rest of my games are installed on the Hard Disk - and I generally only install the major "main" favorite games on my SSD.

[Watermelons]

It's listed in the properties at 25,538 MB

[Slayer Seraph]

Originally posted by Viele Wassermelonen:

It's listed in the properties at 25,538 MB

Um... so more than the estimated space required, unless it's because I don't own the DLC, what do you suggest? Will it be beneficial to install Dark Souls 3 on the SSD?

[Slayer Seraph]

Strangely enough - if I follow what I see on Drive Tools it means:
237 space available out of the box after Windows 10 installed from the 256 GB SSD.
TW3 is 38.
MGS V is 28. (so 171 GB left..)
And I have about 135 gb left - meaning Windows 10 - alone+few tiny apps and Chrome - is 36 GB in size.
Wonder if it makes sense.

[Watermelons]

Originally posted by Ransom Seraph:

Originally posted by Viele Wassermelonen:

It's listed in the properties at 25,538 MB

Um... so more than the estimated space required, unless it's because I don't own the DLC, what do you suggest? Will it be beneficial to install Dark Souls 3 on the SSD?

A note on the DLC, I do own both DLCs so that may be something added in my storage use, but it's something to remember that all players at least have the files for the weapons and spells from the DLCs. The maps, I'm not so sure.

I don't have a problem not having it on my SSD, but it would be beneficial if you, say, use the covenant that summons you to help players who are invaded. I know a buddy who loads like it's 1999 and has lost quite a few of those covenant rewards because of it
You'll be doing a lot of warping, mostly because the hub area of the game is disconnected from the rest, unlike DS1 or DS2. In those games, the world was completely seamlessly connected, meaning less loading screens were necessary.

[MOSLEY]

My DS3 folder is 25Gb. (That's with all DLC)

[Slayer Seraph]

Thanks for the info guys, do you ever/usually install some games on the SSD?
Also, are the DLCs worth it? I know the first part of the 2-part DLC had received horrible feedback - claiming to be extremely short, uneventful and repetitive - recycling older bosses from the series and stuff.

Also - what do you think about the SSD analysis I posted above - does it even make sense?
I don't even store files on Downloads/videos/pictures on SSD so it is kinda odd.

[Herbalacious]

The GB listing on the drive is not the exact # usually it's less. Like 240GB or something it's not gonna be a true 256GB so be aware of that. You also want to keep around 20% of the drive free cus Windows hates it when your drive is full.

I am so used to the fast loading times on SSD I would prolly hate to see it on a standard HDD. Still extra storage regardless of what kind is prolly a good idea. What good is your gaming PC if you can't install games!? 256GB ain't gonna cut it unless you're only playing an mmo or something.

[Watermelons]

Originally posted by Ransom Seraph:

Thanks for the info guys, do you ever/usually install some games on the SSD?
Also, are the DLCs worth it? I know the first part of the 2-part DLC had received horrible feedback - claiming to be extremely short, uneventful and repetitive - recycling older bosses from the series and stuff.

Also - what do you think about the SSD analysis I posted above - does it even make sense?
I don't even store files on Downloads/videos/pictures on SSD so it is kinda odd.

I'd say they're all worth it. The 1st one is short, yes, but it is difficult and it has a wonderful final boss, as well as some useful weapons/spells and armors. The 2nd DLC is abso-♥♥♥♥♥♥♥-lutely worth it. So many good new items, wonderful bosses ( as well as one of the usually agreed upon hardest bosses in the series)

Also yeah, I'd say Win 10 is large, I don't doubt it's that large.

[MOSLEY]

Originally posted by Ransom Seraph:

Thanks for the info guys, do you ever/usually install some games on the SSD?
Also, are the DLCs worth it? I know the first part of the 2-part DLC had received horrible feedback - claiming to be extremely short, uneventful and repetitive - recycling older bosses from the series and stuff.

Also - what do you think about the SSD analysis I posted above - does it even make sense?
I don't even store files on Downloads/videos/pictures on SSD so it is kinda odd.

If you have a fast HDD then it won't make too much of a difference if a game is on your HDD or SSD. It just decreases loading times.

The first DLC is great, but very short. The second is incredible, probably better than the base game.

[Slayer Seraph]

Originally posted by Herbalacious:

The GB listing on the drive is not the exact # usually it's less. Like 240GB or something it's not gonna be a true 256GB so be aware of that. You also want to keep around 20% of the drive free cus Windows hates it when your drive is full.

I am so used to the fast loading times on SSD I would prolly hate to see it on a standard HDD. Still extra storage regardless of what kind is prolly a good idea. What good is your gaming PC if you can't install games!? 256GB ain't gonna cut it unless you're only playing an mmo or something.

I know - Capacity listed as 255,522,772,800 bytes = 237 GB.

Perhaps I wasn't quite clear.
I have a HDD which is 2 TB Western Digital Black + a Crucial M4 256 GB SSD (237 GB listed in Windows10).
In the past I had Dark Souls 2 installed on the SSD and another game or two.
Now days I install most games on my HDD, and only 1-2 main games which I cherish more than others, to put it simply, and that are more demanding perhaps - on the SSD.

So I don't know about Dark Souls 3 yet.
I know many modern gamers only have the SSD for Windows and install all games on HDD, while some install everything on the SSD and have no HDD whatsoever or keeps it only for storage.
Are you gaming on SSD only?

[Slayer Seraph]

Originally posted by MOSLEY:

Originally posted by Ransom Seraph:

Thanks for the info guys, do you ever/usually install some games on the SSD?
Also, are the DLCs worth it? I know the first part of the 2-part DLC had received horrible feedback - claiming to be extremely short, uneventful and repetitive - recycling older bosses from the series and stuff.

Also - what do you think about the SSD analysis I posted above - does it even make sense?
I don't even store files on Downloads/videos/pictures on SSD so it is kinda odd.

If you have a fast HDD then it won't make too much of a difference if a game is on your HDD or SSD. It just decreases loading times.

The first DLC is great, but very short. The second is incredible, probably better than the base game.

How long is the 2nd DLC and the 1st DLC compared to, say, Aratorias of the Abyss (DS1) which was fairly short imo, and the 3 DLCS in Dark Souls 2 - which were rather large each?

About the SSD and HDD - it is true that drive speeds mainly affect loading speeds - and Dark Souls don't have a ton of loading aside from dying/reloading - which can happen often lol - or when invading/summoned.
But I've also read somewhere that it may affect performance in a sense -because a faster drive loads the terrain and objects and detail faster - such as lod - a slower one might lead to micro-stutters, or just graphical issues perhaps?
Probably not a big deal though, especailly with Dark Souls 3.

[Slayer Seraph]

Perhaps I'll just install it on the SSD - it's a game I'm going to play for many hours, and give and take - it will leave my drive with about 110 GB free (135 -25gb).

[Herbalacious]

Originally posted by Ransom Seraph:

I know many modern gamers only have the SSD for Windows and install all games on HDD, while some install everything on the SSD and have no HDD whatsoever or keeps it only for storage.

OK I sorta misunderstood. I'm pretty sure all games will play better on SSD since there will be far less loading times. Most gamers do what you described to save some $. A lot of gamers don't even have standard HDD's anymore. I just have a 1TB SSD and made a small partition for Windows and another for everything else.

You should be fine installing it on the SSD. Just give yourself like 10-20% free space and don't fill the whole drive up to the max.

[Lumen]

Just do as you did with DS2 install on SSD while you play it often then move the folder to another steam-library folder (Settings/Download/first button - probably on your hd).
Use the repair folder option there if it won't run at once after moving so you don't even have to redownload.

[Slayer Seraph]

Originally posted by Rishna:

Just do as you did with DS2 install on SSD while you play it often then move the folder to another steam-library folder (Settings/Download/first button - probably on your hd).
Use the repair folder option there if it won't run at once after moving so you don't even have to redownload.

I guess you are refering to clicking the right mouse button on the game under Library > Properties > Loca Files > Move Install Folder ?
Then doing the same and clicking Verify Integrity... ?



***I know this is utterly irrelevant (sorry about that question)- but is anyone here using that Steam Guard thing - where whenever you want to sign in - you need to have your mobile phone with you and enter the Pin code appearing on the phone? ***