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Thomas
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I'm wondering this game should be huge alot bigger than gothic and yet it ships on only 1 cd


Maybe it's not as big as we hope
Post Tue Apr 23, 2002 8:40 pm
 
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Do not worry, they managed to compress a whole test world into 10 KB.
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Post Tue Apr 23, 2002 9:01 pm
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i read somewhere that they developed an outstanding compression algorithm for graphic files and hence data files... i think i read that in either a preview (doubtful) or from a developer post (most likely)...
Post Tue Apr 23, 2002 9:03 pm
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Wizardry - 3 CD
Baldurs Gate - 3 CD (I think)

Well, it is really interesting that Morrowind is on one.
Post Tue Apr 23, 2002 9:20 pm
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It is nearly unbelievable, but yes, it is true. The press beta occupies less than 650 MB on the HD.
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Post Tue Apr 23, 2002 10:15 pm
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quote:
Originally posted by Danicek
Wizardry - 3 CD
Baldurs Gate - 3 CD (I think)

Well, it is really interesting that Morrowind is on one.


3D worlds are always smaller in CD space than 2D worlds, such as BG. Simply because the graphics are not prerendered.
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Post Tue Apr 23, 2002 10:36 pm
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Well Gothic is only just 1GB and then you don't need the cd!
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Post Wed Apr 24, 2002 6:47 pm
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Drooool. 1 CD means I can even fit it on my hard drive without uninstalling any game at all
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Post Wed Apr 24, 2002 6:51 pm
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About Gothic; Remember that half of the installation space is taken by
the speeches. The game itself is on one CD, the second CD contains only
the voices.
Post Wed Apr 24, 2002 8:05 pm
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quote:
Originally posted by Rendelius
It is nearly unbelievable, but yes, it is true. The press beta occupies less than 650 MB on the HD.


If my memory isn't failing me, isn't the announced minimum requirement 1 Gb HD space? Or is it 650 plus a swap file while playing?

By the way, how big are the save files? Deux Ex ones were huge! Daggerfall's somewhat big (at least in my old 486 with 500Mb HD)...
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