Shrinking your savegame size..

Post » Mon May 14, 2012 6:48 pm

will sleeping work? I don't see why not but I just want ya'll's opinion.
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Veronica Flores
 
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 3:39 am

The truth rarely helps, but that does not stop it from being true.

And as i have said before, i did not pay hard earned money to attempt to find solutions or work-arounds to problems that should never have existed in the first place!! I paid money for a product marketed to be equal to it's counterparts on other platforms. It is not so much to ask that a game developer supplies a game that matches the marketing campaign!

I have just sat through the 20min demo Todd commentates over, and the resounding thought? "Wow... That's what this game SHOULD look like..."
First off i understand that we all want a product that with perform equally with its counter parts but bethesda are not gods so they will make mistakes but they will eventually fix it secondly never ever base your thoughts on what a game should look like by the demo, its a small portion of the game that is looked over constantly to make sure it works its like when you go to order a burger someplace and you expect it to look like they have it in the picture but does it, no because the one in the picture is made to look good and tasty by any means necesary so that you buy the burger
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 6:12 pm

The truth rarely helps, but that does not stop it from being true.

And as i have said before, i did not pay hard earned money to attempt to find solutions or work-arounds to problems that should never have existed in the first place!! I paid money for a product marketed to be equal to it's counterparts on other platforms. It is not so much to ask that a game developer supplies a game that matches the marketing campaign!

I have just sat through the 20min demo Todd commentates over, and the resounding thought? "Wow... That's what this game SHOULD look like..."

So, let me get this straight, all in one breath, you are saying that someone needs to do something about this so you can play your game, but yet, when someone suggests something that may actually help, you say I ain't lifting a finger to have to do it? Sounds counter-productive to me.

Look, I understand that we all should have gotten a polished game, (well, so far I did) but this is honestly the way Bethesda functions. It's every launch of theirs that's like this, to the point where it's kind of the industry inside joke. Why would this launch be any different? Again, I'm not apologizing for Bethesda, they need to get their stuff straight when it comes to launching relatively bug-free games. But this is absolutely par for the course, and It's a risk I was well aware of going into purchase.
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 2:03 am

will sleeping work? I don't see why not but I just want ya'll's opinion.

It probably would. The only reason I didn't sleep is because it takes longer (autosave).
These are the steps I took, they're not exactly arbitrary, but I don't know which, if any of them are unnecessary.
All I know is that I did these things, and my save got smaller.
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 6:08 pm

The truth rarely helps, but that does not stop it from being true.

And as i have said before, i did not pay hard earned money to attempt to find solutions or work-arounds to problems that should never have existed in the first place!! I paid money for a product marketed to be equal to it's counterparts on other platforms. It is not so much to ask that a game developer supplies a game that matches the marketing campaign!

I have just sat through the 20min demo Todd commentates over, and the resounding thought? "Wow... That's what this game SHOULD look like..."



The fact is, this "fix" isn't that at all. It's a major annoyance, and something that will have to be done for hours on end to even have a chance of solving the problems.

There is no fix that you and I can do. The only people that can fix it, are Bethesda, and given the fact they are the ones who deemed the current coding acceptable in the first place, my hopes are not high.

Are you drinking again? Because you are saying the same thing only louder.
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 1:24 am

I don't think there's any confusion about that. Everyone is on the same page.

The way I see it, it could be weeks before gamesas gets a patch pushed through Sony's Format QA, even if they already have it fixed.
In the mean-time, there's no reason not to be proactive and experiment with finding a workaround.
Admittedly, this is a lame one, but if nothing else, it could help resolve whether or not the problem is savedata size-related like everyone suspects.
Or it may be pointless.

We don't need to get angry at each other.

I am by no means angry at anyone in the community, and apologise if it comes across that way, but i am frustrated to the max here! Only the people who deemed this game acceptable to be published are being lambasted by me. And as i've stated before, i didn't pay for the inconvenience of trying to fix problems that should not have existed in the first place, and that don't exist on copies of the supposedly "identical" game on different platforms!
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 6:38 am

I am by no means angry at anyone in the community, and apologise if it comes across that way, but i am frustrated to the max here! Only the people who deemed this game acceptable to be published are being lambasted by me. And as i've stated before, i didn't pay for the inconvenience of trying to fix problems that should not have existed in the first place, and that don't exist on copies of the supposedly "identical" game on different platforms!

Understandable.
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 7:00 pm

Complainig is not helping providing info on what we believe is happening is helping and so far thats the save file memory reaching astronomical heights causing the game to lag and crash.


I'm sorry, i did not pay 50€ to do their QA work.

Fact of the matter is, i believe they already knew about this well before the game launched.


Do you even know that it's related to game save file? Aren't the save files as big on the 360 version?
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 12:56 am

Are you drinking again? Because you are saying the same thing only louder.

Whether achohol has been consumed is irrelevant (Presuming the insinuation was that an alcoholic beverage has or had been affecting what i post on these forums).

And i will post until i see a Dev come onto these boards, acknowledge these widespread problems, tell us what stage they are at in fixing the problem (if it can indeed be fixed), and what they are going to do as a good will gesture, which i think all effected PS3 user's should receive!
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 11:10 pm

I'm sorry, i did not pay 50€ to do their QA work.

Fact of the matter is, i believe they already knew about this well before the game launched.


Do you even know that it's related to game save file? Aren't the save files as big on the 360 version?

We thinks its the save file people have reported when reaching 5.3-7 mbs the games slows down and crashes and idk if the save files are as big as the 360 version and why wouldnt they fix it in the day 1 patch if they did know about it riddle me that
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 3:13 am

Do you even know that it's related to game save file? Aren't the save files as big on the 360 version?

Hahaha, nope. The collective opinion of the Internet is that it's save related. Until gamesas weighs in, it's all speculative.
I would imagine the file size to be the same on PC and Xbox.
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 1:04 am

and why wouldnt they fix it in the day 1 patch if they did know about it riddle me that

Because they didn't care enough to put it right?

And by that logic: If they didn't know, WHY didn't they know? It's a very widespread issue which would have been discovered with adequate testing. Riddle me that...
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 8:42 pm

Because they didn't care enough to put it right?

And by that logic: If they didn't know, WHY didn't they know? It's a very widespread issue which would have been discovered with adequate testing. Riddle me that...
Maybe they did most testing on the 360 or used a certain type of ps3 but idk only Bethesda knows.
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 1:49 am

I've been telling people the game is fine since release and then my game hit 7mb file size the other day. Since then my game has got more and more lag to the point that it catches or freezes when NPCs talk, when I move my camera 360 degrees inside a city or outside in the world and when I move foward faster than walking. I was just about to ditch the piece of [censored] and play it on my PC and had the thought of doing the ol clear data cache trick. Loaded it up and it works like when I first started playing.

I know people have tried it and not much has happened but if you are over 7mb, give it another go, it can't hurt. It really did work for me.
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 6:39 am

Because they didn't care enough to put it right?

And by that logic: If they didn't know, WHY didn't they know? It's a very widespread issue which would have been discovered with adequate testing. Riddle me that...


I trust that the devs are devestated by any bad press, and Bethesda is extra sensitive after the Rage PC fiasco. Unfortunately, Sony has to test the fix before they'll allow it to be patched. This can be a quagmire. Especially if different regional SKUs are affected.
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 5:27 pm

I've been telling people the game is fine since release and then my game hit 7mb file size the other day. Since then my game has got more and more lag to the point that it catches or freezes when NPCs talk, when I move my camera 360 degrees inside a city or outside in the world and when I move foward faster than walking. I was just about to ditch the piece of [censored] and play it on my PC and had the thought of doing the ol clear data cache trick. Loaded it up and it works like when I first started playing.

I know people have tried it and not much has happened but if you are over 7mb, give it another go, it can't hurt. It really did work for me.
How do you clear the cache
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 9:39 pm

Maybe they did most test on the 360 or used a certain type of ps3 but idk only Bethesda knows.

Then that would not equate to "adequate testing". Each version of the game should have been thoroughly tested, on multiple consoles, of different ages and HDD sizes.

It is inherently obvious, this has not happened. And thus, Bethesda are left with an extremely unhappy group of consumers who demand they put things right.

They have shot themselves in the foot by not making sure the game was fit for purpose before allowing it to be sold, because as i've discussed previously, they have left themselves wide open for a class-action lawsuits.
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 2:18 am

Then that would not equate to "adequate testing". Each version of the game should have been thoroughly tested, on multiple consoles, of different ages and HDD sizes.

It is inherently obvious, this has not happened. And thus, Bethesda are left with an extremely unhappy group of consumers who demand they put things right.

They have shot themselves in the foot by not making sure the game was fit for purpose before allowing it to be sold, because as i've discussed previously, they have left themselves wide open for a class-action lawsuits.
I'll go get the pop-corn just tell me where your gonna get [censored] by Bethesda's lawyers.
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 3:42 pm

I'll go get the pop-corn just tell me where your gonna get [censored] by Bethesda's lawyers.

Unfortunately, i am not in a financial situation that allows me to persue such noble endeavours. However, i still remain hopeful one of our colonial cousins in the states , who do tend to love a lawsuit , picks up the baton and gives Bethesda an almighty whack!

And i never said the class-action would win, i merely stated that there are clearly grounds to start one.
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 11:16 pm

I'll go get the pop-corn just tell me where your gonna get [censored] by Bethesda's lawyers.


Have you seen blade? It's a good movie( 1st one). You know those humans that chose to be pets and food for the vampires?

That's you.
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 9:06 pm

well it lowered my account about 500kb but it still made a noticeable difference in the frame rate.

Cool, but still no fix. Because I was able to get it under 8000 but soon I wont be able to and it will be stuck svcking.
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 6:31 am

How do you clear the cache

Delete the install data on your hard drive, re-install but leave the update one alone. May or may not work but it helped me a lot.
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 4:34 pm

Unfortunately, i am not in a financial situation that allows me to persue such noble endeavours. However, i still remain hopeful one of our colonial cousins in the states , who do tend to love a lawsuit , picks up the baton and gives Bethesda an almighty whack!

And i never said the class-action would win, i merely stated that there are clearly grounds to start one.
Someone could start one but it be like trying to kill Alduin with a shiv you might get lucky but everyone knows your gonna die/lose.
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 6:39 am

Have you seen blade? It's a good movie( 1st one). You know those humans that chose to be pets and food for the vampires?

That's you.

You are now my idol.
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 4:51 pm

Delete the install data on your hard drive, re-install but leave the update one alone. May or may not work but it helped me a lot.

I'll try this next.
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