Network Attached Storage

[Eephus Swift]

Couldn't find a definitive answer...

Just got 17 (my yearly donation to OOTP after years of enjoyment - I don't play like I used to).

Would love to save my data to my Synology NAS, but I'm assuming (always dangerous, I know) that if I do this (if I even can), it'll slow the gaming process *considerably*.

Is that a correct assumption?

I'm playing this year on a MacBook Air, which has limited space and is used for work. Would like to keep it relatively data free.

Alternative solution till OOTP and Steam start playing together with SteamCloud, would be keeping one game file active and moving all other files to NAS, I suppose.

Anyone have any experience here?

Good to be back 'round these parts. Go Cubbies!

[Lukas Berger]

I can't answer for sure, maybe it'll slow it down, but it's worth noting that OOTP17 is significantly faster overall than previous versions.

So even if it does slow down, I suspect that overall you'll only see the game running at around the same speed you're used to from OOTP16.

[Eephus Swift]

Well that was fast! Thanks! I may try it. Would love to hear from anyone that already has. I'm away from home ATM, so can't test...

[NoOne]

the only difference is how fast it loads crap into RAM. since it's an NAS, it will be slightly slower than a hdd or ssd. no work is done on your storage device - just reads/writes.

make use of custome data paths. as long as you don't change the path to the NAS, you just have to re-do that change in settings to custom paths anytime you update or re-install.

a trick to save on time: open custom folders.ini in any text editor, like notepad, before you start the installation or update process. then after installation completes, click save in notepad. this will keep your custom paths and save 1/2 the time of opening the application the first time it is run -- it installs all the /data directory stuff, which would require a re-start and another complete install of the data directory for no reason, if you correct the custom_folders.ini.


already in the suggestion section:

pls stop re-installing this particular file that contains 2 lines of text that never changes. it doesn't need to be part of an installation unless the file is missing or corrupt or it's going to a new install directory etc.

[Eephus Swift]

OK. So the answer for my particular NAS unit is...painfully slow. Lol.

I think I'll re-route the data path back to my laptop and then manually backup the files. Way less painful.

Haven't actually played/simmed yet, but just the setup has been a 5+ minute affair and counting.

[NoOne]

Originally Posted by Eephus Swift

OK. So the answer for my particular NAS unit is...painfully slow. Lol.

I think I'll re-route the data path back to my laptop and then manually backup the files. Way less painful.

Haven't actually played/simmed yet, but just the setup has been a 5+ minute affair and counting.

the nas is directly wired to the router or wifi? definitely directly wire and hide it, as opposed to any wifi capabilities on the NAS. although in this context, since the latpop is unlikely to be directly wired, it won't matter... also no need for nas at that point, just plug it into the laptop, lol.

if you have a G router, you're only getting 54mbps, which in reality will be closer to 32-40mb/s (4-5MB/s) actual transfer rates in the best condistions (e.g. sequential data vs fragmented, various related hardware/software, etc etc). this is quite slow when dealing in gigabytes. further away from router, the slower it is.

if your router has the cheap 100mb/s connections (divide by 8 for MB/s - and that's "optimal" not necessarily realistic rates depending on context) , that may also become a bottleneck eventually. always look for gigabit ports.

so, you could feasibly improve hardware options and realize significantly faster speeds. make sure you don't have a cheap "N" wireless adapter... if it doesn't have the higher bands (not just 11-12 bands of 2.4ghz), it's a G card in N card's clothing... ie it's not a fully functioning N wireless adapter.

if you are unsure of the things i typed and you have higher speed internet (75-100+), do a speed check at speakeasy.net or speedtest.net. if you are getting near that rate, it shoudln't take 5mins for setup to complete.