Removing the clock from the loading screen...

MorseMoose · 07-08-2006, 02:20 PM

I removed it and it seemed to load faster. Is it just me or does that work for anyone else?

EDIT: The loading screen when you open the game.

jnshmoo · 07-08-2006, 02:24 PM

I haven't had any problems with the loading speed. I barely have enough time to even notice that the clock exists.

Dr. Walter Doodah · 07-08-2006, 02:45 PM

I think it would be better if we had an option to turn the clock off, or if we could pick a different clock, like one with a digital display, for example, because I'm still a bit slow at reading analog ones. It would also be cool if we could import historical clocks from a third party database, like grandfather clocks and even really famous clocks like Big Ben.

It's a good feature, yeah, but it still needs some work.

BigMember · 07-08-2006, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Walter Doodah

I think it would be better if we had an option to turn the clock off, or if we could pick a different clock, like one with a digital display, for example, because I'm still a bit slow at reading analog ones. It would also be cool if we could import historical clocks from a third party database, like grandfather clocks and even really famous clocks like Big Ben.

It's a good feature, yeah, but it still needs some work.

Are you serious?

justafan · 07-08-2006, 02:49 PM

The loading is fast except for when it loads messages. It takes forever and I don't even know where these messages are, but there must be a lot of them.

I always delete my messages but there must be tons elsewhere.

ozziethesaint · 07-08-2006, 02:49 PM

The clock sucks, if it wasn't for SI forcing the clock on Markus then he would have had more time to fix other parts of the game. Why do we need the clock now?there wasn't a clock in 6.5...

Ok sorry, I couldn't help the sarcasm there LOL

Keep up the great working making the game as good as it can be Markus

Nukester · 07-08-2006, 02:52 PM

I think it would take longer for me to figure out how to get rid of it than it does for the game to load. It only takes the game like 10 seconds to load on my POS computer

jnshmoo · 07-08-2006, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Walter Doodah

I think it would be better if we had an option to turn the clock off, or if we could pick a different clock, like one with a digital display, for example, because I'm still a bit slow at reading analog ones. It would also be cool if we could import historical clocks from a third party database, like grandfather clocks and even really famous clocks like Big Ben.

It's a good feature, yeah, but it still needs some work.

Shame that the rep system was diabled!

Spindel · 07-08-2006, 03:25 PM

Whwn you click on the clock, you get taken to a webpage with a secret message from Markus!

BaseballMan · 07-08-2006, 03:41 PM

How fast do we really need the game to go?
Personally i enjoy watching the season being simmed slowly because i catch more of the hidden drama within that season. Indivual performances seem more dramatic and the playoff chase is more fun to watch. Yeah i can get a lot of the news after i quick simmed a whole season but its not the same as watching it unfold. When i already know the division winner or that a player
achieved a major accomplishment, its just not as fun as watching to see if it happens. I guess kinda like watching a game after you already know the score. But i do understand the need to sim quickly if you are running some tests seasons. I dont know i guess i may be a minority in that i prefer a slower sim in comparision to a really fast sim.

enuttage · 07-08-2006, 03:44 PM

Well, it's official. This game is perfect. This thread proves it.

Charley575 · 07-08-2006, 04:00 PM

I can't believe this. We have to debate the clock and should it be there, and should it be a digital clock, or a historical clock, and wouldn't it be cool if it told you the time in Ghana...

Enough.

Sheeesh.

Dr. Walter Doodah · 07-08-2006, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Charley575

wouldn't it be cool if it told you the time in Ghana...

Hey that's a good idea!

I second it.

fantom1979 · 07-08-2006, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jnshmoo

I haven't had any problems with the loading speed. I barely have enough time to even notice that the clock exists.

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MorseMoose · 07-10-2006, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Nukester

I think it would take longer for me to figure out how to get rid of it than it does for the game to load. It only takes the game like 10 seconds to load on my POS computer

Hmmm...I must need to defrag my computer. The game absolutely crawls when loading and isn't very fast when simming either.

Question about defragging:
I have OOTP2006 on my D: drive. The D drive has 24.82GB of free space out of 29.29GB (84% free space). If I just defrag that, will that do it? Or would I need to defrag the rest of my drives (volumes, as Windows calls them).

D Love · 07-10-2006, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Walter Doodah

I think it would be better if we had an option to turn the clock off, or if we could pick a different clock, like one with a digital display, for example, because I'm still a bit slow at reading analog ones. It would also be cool if we could import historical clocks from a third party database, like grandfather clocks and even really famous clocks like Big Ben.

It's a good feature, yeah, but it still needs some work.

Definitely should be an option. I think sundials should be an option for those of us doing very historical leagues.

The Wolf · 07-10-2006, 08:51 PM

Just speaking hypothetically here, but in theory you could replace the SI graphic on the loading screen with another graphic.

O-Man · 07-10-2006, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by The Wolf

Just speaking hypothetically here, but in theory you could replace the SI graphic on the loading screen with another graphic.

I've thought about that. I was considering it, but someone told me a new feature included in Patch 2 was Marc Duffy attacking you in the middle of the night on the evening following it's removal.

Syd Thrift · 07-10-2006, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by D Love

Definitely should be an option. I think sundials should be an option for those of us doing very historical leagues.

yeah the game is totally broken for medieval sims ootp is a bust there ear

Raidergoo · 07-10-2006, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by The Wolf

Just speaking hypothetically here, but in theory you could replace the SI graphic on the loading screen with another graphic.

There's nothing hypothetical about it. I have to make my 3 yr old is not in the room when I fire the application up each night.

07-08-2006, 02:20 PM	#1
MorseMoose Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6,023 Infractions: 1/1 (1)	Removing the clock from the loading screen... I removed it and it seemed to load faster. Is it just me or does that work for anyone else? EDIT: The loading screen when you open the game.

07-08-2006, 02:24 PM	#2
jnshmoo All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Not Here Posts: 1,226	I haven't had any problems with the loading speed. I barely have enough time to even notice that the clock exists. __________________ Beer Snob and Baseball Sim Geek

07-08-2006, 02:45 PM	#3
Dr. Walter Doodah Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: not Libya Posts: 199	I think it would be better if we had an option to turn the clock off, or if we could pick a different clock, like one with a digital display, for example, because I'm still a bit slow at reading analog ones. It would also be cool if we could import historical clocks from a third party database, like grandfather clocks and even really famous clocks like Big Ben. It's a good feature, yeah, but it still needs some work. __________________ There's that word again; "heavy". Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the earth's gravitational pull?

07-08-2006, 02:49 PM	#5
justafan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: S. Carolina Posts: 5,297	The loading is fast except for when it loads messages. It takes forever and I don't even know where these messages are, but there must be a lot of them. I always delete my messages but there must be tons elsewhere. __________________

07-08-2006, 03:25 PM	#9
Spindel All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 763	Whwn you click on the clock, you get taken to a webpage with a secret message from Markus! __________________ Union League Baseball Commissioner

07-08-2006, 02:49 PM	#6
ozziethesaint Banned Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Peoria IL Posts: 831	The clock sucks, if it wasn't for SI forcing the clock on Markus then he would have had more time to fix other parts of the game. Why do we need the clock now?there wasn't a clock in 6.5... Ok sorry, I couldn't help the sarcasm there LOL Keep up the great working making the game as good as it can be Markus

07-08-2006, 02:52 PM	#7
Nukester All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newburgh, NY Posts: 1,923	I think it would take longer for me to figure out how to get rid of it than it does for the game to load. It only takes the game like 10 seconds to load on my POS computer

07-08-2006, 03:41 PM	#10
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,672	How fast do we really need the game to go? Personally i enjoy watching the season being simmed slowly because i catch more of the hidden drama within that season. Indivual performances seem more dramatic and the playoff chase is more fun to watch. Yeah i can get a lot of the news after i quick simmed a whole season but its not the same as watching it unfold. When i already know the division winner or that a player achieved a major accomplishment, its just not as fun as watching to see if it happens. I guess kinda like watching a game after you already know the score. But i do understand the need to sim quickly if you are running some tests seasons. I dont know i guess i may be a minority in that i prefer a slower sim in comparision to a really fast sim.

07-08-2006, 03:44 PM	#11
enuttage Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hill Country Posts: 2,431	Well, it's official. This game is perfect. This thread proves it. __________________ The former GM of the WHBL Managua Four Roses *"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them."*

07-08-2006, 04:00 PM	#12
Charley575 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 544	I can't believe this. We have to debate the clock and should it be there, and should it be a digital clock, or a historical clock, and wouldn't it be cool if it told you the time in Ghana... Enough. Sheeesh.