Friday, June 1, 2012

Savegame bloat is gone!

Preliminary tests show that the save bloat has been eliminated! Testing results below:

I was trying a playthrough of my mod with Mojarq the kitty a while back. I compared the times and file sizes of that save with a new test character.

Mojarq the Kitty:

Save 1 - Time: 00.42.50 Filesize: 4209 KB
Save 2 - Time: 01.00.34 Filesize: 4847 KB

Test character:

Save 1 - Time: 00.37.37 Filesize: 3165 KB
Save 2 - Time: 01.03.57 Filesize: 3347 KB

I will continue to test it, but it looks like the problem has been eradicated. Or, at least, hugely reduced. Huzzah! :-D

If test results hold steady, then this fix will be included in the next update along with many other improvements.

6 comments:

  1. Hello, first of all thanks for that mod, I created a new character for the occasion and played around 25h already with it... it's really fun (started with version 1.1)

    My only problem is after 20-25h of game, my character's savegames are about 50Mb, which takes a while to save and seriously impairs the game (other character are at ~10Mb and more advanced)

    Is there a way to "clean" existing savegames to reduce the size? I don't want to raise the monk's skills anymore, just keep them in use (I already disabled both skills on the pillars of rewalking)

    Anyway, thanks for the mod!

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    1. I'm not sure that there is a specific way to clean existing savegames, but I did notice that my savegame file debloated some when I loaded it with the new version. You might try letting it run a little while without doing anything, save it, and check the filesize. That might decrease it a bit. If not, you can try installing the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.

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  2. What mod is this referring to?

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  3. Yeah what did you do? My savegame is over 70mb. and unplayable (CTD). So, any informations would be useful.

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    1. I made some scripts to scale the Unarmed damage as you raised your Unarmed level. However, that was quite a while ago. If your game is bloating with the current version, then it is not my mod causing it or it is a conflict with another mod.

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