Simple Map Loading Bug Test

I have not seen any useful information regarding the map loading time problem with 96.0. This is because I have not been able to talk to anyone who has the problem for long enough to get them to test anything. Hence this thread.

Could everyone who has the problem please do the following. These instructions are for the ZKL folder structure.

• Make sure that no lobby program is running.
• Look in ...\Documents\My Games\Spring
• Move the folders 'maps', 'packages', 'pool', 'games' and 'cache' somewhere else. You may not actually have a games folder, this is ok.
• Create two folders 'maps' and 'games'.
• Download zk-v1.2.1.0.sdz from http://packages.springrts.com/builds/ and put it in 'games'.
• Move a map (preferably one you have had a problem with) from the maps folder you removed and into the new maps folder you just created in ...\Documents\My Games\Spring.
• Go to ...\Documents\My Games\Spring\engine\96.0 and run spring.exe.
• Select a game and a map. There should be only one thing to select from each of the menus, if there is more than one option then something has gone wrong.
• Press "Test the Game" and report upon the loading time as well as the time spent pathing. Timing this accurately could be useful.

To fix your install simple delete the new 'maps' and 'games' folders and put the ones moved at the start back where they used to be.


There are some permutations on this test which would be useful to try. Remember to run through the full procedure on each test. It is especially important to remove 'cache'.

Try a different game. Download ba-V7.78.sdz from http://packages.springrts.com/builds/ instead of zk-v1.2.1.0.sdz.

Try a different engine. Instead of running 96.0 try running 91.0. It can be found in ...\Documents\My Games\Spring\engine\91.0.
Also try the latest engine develop version. It can be obtained automatically by joining the BLEEDING EDGE room.

Try a different map. Run the test with a very large map (such as http://zero-k.info/Maps/Detail/7385 ) or a very small map (such as http://zero-k.info/Maps/Detail/28633 ). If the small map loads very quickly but the large map takes a long time then it indicates that pathing is at fault.

mojjj 's edit: fixed links.
@KingRaptor: added more details

quote: Try a different engine. Instead of running 96.0 try running 91.0. It can be found in ...\Documents\My Games\Spring\engine\96.0

I think you meant

...\Documents\My Games\Spring\engine\91.0

?

Bumping in light of latest thread.