Speed up startup time, and allocate more memory

All of these are to be added in the "Launch Options" for the relevant Orange Box game. To get to these launch options, right click the game in the main steam window and click "Properties". Then click "Set launch options" in the window that pops up and enter in the commands:

-heapsize [# of Kilobytes]
enter in up to half of your physical RAM...ie -heapsize 1024000 if you have 2 gigs

-novid
disables the startup movie of the guy with a valve on his face.

+map_background none
kills the game engine-rendered background on the title screen where you pick your server or start a new game.

So to include all of these, and if you have 2 gigs of RAM, then your launch options box would be:

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:56 pm Post subject:

Good to know, thanks Gomer! Cool

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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:33 am Post subject:

Also it should be worth noting that some people have reported over allocated 512mb Ram - despite having 2gb, have experienced crashes. I personally set mine to 256mb ram and find it loads in quick enough.

Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:28 am Post subject:

thanks gomer !
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