Do excessive addons in file slow things down?

[syco 0]

Greetings. A simple question of which I have no answer to yet. Does having MANY/EXCESSIVE addons in my Res/Addon folder slow my games/performance down?

[Mister Frag 0]

In my experience, yes.

Memory is consumed for every addon that is present, and in the case of the server (even non-dedicated) the files are kept open until the program is shut down -- just shutting down the server is not sufficient.

So lots of physical memory is crucial. For Resistance, I would recommend a minimum of 384MB for an enjoyable experience, and more if you have lots of addons.

[syco 0]

Sounds good. Thanks!

[syco 0]

WOW!!! I just found out my Addon folder is 1.02GB big!!!!!! Holy Cow!!!! Thats way too much huh?

[Lord Ryan 0]

mine is 51.9 Mb :-)

[edc 0]

THat obviously must not be the one w/ the o.pbo in it. That thing is like 100mb just itself . I have around 700mb in mine

[syco 0]

Yes...the file with the 1.02GB of addons IS the one with all the addon pbo files.

Ok, so my question is (and I think I answered it myself already)...IS 1.02 GB of addons in the addon folder WAY TOO MUCH, AND does it slow the game down considerably??

The reason I ask is that I have made a MONSTER Vietnam mission with ALL 3000+ units allowed (suprises galore! and I'd like to improve the movement a little more by doing whatever little thing I can do to speed it up. Thanks

[Placebo 29]

Listen to Mr. Frag, if he says something I wouldn't argue with it

[syco 0]

Wow, I guess the biggest task now is finding out WHICH addons I need to play this mission and remove the rest....I'll see you all in about a year...wish me luck and THANKS guys!