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minus-square@MangoPenguinlinkEnglish15•edit-24 months agoJust use delta transfer, and compress for transit and decompress on the host during install like steam does. Technology that’s been around for decades and yet for some reason so many game launchers don’t make use of it.
minus-squareDerGottesknechtlinkfedilink1•4 months agoI was referring to the hard drive, not the download. I think loading times increases if you have the textures compressed.
minus-square@MangoPenguinlinkEnglish5•4 months agoYeah but if you decompress on install then you’re not loading compressed textures.
Just use delta transfer, and compress for transit and decompress on the host during install like steam does.
Technology that’s been around for decades and yet for some reason so many game launchers don’t make use of it.
I was referring to the hard drive, not the download. I think loading times increases if you have the textures compressed.
Yeah but if you decompress on install then you’re not loading compressed textures.