Any way to get rid of the Autosave feature?

EMINEM · Post by **EMINEM** » Sat Jan 19, 2002 1:15 am

If so, it would halve the time it takes to load a party-required area. Over the course of a year, it'd probably redeem a week's worth of my time.

Fnord · Post by **Fnord** » Sat Jan 19, 2002 2:37 am

AAAHHHRRRGGG!!!

Yes, please.

EMINEM · Post by **EMINEM** » Sat Jan 19, 2002 1:37 pm

Gosh darnit, there's gotta be someone out there who knows the answer. I finding the autosave feature to be more hindrance than help.

Tirinal · Post by **Tirinal** » Sat Jan 19, 2002 1:59 pm

Indeed. I would just prefer a random autosave every 45 minutes or so over one that happens every friggin' time I go into a tavern. Cheers.

~Tirinal

Morlock · Post by **Morlock** » Sat Jan 19, 2002 2:53 pm

I disagree. When leaving an area it could be very useful. Although with taverns it does get a bit annoying.

Fnord · Post by **Fnord** » Sat Jan 19, 2002 3:39 pm

Originally posted by Morlock:

<STRONG>I disagree. When leaving an area it could be very useful. Although with taverns it does get a bit annoying.</STRONG>

It's potentially useful as a backup save, provided you don't already keep your own secondary save slot. Which, of course, I do.

Cutting out AutoSaves would shave off more than half the time it takes to load party-required areas--load times are quite speedy on my 'puter, but the save games take four or five seconds a piece, particularly later in the game when it stores more and more information. I'd really like to be rid of them.

Da'Zareal · Post by **Da'Zareal** » Sat Jan 19, 2002 4:22 pm

If you do turn off the autosaves, be sure to post it on here when you screw up and wish that you wouldn't have been so damn picky.

EMINEM · Post by **EMINEM** » Sat Jan 19, 2002 5:45 pm

Some of us, present company included, have been playing BG2 for over a year now and, barring the occasional computer crash, revert to the autosaved game only after sudden death or petrification. I'm with with Trinal on this - the game should kick in an autosave every 45 minutes or so. I getting tired of staring at that flaming skull.

I think I'll mosey on down to the Black Isle and Bioware boards and find out what Dave Gaider and Kevin D. have to say about this.