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Fortnite Update 14.40 Reduces PC file size by ~70GB (to just 29.5GB)
- Thread starter Tora
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I strongly dislike this game, but this is the kind of stuff I can get behind. Take notes, Modern Warfare.
Damn nice. I wanted to reinstall to check out the RTX update and noped out after seeing the file size last week lol
Considering all the maps and skins over the years I imagine that all adds up.
I likely don't know what I am talking about but maybe it became like ths situation with Destiny 2 that updates kept being added on top. Maybe they figured a way to totally redo the game with the updates included.
Kind of curious what they're doing to make it that much smaller. File duplication alone wouldn't account for that much of a difference, and they should already have been using compression... moving to a new compression solution wouldn't make that drastic a difference either.
Unless the original game was just that unoptimized. Things like huge textures that can be cut down in size and color depth and still look exactly the same, at a fraction of the file size.
Unless the original game was just that unoptimized. Things like huge textures that can be cut down in size and color depth and still look exactly the same, at a fraction of the file size.
I realized how big it was when I wanted to install it on PS4, I was scratching my head why a 10-15 Gb game couldn't fit on my hard drive. When it was finally done installing I discovered how long the load times were on a base PS4 and uninstalled it again.
Fortnite is really bizarre technically, a game like that should not be this big, looks like that and should shot look look as rough and should not load as long on a PS4.
Fortnite is really bizarre technically, a game like that should not be this big, looks like that and should shot look look as rough and should not load as long on a PS4.
More big developers need to do this shit when their games get so bloated. Ain't nobody got time for these bloated ass games staying bloated when shit like this is possible.
I think it was the Chapter 2 or whatever update where it suddenly ballooned up to 100gb because I had tried it a couple times and it was only around 20gb, then I went to try it after that update and it was almost 100, so I said nope.
Amazing work, I wonder if they get data on people uninstalling.
I'm sure this will come to the next gen consoles too, Fortnight stays on my PC then with that foot print.
I'm sure this will come to the next gen consoles too, Fortnight stays on my PC then with that foot print.
This just has me thinking that COD will be 300GB before it'll ever be 100GB. Absolutely insanity that any game is that large right now.
Better file compression, and probably some code refactoring to clean up code that's no longer needed.
It would be interesting to know how they achieved this. Did they remove some older maps that arent in use anymore (its been quite a while since i played Fortnite, but didnt the new seasons give new maps and got rid of the old one?), or if still has the exact same content as before.
I don't play Fortnite, but this is super cool. More developers need to do this, especially with console versions.
In a controversial move some dude on Twitter is calling "bold" activision and infinity ward just announced that warzone size will double because of some download glitch on xbox live.
Activision has yet to respond why PlayStation and Pc gamers have to download the new update.
Activision has yet to respond why PlayStation and Pc gamers have to download the new update.
Moving away from assets duplication is something I hope all devs will move toward to in the future.
Right. Like....how?
And does this mean good things for next gen console games?
More info please.
I can't speak for what Epic just did here. But as far as CoD, on next gen consoles it will definitely be smaller. On current consoles data is repeated identically over the hard drive to improve seek times. With the new SSD tech this won't be necessary, so the file size will be smaller.
i mean makes sense its what 9 gigs on the switch while it has lower textures i am sure not 90 gigs worth