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With their latest data measurements specific to the game, the developers have confirmed the small number of players (11% last week) using mechanical hard drives will witness mission load times increase by only a few seconds in worst cases. Additionally, the post reads, “the majority of the loading time in Helldivers 2 is due to level-generation rather than asset loading. This level generation happens in parallel with loading assets from the disk and so is the main determining factor of the loading time.”
This is a promising development and a nudge to other game developers to take some notes and potentially make an effort in saving precious storage space for PC gamers.
One can access the ‘slim’ version of Helldivers 2 by opting in to the latest beta update via Steam, which is said to functionally offer the same experience as the legacy versions, apart from its smaller installation size. All progression, war contributions, and purchases are also expected to be carried over to the new slim version. There's also the option to opt out of the beta at any time in case there are any potential issues.
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/helldivers-2-install-size-slashed-from-154gb-to-just-23gb-85-percent-reduction-accomplished-by-de-duplicating-game-data-an-optimization-for-older-mechanical-hard-drives#main
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