Well, my CORE game is going smoothly now that certain bugs have been ironed out, such as the former inability to add on escort-fighters to my bombers. However, it's taking absolutely ages to save my games.(c.from two to five minutes) . Is there anything that can be done to reduce this. I'll admit I have a low RAM(128 MB?) but my computer is above 2.0 GHZ in terms of speed. I'm sure it's nothing to do with CORE as my previous (Paradox) Europa Universalis 2 games were also quite slow(though not that slow, of course).
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I'd say it's a lack of memory for sure. If you're running XP then I always recommend a MINIMUM of 512 megs of ram. For moderate to heavy use you should have 1 to 2 gigs. When Vista hits next year you'll want to START at 1 gig of ram.
Going from 128 to 512 or more will surprise you with a considerable difference in overall system performance as well.
Going from 128 to 512 or more will surprise you with a considerable difference in overall system performance as well.
I agree with CyberMajestic. Normal saving would take about 15 seconds (on my machine, which is over three years old but has 1GB of RAM). IIRC HoIDD uses over 260MB of memory alone, so your machine is bound to be swapping all the time.
Yeah with only 128 he's probably swapping while idle looking at his desktop. 
Also I'd recommend that if your machine uses DDR ram that you might want to get some before the prices go any higher. They've been going up for the past few months because the manufacturers are transitioning to DDR2. Get it while it's still relatively cheap. If you're in the US I'd recommend newegg.com and their crucial value ram. It works very well in most machines and is a good value. They have a dual channel 1 gb kit (2 512 meg sticks) on sale right now for $101.99 plus $4.99 shipping.
Also I'd recommend that if your machine uses DDR ram that you might want to get some before the prices go any higher. They've been going up for the past few months because the manufacturers are transitioning to DDR2. Get it while it's still relatively cheap. If you're in the US I'd recommend newegg.com and their crucial value ram. It works very well in most machines and is a good value. They have a dual channel 1 gb kit (2 512 meg sticks) on sale right now for $101.99 plus $4.99 shipping.
Lesson #1 when buying a new computer: never go with the regular memory sizes comparable run-of-the-mill ready-made sets are being sold with, it will hurt you in a couple of years time. So if the mainstream PCs are being sold with 256MB upgrade your new set to 1GB, for 512MB to 2GB and for 1GB to 4GB. It's the key performance killer. You just never can have too much RAM...
This is all very well, but I'm unfortunately a techno-illiterate who can't put a computer together without destroying a vital component, somewhere. Is it possible to ask a computer-repair shop to do it, after providing the new DDR-RM or whatever it is? I'd always thought that haphazardly mixing several different components from wildly different manufacturers was supposed to foul up my PC system.
The most important thing is to have identical memory banks if possible (matched pair), to prevent problems. A computer store would be able to help you out making sure you won't get conflicting parts (which is indeed something to whatch out for), and you would get a guarantee I reckon.CromCruachan said: