I've recently run into an issue where maps are loading extremely slowly, and after about 15 minutes they're usually only 3-5% finished loading. I've tried completely uninstalling/reinstalling onto a different hard drive but still get the same issue. Deleting C:\Users\$USER\AppData\Local\Forgotten_Hope likewise doesn't seem to help.

Anyone have any idea on what would cause this?

This is an update to my previous map Sidi Bou Zid, which was in need of an update since there is now an official map of that battle.

This is currently a WIP version, although it should be playable. Mostly all it needs is new lightmaps, but I decided to release an initial version first to find mistakes before I regenerate those, and I also wanted to see if anyone experiences crashes or lag on the map, which I haven't had any recent problems with but I have a relatively powerful computer. If at least a couple people could try loading it and see how it runs it would be helpful.


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Updated 17 Sept 2013

I decided to go for a layout similar to FH0.7's Desert Rose, which I always really liked. Namely, it has two mostly independent areas of the map, where the city is more important to capture in terms of bleed, but the airfield flags grant useful equipment.

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 The French Battery flag is capturable by whichever team holds the airfield, even though the red 'X'  always is displayed. The airfield is the only flag at which aircraft spawn, but each main base has an airstrip for rearming aircraft.

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My dad is getting a new computer and asked me how much RAM he needed, and seeing as I really don't know that much about RAM I was wondering if someone on here had a suggestion for how much was a good amount for the system.

He was looking at either 8GB or 16GB @ 1333Mhz, or 4GB @ 1866Mhz.

The other important system specs will be something like:
OS: Windows 7
Processor: Core-i7 2600K @ 4.1 GHz
GPU: Radeon HD6870 1 GB (he may get two of these, I don't think he's decided)
HD: 1TB at 7200rpm

Any other suggestions on the system would be welcome too.

Would it be possible to add a short period, maybe 1-2 minutes, after a static AA or AT gun is destroyed in which it cannot be repaired? This is mostly just because some weapons are so close to spawnpoints that the player can just respawn and repair them within a minute of the gun being destroyed, a problem on maps like Crete where the Stuka is the only real weapon against them and it takes longer to land and rearm then it does to get the gun active again.

As an indication to players guns that can't be repaired could just be marked by smoking or something.

Is there any way to add the ability to look around to AT gunners similar to the way tank commanders can look around in all directions via their cupola or pilots in their cockpit? I constantly find myself hearing something behind me while I'm in a AT gun but cannot look behind me without exiting and reloading the gun or turning the whole thing around. It  seems like an open AT gun should at least have better visibility than a tank.


Sorry if this has been addressed before, I tried searching the olds forums but didn't really know what to search for and kept getting tons of unrelated stuff.