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7zip archive game runs real slow with Physfs dosbox function!

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First post, by haimkob

Posted on 2010-10-06, 13:26

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Hello,

I've compressed some of my favorite games into 7zip archive (Using '7-Zip 9.6 beta' compression program), in order to make them run in a smaller and compressed size by using the physfs dosbox mount function.

The problem is that every game that was compressed in 7z format, loads real slow.
However, when i've tried to compress the same game in ZIP format, the game seems to load much faster and without any lag.

Is there anything that i need to configure on my 7zip program, in order to make the .7z archive file to load faster (simialr to the .zip achive fast loading)?

Reply 1 of 3, by DosFreak

Posted on 2010-10-06, 14:24

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Use less compression most likely.

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Reply 2 of 3, by gulikoza

Posted on 2010-10-06, 16:17

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Perhaps try not to create solid archives.

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Reply 3 of 3, by haimkob

Posted on 2010-10-06, 22:24

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thank you gulikoza, you were right.
If i configured the compression to non-solid, it loads fast as zip and the file is compressed much better then zip.

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