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Sooo... The premise: I've found a way to reduce the sizes of the video mod package files by a reasonable amount by switching to a different audio encoding method.

Pros:

  • Same sound quality. (the technical explanation is: At present the audio is encoded at a rate of 48k/stereo - this is approx. equivalent of a 160kbps mp3 file -, but I've recently discovered that the game downmixes everything to mono anyways, so that means basically half the audio size is "wasted" for nothing)
  • Smaller file sizes. To be (somewhat) exact: in my initial tests HD files came out on average 15-20% smaller; while SD files were on average 25-35% smaller.
    (if i count all the videos, the total of all HD packages would go from 700mb -> 580mb, SD would go 385mb -> 270mb)

Cons:

  • Since the new files would be incompatible with the old ones, you'd have to re-download / install ALL the package files again (only once though). Basically I can't just mix the two different formats together in the same channel/playlist (it makes the game freak out), so it has to be either one or the other.

If you have any opinions on the matter please share it in the comments.

Note: Since this could be a MASSIVE change that encompasses basically almost everything I've ever made, the decision needs to be overwhelming. (eg: the "yes" needs over 70% of the votes for the change to happen).
If it's a "close call", then everything will stay the same.

So, The Question is:
Should I switch to the new audio format, AND convert all the old videos to it too?

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Comments

wild_guy

I always welcome any mod improvements so I definitely say "Yes". It's not a problem for me to redownload all necessary files. The CinErotique folder weight is quite heavy.

True AI

If we were to redownload, would they all be made available in one post or zip file? That would be easier than tracking down all the original posts to redownload each video. Just an idea.

peco328

Don't know yet... And even if the yes would win, I'd still have to run many test to make sure the new format would work as flawlessly as the old one (I tried 3 videos so far, they all worked, but that's not a guarantee I will not face any other technical hiccups). I just wanna test the waters with this poll, so if people generally don't care, then I won't waste any more time on this.

Nickolok

Does the size or number of files we have affect the performance of the game in anyway? That's pretty much the only factor I care about.

peco328

No, it doesn't affect in-game performance in any ways. Your game might load in a second or two faster due to the decrease of your mod folder's size, but that's it.