How to Speed Up Map Loading in Game

There are several ways to speed up map loading in Killing Floor. Below are two main solutions.

Solution #1: Configuring Cache Size

1. Go to the main game folder and open the System folder
2. Open the KillingFloor.ini file with Notepad
3. Find the [Engine.GameEngine] section and change the CacheSizeMegs parameter according to your amount of RAM:

Recommended values:

• 256 Mb RAM or less → CacheSizeMegs=3
• 512 Mb RAM → CacheSizeMegs=64
• 768 Mb RAM → CacheSizeMegs=128
• 1 Gig RAM and more → CacheSizeMegs=256

It will look approximately like this:

ini
[Engine.GameEngine]
CacheSizeMegs=256 <<< Parameter you need to change
UseSound=True
VoIPAllowVAD=False

Solution #2: Disabling PreCaching

Disabling resource precaching can speed up map loading. In the same KillingFloor.ini in sections:

In section [ALAudio.ALAudioSubsystem]:

Change UsePrecache=True to UsePrecache=False

In section [Engine.LevelInfo]:

Change bNeverPrecache=False to bNeverPrecache=True

Important Notes

• Solution #1: Increasing cache size can help, but with too large values, critical errors (crashes) may occur more frequently. It’s recommended to use values corresponding to your RAM amount.

• Solution #2: Disabling precaching speeds up map loading, but may cause slight delays when first using some resources during gameplay.

Recommendations

1. Start with Solution #1 — this is a safer optimization method
2. If loading is still slow, try Solution #2
3. Don’t set too large CacheSizeMegs values — this can lead to game instability
4. Create a backup of KillingFloor.ini before making changes

Article by HATAXA