Questions about DiRT (asking here since DiRT forums are slow)

1. How is the disc for this game 8GB? Don't DVD's hold up to 4.7GB?2. How come the game's install takes up 10GB? I think that's way too much.3. Is there a way to make controlling with the keyboard any easier? It's near impossible to control using arrow keys. The car oversteers way too much.Thanks.Questions about DiRT (asking here since DiRT forums are slow)
[QUOTE=''therazn'']1. How is the disc for this game 8GB? Don't DVD's hold up to 4.7GB? DVD's can have more than 1 layer of data holding up to 9gb, newer technoligies can have more than 2 and at the moment 8 layers with blu-ray 2. How come the game's install takes up 10GB? I think that's way too much. and they will probably take more and more as games need more textures, more 3D modeling, bigger engines, etc... 3. Is there a way to make controlling with the keyboard any easier? It's near impossible to control using arrow keys. The car oversteers way too much. dont believe so, buy a steering wheel or a controler with analogic, its pretty cheap even out USA Thanks.[/QUOTE]Questions about DiRT (asking here since DiRT forums are slow)
1 - DVD9 is 9GB i believe, thats what it comes on.2 - If you check the installation directory iam sure your find its not 10gb more like 7-8gb, the reason is says 10gb is required is because it takes into account the page file and disk swapping which will happen when its loading.3 - Your really just best off buying a 360 wired controller, thats what i did.
[QUOTE=''Snagal123'']1 - DVD9 is 9GB i believe, thats what it comes on.2 - If you check the installation directory iam sure your find its not 10gb more like 7-8gb, the reason is says 10gb is required is because it takes into account the page file and disk swapping which will happen when its loading.3 - Your really just best off buying a 360 wired controller, thats what i did.[/QUOTE]I just checked the directory, and it's indeed 10.5GB.
Well that is interesting, as far as iam aware that makes it the biggest PC game in GB ever! Supreme commander was the other high one with 8.5gb or something.I guess its something we just have to get use to.
Is it 10.5GB for you too?
[QUOTE=''Snagal123''] Well that is interesting, as far as iam aware that makes it the biggest PC game in GB ever! Supreme commander was the other high one with 8.5gb or something.I guess its something we just have to get use to.[/QUOTE]Nope Flight Simulator Xtakes up over 15 GB of Hard Drive Space upon install. On my PC with patches, and a Fighter plane expansion, the payload on my rig is currently at 24.8 GBs Hard drive space used.
Stalker's install clocke din at 10 gigs for me.
[QUOTE=''FragMonkey09'']Stalker's install clocke din at 10 gigs for me.[/QUOTE]Hmmm, my Stalker directory is only 5.47GB, and Add/Remove programs picks it up at 5.6GB. you taking alot of screenshots or something? :)
Anyone know why DiRT takes up so much space?
High res texturess.....Splinter Cell double agent takes up 11 gb, Stalker takes up 10 gb this is nothing new...
It's really taking a toll on my mere 60gb hard drive :[
lol 60 gb.... that is way too small these days, a 320 gb costs less than 100 bucks go get one