90% Faster Game Loads?

[Freedom]

Thanks for the feedback. Hope it lets you spend less waiting time...




To be clear, I've been using this Alt+Tab trick* at game startup for a long time. I've never have had an issue with it. No weirdness, no crashes, everything normal. It significantly speeds up the initial game load but not the loading of saved games. Nor would I try it while trying to save a game. 




Impatient me has always switched to do something else while the game loads.  It was only when I actually waited at the black screen that it hit me how long that way takes. 




For what it's worth, I use Direct X 9 as it works better with my dual monitor setup.  




 




*or as elemental points out, simply tapping the Windows key, in either case minimizing Banished while it loads