I've had the problem since .5.14.0 (I've tried version #1 and #2), no problems prior to .5.14.0
I'm trying to install the following mods:
Ship Contour Icons by DeceasedDaisy
Crosshairs - crosshairs by Mebius_LW - Dolphin 4 Type 2
Over Target Markers - version by BADoBEST - BADoBEST: HP + nick
Chat - Improved Chat
Sound mods - Torpedo Warning Voice - torpedo warning: It's a Trap (by MajorRenegade)
Various mods - Running Lights & Enable ability to record battle replays
The install takes ages (insanely long at least over 15 min)
After the install my res_mods/0.5.14.0 folder is 1,76 GB
The game starts up really slowly (to login),
port loads really slowly after login,
changing ships takes a long time (for the ship model to load) and loading into matches takes so long that the timer is at about 15:00 (so I'm missing 5 minutes from the start)
I did a fresh re-install of the whole game and it seemed to run ok but the problems returned when I re-installed the mods.
Only the mods I have selected are active as far I can see but looking at the installer "Extracting files..." it is definitely extracting files that are part of mods that I did not select.
I have tried to run the installer as admin but no help.
My Specs:
i7 - 2600K @ 4GHz (OC from 3,6 GHz)
16 GB RAM
GTX 1060 6GB