I don't think the issue is necessarily tied to crafting. Maybe it makes it worse faster, I don't know. But I'm about 80hrs in, and have maybe crafted 5 items in total.
Looking at my save file sizes... they just get bigger every save. All I do is normal gameplay - kill people, loot people, sell stuff, do missions, drive around etc. The save file gets bigger every time.
Looking at the last 3 saves - I drove 4km to a mission, didn't pick up any stuff, answered a phone call on the way - the save file got 15kb bigger.
So I don't think there's any way of stopping the bloat, but hoping there is. I like to do long, thorough playthroughs, and now I'm stressing over a bloating save file.
Looking at my save file sizes... they just get bigger every save. All I do is normal gameplay - kill people, loot people, sell stuff, do missions, drive around etc. The save file gets bigger every time.
Looking at the last 3 saves - I drove 4km to a mission, didn't pick up any stuff, answered a phone call on the way - the save file got 15kb bigger.
So I don't think there's any way of stopping the bloat, but hoping there is. I like to do long, thorough playthroughs, and now I'm stressing over a bloating save file.