I'm curious, the game seems to use about the same cpu usage playing as it does while paused. What is it doing when it's paused? No ticks should be happening. Also, why does the cpu use go up when I minimize the game?
To be sure, I opened a game with no mods. While playing normal speed the cpu averaged about 20%. When I paused it it still used about 20%. Then I minimized it, while it was paused, and it used about 45%.
Note: I have "Run in background" enabled. With it disabled it still uses cpu while paused but uses 0% when minimized.
That's odd. When I minimize the game the CPU usage drops. Then soars back up when I bring the screen back up. But I play in windowed mode. Minimizing fullscreen may not actually deactivate the video drivers.
I play in windowed mode too. Do you have "Run in background" enabled?
Quote from: Rock5 on January 23, 2017, 05:44:37 PM
I'm curious, the game seems to use about the same cpu usage playing as it does while paused. What is it doing when it's paused? No ticks should be happening. Also, why does the cpu use go up when I minimize the game?
Well, the game still needs to render the graphics, react to user input, stuff like that. Yes, it doesn't process ticks, so you might get minimally better FPS/lower CPU usage while paused, but not much (since tick processing isn't the bulk of the CPU usage).
Quote from: Rock5 on January 23, 2017, 05:44:37 PM
To be sure, I opened a game with no mods. While playing normal speed the cpu averaged about 20%. When I paused it it still used about 20%. Then I minimized it, while it was paused, and it used about 45%.
Note: I have "Run in background" enabled. With it disabled it still uses cpu while paused but uses 0% when minimized.
That's weird. How do you measure your CPU usage? Even with "Run in background", the CPU usage shouldn't increase when minimized.
Quote from: hoffmale on January 23, 2017, 06:22:14 PM
Quote from: Rock5 on January 23, 2017, 05:44:37 PM
I'm curious, the game seems to use about the same cpu usage playing as it does while paused. What is it doing when it's paused? No ticks should be happening. Also, why does the cpu use go up when I minimize the game?
Well, the game still needs to render the graphics, react to user input, stuff like that. Yes, it doesn't process ticks, so you might get minimally better FPS/lower CPU usage while paused, but not much (since tick processing isn't the bulk of the CPU usage).
Well, it's not like it's a high graphics game. And the graphics aren't even moving when paused. Does the game use the video card gpu processing? I thought that because the graphics is simple, that maybe, yes, the bulk of the processing was game related and not just graphics.
Quote from: hoffmale on January 23, 2017, 06:22:14 PM
Quote from: Rock5 on January 23, 2017, 05:44:37 PM
To be sure, I opened a game with no mods. While playing normal speed the cpu averaged about 20%. When I paused it it still used about 20%. Then I minimized it, while it was paused, and it used about 45%.
Note: I have "Run in background" enabled. With it disabled it still uses cpu while paused but uses 0% when minimized.
That's weird. How do you measure your CPU usage? Even with "Run in background", the CPU usage shouldn't increase when minimized.
I just use the Windows Task Manager. I have it open on my second display while I'm playing.
So did you try minimizing with "Run in background" enabled?