Spring runs very bad

[dymox]

Springs doesn't work well. It lags like hell...
Doesn't matter how I change the settings. Don't think that my computer is the reason (dualcore, 4gb ram, geforce 9600 512mb).
Tried original game, Balanced Annihilation mod and Complete Annihilation mod.
Any ideas?

[imbaczek]

disable nvidia threaded optimizations in the engine?

[dymox]

I think, I got the problem. But I don't know how to solve it...
Spring only uses 1 core witch runs on 100% usage then...
How can I change the settings to use both cores?

[lurker]

Spring always uses a single core. The issue with nVidia drivers is that they start doing something on their own on a different core, and make Spring jump back and forth, so now you have two cores in use doing less than the work of one.

[dymox]

so can I do anything to make spring run better?

[Jazcash]

so can I do anything to make spring run better?

If you're talking FPS, change all the graphic settings in Spring setting to the lowest they can go. Play a few games, if it makes a difference then you can adjust those sliders to suit your happy face.

[dymox]

It's not the fps. settings are the lowest...
I mean, can I make spring use the second core for example?

[smoth]

Spring always uses a single core. The issue with nVidia drivers is that they start doing something on their own on a different core, and make Spring jump back and forth, so now you have two cores in use doing less than the work of one.

[MidKnight]

disable nvidia threaded optimizations in the engine?

That


PS: Don't be discouraged by the lack of multicore capabilities. I have a q6600 (quad core 2.4 ghz) and spring runs just fine (50-60 fps) on a single core!

[lurker]

You can get a bit of an improvement from the GML builds, they run sim in one thread and rendering in another that sits right behind it, but it's not the multi-core action that would take a lot of work. But some widgets don't work on it.

[ati]

(First sorry about my poor english)

I have experienced lags nowadays and thanks to the adv. player list I realised that it is because my mobile internet connection. My ping is >2s sometimes (in this case the up/down arrow is red; you can check the value numerically going over the icon with your mouse pointer(adv. player list have to be enable ->F11 ingame)) while cpu is far from 100%. I use mobile net since 2 months, During first month it was perfect... But now...

Thus I suggest you when a lag is occured have a look at your ping. If the ping icon will turn in red in 1-3 sec then you have the cause of your laggy game.

Well an another question is when I have a huge ping followed by a lag other player experince lag too? I do not know. I hope no...

I think it would be usefull if some developper of TAClient or LobbyClient could drop some comments. For example in my country there is a law if p2p is detected the supplier of the internet has the right to decrease the boundwith. (Since 56k is still used perhaps this is not a restriction...)

If someone could explain what ping depends on in general and especially in case of modile internet (when everything is stationary) i will be more than happy.

(Can the system ring me (or do some equivalent thing) when there are new comments in some specified topics?)

I was long : )) sorry

[daan 79]

I use mobile internet for a month or so also.

Its indeed laggy and ther isnt much to do about that.

I also lag causes of hardware isseus.

But that shoudnt be the case with your stuff.