Random Slideshow

[KaneK]

So, recently I've been getting random slideshows while playing, or spectating. I'm not sure what is causing it. I think it started when I downgraded my drivers to get icons to show properly. At the same time, I also grabbed a few new widgets to toy with. I've upgraded my drivers, deleted the widgets, and reinstalled TA none of which have worked.

Relevant info:

AMD Athlon 64 dual core 5000+
Radeon x800 GTO
3 gigs RAM
Win XP

Thanks in advance for any help.

[smoth]

this isn't ta...


also couldn't find specific information about your vid card, who makes it.

[zwzsg]

ATI

[MidKnight]

what do you mean by random slideshows? really low FPS, or a nicely organized display of wedding photos?
Also, posting your infolog.txt is highly recommended

[KaneK]

Sorry it took so long to reply. Ok, by random slideshow I mean I randomly drop to 1 FPS. It happens pretty often and is debilitating while playing.

As for the guy who simply stated, "ATI". You might be right, but when I first started I never had this issue. I always had 30+ FPS unless a couple of nukes went off.

I tracked down a couple of potential sources of the issue and tried fixes for them. I thought it might have been AreaMex widget, no go. Deleted it entirely and I still have the problem.

Infolog:

LogOutput initialized.
Available log subsystems: unit, CollisionVolume, VFS-detail, VFS, ArchiveScanner, mapinfo
Enabled log subsystems:
Enable or disable log subsystems using the LogSubsystems configuration key
or the SPRING_LOG_SUBSYSTEMS environment variable (both comma separated).
Using script script.txt
using configuration source "D:\Documents and Settings\Kane\Local Settings\Application Data\springsettings.cfg"
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)
Hardware: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+; 3071MB RAM, 4446MB pagefile
Using read-write data directory: D:\Games\Spring\
Scanning: D:\Games\Spring\maps
Scanning: D:\Games\Spring\base
Scanning: D:\Games\Spring\mods
Video mode set to 1280 x 960 / 32 bit
[ 0] SDL: 1.2.10
[ 0] GL: 2.1.8494 Release
[ 0] GL: ATI Technologies Inc.
[ 0] GL: RADEON X800 GTO
[ 0] GLEW: 1.4.0
[ 0] Connecting to 129.68.49.37:8452 using name KaneK
[ 0] Starting demo recording
[ 0] Using map Altair_Crossing-V1.smf
[ 0] Recording demo demos/20090302_004437_Altair_Crossing-V1_0.78.2.sdf
[ 0] Using script Commanders
[ 0] Using mod Balanced Annihilation V6.82
[ 0] Using mod archive BA682.sdz
[ 0] Became player 2 (team 2, allyteam 1)
[ 0] Parsing unit icons
[ 0] Loading all definitions: 0.611000
[ 0] Opening map file
[ 0] Loading Map
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[ 0] Creating ground shading
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[ 0] Reading tiles
[ 0] Reading tile map
[ 0] Creating projectile texture
[ 0] Number of damage types: 40
[ 0] Loading weapon definitions
[ 0] Loading unit definitions
[ 0] Loading feature definitions
[ 0] Creating unit textures
[ 0] Initializing map features
[ 0] Reading estimate path costs
[ 0] Pathing data checksum: 711abd6f
[ 0] Loading LuaRules
[ 0] LUARULES-DRAW (GADGETS)
[ 0] LUARULES-DRAW (GADGETS)
[ 0] Loading LuaGaia
[ 0] Loading LuaUI
[ 0] Using LUAUI_DIRNAME = LuaUI/
[ 0] Reloaded ctrlpanel with: LuaUI/ctrlpanel.txt
[ 0] LuaUI: bound F11 to the widget selector
[ 0] LuaUI: bound CTRL+F11 to tweak mode
[ 0] Failed to load: gui_build_eta.lua (duplicate name)
[ 0] Failed to load: gui_point_tracker.lua (duplicate name)
[ 0] Loaded widget: MexUpg Helper <helper.lua>
[ 0] Loaded widget: HealthBars <unit_healthbars.lua>
[ 0] Reloaded ctrlpanel with: LuaUI/Configs/ctrlpanel.txt
[ 0] Loaded widget: BA Layout <gui_ba_layout.lua>
[ 0] Loaded widget: Commander Name Tags 1.6 <unit_comm_nametags.lua>
[ 0] No SidePic in the mod for side arm.
[ 0] No SidePic in the mod for side core.
[ 0] No SidePic in the mod for side arm.
[ 0] No SidePic in the mod for side core.
[ 0] No SidePic in the mod for side .
[ 0] SidePic missing for side , using default.
[ 0] Loaded widget: AdvPlayersList <gui_advplayerslist.lua>
[ 0] Loaded widget: DGunLimit <gui_limit_dgun.lua>
[ 0] Loaded widget: BuildETA <gui_build_eta.lua>
[ 0] Loaded widget: Point Tracker <gui_point_tracker.lua>
[ 0] Loaded widget: MohoExploiter <unit_moho_exploiter.lua>
[ 0] Loaded widget: ReclaimInfo <gui_reclaiminfo.lua>
[ 0] Loaded widget: NoDuplicateOrders <cmd_no_duplicate_orders.lua>
[ 0] Loaded widget: Take Reminderv2.2 <gui_take_remind.lua>
[ 0] Loaded widget: Start Point Remover <init_start_point_remover.lua>
[ 0] Loaded widget: take com control too <takecomcontroltoo.lua>
[ 0] Loaded widget: HighlightUnit <gui_hilight_unit.lua>
[ 0] Loaded widget: Select n Center! <gui_center_n_select.lua>
[ 0] Loaded widget: LupsManager <gfx_lups_manager.lua>
[ 0] Loaded widget: Lups <lups_wrapper.lua>
[ 0] LuaUI v0.3
[ 0] Finalizing...
[ 0] Spring 0.78.2.1 (0.78.2.1-0-g768a2af{@}-s)
[ 0] Build date/time: Jan 18 2009 15:45:14
[ 0] false
[ 0] Error in DrawScreen(): [string "LuaUI/Widgets/gui_advplayerslist.lua"]:811: attempt to perform arithmetic on upvalue 'bottomEdge' (a nil value)
[ 0] Removed widget: AdvPlayersList
[ 0] Player KaneK connected with number 2 (client version 0.78.2.1 (0.78.2.1-0-g768a2af{@}-s))
[ 0] Player Sandar connected with number 3 (client version 0.78.2.0 (0.78.2-0-g716ba18{@}-s))
[ 0] Player ethomas connected with number 1 (client version 0.78.2.1 (0.78.2.1-0-g768a2af{@}-s))
[ 0] Player kekesinla finished loading and is now ingame
[ 0] Player Sandar finished loading and is now ingame
[ 0] Player KaneK finished loading and is now ingame
[ 0] Sandar added point: Start 3
[ 0] Sandar added point: Start 3
[ 0] Player ethomas finished loading and is now ingame
[ 0] Sandar added point: Start 3
[ 0] Sandar added point: Start 3
[ 0] Sandar added point: Start 3
[ 0] Sandar added point: Start 3
[ 0] KaneK added point: Start 2
[ 0] KaneK added point: Start 2
[ 0] Sandar added point: Start 3
[ 0] KaneK added point: Start 2
[ 0] Speed set to 1.5 [server]
[ 0] GameID: 5e72ab4904b79ee9eff55927eb31e37f
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[ 102547] Server shutdown
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[ 102547] Statistics for UDP connection:
Received: 413411 bytes in 19266 packets (21.4581 bytes/package)
Sent: 1099304 bytes in 44816 packets (24.5293 bytes/package)
Relative protocol overhead: 0.366909 up, 0.419423 down
2 incoming packets had been dropped, 603 outgoing packets had to be resent
90 packets were splitted due to MTU

I edited out the chats.

You can also see me disabling widgets trying to get rid of the lag.

[maackey]

If you press "B" while in-game, an overlay should come up showing your cpu usage. A color coded graph can show you whats eating up your resources and giving you slow FPS.

[imbaczek]

if the slowdowns aren't random, but periodic, the cause could be bump water shorewaves. disable that.

[KaneK]

Sorry about not posting. I went on vacation to Arizona and couldn't post. Since I got back, I've been attempting to troubleshoot this problem daily.

I've figured out that during the lag spikes, my CPU usage spikes to ~50%. Why this is causing me lag, I don't know because the rest of the CPU usage is in system idle.

I have the same problem on another game, Savage 2.

All settings are set to their minimum for both games, and I should be able to run at least TA with no issues. But even at minimum settings, the problem persists.

I've defragged, run numerous scans with multiple anti-malware programs, have disabled said programs while playing, disabled most of the junk processes on startup... Nothings worked. The temps and voltages are fine, as is my ping. I've used PCWizard to check the voltage and temperatures while lag spiking, and while not lag spiking. I've also done ping and traceroutes while spiking.

I cannot for the life of me figure out what's going on.

[very_bad_soldier]

Have you tried disabling shorewaves like imbaczek suggested?

EDIT:
Ok, if you got all settings at lowest, it should be disabled. Do you have FPSManager widget enabled? It re-enables lots of graphics features even when they were disabled in settings.

[KaneK]

Have you tried disabling shorewaves like imbaczek suggested?

Yup.

[KaneK]

Have you tried disabling shorewaves like imbaczek suggested?

EDIT:
Ok, if you got all settings at lowest, it should be disabled. Do you have FPSManager widget enabled? It re-enables lots of graphics features even when they were disabled in settings.

Nope. And even if I did, it wouldn't explain the spikes while playing Savage 2, a completely different game.

[fraghawk]

did you turn off dual core?
dual core + spring= REALY low fps in spring. (for me anyways)

[KaneK]

Yeah, I did. I've decided to try reformatting in case it's a software issue. If it's hardware, I'll know after the wipe and reinstall.

Thanks for your help everyone.