Spring 0.80.5.2 MT Build Hangs

[zerver]

Okay problem solved I think. The MT version will currently only give lower CPU load if you avoid any CPU-hungry widgets. Why? They interfere with the Sim execution slowing things down. Typical problem widgets are those that draw many things on the screen.

Particularly you should avoid these:
BuildBar
HealthBars
Take Reminder
XRayHighlight
TeamPlatter
XRayShader

You can test yourself, disable widgets until the luaMutex profile drops to way below 1%.

As you already know, for compatibility reasons you should not use these either:
FPSManager
LolUI
Lups
LupsManager

And you can get better performance if you define NDEBUG during build.

[Jazcash]

And any widget that extracts resource data from players causes GML error spam.

[zerver]

No, any widget that tries to use OpenGL in simulation thread causes GML error spam.

[Delta_]

zerver, I'll try disabling some of those Widgets later. Some of them kinda sound important, but I guess if they give me better performance I'll learn to live without them.

Thanks for the help!

[zerver]

Sure, btw I use only these widgets:
AutoQuit
ImmobileBuilders
MetalMakers

[Delta_]

Alright, I disabled the widgets that were causing the CPU load, and recompiled it with all debugging disabled. All I have to say is it's in running much smoother now. I had 1100 jets area attacking the ground, and the CPU load never went above 60%, hanging around 30-40%. The frame rate however was a little low, but nothing compared to a 100% loaded CPU.

So thanks again, zerver, for all your help! And if I get anymore hangs or crashes I'll make sure to post back here.