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Glen · 03-18-2002, 09:47 AM

[quote] I am guessing that this program is using "tpTimeCritical" instead of something like "tpNormal" (which is what most programs are).

By lowering this, you are not going to change the performance of OOTP4 AT ALL if there are no other applications running. If someone chooses to run other applications, then the game might run slower...big deal...that's obvious.

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There's the crux of the issue right there. You're talking about making a change to the way that the game will perform for everyone, for the benefit of a small minority who have a problem with it.

I've run the game on both my home and work PC's with many other applications open, ranging from Word, Excel, Eudora, and all of my work applications along with many different browser windows open and haven't seen any problems.

Championhip Manager does the exact same thing to my system, except the last time I ran that, I couldn't run anything else well at the same time.

But, you have to look at it this way. Should a developer change a program so that it may negatively impact 95% of all it's users, so that 5 or less % can be happier with it's performance? Me thinks no is the answer to that question. Also, this would depend on the simplicity of the solution. Your solution could be the correct one for other programs, but not necissarily for this one.

Glen

03-18-2002, 09:47 AM	#97
Glen Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 153	[quote] I am guessing that this program is using "tpTimeCritical" instead of something like "tpNormal" (which is what most programs are). By lowering this, you are not going to change the performance of OOTP4 AT ALL if there are no other applications running. If someone chooses to run other applications, then the game might run slower...big deal...that's obvious. <hr></blockquote> There's the crux of the issue right there. You're talking about making a change to the way that the game will perform for everyone, for the benefit of a small minority who have a problem with it. I've run the game on both my home and work PC's with many other applications open, ranging from Word, Excel, Eudora, and all of my work applications along with many different browser windows open and haven't seen any problems. Championhip Manager does the exact same thing to my system, except the last time I ran that, I couldn't run anything else well at the same time. But, you have to look at it this way. Should a developer change a program so that it may negatively impact 95% of all it's users, so that 5 or less % can be happier with it's performance? Me thinks no is the answer to that question. Also, this would depend on the simplicity of the solution. Your solution could be the correct one for other programs, but not necissarily for this one. Glen __________________ Colorado Rockies - DBLC