Critical - CPU usage bug!

Erithtotl · 05-31-2006, 05:08 PM

I have found after playing the game for only a short time, that when the game is idle (i.e., nothing happening at all except the news ticker scrolling by, you can even walk away from the PC for several minutes), the game eats up %50 of your current CPU. The only reason its not more I'm guessing is that the SI engine throttles usage to %50 (I've noticed this with Football Manager).

As this happens, the UI becomes slow and unresponsive, often requiring the user to click mutliple times just to activate a function. Reloading the game briefly solves this problem but it quickly returns back to %50 usage.

Marc Duffy · 05-31-2006, 05:25 PM

Thankyou. I saw an instance of this during testing which I believed was fixed. Will get this looked into

Kelric · 05-31-2006, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Erithtotl

I have found after playing the game for only a short time, that when the game is idle (i.e., nothing happening at all except the news ticker scrolling by, you can even walk away from the PC for several minutes), the game eats up %50 of your current CPU. The only reason its not more I'm guessing is that the SI engine throttles usage to %50 (I've noticed this with Football Manager).

As this happens, the UI becomes slow and unresponsive, often requiring the user to click mutliple times just to activate a function. Reloading the game briefly solves this problem but it quickly returns back to %50 usage.

OOTP is at around 80-90% of my CPU right now after letting it idle for about the last 30 minutes with only sporatic use. Like you said, it makes it really slow and unresponsive.

Doibhilin · 05-31-2006, 08:25 PM

Same thing happens to me.

SlyBelle · 05-31-2006, 08:32 PM

I see it too. Even when just plain simming my PC is fully spiked at 100%. First game in a long time I have seen this happen. I have a 3ghz with 1gb of memory, so I would have thought it would be fine.

Hoping it can be addressed.

Marc Duffy · 05-31-2006, 08:33 PM

It reminds me of an old CM bug we had. On the list to check

SlyBelle · 05-31-2006, 08:36 PM

Thanks Mark. Has the making of a good game. Just got to get use to it.

steady teddy · 05-31-2006, 08:42 PM

OOTP takes about 95% of my CPU usage when the game is idle.

Specs:
P4 2.26
1 GB DDR

BURNS1981 · 05-31-2006, 09:22 PM

78%

Adrockski · 05-31-2006, 10:10 PM

I noticed that mine was ramped up to ~180MB RAM usage and 50-99% CPU usage while in Full Screen mode. I switched back to Windowed mode and it was back to normal.

Haven't played the game extensively yet, but I hope this helps.

scefalu · 05-31-2006, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Adrockski

I noticed that mine was ramped up to ~180MB RAM usage and 50-99% CPU usage while in Full Screen mode. I switched back to Windowed mode and it was back to normal.

That would explain why I haven't seen it. I've been playing almost exclusively in windowed mode.

steady teddy · 06-01-2006, 07:26 AM

Doesn't make any difference for me whether I'm in windowed mode or not. The game is a CPU hog either way.

Marc Duffy · 06-01-2006, 08:06 AM

I'm having conversations at the moment about this issue!

SC_Dawg · 06-01-2006, 08:26 AM

FWIW on my machine during processing the usage spikes to about 50% but during idle time I get no such spike

system if this helps differentiate:

P IV 3.2 Ghz, 1 gig RAM, 256M vid card, about 35 gig free HD space.

Marc Duffy · 06-01-2006, 08:28 AM

Ok, been looking at this myself and I reckon it might be to do with the ticker.

On my machine, I have two processors and one of them does max out when processing but idling I see 0% or 1% which is the ticker. On lower ended machines the ticker might be a problem so I think we'll add an option to pause / disable the ticker

Still looking though, simming now for a few hours!

Erithtotl · 06-01-2006, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

Ok, been looking at this myself and I reckon it might be to do with the ticker.

On my machine, I have two processors and one of them does max out when processing but idling I see 0% or 1% which is the ticker. On lower ended machines the ticker might be a problem so I think we'll add an option to pause / disable the ticker

Still looking though, simming now for a few hours!

Yeah I wondered if it was ticker related. But its not consistent. The CPU problem only happens over time. At first I can be at a screen with the ticker and have no CPU problem whatsoever. There's another issue underlying this, its not that simple. Even if it was the ticker it shouldn't use %50 of the CPU on a 3.2 ghz machine.

Marc Duffy · 06-01-2006, 11:07 AM

I'll get a revised exe to you once this feature is in to try out.

jwstern · 06-01-2006, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

Ok, been looking at this myself and I reckon it might be to do with the ticker.

On my machine, I have two processors and one of them does max out when processing but idling I see 0% or 1% which is the ticker. On lower ended machines the ticker might be a problem so I think we'll add an option to pause / disable the ticker

Still looking though, simming now for a few hours!

Seems like the right answer would be for the ticker to automatically pause or disable when the window loses focus.

Erithtotl · 06-01-2006, 01:09 PM

I'm about %75 sure that this bug is triggered on the transactions screens. It seems like every time I encounter it I am moving players around between teams, though I don't always notice it right away.

battists · 06-01-2006, 01:25 PM

I had seen this in the past after running online reports. ?

05-31-2006, 05:08 PM	#1
Erithtotl Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 330	Critical - CPU usage bug! I have found after playing the game for only a short time, that when the game is idle (i.e., nothing happening at all except the news ticker scrolling by, you can even walk away from the PC for several minutes), the game eats up %50 of your current CPU. The only reason its not more I'm guessing is that the SI engine throttles usage to %50 (I've noticed this with Football Manager). As this happens, the UI becomes slow and unresponsive, often requiring the user to click mutliple times just to activate a function. Reloading the game briefly solves this problem but it quickly returns back to %50 usage.

05-31-2006, 05:25 PM	#2
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Old Street, London Posts: 4,741	Thankyou. I saw an instance of this during testing which I believed was fixed. Will get this looked into

05-31-2006, 08:25 PM	#4
Doibhilin Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 85	Same thing happens to me.

05-31-2006, 08:32 PM	#5
SlyBelle All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 633	I see it too. Even when just plain simming my PC is fully spiked at 100%. First game in a long time I have seen this happen. I have a 3ghz with 1gb of memory, so I would have thought it would be fine. Hoping it can be addressed.

05-31-2006, 08:33 PM	#6
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Old Street, London Posts: 4,741	It reminds me of an old CM bug we had. On the list to check

05-31-2006, 08:36 PM	#7
SlyBelle All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 633	Thanks Mark. Has the making of a good game. Just got to get use to it.

05-31-2006, 08:42 PM	#8
steady teddy Major Leagues Join Date: May 2003 Location: Macomb, Michigan Posts: 407	OOTP takes about 95% of my CPU usage when the game is idle. Specs: P4 2.26 1 GB DDR

05-31-2006, 09:22 PM	#9
BURNS1981 Bat Boy Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 19	78%

05-31-2006, 10:10 PM	#10
Adrockski Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 408	I noticed that mine was ramped up to ~180MB RAM usage and 50-99% CPU usage while in Full Screen mode. I switched back to Windowed mode and it was back to normal. Haven't played the game extensively yet, but I hope this helps.

06-01-2006, 07:26 AM	#12
steady teddy Major Leagues Join Date: May 2003 Location: Macomb, Michigan Posts: 407	Doesn't make any difference for me whether I'm in windowed mode or not. The game is a CPU hog either way.

06-01-2006, 08:06 AM	#13
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Old Street, London Posts: 4,741	I'm having conversations at the moment about this issue!

06-01-2006, 08:26 AM	#14
SC_Dawg All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Columbia, South Carolina Posts: 664	FWIW on my machine during processing the usage spikes to about 50% but during idle time I get no such spike system if this helps differentiate: P IV 3.2 Ghz, 1 gig RAM, 256M vid card, about 35 gig free HD space.

06-01-2006, 08:28 AM	#15
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Old Street, London Posts: 4,741	Ok, been looking at this myself and I reckon it might be to do with the ticker. On my machine, I have two processors and one of them does max out when processing but idling I see 0% or 1% which is the ticker. On lower ended machines the ticker might be a problem so I think we'll add an option to pause / disable the ticker Still looking though, simming now for a few hours!

06-01-2006, 11:07 AM	#17
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Old Street, London Posts: 4,741	I'll get a revised exe to you once this feature is in to try out.

06-01-2006, 01:09 PM	#19
Erithtotl Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 330	I'm about %75 sure that this bug is triggered on the transactions screens. It seems like every time I encounter it I am moving players around between teams, though I don't always notice it right away.

06-01-2006, 01:25 PM	#20
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	I had seen this in the past after running online reports. ?