Processing Speed

Islander48 · 11-01-2017, 12:34 PM

I'm convinced that the game is great, but ever since being an active player of EHM 2007, around 2007-9, I have tried simulation games like this off an on, but could never sustain playing the game for a long time.

Reason being: Far less free time due to RL concerns, coupled with longer loading speeds. Longer loading times between simulating days use up less of the free time I have, and thus I could never "get into" the game.

So, while I am convinced that this is a great game, I need to know how long it takes to simulate a day. I know given different computers its impossible to give figures, but I do not use a "gaming computer". The game would run on a standard laptop that was new in late 2015.

Comparatively speaking, if I "activate" the AHL, ECHL,Canadian Juniors, and a couple European leagues, how long does it take to simulate a single day, in comparison to how long it would take FHM 2 (the last game I attempted in the series) to accomplish the same task?

JeffR · 11-02-2017, 02:04 AM

It varies widely between modes. A small custom league or early historical league will only take a second or so to do a day in midseason; the setup you described would maybe be 5-10 seconds depending on the exact system. Some days where there's a lot of processing to be done (e.g. the switch between seasons on June 30) could be considerably longer. Very roughly, I'd say that's somewhere between half and two-thirds the time the final version of FHM2 took, although some of the speed improvements we've made since then will affect the one-time events more than day-to-day simming.

Islander48 · 11-03-2017, 01:12 PM

Thank you, I purchased the game, and find that the processing times have indeed improved. Excellent!

JeffR · 11-03-2017, 11:31 PM

Good news, they'll be even better after the next update, Sebastian's found some ways to improve the efficiency of some of the more processor-intensive stuff.

11-01-2017, 12:34 PM	#1
Islander48 Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 4	Processing Speed I'm convinced that the game is great, but ever since being an active player of EHM 2007, around 2007-9, I have tried simulation games like this off an on, but could never sustain playing the game for a long time. Reason being: Far less free time due to RL concerns, coupled with longer loading speeds. Longer loading times between simulating days use up less of the free time I have, and thus I could never "get into" the game. So, while I am convinced that this is a great game, I need to know how long it takes to simulate a day. I know given different computers its impossible to give figures, but I do not use a "gaming computer". The game would run on a standard laptop that was new in late 2015. Comparatively speaking, if I "activate" the AHL, ECHL,Canadian Juniors, and a couple European leagues, how long does it take to simulate a single day, in comparison to how long it would take FHM 2 (the last game I attempted in the series) to accomplish the same task?

11-02-2017, 02:04 AM	#2
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 16,623	It varies widely between modes. A small custom league or early historical league will only take a second or so to do a day in midseason; the setup you described would maybe be 5-10 seconds depending on the exact system. Some days where there's a lot of processing to be done (e.g. the switch between seasons on June 30) could be considerably longer. Very roughly, I'd say that's somewhere between half and two-thirds the time the final version of FHM2 took, although some of the speed improvements we've made since then will affect the one-time events more than day-to-day simming.

11-03-2017, 01:12 PM	#3
Islander48 Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 4	Thank you, I purchased the game, and find that the processing times have indeed improved. Excellent!

11-03-2017, 11:31 PM	#4
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 16,623	Good news, they'll be even better after the next update, Sebastian's found some ways to improve the efficiency of some of the more processor-intensive stuff.