CPU use by POTCO on your computer

[Edward Edgemenace]

For as long as I can remember, POTCO has used 100% of CPU 0 on my computer. I was shocked yesterday when someone told me their computer never goes over 12% when playing POTCO. So, when you Ctrl-Atl-Del, and look at Windows Task manager's Performance tab, what do you see?

[Andrew]

Usually depends on how much I am actually DOING in the game, I would say 56-100% though

[TooHip]

I have a widget that shows cpu usage on both cores on my laptop. The first core always hovers between 90-100% when playing pirates. So, thats like 45-50%, right?

[Andrew]

You wanna talk computer tech? you got it!

CPU usage is how much space you are currently using on your CP. with me typing, and the Task Manager up, its hovering between 0% and 8%-

PF(program file I believe) Usage is how much space you are using with any programs you are running.
POTCO is about what? 800 MB, so think: you are AT LEAST using 800 MB right off the money, and along with everything else running on your computer.

TooHip-If you are between 45-50% then you are either not playing the game fully, you have a very good CP, or you have no lag

No, you are using between 56-100%-most propbally are unless they are using a online game-designed computer

[Chris]

Im with TooHip i have the dual cores so they both average out my ram usage always hovers around 60% when just running the game on a quiet server. However try this to blow your sockets.

Before VMK closed on time i have POF and VMKF opened then i had 4 VMK accounts running using VMKPal while sailing on a full war frigate on POTCO. Needless to say both cores were at maximum capacity.

[Edward Edgemenace]

Perhaps I described my own dual-core poorly. When I open task manager, I can set the affinity of pirates.exe to use both cores (CPU 0 and CPU 1) instead of single-threaded. Doing this leaves a total CPU usage of 49.9%.

Please, no discussion of memory use - that can be a separate poll. (But FWIW, mine starts at 900+, then climbs to 1.45GB in an hour or so. Then I crash and restart.)

[Your Gladiator]

mine is like 1 to 10%

[swashbuckler II]

mine is 3% on abassa right now

[MacIronhawk]

I was on for about 30 minutes and it was going back and forth between 1% to 4%
Sorry, but what does that mean?

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by MacIronhawk

I was on for about 30 minutes and it was going back and forth between 1% to 4%
Sorry, but what does that mean?

That's more of a philosophic question. I'm trying to estimate from this poll how many people (like you) have POTCO functioning flawlessly, in comparison to how many people (like me) have POTCO functioning barely at all, due to the run-away keyboard-reader thread causing permanent preemption of the garbage collector thread.

What it means, is that you, like the two before you, should answer "1-20%" for this poll.

[MacIronhawk]

Originally Posted by Edward Edgemenace

That's more of a philosophic question. I'm trying to estimate from this poll how many people (like you) have POTCO functioning flawlessly, in comparison to how many people (like me) have POTCO functioning barely at all, due to the run-away keyboard-reader thread causing permanent preemption of the garbage collector thread.

What it means, is that you, like the two before you, should answer "1-20%" for this poll.

Ok.
I have an HP windows vista with 4GB.
I have little to no lag at all. If I get any lag most of it would be server lag.
I'm guessing that's good.

I still don't see why POTCO won't/can't make it so almsot ever computer can run it with no lag.

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by MacIronhawk

I still don't see why POTCO won't/can't make it so almost ever computer can run it with no lag.

If you ask live-chat support, they will ALWAYS say it is your video card or video drivers. But it seems pretty clear to me, that it is the keyboard reader routine, to blame. I agree that if they make it work better for everyone, more people will be able to play (and therefore pay them.)

It seems like, the more eye-candy they add, the fewer people can play. Perhaps the only things they can add without slowing the game more, are additional quests.

But anyhow, thank you all for responding to the poll. So far, so good. Glad to hear that there are actually a bunch of people out there, that don't have to melt their CPUs to play.</jealous> :-)

[davy redflint]

majority of the time i check was 1 to 20% mostly around 4% .... during sea battle hit in the 40% but didnt stay there but for a few second... so i put 1-20... i get very little lag.

[ninety3rd]

Originally Posted by Edward Edgemenace

For as long as I can remember, POTCO has used 100% of CPU 0 on my computer. I was shocked yesterday when someone told me their computer never goes over 12% when playing POTCO. So, when you Ctrl-Atl-Del, and look at Windows Task manager's Performance tab, what do you see?

Not a durn thing.

Oh, wait. This is a Mac.

[Dr. Zeppers]

CPU usage may vary from system to system, depending on configuration, cpu speed, hyperthreading, dual/quad processors, etc.

It may not be directly comparable in many situations/combinations.