CPU Usage Issue

Amiculi · 07-28-2011, 09:15 AM

This game is quite excellent but I've noticed a bit of a bug, I would think anyway.

The game is very resource friendly UNLESS you're like me and prefer playing things in windowed mode. This is fine and dandy as well, but the game itself is in an always-on-top mode and refuses to allow windows in front of it. So to see anything behind its window you're forced to minimize it and this is where the error comes in.

As soon as the game is minimized it goes from perhaps 2-5% of my dual core's CPU usage to taking an entire 2.2ghz core. I'm not sure why it does this but it may be worth looking into.

Thanks for taking a look at this if you get the chance.

[Edit: Also, I've noticed that when the game gets minimized without pausing, that round takes 0:00 time. That may be helpful information.]

Subsoap · 07-28-2011, 09:45 AM

Interesting. Thank you for noting this.

mystrdat · 08-14-2011, 02:12 PM

I'm experiencing very strange slowdowns in some levels both in fullscreen and windowed mode, ASUS Eee PC mini notebook. CPU @ 50%, setting higher priority doesn't help. Normally the game runs fine.

07-28-2011, 09:15 AM	#1
Amiculi Join Date: Feb 2010 Reputation: 157 Posts: 129	CPU Usage Issue This game is quite excellent but I've noticed a bit of a bug, I would think anyway. The game is very resource friendly UNLESS you're like me and prefer playing things in windowed mode. This is fine and dandy as well, but the game itself is in an always-on-top mode and refuses to allow windows in front of it. So to see anything behind its window you're forced to minimize it and this is where the error comes in. As soon as the game is minimized it goes from perhaps 2-5% of my dual core's CPU usage to taking an entire 2.2ghz core. I'm not sure why it does this but it may be worth looking into. Thanks for taking a look at this if you get the chance. [Edit: Also, I've noticed that when the game gets minimized without pausing, that round takes 0:00 time. That may be helpful information.] Last edited by Amiculi: 07-28-2011 at 09:18 AM. Reason: Additional information.

07-28-2011, 09:45 AM	#2
Subsoap Subsoap Join Date: Oct 2010 Reputation: 373 Posts: 124	Interesting. Thank you for noting this. __________________ Brian Kramer ∞ Subsoap

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08-14-2011, 02:12 PM	#3
mystrdat Join Date: Nov 2008 Reputation: 463 Posts: 3,720	I'm experiencing very strange slowdowns in some levels both in fullscreen and windowed mode, ASUS Eee PC mini notebook. CPU @ 50%, setting higher priority doesn't help. Normally the game runs fine.