Author Topic: Unusual Lag (Read 2836 times)

Ephialtes · February 04, 2008, 03:52:29 PM

Thats pretty normal behaviour, although 10-20 seconds is quite big. How much ram do you have?

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Trader · February 04, 2008, 03:56:55 PM

If you need to tab out so much that it's becoming an issue like this, just run Blockland in windowed mode. That's what I've done the entire time retail has been available.

tommybricksetti · February 04, 2008, 04:01:33 PM

I am running it in windowed mode dammit. "when i scroll over it with mouse, the in game mouse responded perfectly."

Trader · February 04, 2008, 04:07:57 PM

Yeah, it's normal to see decreased performance when you're tabbed over to another program.

tommybricksetti · February 04, 2008, 05:00:45 PM

No. If it's a ram issue does it happen only when i host? When ever I'm on someone else's server i return in a second.

Trader · February 04, 2008, 05:20:19 PM

I sincerely hope you aren't using "No" as a blanket response to what I just said. Blockland will slow down in terms of frames per second when you tab to another program. Well, do this. Compare your RAM / CPU usage when playing someone else's server to RAM / CPU usage when you're hosting your own. If you're using more while hosting, then logic would suggest that it's to be expected that returning from a tab-out might take longer.

tommybricksetti · February 04, 2008, 06:44:16 PM

The problem is that it never use to happen on my old comp though i have more ram on this one.

Curiosity Core · February 04, 2008, 07:01:08 PM

Get a better CPU?

Idk, lol.

tommybricksetti · February 04, 2008, 07:42:18 PM

"I have more ram on this one" It's obviously a better computer.

Vidios · February 04, 2008, 09:34:45 PM

CPU speed matters too.

I used to have 2 bad computers.
One had an OK-ish processor, but only 128mb of RAM.
The other had 256mb of RAM but a suckier processor.

CPU matters more, when it comes down to performance. The better CPU comp. ran various programs better than the one with moar ram.

Trader · February 05, 2008, 10:11:42 AM

More RAM doesn't not always mean better RAM. I'd rather have 2GB of Corsair Pro XMS DDR than 4GB of stuffty no-name RAM.

Monty · February 05, 2008, 11:32:26 AM

You may have bogus RAM, If you often crash with bad driver errors, your RAM has an attitude problem.

Trader · February 05, 2008, 01:03:00 PM

Err, damn lack of edit. I meant "does not" or "doesn't", not "doesn't not".

tommybricksetti · February 05, 2008, 10:12:00 PM

I have more ram a better vid card and a faster cpu.

Packer · February 06, 2008, 05:44:45 AM

Sounds like just what every one else gets.