Selecter Report post Posted February 12, 2004 EL uses 95-97% of CPU. Is it ok? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wytter Report post Posted February 12, 2004 Yup, that's the normal CPU usage... It'll use as much power as possible in order to achieve the highest framerates/performance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Learner Report post Posted February 12, 2004 As a general rule, EL currently tries to use as much cpu as possible in 3D mode to make your frame rate as high as possible. One thing on my wish list for those other poeple like me that multi task, is to be able to have a 'nice client' setting or similar. This would allow a person to tune how much CPU EL takes in order to allow other programs (like web browsers) to have more time. If you need to multitask on a slower system, I suggest switching to console mode first. That drops CPU usage like a rock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grum Report post Posted February 12, 2004 Doesn't nice -10 ./el.x86.linux.bin do the trick? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Learner Report post Posted February 12, 2004 That is a llinuc only method and affects the entire game experiance as well. The best method to do would be to reduce only the CPU intensive portion, not the time critical portions. In the case of EL, slow/cap the frame rate, not the network or control portion. Yes, lowering the priority will help, but I want a better solution then that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cicero Report post Posted February 12, 2004 Doesn't nice -10 ./el.x86.linux.bin do the trick? Um, no, that would cause EL to run with a very high priority, making it difficult to do just about anything. You mean just "nice ./el.x86.linux.bin" (the default is 10). Or, you could just go to the console when you want to do something else, the CPU usage drops dramatically. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grum Report post Posted February 12, 2004 Um, no, Cicero. nice -10 is the same as nice -n +10, giving it a lower priority. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cicero Report post Posted February 12, 2004 Bah, whatever :roll: Doesn't change the fact that the default is 10 anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
