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CPU usage is way too high

A topic by TestAccount01 created Sep 24, 2019 Views: 440 Replies: 8

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TestAccount014 years ago

Hi all,

I just downloaded this demo and gave it a try because it looked awesome.

Sadly, the game (even when just displaying the title screen) uses about 25W on my laptop CPU, which completely ruins the mood. The laptop quickly gets blazing hot and the fan starts spinning like crazy.

I tried lowering the consumed power by limiting my CPU clock speed with the "ThrottleStop" app which is usually quite effective for these things, but the clock never went below 2200 MHz and power consumption stayed above 20 W.

I will probably not be playing this game anymore until this issue is fixed.

Placeholder GameworksDeveloper4 years ago

Hi! If it's okay to ask, could you give us your DXDiag file?

I'm assuming you have a Windows PC, so you can find a way to export it outlined here: https://community.smarttech.com/s/article/Using-DXDIAG?language=en_US

It would be a big help for us to determine where the issue is rooted. The game itself by design is not CPU nor GPU heavy, so this is an issue we will start looking into immediately.

Thank you for the report!

TestAccount014 years ago

http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=01062932747350443874

Placeholder GameworksDeveloper4 years ago

Thank you so much! I already gave it a look and I have a hunch what might be causing it. If it's okay for you, I would like to send you a test version tomorrow to see if the problem is fixed?

TestAccount014 years ago

sure, I will test it.

Placeholder GameworksDeveloper4 years ago

Here's a link to the test version: https://drive.google.com/open?id=15FES9o0oc-T9PVte-nuecTbeAUNhig38

Do note that this has some, like, very obvious placeholder stuff, but you can still play through it if you would like. I'm interested in whether the issue is resolved for you with this version :)

If it does fix it, I will update the (polished) demo as well ^_^

Thanks for the help!

TestAccount014 years ago

Thanks, this has definitely done the trick.

Placeholder GameworksDeveloper4 years ago

AWESOME! Thank you for the feedback! Now I know how to fix the demo as well :)

Would you like us to put a character profile (that you get on your desk) in the game of your own creation? Throw me an e-mail to oak@deathandtaxesgame.com if you would be interested!

Placeholder GameworksDeveloper4 years ago

This issue is now fixed in the latest demo! :3

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CPU usage is way too high