Topic: The Cookie Box MkII - On stranger tides (Read 3484196 times)

IRI5HJ4CK · « **Reply #9300 on:** September 06, 2010, 08:01:28 »

I tried to change mine...but it gives me an error.

I take it you right click on the process and do it that way?

Jack

Ralphy · « **Reply #9301 on:** September 06, 2010, 08:03:02 »

LV how do you do it? does it mean that i will be able to play without lag!

laganviking · « **Reply #9302 on:** September 06, 2010, 10:27:49 »

It will still lag if your card isn't up to the job (like mine

), but it will reduce the lag slightly and make it run a bit smoother. I noticed a difference anyway

How to pictorials attached

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9303 on:** September 06, 2010, 10:29:04 »

I may try it,,, is it safe - my computer won't explode or anything?

laganviking · « **Reply #9304 on:** September 06, 2010, 10:35:02 »

Well mine hasn't pasted itself all up my wall yet so

I think this is what Frank or someone technical was saying about it being compatible on more than one core. SS08 could only use one core, as at the time, core 2 duo was only out if memory serves, so the technology wasn't there. In SSE, it has been designed to run on more than one core, as most people now days have more than one core, especially with these new iprocessors and what not.

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9305 on:** September 06, 2010, 10:36:17 »

hehe OK

and what about the other things I may be doing, mainly Internet Exploration with Chrome, etc, will they still work?

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9306 on:** September 06, 2010, 10:41:56 »

Just checked - mine already has all four boxes checked...

how do I know my FPS?

laganviking · « **Reply #9307 on:** September 06, 2010, 10:43:44 »

Ahh...then yours must have automatically went to Affinity mode when you installed it.

You need to download software called FRAPS. Its used mainly for shooting vidoes or taking pictures, like print screen, only slightly better i think. I just use it for the FPS option.

Denis · « **Reply #9308 on:** September 06, 2010, 10:50:51 »

Quote from: laganviking on September 06, 2010, 10:27:49

It will still lag if your card isn't up to the job (like mine ), but it will reduce the lag slightly and make it run a bit smoother. I noticed a difference anyway

How to pictorials attached

CPU usage affinity is applied to the current questviewer processus instance, if you restart the game the settings are back to default. So writing "change CPU affinity in Task manager, then restart the game" won't change anything, as once restarted, the manual settings will have disappeared.

Moreover, by default, processus affinities are already set to use all the CPU/cores available, and a process will take the advantage of multicpu/core only if it has been written to do that. This function is useful if you want to force one processus to use one (or several, but not all) particular core...

I might be wrong (and you'll have to demonstrate it, if it's the case), but for me, changing CPU affinity is totally useless.

laganviking · « **Reply #9309 on:** September 06, 2010, 11:01:12 »

Hi Denis,

Quote from: Neo-ST on Today at 00:00:35
try setting the "affinity" of the process to all 4 cores, just right click on the process-set affinity

When i seen that, i went off to have a look. When I checked mine, it was only ticked to use one core, instead of using both of them (i have core 2 duo). When both were checked, i noticed a difference in my game play, that it was smoother and helped my FPS slightly.

I restarted the game and the affinity setting was still apllied to both cores. I have also had the computer turned off and turn on this morning, and both cores were still activiated.

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9310 on:** September 06, 2010, 11:04:30 »

I have 10 FPS on Graphics Maxed out...in Dover with PoR

edit, no actually 14

laganviking · « **Reply #9311 on:** September 06, 2010, 11:12:55 »

Be quiet TFM

I only get 7-10 on medium to high settings $:-\$

Matthew Brown · « **Reply #9312 on:** September 06, 2010, 11:18:15 »

But if I set afinnity for "questviewer.exe" then surely that affect ss2008 aswell?
As its the same process

Then SS08 wouldn't work!

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9313 on:** September 06, 2010, 11:19:52 »

$:-\$

At least its running... $:-\$

Matthew Brown · « **Reply #9314 on:** September 06, 2010, 11:23:28 »

Actually forget that I have both ticked already

Looks like I'm back to a FPS of 5

I'm gonna upgrade my card so it should be better

laganviking · « **Reply #9315 on:** September 06, 2010, 11:29:25 »

Im having a hunt around for a new machine, custom built. So far im only having trouble with motherboards and graphics cards

I know nothing about motherboards, and i cant decide whats 'the best' card to go for

So far the one im getting custom built (in a dream world) is an i7 960 processor, 8GB RAM, 7 ultimate, card reader, 1TB Hard drive, Liquid Cooled, some sort of fantasic sound card but the name escapes me

Hopefully it would run SSE relatively smoothly

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9316 on:** September 06, 2010, 11:32:45 »

Quote from: laganviking on September 06, 2010, 11:29:25

Im having a hunt around for a new machine, custom built. So far im only having trouble with motherboards and graphics cards I know nothing about motherboards, and i cant decide whats 'the best' card to go for

So far the one im getting custom built (in a dream world) is an i7 960 processor, 8GB RAM, 7 ultimate, card reader, 1TB Hard drive, Liquid Cooled, some sort of fantasic sound card but the name escapes me

Hopefully it would run SSE relatively smoothly

Sounds great...

and hiw much for this supercomputer then...

laganviking · « **Reply #9317 on:** September 06, 2010, 11:40:43 »

At present It stands at just over Â£1000

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9318 on:** September 06, 2010, 11:42:34 »

Well at that price I'll take a dozen...

How hard do you think it would be to get the developers to make a copy of Freedom 90, paint her white with a red bottom, and max the speed out on the new version to 60 knots?

And keep her in game along with the standard F90?

Name her Channel Swift, or just Swift...

laganviking · « **Reply #9319 on:** September 06, 2010, 11:48:07 »

Quote from: The Ferry Man on September 06, 2010, 11:42:34

How hard do you think it would be...

Ahh the dreaded Top Gear line

I'd say extremely hard as they still have lots to finish in the game

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9320 on:** September 06, 2010, 11:48:41 »

Quote from: laganviking on September 06, 2010, 11:48:07

Ahh the dreaded Top Gear line

I'd say extremely hard as they still have lots to finish in the game

True

but how hard is it for the developers to change the colour?

laganviking · « **Reply #9321 on:** September 06, 2010, 11:51:44 »

We shall hide here and wait for a developer to appear...

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9322 on:** September 06, 2010, 11:54:08 »

Quote from: laganviking on September 06, 2010, 11:51:44

We shall hide here and wait for a developer to appear...

I bet the developers are constantly looking in the Cookie box...

laganviking · « **Reply #9323 on:** September 06, 2010, 12:08:32 »

Well when they stick their hand into the jar and pull this out, instead of a cookie...

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9324 on:** September 06, 2010, 12:11:31 »

Hmm,...

Gets out a cookie no Devloper could resist...

here devlopers...

Waves Cookie around

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