Occasions freezes in game and really slow performance with large fleets

[Bud Backer]

Got it, thanks!

The freeze looks like you are running out of RAM, anyhow, so I'm not sure that's related to the other stuff.  If it's that intermittent, then that would point to potentially just having the ram literally running out after a while.  I noticed you have 2GB and only 5% was free in one crash -- or perhaps that was the guy on mantis, not sure.

Hmm, not sure if this was in reply to me. I have 16 GB ram.

[x4000]

Yep, not you then, sorry.

[Bud Backer]

Yep, not you then, sorry.

No worries.

I'm downloading a fresh copy of 8.007 and will try it out. Chances are I won't get to it today but I'll try to test it ASAP and post any issues (or lack thereof) here. Thanks for the responsive support, it's really appreciated!

[x4000]

No problem, and thanks for your patience!

[harrisonpl]

Hi! I've got the same problem as user pd82f (from Mantis Bug tracker). The game was working well till 8.006 patch. The 8.007 patch didn't fix this issue. After 1-2 minutes of game, the planet view freezes (but menu, after pressing escape key, works well). You can save your game, quit to main menu and load again - and play for another few minutes(but a bit longer) before next freeze. I reinstalled game and DLC (gog release),  but fresh installation isn't solution for this problem.
My specs:
win xp SP3;
Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93 GHz;
2 GB RAM;
Intel G41 Express Chipset

[x4000]

Okay, there is a new version 8.008 that should fix the issue: http://arcengames.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=AI_War_-_Current_Post-8.000_Beta#Official_8.008

Please let me know how it seems!

[harrisonpl]

Sorry, but problem still exists. I've forgot to write it earlier, but these "freezes" happen not only during normal gameplay, but also while in pause mode: game froze when I was planning defences in DEFENCE mode (planetary view), also game froze in normal campaign when I was planning which planets I should attack next - I've paused game and think for few minutes in galaxy view when I had to save/load game because of "game freeze".

[x4000]

Okay, so to clarify: the game itself "froze" in terms of gameplay, but you could still see what was going on and move the interface and quit and load another game?

Were you playing multiplayer or solo?  What performance settings do you have the game on (on the in-game menu)?

[harrisonpl]

Yes, I can access message log(read objectives and other tabs), also I can save/quit game or check achievements or settings. Only gameplay is affected by this "freeze" issue (also during pause mode). Also I can't zoom in/out map or move map 
I'm playing solo game, it happens in regular campaign and in defence mode. Performace settings are all default - I haven't changed anything, for example in advanced settings - everything is unchecked; graphics section - only "disable new title screen" is checked,nebula intensity - 60 , max loading threads - 220; interface tab - refresh rate - 60, fullscreen - 1280 x 1024

[Bud Backer]

Yes, I can access message log(read objectives and other tabs), also I can save/quit game or check achievements or settings. Only gameplay is affected by this "freeze" issue (also during pause mode). Also I can't zoom in/out map or move map 
I'm playing solo game, it happens in regular campaign and in defence mode. Performace settings are all default - I haven't changed anything, for example in advanced settings - everything is unchecked; graphics section - only "disable new title screen" is checked,nebula intensity - 60 , max loading threads - 220; interface tab - refresh rate - 60, fullscreen - 1280 x 1024

Just to avoid confusion, this is not the same as my previously reported freezes, where the game is on screen but completely unresponsive and the cursor is the "busy doing something" spinning beachball the Mac replaces the Windows hourglass with.

[x4000]

Okay, good.  That means that I actually fixed your original issue... but I introduced a completely new one.  This new one is something to do with the timing code I wrote, I think.  I am reviewing it, and getting Keith to review it as a second pair of eyes, to see if we can see what is up.

[x4000]

Okay, new version for whenever you are ready: http://arcengames.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=AI_War_-_Current_Post-8.000_Beta#Official_8.009

I _think_ that I got this, this time.  Was totally an error on my part, and not anything engine-related, I'm pretty positive.  Thanks again for your patience with this!

[harrisonpl]

Thank you very much, there are no more "game freezes"!

[x4000]

Sweeeet!

Boy, what a relief.

[Bud Backer]

The freezes I was experiencing seem to be gone completely with 8.013. Very nice!

I haven't built a fleet of 4000 ships yet so I don't know if the performance issues I was experiencing are fully resolved but it seems the game is less affected (the problem began to show with fleets under 1,000).

Thanks for the hard work!