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I'm getting a pretty severe slowdown in game, but I can't seem to figure out what the bottleneck is. From what I can tell using my G12, my RAM and CPU aren't at full utilization, and its not just an FPS issue. Are there any diagnostics I can run to check?

What happens is the game is stuttering, going fine for a second then stopping. Mouse and graphics appear unnafected, though the tool-tips that the mouse brings up seem to be delayed everytime it stops (if I move the mouse right at the split-second "stop"). Only time I've seen anything like this was when I had a very large number of fighters sitting on a star as my "grand fleet" maneuvered to jump out to one of the local enemy planets. I figured then it was just the computer having trouble doing all the targeting calculations, but I don't think thats the case. This time around, instead of having a multi-stellar situation, I'm in a single solar system only with many (don't remember exactly, but 50+) planets in it. Maybe the tradeship calculations are slowing it down? But I don't get why that wouldn't be maxing out my CPU first...
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
try using smartexception, you can dl it from SDC
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

try using smartexception, you can dl it from SDC


How so? I'm not crashing, so its not doing any good.

Galactic Civilizations III
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
doh for not being able to read
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

doh for not being able to read


lol, poor eetmorsqrls.
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
more like poor ron, nobody else responded
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

more like poor ron, nobody else responded


Eh, well thats all to the good. I just realized that by digging into the custom creation options I could discover that it was actually set to 100 planets all in one solar system
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top
I could discover that it was actually set to 100 planets all in one solar system


That could do it, then. What are your system specs, anyway?
Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top
a comodore 64
Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

That could do it, then. What are your system specs, anyway?


4600+
8800GTX
2GB DDR2 533

I doubt you need my HD or DVD specs, but if ya need more ask... I'll go ahead and dig it up.
Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top

a comodore 64


does that have a mouse?
Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top
lol, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64
Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top
I can't imagine a computer without a mouse...
Reply #13 from Sins Forums Top
lol, imagine it as more of a toy than a comp
Reply #14 from Sins Forums Top
BTW, just to make it clear, I have a G15 plugin that lets me display my RAM / CPU usage "on the fly" while I'm in the game, and it does separate my two cores out, and neither of them was maxed -- it wasn't a case of one core maxed, the other's relative inactivity dragging down the combined percentage.
Reply #15 from Sins Forums Top
G15 plugin ?
Reply #16 from Sins Forums Top
To display the stats on the little screen on top the logitech G15 keyboard.
Reply #17 from Sins Forums Top
Cool, I guess... I like my keyboard nice and simple... Hence I own a Satiek Eclipse
Reply #18 from Sins Forums Top
You guys see that Logitech is putting out a revised G15?  They're getting rid of most of the programmable keys along the left side (though you'll still have 18 possible combinations) and integrating the LCD screen to the keyboard (no flip screen) while making it orange backlit.
Reply #19 from Sins Forums Top
cause they havent made enough money yet...
Reply #20 from Sins Forums Top
phhhfffftttt orange...

blue ftw!
Reply #21 from Sins Forums Top
You guys see that Logitech is putting out a revised G15? They're getting rid of most of the programmable keys along the left side (though you'll still have 18 possible combinations) and integrating the LCD screen to the keyboard (no flip screen) while making it orange backlit.


No, but that sounds really cool. While the programmable keys seemed cool, I just don't use them as often as I would have thought. On the other hand, the LCD monitor is something I use a lot.
Reply #22 from Sins Forums Top
Same here and the G15 is too large for my keyboard tray at home (I've made it fit, but it hangs over the sides).  If the revised version is decent, I'll bring the old one to the office and use the smaller one at home.
Reply #23 from Sins Forums Top

Same here and the G15 is too large for my keyboard tray at home (I've made it fit, but it hangs over the sides).  If the revised version is decent, I'll bring the old one to the office and use the smaller one at home.


Ooooh, another G15 lover?

But wouldn't your keyboard tray kinda block the LCD screen?
Reply #24 from Sins Forums Top
The revised G15's LCD is much lower than the original. It's like the screen is where the buttons are now (but raised slightly) with the buttons around the outside of it in a semi-circle.
Reply #25 from Sins Forums Top
Here's the new G15 (Link). Looks like it might be narrow enough for me to use one as well.