Gutsy Users! - Page 2

Caydel · 11-06-2007, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by e30ernest

Two questions:

1) How is your ping? My ping has gone from a 400 average to over 1000. I think its server side, but is there an off-chance that it's because of Gutsy?

2) Did the graphics change for you? The game is a little fuzzy now for me. It's not bad, in fact I kinda like it. Probably because of newer NVIDIA drivers?

Other than that, the game is performing just as well (framerate-wise) as it did for me when I was on Feisty.

1. Ping is 150-2000, depending on the time of day and the player load.

2. This is the Post-Processing, and you mentioned. I have noticed, though, that the game becomes extremely unstable when used in conjunction with Gutsy's desktop effects. I mean, more unstable then usual - the linux client has never been 'stable' for me!

DuoMaxwell · 11-06-2007, 03:55 PM

Kill the compiz stuff, all games reacted badly with it on, as good as the effects are they still have the issue of killing the playability of games.

Going from 80Fps to 10 in a game like sauerbraten is very bad.

e30G · 11-09-2007, 12:48 PM

I heard changing the priority of the game through "nice" can improve the performance a lot. I tried it and it does. How do I make it run at -15 automatically whenever I run the game? Thanks!

klixon · 11-10-2007, 06:04 PM

i dont know how you start it, but you could put this in /home/<user>/bin and put that directory in you path.

Code:

#!/bin/bash
RODIR=/path/to/regnum
cd ${RODIR}
xterm -e sudo nice -n -15 ./rolauncher

and chmod u+x ~/bin/filename
I haven't tested it yet, but i'm pretty sure it should work...
The reason for xterm is you have to run negative nice as root, so sudo will ask for a password... this way you can enter it and still start this laucher-file from a menu or whatever your DE/WM uses

You can also visudo in your user to be able to run nice without using a password. Then you don't need the "xterm -e" part

NightTwix · 11-10-2007, 11:37 PM

im certain that its a bad idea to run stuff like games with nice -15.
but i cant fund it right now.

Myxir · 11-11-2007, 10:13 AM

I made the experience that it is bad to nice games.
Imagine this:
Game is starting to bug. It has a nice value of -15 which is very very high priority. It will be benefited by the CPU. Now the game is starting to bug. You won't have a chance to change to tty or the desktop. Everything lags and the only solution is the reboot. You even cannot move your mouse smoothly.

saxtro · 11-14-2007, 12:36 AM

this workaround suck a lot

1) run a game with nice 15
2) run a game with uid 0

on windows i can accept this (not really)

11-06-2007, 03:55 PM	#12
DuoMaxwell Master Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: A place worse then hell Posts: 332	Kill the compiz stuff, all games reacted badly with it on, as good as the effects are they still have the issue of killing the playability of games. Going from 80Fps to 10 in a game like sauerbraten is very bad. __________________ My Chars: Duo Maxwell, Knight, Ignis. Yo Momma, Conjurer, Ignis. Izana, Hunter, Ignis Bank Of Duo, Warrior, used as gear storage only cause we have no banks...

11-09-2007, 12:48 PM	#13
e30G Count Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,244	I heard changing the priority of the game through "nice" can improve the performance a lot. I tried it and it does. How do I make it run at -15 automatically whenever I run the game? Thanks! __________________ I N Q U I S I T I O N On Regnum Sabbatical

11-10-2007, 06:04 PM	#14
klixon Initiate Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Paddo's plukken Posts: 149	i dont know how you start it, but you could put this in /home/<user>/bin and put that directory in you path. Code: #!/bin/bash RODIR=/path/to/regnum cd ${RODIR} xterm -e sudo nice -n -15 ./rolauncher and chmod u+x ~/bin/filename I haven't tested it yet, but i'm pretty sure it should work... The reason for xterm is you have to run negative nice as root, so sudo will ask for a password... this way you can enter it and still start this laucher-file from a menu or whatever your DE/WM uses You can also visudo in your user to be able to run nice without using a password. Then you don't need the "xterm -e" part __________________ We'll force you to be nice to each other. Kill you, before you kill each other. Violent pacification!

11-11-2007, 10:13 AM	#16
Myxir Count Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 1,164	I made the experience that it is bad to nice games. Imagine this: Game is starting to bug. It has a nice value of -15 which is very very high priority. It will be benefited by the CPU. Now the game is starting to bug. You won't have a chance to change to tty or the desktop. Everything lags and the only solution is the reboot. You even cannot move your mouse smoothly. __________________ French Warriors of Syrtis: Nessa Telrunya (Hunter) - Myxir (Warlock) - Estra (Conjurer) In War it does not matter who is right, but who is left.

11-10-2007, 11:37 PM	#15
NightTwix Count Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 1,655	im certain that its a bad idea to run stuff like games with nice -15. but i cant fund it right now.

11-14-2007, 12:36 AM	#17
saxtro Pledge Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 13	this workaround suck a lot 1) run a game with nice 15 2) run a game with uid 0 on windows i can accept this (not really)