Cache related performance issue

Crowfeather · 03-26-10, 04:09 AM

I´ll just quote the user with the problem

Originally posted by Frug
(...) anytime I focus an harmful target (meaning FS is calculating) I'm having a huge ips drop (from 120ips to 10 ips) with an obvious jerky display. First thing I did was to stick with the 0.7.12b version (which stopped working with 3.3.3 being out). Upgrading to 0.9.5b3 I realized that the problem does not occur after the first (and clean) install of FS but only aftewards: each time I log in the lag is there.
Eventually I found a solution: by deleting the Cache folder the lag doesn't appear on log in but only after a /rl or disconnect/reconnect.

The first thing that comes to mind when reading his explantation was that the savedvariables will be written/read after the first relog or reloadui after a fresh install but that doesn´t explain the temporarily fix by deleting the cache folder.

The most obvious change I made after the latest non-affected version was to split the code into several files instead of just one containing all of it. Is there anything important that could cause such issues I have to consider when doing this?

I also changed quite a bit of code within where I can see the possibility of bugs causing performance problems but I just can´t see how and why those should only affect the game after a relog or reloadui and why they´re fixed by deleting the chache folder. Is there any specific event or function that's especially susceptible to changes in the cache?

nightcracker · 03-26-10, 07:05 AM

What addon is this about? Faceshooter?

Crowfeather · 03-26-10, 07:07 AM

Originally Posted by nightcracker

What addon is this about? Faceshooter?

Yes it is.

nightcracker · 03-26-10, 07:12 AM

The cache IS a holder for unit information and mostly unit models/textures.