FRAPS Causing Reduced Game Speed

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So, I've noticed an odd issue. I'm on a Vista 64, i7, 6GB Ram, Crossfire (2x4850) system, so I can reliable run at +8 sim speed on the largest maps with full teams at the giants stage.

 

The problem seems to be induced by FRAPS: The game will slow to speeds that feel like -2 to -5, with occasional jumps to normal speed for a few seconds when FRAPS is running AND an AI is present in the game. I have not noticed this before v1.19, but have since seen it in single player, game hosted by me with only AI present, and a custom game that I did not host where someone dropped out. In game my sim speed is always shown as +10 and I typically have good pings (<200). Has anyone else seen this issue? It is easy to fix by closing FRAPS. However, I always keep FRAPS on when playing custom or pantheon games, so someone leaving and being replaced by an AI can cause issues.

 

Thanks for any input!

 

 

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Reply #2 from Demigod Forums Top

lol, I wouldn't complain if that was the issue :D

 

I was mainly wondering if anyone else had seen this, or if this was just some oddity with my computer. Should be more than powerful enough to handle anything that this game can throw at it, especially since I built it with Forged Alliance and what will be SupCom2 in mind. 

 

Update: Is no longer limited to AI. I must turn fraps off when playing period... I'm thinking it is not a problem with Demigod, otherwise others would have complained by now.

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Reply #3 from Demigod Forums Top

I'm currently experimenting with Demigod and FRAPs, and apart from the usual slight dip you receive when capturing video, I can't say I've noticed a severe decrease in performance when using FRAPs at all.

Reply #4 from Demigod Forums Top

I have found out that my issue is actually with the FPS overlay. Seems odd that that would screw up my sim speeds, but if I disable the overlay, everything runs smooth as butter even with fraps running in the background.

Reply #5 from Demigod Forums Top

Now that IS strange... can't say I've ever run into that before. Glad you got it sorted, though.

Reply #6 from Demigod Forums Top

Could be caused by the Crossfire setup. Since you mentioned that it happens when the overlay is on, maybe your GPU's get entangled by some weird synching voodoo.

 

Good rig btw :)