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Haven

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Suddenly, a permanent 0 FPS on several versions.(False positive - Hardware)
« on: August 08, 2008, 09:09:19 pm »
I'm not entirely sure what happened here. It's likely not even something the code itself is doing. But it's killing my DF. And this is bad. I get a constant 0 FPS, the screen updates every few seconds, and it happens everywhere, including the menu, and on all recent available versions. Tests of non-bugfix priors is pending, but meantime, I'm getting the word out to try and figure out of anyone knows what it is.


(Edit - The system restart fixed it second time around... I think this is a hardware issue, so don't stress about it.)
« Last Edit: August 08, 2008, 09:16:40 pm by Haven »
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Re: Suddenly, a permanent 0 FPS on several versions.
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2008, 09:17:11 pm »
If it's happening on your title screen, it might be something to do with video drivers.  Have you changed anything since you last had it playing properly?
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Re: Suddenly, a permanent 0 FPS on several versions.(False positive - Hardware)
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2008, 12:42:22 am »
Problem with "Hardware acceleration" settings in your display advanced settings. Should be maximized.
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Re: Suddenly, a permanent 0 FPS on several versions.(False positive - Hardware)
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2008, 01:17:50 am »
dwarf fort can cause overheating, mostly in laptops(like anything with decent graphics these days!)
well seriously, it will during world generation.
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Re: Suddenly, a permanent 0 FPS on several versions.(False positive - Hardware)
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2008, 09:18:46 am »
The measure of graphics power.
Can it run Crysis?

The new measure of processing power.
Can it run Dwarf Fortress?  With 1000 dwarves?
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Re: Suddenly, a permanent 0 FPS on several versions.(False positive - Hardware)
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2008, 09:24:18 am »
Quote from: Haven on August 08, 2008, 09:09:19 pm
I'm not entirely sure what happened here. It's likely not even something the code itself is doing. But it's killing my DF. And this is bad. I get a constant 0 FPS, the screen updates every few seconds, and it happens everywhere, including the menu, and on all recent available versions. Tests of non-bugfix priors is pending, but meantime, I'm getting the word out to try and figure out of anyone knows what it is.


(Edit - The system restart fixed it second time around... I think this is a hardware issue, so don't stress about it.)

Sounds like a hardware problem yeah, probably related to your processor, but its hard to tell this way. Check the temperature of your processor first of all with 100% processor load.
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