Moving trains slow down the game during a record
Moving trains slow down the game during a record
Hello,
today I wanted to record a little thingy someone has found (not a bug ^^).
All went good until the trains (six or seven) began to move.
Directly at the beginning of the train-movement, the framerate crashed down to 1-3 fps.
The framerate got normal as I stopped the record and I think, the framerate would get normal, when all trains come to stop again.
I'm recording with Fraps
Specs., that I know (not many):
CPU: Intel Core i7-3630QM @ 2,4GHz (while playing Factorio it uses turbo with 3,4GHz)
RAM: 8GB
OS: Windows Technical Preview (Windows 10)
today I wanted to record a little thingy someone has found (not a bug ^^).
All went good until the trains (six or seven) began to move.
Directly at the beginning of the train-movement, the framerate crashed down to 1-3 fps.
The framerate got normal as I stopped the record and I think, the framerate would get normal, when all trains come to stop again.
I'm recording with Fraps
Specs., that I know (not many):
CPU: Intel Core i7-3630QM @ 2,4GHz (while playing Factorio it uses turbo with 3,4GHz)
RAM: 8GB
OS: Windows Technical Preview (Windows 10)
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Re: Moving trains slow down the game during a record
I also get slowdowns when using fraps, but for me trains don't affect it, for me it seems to be random.
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Re: Moving trains slow down the game during a record
Hmm ...
I have to build more trains and check it with obs . One train doesnt do anything
I have to build more trains and check it with obs . One train doesnt do anything
Re: Moving trains slow down the game during a record
I've checked it again today and come to the same statement.FishSandwich wrote:I also get slowdowns when using fraps, but for me trains don't affect it, for me it seems to be random.
Here are some values I'd token during the check:
Idle (neither Factorio or Fraps running):
CPU usage: 2%
CPU speed: 1,15 GHz
Memory usage: 2,0 of 7,8 GB (26%) (Frequency: 1600 MHz)
Disk usage: 0%
Only Factorio is running:
CPU usage: 27%
CPU speed: 3,17 GHz (Intel Turbo-Boost; processor's own overclocking; absolute maximum)
Memory Usage: 4,8 of 7,8 GB (62%)
Disk Usage: 0%
During record:
CPU usage: 21%
CPU speed: 2,35 GHz (maximum on normal mode; thats the point, I think the lags are coming from)
Memory usage: 4,8 of 7,8 GB (62%)
Disk usage: 100% (that's Fraps fault, it does a record ^^)
After record:
Same values as before recording
That could be an explaination
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Re: Moving trains slow down the game during a record
Kajanor wrote:That could be an explaination
Is that explanation pure speculation? It doesn't really make sense.
If you use compression during recording, it might have to do with Fraps needing to save more data while a lot is moving around on the screen due to how compression works. This is quite unlikely though.
One thing you should test is whether the frame rate slows down when trains start moving off-screen.
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Re: Moving trains slow down the game during a record
First check your game settings to see how many treads is Factorio alowed to use.
When you are playing your game without recording you could set the number of allowed threads to be the same as number of virtual cores available (on your computer that will be 8).
But when you are recording the gameplay video it is recomended to lower the number of alowed threads so that you free up the load from some of your CPU cores so they can be used by Fraps.
Also based on expirience from some of the forum members it is better to use OBS (https://obsproject.com/) for recording video in Factorio than Fraps as in general it causes less slowdowns.
When you are playing your game without recording you could set the number of allowed threads to be the same as number of virtual cores available (on your computer that will be 8).
But when you are recording the gameplay video it is recomended to lower the number of alowed threads so that you free up the load from some of your CPU cores so they can be used by Fraps.
Also based on expirience from some of the forum members it is better to use OBS (https://obsproject.com/) for recording video in Factorio than Fraps as in general it causes less slowdowns.
Re: Moving trains slow down the game during a record
There is only one big problem: clicking on any record-like button crashes the software, what it makes useless.SilverWarior wrote:Also based on expirience from some of the forum members it is better to use OBS (https://obsproject.com/) for recording video in Factorio than Fraps as in general it causes less slowdowns.
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Re: Moving trains slow down the game during a record
ehmmm ... what do you mean? I have no problems to capture my videos with OBS.Kajanor wrote:There is only one big problem: clicking on any record-like button crashes the software, what it makes useless.SilverWarior wrote:Also based on expirience from some of the forum members it is better to use OBS (https://obsproject.com/) for recording video in Factorio than Fraps as in general it causes less slowdowns.
Re: Moving trains slow down the game during a record
I'm using a Laptop, that causes problems with OBS.Phillip_Lynx wrote:ehmmm ... what do you mean? I have no problems to capture my videos with OBS.Kajanor wrote:There is only one big problem: clicking on any record-like button crashes the software, what it makes useless.SilverWarior wrote:Also based on expirience from some of the forum members it is better to use OBS (https://obsproject.com/) for recording video in Factorio than Fraps as in general it causes less slowdowns.
Now I have to wait for my new computer, what can take a very long time :/
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Re: Moving trains slow down the game during a record
Do you click at OBS itself or using hotkeys? In factorio I do not have a problem to click on OBS (but I play factorio in an window) but for the other game I record I have to use the hotkeys for starting a record.Kajanor wrote:There is only one big problem: clicking on any record-like button crashes the software, what it makes useless.SilverWarior wrote:Also based on expirience from some of the forum members it is better to use OBS (https://obsproject.com/) for recording video in Factorio than Fraps as in general it causes less slowdowns.
Maybe you should test it using hotkeys
Re: Moving trains slow down the game during a record
Both crashed itPhillip_Lynx wrote:Do you click at OBS itself or using hotkeys? In factorio I do not have a problem to click on OBS (but I play factorio in an window) but for the other game I record I have to use the hotkeys for starting a record.Kajanor wrote:There is only one big problem: clicking on any record-like button crashes the software, what it makes useless.SilverWarior wrote:Also based on expirience from some of the forum members it is better to use OBS (https://obsproject.com/) for recording video in Factorio than Fraps as in general it causes less slowdowns.
Maybe you should test it using hotkeys
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Re: Moving trains slow down the game during a record
I found out, my graphic cards are crashing it.
Moved OBS to the integrated graphics -> now everything works fine
Moved OBS to the integrated graphics -> now everything works fine
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