End of season sim time.

Applecorey · 05-03-2009, 12:40 AM

I'm hoping that the sim speed directly after the season is a lot faster. My 1.6 ghz computer takes about 10 minutes to wrap up the season.

Bluenoser · 05-03-2009, 06:43 PM

I think I'm averaging around 5 minutes tops, but given the amount of info the game has to go through, I don't think 10 minutes is very long to wait.

Do you have the game set to save all game logs, box scores, replays, etc? This will increase that time. Also, if you're running the Almanac then it will add a signifigant amount of time.

Giants44 · 05-03-2009, 07:46 PM

In my experience RAM is far more important in OOTP performance than CPU speed.

If you have less than a gig, you might consider adding some more. Usually a cheaper upgrade option and one that will pay dividends in all of your software.

Applecorey · 05-03-2009, 07:49 PM

I have 1.6 gb. Should I get more?

Siv · 05-04-2009, 09:39 AM

I maxed out my ram at 4GB pretty cheap on my old rig and it ran OOTP 9 really well. I also used BruceM's suggestion and limited the logs and boxscores I saved. I think I was under 5 minutes for end of season easily.

Eugene Church · 05-06-2009, 12:19 PM

My computer:
Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.80 GHz
2.79 GHz 1.25 GB of Ram

I have a 64-team league with 8 divisions and use the Almanac (save everything but Game Logs). Stats are set at High Details. I use facegen photos for all players.

I have played only two seasons. I do it slowly so I can get immersed in the league. I have a dynasty report and write league summaries twice a season, at mid-season and at the end of the season. I control all teams, set line-ups and pitching rotations. I do that twice a year, at the all-star break and at the beginning of a new season. It takes me about 2 months to play a season.

It takes about 30 minutes to sim an entire season including generating the almanac, which seems to take most of the time.

I'm afraid that as the seasons go by, the sim time will increase proportionally.
Anyone know if this is a correct assessment?

Electrovik · 05-06-2009, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

I'm afraid that as the seasons go by, the sim time will increase proportionally.
Anyone know if this is a correct assessment?

Me and a buddy are in our 14th season and it's taking forever to load the game (Clicking on "Continue game" takes a full 2 minutes before the league is loaded).

Also, I noticed that when I press finish today, the "loading time" increases with the time...

Is there any files we could delete to speed up the loading?

I think I tried deleting the messages some time ago and it sped up a lot but then I freaked out and I putted them back?

Bluenoser · 05-06-2009, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

My computer:
Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.80 GHz
2.79 GHz 1.25 GB of Ram

I have a 64-team league with 8 divisions and use the Almanac (save everything but Game Logs). Stats are set at High Details. I use facegen photos for all players.

I have played only two seasons. I do it slowly so I can get immersed in the league. I have a dynasty report and write league summaries twice a season, at mid-season and at the end of the season. I control all teams, set line-ups and pitching rotations. I do that twice a year, at the all-star break and at the beginning of a new season. It takes me about 2 months to play a season.

It takes about 30 minutes to sim an entire season including generating the almanac, which seems to take most of the time.

I'm afraid that as the seasons go by, the sim time will increase proportionally.
Anyone know if this is a correct assessment?

The longer you sim (seasons) the bigger the Almanac gets.

The bigger the Almanac gets, the longer it will take to run the change over from year to year.

Bluenoser · 05-06-2009, 01:08 PM

This is what I do at the end of each season:

Quote:

Files That Are Safe To Delete To Improve Game Performance

messages - delete entire contents of this folder; NOTE: ALSO DELETE MESSAGE.DAT.
news/html - delete contents of all folders except images; do not delete the styles.css file.
news/txt - delete contents of leagues* and teams** folders; do not delete anything from players folder.

* Definitely delete the log.txt files generated from game logs. The other files are not large or numerous, so consider leaving them alone.
** You can find, isolate, and save the team numbered files that correspond to the team whose news is to be kept, if any.

Electrovik · 05-06-2009, 01:22 PM

Thanks BruceM!

I'll give it a try!

eapeas · 05-06-2009, 06:40 PM

My computer is getting a bit dated now (about 15 months old), so I'm curious to see the speeds when X comes out:

Q6600 processor
8Gig RAM

Hopefully it's far less than 5mins/season.

Eugene Church · 05-07-2009, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BruceM

The longer you sim (seasons) the bigger the Almanac gets.

The bigger the Almanac gets, the longer it will take to run the change over from year to year.

Thanks, BruceM.

I kinda thought that would be the case.

I deleted the messages and found that it deletes all of my news stories.

I saved them in the recycle bin and put them back and restored them.

The Wolf · 05-07-2009, 08:01 AM

Max out your memory. Having 4+ GB really helps Windows and therefore OOTP run faster.

If you run Vista there is another thing you can do called ReadyBoost, where you use a USB memory stick as virtual memory to speed Vista up. It's really easy to do.

Tom Archer's Blog : ReadyBoost Q&A

Malleus Dei · 05-07-2009, 10:20 AM

Want speed? If you have a 64-bit processor, install 64-bit Ubuntu and run the Linux version of OOTP.

Applecorey · 05-08-2009, 08:28 PM

never mind

05-03-2009, 12:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
Applecorey Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 303 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	End of season sim time. I'm hoping that the sim speed directly after the season is a lot faster. My 1.6 ghz computer takes about 10 minutes to wrap up the season. __________________ www.boardgamegeek.com www.thesoulfest.com - Best Music Festival in New England (not saying much).

05-03-2009, 06:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 5,598 Thanks: 56 Thanked 442x in 307 posts	I think I'm averaging around 5 minutes tops, but given the amount of info the game has to go through, I don't think 10 minutes is very long to wait. Do you have the game set to save all game logs, box scores, replays, etc? This will increase that time. Also, if you're running the Almanac then it will add a signifigant amount of time. __________________ It takes neither courage nor intelligence to cheer for a team only when that team wins. The true test of a fan's mettle is the same as it is for a player: Were you there when you were needed? Last edited by Bluenoser; 05-03-2009 at 06:46 PM.

05-03-2009, 07:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Giants44 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,039 Thanks: 25 Thanked 63x in 27 posts	In my experience RAM is far more important in OOTP performance than CPU speed. If you have less than a gig, you might consider adding some more. Usually a cheaper upgrade option and one that will pay dividends in all of your software. __________________ "In a text sim - Immersion is everything" -Me "Judge a man not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" -Martin Luther King "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." -Einstein "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." -Muhammad Ali "Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything." -Toby Harrah

05-03-2009, 07:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Applecorey Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 303 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	I have 1.6 gb. Should I get more? __________________ www.boardgamegeek.com www.thesoulfest.com - Best Music Festival in New England (not saying much).

05-08-2009, 08:28 PM	#15 (permalink)
Applecorey Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 303 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	never mind __________________ www.boardgamegeek.com www.thesoulfest.com - Best Music Festival in New England (not saying much). Last edited by Applecorey; 05-09-2009 at 04:17 PM.

05-04-2009, 09:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
Siv Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 291 Thanks: 14 Thanked 17x in 9 posts	I maxed out my ram at 4GB pretty cheap on my old rig and it ran OOTP 9 really well. I also used BruceM's suggestion and limited the logs and boxscores I saved. I think I was under 5 minutes for end of season easily.

05-06-2009, 12:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 17,080 Thanks: 100 Thanked 100x in 52 posts	My computer: Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.80 GHz 2.79 GHz 1.25 GB of Ram I have a 64-team league with 8 divisions and use the Almanac (save everything but Game Logs). Stats are set at High Details. I use facegen photos for all players. I have played only two seasons. I do it slowly so I can get immersed in the league. I have a dynasty report and write league summaries twice a season, at mid-season and at the end of the season. I control all teams, set line-ups and pitching rotations. I do that twice a year, at the all-star break and at the beginning of a new season. It takes me about 2 months to play a season. It takes about 30 minutes to sim an entire season including generating the almanac, which seems to take most of the time. I'm afraid that as the seasons go by, the sim time will increase proportionally. Anyone know if this is a correct assessment?

05-06-2009, 01:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
Electrovik Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Québec Posts: 138 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Thanks BruceM! I'll give it a try!

05-06-2009, 06:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
eapeas Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	My computer is getting a bit dated now (about 15 months old), so I'm curious to see the speeds when X comes out: Q6600 processor 8Gig RAM Hopefully it's far less than 5mins/season.

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