game starting to run slowly

papagiorgio01 · 12-29-2007, 12:03 AM

I'm in my 8th year of my dynasty (starting with CubbyFan's wonderful roster set) and the game seems to really be slowing down and using a lot of memory (733,544k right now according to task manager). It's not just slow when simming, but every mouse click takes a second or two.

Any ideas what could be slowing the game down so much?

Dactyl · 12-29-2007, 12:19 AM

I've noticed this problem for both OOTP7 and OOTP8. The longer you play, the slower the simming. I find that I have to exit the game completely two or three times per season. I've never reported it because it isn't a show stopper. It's just an inconvenience.

I worked for many years as a software engineer and, if I had to guess without seeing the code, I would say that some memory resources aren't being released after being used. This could be a problem with the game or with third-party software they are using.

Tony M · 12-30-2007, 02:18 PM

Also, the database grows year after year and I guess from the "Loading" bars that appear when you load a game that the entirety of the game database is being loaded into memory, and thus things such as game scores during the current season get held in memory until as and when you save the game.

Also, Cubby's roster set has several thousand 'inactive' teams in it and they use up memory, and as of the current version there's no way of getting rid of them.

Nutlaw · 01-06-2008, 11:40 AM

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12-29-2007, 12:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
papagiorgio01 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 69	game starting to run slowly I'm in my 8th year of my dynasty (starting with CubbyFan's wonderful roster set) and the game seems to really be slowing down and using a lot of memory (733,544k right now according to task manager). It's not just slow when simming, but every mouse click takes a second or two. Any ideas what could be slowing the game down so much? __________________

01-06-2008, 11:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
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12-29-2007, 12:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dactyl Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 55	I've noticed this problem for both OOTP7 and OOTP8. The longer you play, the slower the simming. I find that I have to exit the game completely two or three times per season. I've never reported it because it isn't a show stopper. It's just an inconvenience. I worked for many years as a software engineer and, if I had to guess without seeing the code, I would say that some memory resources aren't being released after being used. This could be a problem with the game or with third-party software they are using.

12-30-2007, 02:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tony M Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,555	Also, the database grows year after year and I guess from the "Loading" bars that appear when you load a game that the entirety of the game database is being loaded into memory, and thus things such as game scores during the current season get held in memory until as and when you save the game. Also, Cubby's roster set has several thousand 'inactive' teams in it and they use up memory, and as of the current version there's no way of getting rid of them.