TRTR : Day 20

Marc Duffy · 03-15-2007, 04:34 PM

Simming at the Speed of Light

By Jarmenia - - I was one of the more harsh critics of OOTPB 2006, but, unlike most people I wasn’t as critical about the user interface or the stat output.

http://www.ootpbaseball.net/clubhous...gid=26&id=1298

eriqjaffe · 03-15-2007, 04:40 PM

first post!

kagnew35 · 03-15-2007, 04:42 PM

2nd again

eriqjaffe · 03-15-2007, 04:43 PM

A note about the hard drive - defragmenting your drive regularly will help speed it up regardless of what kind you have.

:runsOOTP6.5onaSCSIdisk:

fantom1979 · 03-15-2007, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Here’s a good link that talks about how to use Windows Performance Monitor. I’ve been using it for years to find bottlenecks in my personal and professional systems. I’d suggest using it to try and find out where the bottlenecks are on your system as well.

I don't see the link in the blog, any chance you can post it here?

TNCubsFan · 03-15-2007, 05:34 PM

Not First!!!

redranger · 03-15-2007, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fantom1979

I don't see the link in the blog, any chance you can post it here?

ditto

Sweed · 03-15-2007, 05:45 PM

Question from a guy with minimal computer knowledge about loading retired players when viewing history.

I play solo, so let's say I'm playing out games in my current season and at the end of some random day I decide to look at some of my league history. OOTP loads the retired players into memory and I spend a little time looking things over.

Now I go back and play out my next game.
Are the retired players still in memory and affecting game performance until I save\exit OOTP? Or, are they cleared out when I exit the history screens?

In other words to maintain performance after looking at my league history should I be saving\exiting and then reloading ootp to clear the retired palyers from memory?

briantheiceberg · 03-15-2007, 05:55 PM

why does it matter who was first to post?

kq76 · 03-15-2007, 05:58 PM

I love technical articles like this because I feel like I never know enough. Thanks jarmenia!

Some questions:

How can I tell for sure that my video card supports opengl2.0? Is there some online flash test or something? I have a "Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950". From Intel's site it looks like it might only support up to 1.4 although it being only a few months old I thought it probably would. If it can't support 2.0 does that just mean OOTP won't be able to generate faces or is there other stuff it won't do too?

Also, I've been curious about this FaceGen and I imagine it might have been answered elsewhere, but did OOTP have to pay their company a licensing fee per unit sold or just a lump sum?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweed

Question from a guy with minimal computer knowledge about loading retired players when viewing history.

I play solo, so let's say I'm playing out games in my current season and at the end of some random day I decide to look at some of my league history. OOTP loads the retired players into memory and I spend a little time looking things over.

Now I go back and play out my next game.
Are the retired players still in memory and affecting game performance until I save\exit OOTP? Or, are they cleared out when I exit the history screens?

In other words to maintain performance after looking at my league history should I be saving\exiting and then reloading ootp to clear the retired palyers from memory?

Good question! I was wondering that too.

endgame · 03-15-2007, 06:07 PM

Jarmenia's been a great asset to the game. Thanks for all you've done and your continued interest in getting it to clip along at or above expectations. Next year, let's share some focus on getting the TRTR links to speed along at comparable rates!

Fibonacci · 03-15-2007, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by briantheiceberg

why does it matter who was first to post?

It's a fanboy thing, of no interest to normal people whatsoever, just clutters up the threads.

I would like to say that I thought today's blog was one of the best thus far. I'm happy to see a blog laden with facts and graphs, not just fluff about how much more I'm going to enjoy 2007 compared to 2006. Yes, they all say that, but they don't all have graphs. (I also liked the historical sim blog that had stats.)

Kivlehan · 03-15-2007, 06:48 PM

This was a great blog. I REALLY, REALLY appreciate the technical knowledge brought to bear. I had the same problems with OOTP2006 and I know have A> nice assurance from someone who had the same issue that performance for large leagues is better and B> and understanding that I may want to buy more RAM for my PC.

Also I won't be using face gen and this blog just saved me time there. Neat feature, but not if it means I can't run as large a world.

Great job on the blog post, definately the best one yet from my perspective.

PotatoPeeler · 03-15-2007, 07:11 PM

Quote:

The faster the CPU the faster OOTP can crunch numbers. It should be noted that upgrading to a duel core processor will not give you any advantage in OOTP as OOTP is not a multi-threaded program.

So when, if ever, will it be multi-threaded? Next year?

Curtis · 03-15-2007, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by briantheiceberg

why does it matter who was first to post?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fibonacci

It's a fanboy thing, of no interest to normal people whatsoever, just clutters up the threads.

Fibonacci pretty well nailed it. It's also used as a way to bump up your post count. (My method is to type knowledgeably about topics upon which I am lamentably ignorant.)

I'm going to put it down to cabin fever. It's nearing the end of winter; it's nearing the release date. Tempers are getting short and some of us are getting silly. (Female baseball players are NOT silly.)

My advice is that the next time you see someone posting "7th!", just shake your head, pass them by and mutter, "There but for the grace of God go I."

Kelric · 03-15-2007, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curtis

Fibonacci pretty well nailed it. It's also used as a way to bump up your post count. (My method is to type knowledgeably about topics upon which I am lamentably ignorant.)

Hey, that's my schtick.

(15th! Or is it 14th! as I don't count the OP?)

Joe Canadian · 03-15-2007, 09:31 PM

Why do people want to know why it matters that someone got the first reply in a thread? Seems like they're just trying to pad their post count. Naughty. Naughty.

Sweed · 03-15-2007, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Canadian

Why do people want to know why it matters that someone got the first reply in a thread? Seems like they're just trying to pad their post count. Naughty. Naughty.

+1

CHOWDERHEAD · 03-15-2007, 10:02 PM

Assuming that we are dealing with "apples to apples" I am very impressed by the sim times - looking forward to that.

Mister Bogart · 03-15-2007, 10:05 PM

This is seriously going to hurt my work performance...I miss the days of simming a season while I worked...and then making my off season changes every couple of minutes. I guess I am just going to have to find a slower computer.

Maybe my teams will do better if I can't catch up...

03-15-2007, 04:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Islington, London Posts: 4,743	TRTR : Day 20 Simming at the Speed of Light By Jarmenia - - I was one of the more harsh critics of OOTPB 2006, but, unlike most people I wasn’t as critical about the user interface or the stat output. http://www.ootpbaseball.net/clubhous...gid=26&id=1298

03-15-2007, 04:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
kagnew35 All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, Nev Posts: 1,221	2nd again __________________ Elder Statesman of the Board http://www.soxxcountry.com/ site with Duffys Tavern Live OOTP Chat Room Soxx World of Baseball Commissioner

03-15-2007, 05:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
TNCubsFan Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 170	Not First!!! __________________ "If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out" George Brett HOF

03-15-2007, 06:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
endgame Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 6,424	Jarmenia's been a great asset to the game. Thanks for all you've done and your continued interest in getting it to clip along at or above expectations. Next year, let's share some focus on getting the TRTR links to speed along at comparable rates! __________________ "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." -- Samuel Beckett We live in the shadowlands. The sun is always shining somewhere else. __________________

03-15-2007, 06:48 PM	#13 (permalink)
Kivlehan Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 153	This was a great blog. I REALLY, REALLY appreciate the technical knowledge brought to bear. I had the same problems with OOTP2006 and I know have A> nice assurance from someone who had the same issue that performance for large leagues is better and B> and understanding that I may want to buy more RAM for my PC. Also I won't be using face gen and this blog just saved me time there. Neat feature, but not if it means I can't run as large a world. Great job on the blog post, definately the best one yet from my perspective. Last edited by Kivlehan : 03-15-2007 at 06:51 PM. Reason: .

03-15-2007, 05:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sweed All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,744	Question from a guy with minimal computer knowledge about loading retired players when viewing history. I play solo, so let's say I'm playing out games in my current season and at the end of some random day I decide to look at some of my league history. OOTP loads the retired players into memory and I spend a little time looking things over. Now I go back and play out my next game. Are the retired players still in memory and affecting game performance until I save\exit OOTP? Or, are they cleared out when I exit the history screens? In other words to maintain performance after looking at my league history should I be saving\exiting and then reloading ootp to clear the retired palyers from memory?

03-15-2007, 05:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
briantheiceberg Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 213 Warnings: 4	why does it matter who was first to post?

03-15-2007, 09:31 PM	#17 (permalink)
Joe Canadian All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 1,259	Why do people want to know why it matters that someone got the first reply in a thread? Seems like they're just trying to pad their post count. Naughty. Naughty. __________________ Terrorism is bad...

03-15-2007, 10:02 PM	#19 (permalink)
CHOWDERHEAD All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Creighton Law Posts: 593	Assuming that we are dealing with "apples to apples" I am very impressed by the sim times - looking forward to that. __________________ Life is Good !!!

03-15-2007, 10:05 PM	#20 (permalink)
Mister Bogart Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 243	This is seriously going to hurt my work performance...I miss the days of simming a season while I worked...and then making my off season changes every couple of minutes. I guess I am just going to have to find a slower computer. Maybe my teams will do better if I can't catch up... __________________ This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship..

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