Comments on: AdobeUpdater Hogging My CPU – Game Design Lesson Learned http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/07/adobeupdater-hogging-my-cpu-game-design-lesson-learned/ I bake games. Indie style. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:09:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: D. Starr http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/07/adobeupdater-hogging-my-cpu-game-design-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-109878 D. Starr Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:50:59 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/07/adobeupdater-hogging-my-cpu-game-design-lesson-learned/#comment-109878 Good point Chris! Games should especially reduce CPU usage during menu screens. I've always found that a convenient time to alt-tab. Good point Chris!

Games should especially reduce CPU usage during menu screens. I’ve always found that a convenient time to alt-tab.

]]> By: Chris P http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/07/adobeupdater-hogging-my-cpu-game-design-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-109276 Chris P Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:48:52 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/07/adobeupdater-hogging-my-cpu-game-design-lesson-learned/#comment-109276 The other lesson to be learned from this is that users don't like it when your applications take up 100% of the CPU. :-) Games are often noted as the exception to this, but I'm not sure I agree with that; it's not so uncommon to run a game in a window and task-switch away from it to attend to other tasks momentarily. (Perhaps using an Instant Messenger.) This is perhaps less common with an FPS, but for puzzle games, strategy games, and anything turn-based it's worth keeping in mind. The other lesson to be learned from this is that users don’t like it when your applications take up 100% of the CPU. :-)

Games are often noted as the exception to this, but I’m not sure I agree with that; it’s not so uncommon to run a game in a window and task-switch away from it to attend to other tasks momentarily. (Perhaps using an Instant Messenger.) This is perhaps less common with an FPS, but for puzzle games, strategy games, and anything turn-based it’s worth keeping in mind.

]]> By: wazoo http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/07/adobeupdater-hogging-my-cpu-game-design-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-109057 wazoo Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:52:48 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/07/adobeupdater-hogging-my-cpu-game-design-lesson-learned/#comment-109057 Foxit Reader ftw. Adobe is just a massive, bloated pig that grinds my systems to dust no matter how much system resources are available. The real fun begins when your realtime virus scanning software hangs on a PDF, which causes both pieces of software to tear your poor machine to pieces.... Foxit Reader ftw.

Adobe is just a massive, bloated pig that grinds my systems to dust no matter how much system resources are available.

The real fun begins when your realtime virus scanning software hangs on a PDF, which causes both pieces of software to tear your poor machine to pieces….

]]> By: Kartones http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/07/adobeupdater-hogging-my-cpu-game-design-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-108707 Kartones Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:55:01 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/07/adobeupdater-hogging-my-cpu-game-design-lesson-learned/#comment-108707 I'm getting used to Paint.NET (an opensource "photoshop clone" made in .NET), instead of Photosop. Not having a license at home, I prefer free alternatives. Adobe software == OutOfMyPC :) I’m getting used to Paint.NET (an opensource “photoshop clone” made in .NET), instead of Photosop. Not having a license at home, I prefer free alternatives.

Adobe software == OutOfMyPC :)

]]> By: Anon http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/07/adobeupdater-hogging-my-cpu-game-design-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-108699 Anon Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:45:40 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/07/adobeupdater-hogging-my-cpu-game-design-lesson-learned/#comment-108699 I use Foxit reader too.. (after deleting Adobe's for some reason) One time I installed Photoshop from Adobe just to try it out... I installed it to my Z: drive since I have a "windows" partition and one for all of my files. You know how installers usually install a couple kbs of stuff around your drive? Well, Photoshop put more stuff not in the install folder than it did in the actual folder where I told it to install everything... I had like 300mb of useless stuff on my C: drive(which I want to keep free of crap since I made it a 2gb partition), with Photoshop being 200mb itself. Then, I tried deleting everything and Photoshop worked just fine without all of the crap it installed along with itself! And they didn't use Ctrl-Z for undo but you could bind that.. I'm not sure why anyone would decide that the shortcut for undo should be anything except Ctrl-Z... In pretty much every program I've ever used, hitting Ctrl-Z undid whatever you just did. I could probably use it right now on this box. I use Foxit reader too.. (after deleting Adobe’s for some reason)

One time I installed Photoshop from Adobe just to try it out… I installed it to my Z: drive since I have a “windows” partition and one for all of my files. You know how installers usually install a couple kbs of stuff around your drive? Well, Photoshop put more stuff not in the install folder than it did in the actual folder where I told it to install everything…

I had like 300mb of useless stuff on my C: drive(which I want to keep free of crap since I made it a 2gb partition), with Photoshop being 200mb itself. Then, I tried deleting everything and Photoshop worked just fine without all of the crap it installed along with itself!

And they didn’t use Ctrl-Z for undo but you could bind that.. I’m not sure why anyone would decide that the shortcut for undo should be anything except Ctrl-Z… In pretty much every program I’ve ever used, hitting Ctrl-Z undid whatever you just did. I could probably use it right now on this box.

]]> By: Kartones http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/07/adobeupdater-hogging-my-cpu-game-design-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-108688 Kartones Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:21:55 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/07/adobeupdater-hogging-my-cpu-game-design-lesson-learned/#comment-108688 Another vote for Foxit Reader... I've been using it for one year and not only is more lightweigh than Adobe, also doesn't install crap (updaters and so like adobe). Another vote for Foxit Reader… I’ve been using it for one year and not only is more lightweigh than Adobe, also doesn’t install crap (updaters and so like adobe).

]]> By: Vidar Rapp http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/07/adobeupdater-hogging-my-cpu-game-design-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-108662 Vidar Rapp Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:07:42 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/07/adobeupdater-hogging-my-cpu-game-design-lesson-learned/#comment-108662 Seconded, Foxit is the ultimate PDF-reader for windows. Try it, you won't be disappointed. :) Seconded, Foxit is the ultimate PDF-reader for windows. Try it, you won’t be disappointed. :)

]]> By: Butz http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/07/adobeupdater-hogging-my-cpu-game-design-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-108658 Butz Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:43:00 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/07/adobeupdater-hogging-my-cpu-game-design-lesson-learned/#comment-108658 You should try Foxit Reader - it's small and fast. You should try Foxit Reader – it’s small and fast.

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