Memory consumption

[Elete12]

PRO Username: Elete12

Do you have active membership?: No

Your knowledge about PRO: Beginner

 

What have you done before the problem was there?

download the game and play it.

 

What have you already tried to solve the problem?

searching for excess files caused by the game.

 

Description and Message

i just got the game today, well done for a beta btw, and i immediately had some memory consumption issues. i had about 1 gig of memory free and after i finally started playing the gig disappeared completely. so i figured 'oh there must be some client side things that needed to be downloaded that didnt download until i was in game.' so i go on clear out a ton of junk i had and deleted an old game came back with 14 gigs of memory. well after 3 hours of playing (pretty addictive) the 14 gigs were completely consumed and your program was the only thing running. so my questions are as follows, 1. is this a common problem? 2. is this intentional? 3. if it isnt intentional, where are the extra files being created when i open the EXE so i can go and delete them myself.

 

finally i have one statement, if this isn't intentional i think the leak needs to be patched asap, or you have a forum post that tells others how to fix this problem and/or clear the extra files.

[Spacemuffin]

Dear Elete12,

 

First off what OS are you running? Secondly, what other programs are you running in the background while playing the game? I know of some reasons to memory loss. So depending on your software and hardware being used it might cause conflicts with memory usage. I see how you said you went and deleted a game and gained memory. So are you speaking about RAM "Random Access Memory" this is what gives your computer the ability to open multiple games and internet browsers and keep them open without slowing your computer down. But, the way you worded your message it seems like your having storage memory issues. If this is correct you need to run a system diagnostic and see if there might be something to be found there.

 

So just a little about how memory is used while playing games or using a program.

Basically, when a program needs to use something, it'll put it in your memory. When it doesn't need it anymore, it'll send the signal to get rid of it since it's no longer using that particular piece of information. A memory leak happens when there's a bug in the code that forgets to send that signal, so every time it needs that piece of info, it'll keep calling it back up, but the old pieces will never leave, so it will continue to use tons of memory (RAM) over time to the point of making whatever game or application you're using unusable.