exThreads

[Shataan]

I have a 6 core 1090T BE, and am using -cpuCount=6 in the launch line. Do I need to add -exThreads=5? Thx.

[MavericK96]

I have a 6 core 1090T BE, and am using -cpuCount=6 in the launch line. Do I need to add -exThreads=5? Thx.

Default should automatically be exThreads=7 for you, and I would probably leave it at that.

[ArmedBoy]

Hi, i got a Q9650, should i set parameters like cpuCount or exThreads?

[bensdale]

only ArmA II:
-use ArmA II full patch 1.07 (auto detect exThreads and CpuCount)
http://www.arma2.com/support/updates...r.html?lang=en

Arma II + OA (combined arms) or only OA
-use the last beta patch (auto detect exThreads and CpuCount)*
http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php


*since the first OA beta patch build 71900 is exThreads and CpuCount auto detect. however should take the newest version for more bug fixes and improfements

[Rexxenexx]

Suma, is there any thread optimizations/switches slated for arma2server.exe?

[Mandrake5]

Suma, is there any thread optimizations/switches slated for arma2server.exe?

I'd like to know this as well. My single-core remote server keeps crashing during large Warfare missions (hundreds of AI), when I told my hosting company they assigned a second core to my server to try to help AI computations, but if arma2oaserver.exe can only utilise 1 core then I guess this was a waste of time?

[Zothen]

Ive never heard that the arma server can only utilise 1 core.... How did you get this idea??

[MadDogX]

Ive never heard that the arma server can only utilise 1 core.... How did you get this idea??

The server definitely uses multiple cores. Especially in the latest patches, the dedi server was optimized for quad cores, as mentioned in one of Maruks posts.

[zGuba]

My CPU is well below minimum requirements - 2GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2, just enough for Notepad++ and GIMP.

I have experienced an interesting issue while using -exThreads=7 (yes, I'm that stubborn). When many different models are present ingame, some of them always stay in lowest Resolution LODs. Oddly enough, empty RPG-7 model might be shown correctly, while loaded RPG-7 model that consists of proxy to the same model as previous and proxy to rocket grenade stays in lowest LoD and never gets loaded, no matter of ViewPilot and such extra LoDs.

I wouldn't have reported this if I witnessed this behaviour in ArmA2 1.07.

http://dev-heaven.net/issues/12296

[Dwarden]

that's because the engine overloads the cpu so threads stall ...
please try drop the value to 5 or 3

yet ofcourse it might be another issue