FPS drop with 3+ bots

I don't get it. My internet connection is just fine, FPS remains at 60, my computer is a bit beast with 6GB ram, A6 Vision CPU and 1GB graphics card. Yet when I add like 40+ bots, it drops to 10 FPS somehow, same with 3 bots, it drops to 30 FPS. Anybody know a reason?

[watusimoto]

Are you hosting locally, or playing on a remote server?

Hosting I think

Hosting locally with Fordcars on my server.

PLZ. RESPOND

[raptor]

Please give more information:
- what type of bots?
- what operating system and architecture?

Arch - HP.
Computer - Windows 8 Build 9800, Cracked and unlocked.
Bots - S_Bots, Zombie

[Skybax]

I think the zombie bots eat framerates for all five meals each day

MMmmmmm framerates

[watusimoto]

My first guess is lack of oomph in your cpu. That may be a simplistic answer, but is consistent with the data.

Running bots is more taxing than not running bots.

[raptor]

Can you please post the exact processor model that you run? Also, is Windows 8 64bit or 32bit?

Thanks

memory leak possibly?

AMD A6-3650 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics 2.60GHz,
64-bit x62-based processer.

[raptor]

OK, that's faster than my CPU and I can run about 50 bots before it starts to stutter.

It may be Windows 8? fordcars, you have a win8 box, can you add lots of bots and see when it slows down?

On his server, he added 100 zap dancers, and his FPS only dropped to 30. On a windows 8

What? I don't remember that But no, I don't have a low FPS when I add lots of bots :/

[Skybax]

I have Windows 8 as well. I can add basically as many bots as I want. I haven't yet reached a limit.

Which kind of makes me want to /addbots until my game crashes just to see what I can do!

[sam686]

One problem with bitfighter is no multi-threading when hosting. When server part of hosting slows down, client part also slows down.

You may get better framerate by joining any server, you can run and join your dedicated server with multiple cores in CPU. That way the server won't slow down client's frame rate.

Do I change the CPUs run in Bitfighter in the .ini file?

One problem with bitfighter is no multi-threading when hosting. When server part of hosting slows down, client part also slows down.

You may get better framerate by joining any server, you can run and join your dedicated server with multiple cores in CPU. That way the server won't slow down client's frame rate.

Oooooooh, but running dedicated would, right?

[watusimoto]

Do I change the CPUs run in Bitfighter in the .ini file?

No -- you do it by running two instances of Bitfighter. One is a dedicated server, the other is your normal client.

I assume you know how to start a dedicated server; if not, read this: http://bitfighter.org/wiki/index.php/Hosting_a_game.