Multi-Core Support!

[SlenderElemen]

The game is amazing in every way, the only thing that is bugging me about it is, why is my computer not using all my cores?
If I try to build a GIANT building or something, I lose frames but my CPU is not even trying nor my graphics card.

- Is their any answer to this, or does it not just support multi cores?

[frankpetrov]

[QUOTE=SlenderElemen;40271168]The game is amazing in every way, the only thing that is bugging me about it is, why is my computer not using all my cores?
If I try to build a GIANT building or something, I lose frames but my CPU is not even trying nor my graphics card.

- Is their any answer to this, or does it not just support multi cores?[/QUOTE]

try searching google about this issue... there has not been multi-core support for a long time

[Gracie]

I remember hearing Garry trying to put multi-core support in GMod, but it would screw the whole engine up.

[SlenderElemen]

I have searched on google, a lot actually. But when I end up finding something it's just a bunch of people asking about it or making the game more un-stable then it is.

[Divaya]

[QUOTE=Greatie;40271558]I remember hearing Garry trying to put multi-core support in GMod, but it would screw the whole engine up.[/QUOTE]

Uh, no? He didn't add multicore support because he felt that it wasn't beneficial enough (probably).

[Drakehawke]

Garry removed it in GMod 13 because it occasionally caused crashes, so far he's refused all requests to allow us to re-enable it.

[veDemaG]

It's not coming back.

[Pantho]

[QUOTE=Drakehawke;40272018]Garry removed it in GMod 13 because it occasionally caused crashes, so far he's refused all requests to allow us to re-enable it.[/QUOTE]

Was that only GPU though? I'm not sure if the source engine uses it for CPU tasks at all.

[isnipeu]

Anyone know why multicore crashes in gmod yet works fine in other source games?
Is it because of something that was added in gmod 13, e.g. Awesomium?

[Shock120]

This was probably the last post he made regarding multi-core rendering
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1243028&p=39387440&viewfull=1#post39387440[/url]

[SpeedyHeart]

I don't get multicore crashes and i have it on.

[isnipeu]

[QUOTE=ashrobhoy;40275904]I don't get multicore crashes and i have it on.[/QUOTE]

Even if you turn it on in the options it does nothing.

[Drakehawke]

[QUOTE=isnipeu;40274646]Anyone know why multicore crashes in gmod yet works fine in other source games?
Is it because of something that was added in gmod 13, e.g. Awesomium?[/QUOTE]

It's because of Lua - iirc garry redid a lot of the internal Lua stuff in GMod 13 and he said he didn't want to make it thread safe.

[editline]14th April 2013[/editline]

Here's the official word from garry on it:

[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1243028[/url]
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1226386&p=38610868&viewfull=1#post38610868[/url]

[SpeedyHeart]

[QUOTE=isnipeu;40276113]Even if you turn it on in the options it does nothing.[/QUOTE]

Turn multi threading on in your gpu panel :P I get big noticable diffrences / 80fps off 280 on
also i never have crashed with this option on.
BUt loading does take longer