drunkpunk Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Don't know if it was in the game before 9.3.0 (honestly never noticed) but I just saw the cool little battery life icon next to the continue button (bottom left). Nice little feature. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevicus Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Don't know if it was in the game before 9.3.0 (honestly never noticed) but I just saw the cool little battery life icon next to the continue button (bottom left). Nice little feature. Screenshot? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-dizzle Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Battery life... what for? Is it linked to your laptop battery or something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NepentheZ Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Was not there before. Yeah its for Laptops, basically you can see your battery life on the FM screen, so that when its full screen you don't need to minimize the app to know what the battery life is. Cool feature, really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkpunk Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 Found this too I like geeky little things like this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manutdthereds Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Yea I saw this, really cool addition: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevicus Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Wow looks good. Might download the patch tomorrow and give this a go Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty bison Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 It's quite cool, it's a shame that it pretends to be clickable though! Would be good if a click took you to the Game Status screen where it shows your CPU usage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawsie Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 So, with it actually recognising the number of proessers you have does it utilise quadcores now? It might have before but i fear it was only using 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
begilsson Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Hmm.. my "processor usage"-thingy just has a yellow line at 0%.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkpunk Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 I have a feeling each colour is for each processor, sometimes you might see one with high usage and one with little or none. Or if no background processing is going on the usage could well be at zero. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tefal Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 could just be that i'm blind but never noticed this before. what an excellent addition Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevicus Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Yes tis a nice addition, scroll down the threads and you will see where you should have posted this:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxonaitor Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Que? What? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashOverride Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Que? What? if your saying you cant see it, it only works on the default skins at the moment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manutdthereds Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxonaitor Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 i still don't get it and does this screen has any importance? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Walds Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 It's quite cool, it's a shame that it pretends to be clickable though! Would be good if a click took you to the Game Status screen where it shows your CPU usage. It does give you the % remaining if you keep the cursor over the icon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashOverride Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I think that screen shot is the other battery option thats been added for 9.3. I have found this screenshot that shows it better and credit goes to drunkpunk as its his not mine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Miles Jacobson Posted February 27, 2009 SI Staff Share Posted February 27, 2009 I am currently waiting for some approved wording to be able to explain why we've added this in - it's partly linked to the FM Club (which, if you haven't joined yet, you really, really should do), but mostly linked to some interesting facts about FM and multi-core processors that should put some claims that have been made by some forum users to bed once and for all. More to come soon.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashOverride Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I am currently waiting for some approved wording to be able to explain why we've added this in - it's partly linked to the FM Club (which, if you haven't joined yet, you really, really should do), but mostly linked to some interesting facts about FM and multi-core processors that should put some claims that have been made by some forum users to bed once and for all.More to come soon.... Approved by who :confused:I thought your SI God Miles I think its a good addtion and am very intrigued to see how its gonna link into FM club? Are we gonna win prizes for most CPU usage:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMX Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Hmm.. my "processor usage"-thingy just has a yellow line at 0%.... Happens to me too. I believe this is under review. Could you post your system specs here so that it can be reported? (motherboard, processor type and speed, ram, operating system and maybe gfx card, I guess that would do). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afterware Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I approve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Miles Jacobson Posted February 27, 2009 SI Staff Share Posted February 27, 2009 Approved by who :confused:I thought your SI God Miles I think its a good addtion and am very intrigued to see how its gonna link into FM club? Are we gonna win prizes for most CPU usage:D When third parties are involved, it wouldn't be fair of me to say something without them knowing that I'm going to say it! FM Club announcement should be going out very, very soon. I'm just gutted that I can't win the prize Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashOverride Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I can't speak for third parties...FM Club announcement should be going out very, very soon. I'm just gutted that I can't win the prize Damned politeness and legal issues standing in the way of the prize announcment And I was about to go out as well! Will it be a global announcement again? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomis07 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Approved by who :confused:I thought your SI God Miles TBF I haven't given it approval yet, so... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Miles Jacobson Posted February 27, 2009 SI Staff Share Posted February 27, 2009 After the release of Football Manager 2009, Intel decided to do some benchmarking on the game to see how the game utilised Intel's multi-core technology. The results were so impressive that Intel approached Sports Interactive to ask whether they could use the game to show people the power of multi-core processors, with processing speeds in the game massively speeding up according to the number of cores in the PC's processor. We're very proud to be working with Intel, and have integrated some of their technology into the 9.3 patch and data update for the game, which is why you can now see how many cores your processor has on the status screen of the game, as well as a battery indicator for those of you playing the game on laptops. We will be working with them long term to improve performance even more on Intel multi-core chipsets. We're also very proud of the results of the tests which Intel did, which prove that Football Manager 2009 is one of the best utilisers of multi-core technology on the market, and not just with current technology, but with future technology aswell. To celebrate this, we have partnered up with Intel for this months FM Club prize. More details on that will follow as soon as the email has been sent out.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashOverride Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 After the release of Football Manager 2009, Intel decided to do some benchmarking on the game to see how the game utilised Intel's multi-core technology.The results were so impressive that Intel approached Sports Interactive to ask whether they could use the game to show people the power of multi-core processors, with processing speeds in the game massively speeding up according to the number of cores in the PC's processor. We're very proud to be working with Intel, and have integrated some of their technology into the 9.3 patch and data update for the game, which is why you can now see how many cores your processor has on the status screen of the game, as well as a battery indicator for those of you playing the game on laptops. We will be working with them long term to improve performance even more on Intel multi-core chipsets. We're also very proud of the results of the tests which Intel did, which prove that Football Manager 2009 is one of the best utilisers of multi-core technology on the market, and not just with current technology, but with future technology aswell. To celebrate this, we have partnered up with Intel for this months FM Club prize. More details on that will follow as soon as the email has been sent out.... I have an AMD Athlon processor though? Does that mean that I wont be allowed to enter the competion? I hope the work you do will be compatible with all dual core processors (unless the prize is a shiny new PC, in which case I hope I win ) I have to say it is very good to be able to see what your machine is actually doing with its cores and I do like the battery icon even though Im normally playing windowed anyway;) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
begilsson Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Happens to me too. I believe this is under review. Could you post your system specs here so that it can be reported?(motherboard, processor type and speed, ram, operating system and maybe gfx card, I guess that would do). These are some of my specs: Windows: Windows XP5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3 Memory (RAM): 2047 MB CPU Info: Genuine Intel® CPU T2600 @ 2.16GHz CPU Speed: 1013,8 MHz Display Adapters: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS | NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS | NetMeeting driver | RDPDD Chained DD Motherboard: Dell Inc. 0YD479 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty bison Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 To celebrate this, we have partnered up with Intel for this months FM Club prize. More details on that will follow as soon as the email has been sent out.... I got the email, but for the life of me I can't work out how to actually enter the competition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerjnick Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Well Miles that is very, very good that you have struck a partnership with Intel and I can tell the difference in FM when I disable/enable Threading in the prefs. However, I believe you may need to look at just how well it is using multicore as the temperature of the CPU and Systems of a lot of people has risen dramatically. I, being very cautious, set my laptop to switch off at 90 degrees (40-50 should be the norm) and with FM and only FM this occurs. CPUs and systems cannot maintain without long term damage running FM and causing the rise in temperature that we see. I think nbrocky confirmed he gets this issue too. It might be wise to try and limit the CPU power used with some interruptions to allow the CPU not to be worked like it is. But very impressive that you have achieved this with Intel! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Miles Jacobson Posted February 27, 2009 SI Staff Share Posted February 27, 2009 I got the email, but for the life of me I can't work out how to actually enter the competition. If you are a member of FM Club, you are automatically entered into the prize draw. Well Miles that is very, very good that you have struck a partnership with Intel and I can tell the difference in FM when I disable/enable Threading in the prefs.However, I believe you may need to look at just how well it is using multicore as the temperature of the CPU and Systems of a lot of people has risen dramatically. I, being very cautious, set my laptop to switch off at 90 degrees (40-50 should be the norm) and with FM and only FM this occurs. CPUs and systems cannot maintain without long term damage running FM and causing the rise in temperature that we see. I think nbrocky confirmed he gets this issue too. It might be wise to try and limit the CPU power used with some interruptions to allow the CPU not to be worked like it is. But very impressive that you have achieved this with Intel! Intel did these tests, rather than ourselves. If nbrocky is aware, I presume it's been logged and will be looked into in the future. For the record, I play the game on 2 laptops - one dual core, and one quad core, and whilst the dual core gets hot sometimes, the quad core doesn't at all. But then not many are lucky enough to have a quad core laptop (sometimes making games for a living has some perks ) However, the dual core laptop can get hot doing email too. I guess it's down to the way the machines are built as much as anything, but don't personally know about the in's and outs of limiting processor usage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerjnick Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 If you are a member of FM Club, you are automatically entered into the prize draw.Intel did these tests, rather than ourselves. If nbrocky is aware, I presume it's been logged and will be looked into in the future. For the record, I play the game on 2 laptops - one dual core, and one quad core, and whilst the dual core gets hot sometimes, the quad core doesn't at all. But then not many are lucky enough to have a quad core laptop (sometimes making games for a living has some perks ) However, the dual core laptop can get hot doing email too. I guess it's down to the way the machines are built as much as anything, but don't personally know about the in's and outs of limiting processor usage. It may be something to test with FM10 as more feature will no doubt be added. Feel free to send your quadcore laptop to me for testing..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashOverride Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Im a member of FM Club but havent had the e-mail yet! Although i suppose im just being impatient as I want to know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Miles Jacobson Posted February 27, 2009 SI Staff Share Posted February 27, 2009 Im a member of FM Club but havent had the e-mail yet!Although i suppose im just being impatient as I want to know http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=106900 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik_Dut Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 So, quick question : - Dual Core, better tick on the "threading" or tick off ??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnefc22 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 It's better to have threading on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stomalomalus Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Just found a potential bug with the battery icon: I hadn't plugged my charger in, when I started playing, but then I decided to plug it in so I didn't have to get up during the rugby, but the icon next to continue didn't change from 42%, despite my battery being 100%. FYI, the icon in the TV match view is correct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzza Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 My 3D pitch stutters when I unplug the laptop from power supply... Anyone got any ideas why and how to sort this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlvaroPDK Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Like the others guys, my processor usage gadget isn't working properly, it only shows a unique yellow line at 0%. My laptop is Acer TravelMate 5720G, my specs: Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bits SP1 Mobile Intel® PM965 Express Chipset Intel Core 2 Duo T5670 2x1.80 GHz 4 Gb RAM (I supose it uses 3,5) ATI Mobility™ Radeon® HD 2400 XT with up to 1024 MB of HyperMemory™ (256 MB of dedicated GDDR2 VRAM, up to 768 MB of sharing system memory) supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 9 and PCI Express® Any idea? Thanks, greetings from Spain. By the way, great work with the last patch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt SFC Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Handy feature, well done SI Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
awblade Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 all four cores are working on it for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkpunk Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 My 3D pitch stutters when I unplug the laptop from power supply... Anyone got any ideas why and how to sort this? Does your laptop go into a power saving mode when you are only on battery power. I think most laptops are set by default to cut power usage down by dropping performance, usually 3D. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markcox7 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 imo, what a waste of time adding in a power meter and battery life, useless gimmicks along the lines of Fifa manager Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkpunk Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 Actually its really useful if you're playing on a battery in full screen mode Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw640 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 imo, what a waste of time adding in a power meter and battery life, useless gimmicks along the lines of Fifa manager Wow, SI add something useful for laptop users and people just moan? Hardly gimmicky is it to see how much battery you have left when in full screen, espec. as FM is now a 3D app and will take more battery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkera Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 It not only works for laptops! I also have a status for my PC with power usage etc also.! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik_Dut Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 do you have an ups ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPompey Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 My 3D pitch stutters when I unplug the laptop from power supply... Anyone got any ideas why and how to sort this? Plug the power back in - I expect the conserve battery power feature reduces power available to the graphic card. You'll also have seen the screen dim with the power out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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