I don't have any specific numbers on it.
-Eric
-----Original Message-----
From: EnragedTech [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 4:50 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Higher CPU Usage for CS Servers
What is the average increase? Or what is the min. cpu for a 20 player CS
game?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Erik Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Leon Hartwig"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Cliffe (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 4:38 PM
Subject: Higher CPU Usage for CS Servers
>
> Several Counter-Strike server administrators have reported seeing higher
CPU
> usage on their servers after updating to the latest version of
> Counter-Strike (1.3). This increase in CPU usage is related to the fix
for
> the hitbox problems experienced in earlier versions of Counter-Strike.
>
> The blending the server must do to accurately reflect each player's
position
> and hitboxes has been reworked to be more accurate than it was in previous
> versions. The trade-off for more accurate hitboxes is that the server
must
> do more work blending the models, hence the higher CPU usage.
>
> Eric Smith
> Valve Software
>
>
>
