Memory problem.............

gamerdez · Post by **gamerdez** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:55 am

Hi,

i am facing a problem with my game........i have made a game using bsp levels created in GTKRadiant. the problem is that the game seems to be very heavy on memory. it takes 1.6 GB of RAM. the game has 3 bsp levels. Can somebody tell me whether its a graphics problem or a coding problem....

jontan6 · Post by **jontan6** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:19 am

maybe coding problem. i have an application with more 500k polys in 1 scene, but takes only 600mb ram

im using xp btw

JP · Post by JP » Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:24 am

Do you use all 3 levels at once? If not do you clear them out of memory when they're not needed? and the textures too? Are there any other large amounts of memory which you're creating yourself?

gamerdez · Post by **gamerdez** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:32 am

yes... i have a problem with clearing the memory after each level....any tips on how to do so????

JP · Post by JP » Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:50 am

Search the forum for things like removeMesh and removeTexture. They're functions of IMeshCache and IVideoDriver, respectively and they allow you to clear out memory. IMeshCache also has clearUnusedMeshes and clear function to remove all unused or all meshes, respectively.

But you've got to be careful about removing things that are currently in use so finding some previous discussions should hopefully give you some help on that.

gamerdez · Post by **gamerdez** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:03 am

thx a lot........will try it out n let u know............thx again......