Heres a n00b question about configs

(Tofer) #1

I just installed another 512 ddr in my machine, im currently running a
p4 HT 800 FSB
1 gig 512 ddr 400
Radeon 9800 pro

even after i changed my hunkmegs in my autoexec.cfg i created im still having about 600-700 megs of free RAM,
i used
com_hunkmengs 600
com_zonemegs 50
com_soundmegs 50

just wondering if there is a way to dedicate more memory to ET, one of my clan members, believes that there is a set amount of RAM that ET will use and that cannot be overidden, just though i would throw some n00b questions at u guys

thx a lot

*=DCM=*Tofer

(KingJackaL) #2

ET won’t use more com_hunkMegs than about 50MB. Don’t believe me? Open up your:
/etmain/hunkusage.dat
…file. The numbers on the right are the amount of bytes allocated to your hunkMegs. Notice they aren’t anything near 600MB.

So drop your com_hunkMegs, it just makes you look stupid :P.

Raise your com_soundMegs though, because ET can use a lot more than 50MB when loading all the sounds at the beginnings of maps. I’d guess the max com_soundMegs usage to be 100MB+ ( not 200+ though :stuck_out_tongue: ).

Otherwise, you’re wasting your time trying to ‘give ET more RAM’. If you really want to waste some money, buy FASTER RAM, or a faster CPU/GPU, cos throwing more at ET past what it can use won’t do jack ;).

(puds) #3

As far as I recall from Return to Castle Wolfenstein days (ET may be different), max values are:

Hunkmegs 192
Soundmegs 32
Zonemegs 32

(Rain) #4

Sleep deprived explanation of memory usage in ET (should apply pretty closely to RtCW as well): post 1 post 2.

(Tofer) #5

thx for the tips jackal, i really dont need it for the performance just wondering, anyway thx for the tips