CPU usage is continuously at 100%!

[Willem]

Who cares? As long as the game works!

[axi0m]

Originally posted by vondrack
I have just tried to have a look on my desktop system (P4/1.7G, 1GB RAM). Civ3 uses something between 25%-40% of the CPU power, while supposedly "idle"... in a late-medieval situation. However, loading a starting position (4000 BC) decreases the CPU usage down to about 20%. This makes me think of... the unit animations.

Have you tried to switch off the unit animations (and/or sounds)? 'cause that is what the game is supposed to do when it is supposed to do "nothing"... Any effect on the CPU usage? If there is, then it might a problem related to the video (sound) driver of your notebook video (audio) card.

Yes, I agree that this is probably a driver problem. I've switched off all the visual and auditory goodies, but to no avail. Keep in mind that this is happening when my unit is just standing there, so maybe it's the animated circle that rotates around the active unit.

You wouldn't believe how hot my laptop gets. This is really irritating.