CPU use by POTCO on your computer

[Sven Niscadae]

If you're looking at the Performance tab when PotCO is running, I don't doubt you're seeing 100% utilization of the CPU. But how much of that is Pirates.exe? Look in the Processes tab instead and look for Pirates.exe. Mine goes between 50-75 which means it's using that percentage of the CPU. Sometimes it drops down to 30-40%.

Stat-wise I have a 2GHz single core processor, 1GB RAM, a fairly good video card (Radeon x850 256MB AGP). I have the graphical settings set all the way up and I'm interwebbing off of a USB wireless network adapter. My PC isn't too powerful by today's standards but I'm amazed I can run PotCO with the options all of the way up like I do. Any choppiness I get is purely from too many objects coming onto the screen at the same time.

Also, your poll may be a little more accurate if the options where more balanced and even as far as the ranges. 56-100% is a far more larger range than the other options and it doesn't reflect proportionately alongside the other options. Someone with 56% CPU utilization and someone with 99% would have different outcomes with their game. But I'm just nit picky.