Perfect Running the CPU gone mad

moraya_69 · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 9

Running a PW with SIMS and HGLL everything looked and ran perfectly low CPU usage, low lag and very stable. I noticed that the NWNX log was sending errors * Function not specified.* Library SPEECH!CLEARQ does not exist.* Library SPEECH!MODNAME does not exist.*. However as it was not effecting the module in anyway and all the functions SIMS and HGLL were working perfectly we ignored it.

As a exercise in getting rid of the error message we noticed that the Speech DLL and INI were not in the server directory. SO we put in the speech.dll and .ini then ran the mod and the processor won't run low with no players in no matter what we try. Even after we removed the two offending files the processor wont go under 80% empty. It usually ran Empty around 5%. Any ideas anyone. Does that Ini file do stuff "technical term" somewhere else.

Help please this is killing us . .

ShaDoOoW · Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 584

well, i recomend nwwx_chat instead of speech, chat is much better

and Funky's SIMTools which working with it
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virusman · Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 1020 Location: Russia

Yes, the Speech plugin is not supported anymore and NWNX Chat completely replaces it.

moraya_69 · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 9

That may be so but the thing is the module is still running white hot even after taking out the offending dll. Any clues on why it might be making the CPU go mad and yes another "techi" term . . and how to reverse it. Is there somewhere in windows that, that dll may have effected in some way.

EvadRepus · Joined: 10 Jul 2007 Posts: 4

What she is trying to say is that I put in the nwnx_speech.dll and .ini, the packet sniffer and the Talus listener windows to try them out (we are already running Sims Tools and the chat.dll). I then took them all off of the server hardware after I noticed that the server will not run at under 80% load with 0 users (on a 3200+ amd). Did the speech dll or such fubar a database file in such a way that the server engine is having issues now?
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moraya_69 · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 9

yea what he said . . points up

virusman · Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 1020 Location: Russia

I can't imagine how the Speech plugin could break anything in the nwserver engine..

EvadRepus · Joined: 10 Jul 2007 Posts: 4

That's why I said a db file and now the engine is having issues with the db file...
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virusman · Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 1020 Location: Russia

Try to remove the db file. Smile

moraya_69 · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 9

Actually we pulled the entire database out to test it and the CPU was still running at 80% with zero players . .

Disco · Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 152

And if you disable NWNX2 altogether?

moraya_69 · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 9

NWNX reinstalled still no deal what does the damn thing do anyway and is it something its done in windows that would make the server turn into a CPU hog simply by adding one plugin

virusman · Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 1020 Location: Russia

There may be another instance of NWN still running.. Try another module and if it still uses 80% cpu, I'd recommend to reboot the machine.

moraya_69 · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 9

Rebooted Machine we even did a system restore the PLUGIN has done something somewhere . . remember all we did was add the speech plug in nothing else and from before running 5% to after running 80% and now with plugin removed still running at 80% and over . .

moraya_69 · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 9

Well the upshot of all this was a re-install of windows and using the same files and module version it runs at least on a test rig at normal CPU usage.

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