Large CPU usage typical?

[VEL]

igjimh please do not double post, please use the "edit" button to edit your last post instead as it is against the rules to double post.

[Jarty]

I have tried the windows versions of the later betas (183,184), and they both have this problem. The thing is, Exdeath, that 2.08GHz is by no means slow. As you go up in processor speed, the performance boost is less and less noticable, unless you have 20 or so programs running in addition to the normal background programs. While 2.08GHz isn't the fastest on the market, it is much faster than what you could get just a few years ago.

[firebug]

Try uninstalling ZC and then reinstalling it. run it WITHOUT any commandline options, just regular full-screen. on my machine, running ZC windowed is extremely slow, and uses insane amounts of CPU. maybe it's the same problem for you.

[MottZilla]

You are all wrong. This is how allegro works. There is a function call you can make that makes allegro play nice on multitasking OSes. You'd have to ask Dark Nation to see if that is used or not.

From Allegro.txt

void yield_timeslice();
On systems that support this, gives up the rest of the current scheduler
timeslice. Also known as the "play nice with multitasking" option.

[igjimh]

I imagine that there is no way for me to check since allegro looks like it is downloaded pre-compiled into allegro.dll and I don't see any way of accessing the source code.

I don't want to run the program full screen since I want to be able to pause the game and do other stuff while I am waiting for my frustraition level to go down cause Link was swINGING THE SWORD WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN BLOCKING THE ARROW!!!! <bashing head on desk>

anyway, oh well, I will google some more stuff, and wait for someone else to either figure out a way to fix this or for more information to show up... keep up the good work guys!!

[MottZilla]

If it has to be fixed it will require either a hack or a new version to be compiled.