System map minimizes during turns

[Xeluc (OP)]

Hey first post here.   I'm really enjoying the game so far but I'm getting annoyed by my System map screen minimizing all the time while auto-turning.   I checked Disable jump to event in the event updates, but it doesn't appear to do anything and the box doesn't even stay checked after exiting.   I'm sure that this is simple, but I'd appreciate some advice.   

EDIT: After tinkering, it looks like my System map is only minimizing when Aurora stops responding.  Looks like too much is going on for my lappy.  Setting the processor priority to high appeared to help, but did not fix it entirely.  I'm thinking that having Asteroids orbiting might be too much.  Will start a new game and see if the problem starts again.

[MarcAFK]

It might be something windows itself is doing after it gets too laggy.

[Xeluc (OP)]

Yeah I came to that conclusion after a while.  I downgraded from 6. 3 to 6. 21 and turned off asteroid orbits.  So far everything is running great but I really hope every game isn't going to suffer from FPS death like Dwarf Fortress can.

I should be able to play this game right?

T9400 Intel Core 2 duo 2. 53 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 256 MB video RAM.

[Bryan Swartz]

Certainly, but as with any game of this type, it will continue to slow down over time.  It really depends on how much micromanagement and slowdown you are willing to bear.  My experience is that the problem in Aurora isn't nearly on the scale of DF(for multiple reasons), but it will still slow down as your game progresses. 

[Xeluc (OP)]

Ugh.  I'm fine with the slow down.  Every game I play starts minimizing windows after 15-20 years.  Once the system map starts minimizing, I'm unable to even stop the time progression.  It's very annoying.

System monitor says I'm using 49% of cpu while playing on my dual core.  Could it be that the game is only using one core? Is this simply a hardware issue? I really hope not.

[Erik L]

Ugh.  I'm fine with the slow down.  Every game I play starts minimizing windows after 15-20 years.  Once the system map starts minimizing, I'm unable to even stop the time progression.  It's very annoying.

System monitor says I'm using 49% of cpu while playing on my dual core.  Could it be that the game is only using one core? Is this simply a hardware issue? I really hope not.

Aurora is written in VB6 and is single-threaded. So it only uses one core, regardless of how many sit there and wish they could play too.

[Xeluc (OP)]

I figured as much.  However I've played a year or so today without any problems.  It's really weird.  If I figure out the variables involved that creates the problem I'll post.  So far my best guess is restarting my computer gets rid of the problem, but it hasn't always.