Suggestion: STOP consuming CPU and GPU power when paused!

lxhlxh Austria Join Date: 2015-03-13 Member: 202074Members
edited March 2015 in Subnautica General Discussion
As the topic says...

You might have thousands of players pressing pause when they hear "dinner 's ready" (e.g.) and they're getting more. Please think of your responsibility and our electricity bills. It's simply not necessary. Right? Thanks!
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  • RequiemfangRequiemfang Join Date: 2015-02-22 Member: 201492Members
    agreed
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  • 2cough2cough Rocky Mountain High Join Date: 2013-03-14 Member: 183952Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    Their responsibility for your power consumption? Riiiight.
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  • lxhlxh Austria Join Date: 2015-03-13 Member: 202074Members
    2cough wrote: »
    Their responsibility for your power consumption? Riiiight.
    LOL. Well said. Your are my hero.
    But frankly ... i didn't test it out but I'm pretty sure that playing (or pausing) Subnautica needs a minimum of 200 Watts more than my whole idling system.
    Please imagine only(!) one thousand players pausing for an hour. Thats nearly a quarter of a megawatt.
    In my simple opinion: That mustn't be.
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  • lxhlxh Austria Join Date: 2015-03-13 Member: 202074Members
    PS: You cannot assume that everyone knows how hungry this little game is. Especially when they press Escape and pause the whole show. And that - over years - will consume Gigawatts for NOTHING - and that's what i call responsibility.
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  • 2cough2cough Rocky Mountain High Join Date: 2013-03-14 Member: 183952Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    If I eat too much cheese, I will poop all over, that doesn't it make it the cheese company's responsibility to control my own cheese intake.
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  • lxhlxh Austria Join Date: 2015-03-13 Member: 202074Members
    Yes, you're absolutely right. You are pooping all over. :D
    Even though this is not comparable it's in the company's responsibility if the cheese is e.g. contaminated. Never mentioned why computers switch down clock speed if there is no use for high performance? Why new cars stop their motors automatically when the driver stops? Well, don't know. Maybe you're too young.
    It's corresponding to zeitgeist, it saves energy, is environmental protection, smart and if possible simply 'the right thing'.
    What you mean, 2cough? Is there a chance to save some Gigawatts by one single effort?

    Devs please: If you can do it, do it.
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  • 2cough2cough Rocky Mountain High Join Date: 2013-03-14 Member: 183952Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    I don't disagree that if it can be done, it should be. I'm just saying, if you're wanting to have less pwr consumption during a pause, why not just save and close the program? We both understand it's early access right now, I know save states have room for improvement, but so does everything, eh?
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  • lxhlxh Austria Join Date: 2015-03-13 Member: 202074Members
    2cough wrote: »
    if you're wanting to have less pwr consumption during a pause, why not just save and close the program?
    Well I see you point and I do it since i know. But as said: You cannot assume that everyone knows. On the contrary - very few players know that. They pause and go away for whatever .. maybe for hours.
    So let's do the right thing. Do we have a consensus? :)
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  • simusimu Join Date: 2015-03-03 Member: 201680Members
    edited March 2015
    2cough wrote: »
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    why not just save and close the program?
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    maybe because it takes a long time to restart... and some times you do not know/have control of how long the pause will be...
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