Posted: 3/12/2016 1:15 AM
Post subject: BizHawk extreme lag
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Ethanagor
Joined: 3/12/2016
Posts: 15
Hello all! I recently (yesterday) downloaded the emulator BizHawk. I was attempting a TAS, but I found that as soon as I got over 600 frames (about 10 seconds), the program started lagging. Not just normal, everyday lag. It started taking over a second to load each individual frame. I tried closing out and coming back in. I tried rebooting. I can't figure out why this is happening. If anyone knows the answer, that would be great, as I am rather frustrated at this point.
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Posted: 3/12/2016 1:27 AM
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Niamek
Joined: 10/23/2009
Posts: 545
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It could be simply that the core you're using is very slow, but very accurate. If I run a SNES game fr example, it's very slow and lagging, but it's not in game lag. If you're not sure if it's the game that lags, display the lag counter on the screen. And you'll see. :)
Posted: 3/12/2016 1:42 AM
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Ethanagor
Joined: 3/12/2016
Posts: 15
Hi Niamek, I checked the lag counter, and it counts up from one on every frame so that it is always displaying the frame number minus one. I don't understand why it should be lagging, as it didn't lag until I got around 600 frames, and it takes almost two seconds to load a completely blank frame. I am attempting to run the rom for Ocarina of Time for the N64, if that helps.
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Posted: 3/12/2016 4:12 AM
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zeromus
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Joined: 8/7/2008
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link and epona appear around frame 600 and the scene is approximately 50x more complex. but you say it's a blank frame? If you got to 600 with a lag counter of ~600, then game is malfunctioning. It should stop at 73. Solution: you have a garbage rom which is doing nothing for 600 frames and then going nuts. Find a rom that's not garbage.
Posted: 3/12/2016 4:27 AM
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hegyak
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zeromus wrote:
link and epona appear around frame 600 and the scene is approximately 50x more complex. but you say it's a blank frame? If you got to 600 with a lag counter of ~600, then game is malfunctioning. It should stop at 73. Solution: you have a garbage rom which is doing nothing for 600 frames and then going nuts. Find a rom that's not garbage.
To Confirm the ROM you are using is bad, note the Bottom Left of BizHawk. Does it show a Green Check Mark? Then it's a good ROM. If it's a Question Mark, it's unknown or possibly bad ROM.
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Posted: 3/13/2016 9:42 PM
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Ethanagor
Joined: 3/12/2016
Posts: 15
I will try another ROM, but I don't think that's the problem because it worked for a while. Now it has stopped working even when I am not running a tas. It has the green check mark in the bottom left-hand corner. I have not tried any other roms on the emulator at all, so perhaps that is the problem. Thanks, all!
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Posted: 3/13/2016 9:54 PM
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Ethanagor
Joined: 3/12/2016
Posts: 15
UPDATE: I'm a total idiot. It works fine. The lag was caused by me accidentally setting it to 400% speed. Thanks to all for your help. I feel so dumb.
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