EPTThis version should work for all StarCraft 1.15.2 executables. The previous version had issues with certain types of executables, as reported on the original thread. Let me know if you have any questions.
StarCraft Power Saver 0.2 released
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ossguy
Canada20 Posts
This version should work for all StarCraft 1.15.2 executables. The previous version had issues with certain types of executables, as reported on the original thread. Let me know if you have any questions. | ||
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DanceCommander
United States1808 Posts
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blabber
United States4449 Posts
thanks. | ||
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NotJumperer
United States1371 Posts
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blabber
United States4449 Posts
so I'm guessing the iccup launcher treats this as a hack because I keep losing my connection to the server, so I don't think it's going to work I still refuse to play on iccup without some type of cpu savior type thing for it | ||
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Jank
United States308 Posts
On September 06 2008 13:30 blabber wrote: I still refuse to play on iccup without some type of cpu savior type thing for it Get a decent cpu cooler and it shouldn't be an issue  Games are designed to use up all the cpu cycles they can get their grubby hands on, if this causes problems then its with your setup not the game. | ||
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Infundibulum
United States2552 Posts
On September 06 2008 13:43 Therapy wrote: Get a decent cpu cooler and it shouldn't be an issue Games are designed to use up all the cpu cycles they can get their grubby hands on, if this causes problems then its with your setup not the game.theres no reason for a game like starcraft to take up all your cpu resource, when it can run on so little. | ||
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ossguy
Canada20 Posts
On September 06 2008 13:09 Jumperer wrote: does it work with iccup? On September 06 2008 13:30 blabber wrote: hmm it said it patched successfully, but even when I'm in the bnet (I was on iccup) lobby, I'm still getting 50% and over CPU usage so I'm guessing the iccup launcher treats this as a hack because I keep losing my connection to the server, so I don't think it's going to work I still refuse to play on iccup without some type of cpu savior type thing for it From what I can tell, ICCup Launcher treats StarCraft Power Saver as a hack so you can't use it. I'll get in touch with the ICCup people to see if they will make an exception for StarCraft Power Saver. I don't blame you for wanting to use a CPU Savior-like tool on ICCup. StarCraft's CPU usage is quite frustrating. | ||
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ossguy
Canada20 Posts
On September 06 2008 14:27 iNfuNdiBuLuM wrote: theres no reason for a game like starcraft to take up all your cpu resource, when it can run on so little. I agree. As I describe in the "Problem summary" section of http://ossguy.com/starcraft_power_saver/ , StarCraft draws about 100,000 frames per second on a 1.3 GHz Pentium M. This is completely unnecessary because the average person can only see about 60 frames per second. Not only is it unnecessary, but it has many negative side-effects. For one, your computer will consume more power than it needs to, which is especially an issue where electricity costs a lot or if you are running a laptop on batteries. Secondly, it can reduce the lifespan of your CPU by increasing its temperature more often than needed. | ||
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