Problem:
I've been playing gzdoom with no issues for a couple months but am suddenly having slow loading times. Slowdown happens when a level starts, when a level ends and is pulling up the stats screen, or when I save or load a game. So usually the end of a level is two slowdowns, stats screen, load new level. Slowdown happens when you do an idclevxy cheat too. All take about 5-10 seconds, previously was 0-1 second. The first time this happened I was playing toilet of the gods and turning on no monsters to learn how to get out of that damned pit. I flipped the no monsters option from the in game menu, new game, 5-10 second wait. That was the first time and now it is consistent. I don't see how that is related, but it's what happened. Final point: gameplay doesn't seem slower to me, just these specific load points.
What I've Tried:
-First I cleared my settings by killing the ini file and letting gzdoom generate a default. Then i just downloaded a whole new gzdoom zip. Neither of these worked, leading me to believe there is some kind of graphics option on my OS that somehow got flipped.
-I also tried the obvious of loading simpler levels to make sure it wasn't just these big crazy ones.
-I usually play with a custom loader I made in qt creator, so I made sure to try it the normal way. Even running a fresh gzdoom, built in doom 2, no custom wads, no custom loader, I see the long load times.
-Windows search Graphics Settings > Classic app > browse gzdoom > set it to high performance. Saw no change.
System Info:
Shite laptop. Lenovo X230 running Windows 10
Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
gzdoom 4.2.4 and 4.3.2 (the second fresh install)
Log:
Taken from running 4.2.4 with the +log option. Here I stopped playing just after level 3 loaded, so I felt 5 slowdowns, one for each level loading (3) and one for each level ending (2).
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Log started: 2020-01-19 16:34:38
GZDoom version g4.2.4
M_LoadDefaults: Load system defaults.
Using program directory for storage
W_Init: Init WADfiles.
adding C:/ManualPrograms/Doom/Engines/GZDoom/gzdoom.pk3, 608 lumps
adding C:/ManualPrograms/Doom/Engines/GZDoom/game_support.pk3, 2520 lumps
adding C:/ManualPrograms/Doom/Engines/GZDoom/doom2.wad, 2919 lumps
I_Init: Setting up machine state.
CPU speed: 2893 MHz
CPU Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3520M CPU @ 2.90GHz
Family 6, Model 58, Stepping 9
Features: SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4.1 SSE4.2 HyperThreading
V_Init: allocate screen.
S_Init: Setting up sound.
I_InitSound: Initializing OpenAL
Opened device OpenAL Soft on BenQ GW2780 (Intel(R) Display Audio)
EFX enabled
ST_Init: Init startup screen.
Checking cmd-line parameters...
S_InitData: Load sound definitions.
G_ParseMapInfo: Load map definitions.
Texman.Init: Init texture manager.
ParseTeamInfo: Load team definitions.
LoadActors: Load actor definitions.
script parsing took 200.28 ms
R_Init: Init Doom refresh subsystem.
DecalLibrary: Load decals.
M_Init: Init menus.
P_Init: Init Playloop state.
ParseSBarInfo: Loading custom status bar definition.
D_CheckNetGame: Checking network game status.
player 1 of 1 (1 nodes)
I_InitInput
I_StartupMouse
I_StartupKeyboard
I_StartupXInput
I_StartupRawPS2
I_StartupDirectInputJoystick
GL_VENDOR: Intel
GL_RENDERER: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
GL_VERSION: 4.0.0 - Build 10.18.10.4425 (Compatibility profile)
GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION: 4.00 - Build 10.18.10.4425
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_map_buffer_alignment GL_ARB_conservative_depth GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_internalformat_query GL_ARB_internalformat_query2 GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays GL_NV_blend_square GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_3DFX_texture_compression_FXT1 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_window_pos GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_EXT_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_EXT_stencil_two_side GL_ATI_separate_stencil GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_fragment_shader GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_shading_language_100 GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two GL_ARB_vertex_shader GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_draw_buffers GL_ARB_color_buffer_float GL_ARB_half_float_pixel GL_ARB_texture_float GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_ARB_draw_instanced GL_ARB_half_float_vertex GL_ARB_occlusion_query2 GL_EXT_draw_buffers2 GL_WIN_swap_hint GL_EXT_texture_sRGB GL_ARB_multisample GL_EXT_packed_float GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent GL_ARB_texture_rg GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc GL_NV_conditional_render GL_ARB_texture_swizzle GL_EXT_texture_swizzle GL_ARB_texture_gather GL_ARB_sync GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float GL_EXT_transform_feedback GL_ARB_transform_feedback2 GL_ARB_draw_indirect GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample GL_ARB_framebuffer_object GL_ARB_framebuffer_no_attachments GL_EXT_texture_array GL_EXT_texture_integer GL_ARB_map_buffer_range GL_ARB_texture_buffer_range GL_EXT_texture_buffer GL_EXT_texture_snorm GL_ARB_blend_func_extended GL_INTEL_performance_queries GL_INTEL_performance_query GL_ARB_copy_buffer GL_ARB_sampler_objects GL_NV_primitive_restart GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map GL_ARB_uniform_buffer_object GL_ARB_depth_clamp GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra GL_ARB_shader_bit_encoding GL_ARB_draw_buffers_blend GL_ARB_geometry_shader4 GL_EXT_geometry_shader4 GL_ARB_texture_query_lod GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex GL_ARB_instanced_arrays GL_ARB_base_instance GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object_rgb32 GL_ARB_compatibility GL_ARB_texture_rgb10_a2ui GL_ARB_texture_multisample GL_ARB_vertex_type_2_10_10_10_rev GL_ARB_timer_query GL_ARB_tessellation_shader GL_ARB_vertex_array_object GL_ARB_provoking_vertex GL_ARB_sample_shading GL_ARB_texture_cube_map_array GL_EXT_gpu_shader4 GL_ARB_gpu_shader5 GL_ARB_gpu_shader_fp64 GL_ARB_shader_subroutine GL_ARB_transform_feedback3 GL_ARB_get_program_binary GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects GL_ARB_shader_precision GL_ARB_vertex_attrib_64bit GL_ARB_viewport_array GL_ARB_transform_feedback_instanced GL_ARB_compressed_texture_pixel_storage GL_ARB_shader_atomic_counters GL_ARB_shading_language_packing GL_ARB_shading_language_420pack GL_ARB_texture_storage GL_EXT_texture_storage GL_ARB_vertex_attrib_binding GL_ARB_multi_draw_indirect GL_ARB_program_interface_query GL_ARB_texture_storage_multisample GL_ARB_buffer_storage GL_ARB_debug_output GL_KHR_debug GL_ARB_arrays_of_arrays GL_INTEL_map_texture GL_ARB_texture_compression_bptc GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility GL_ARB_ES3_compatibility GL_ARB_robustness GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced GL_EXT_shader_integer_mix GL_ARB_stencil_texturing WGL_EXT_depth_float WGL_ARB_buffer_region WGL_ARB_extensions_string WGL_ARB_make_current_read WGL_ARB_pixel_format WGL_ARB_pbuffer WGL_EXT_extensions_string WGL_EXT_swap_control WGL_EXT_swap_control_tear WGL_ARB_multisample WGL_ARB_pixel_format_float WGL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB WGL_ARB_create_context WGL_ARB_create_context_profile WGL_EXT_pixel_format_packed_float WGL_EXT_create_context_es_profile WGL_EXT_create_context_es2_profile WGL_NV_DX_interop WGL_ARB_create_context_robustness
Max. texture size: 16384
Max. texture units: 16
Max. varying: 64
Max. uniform block size: 65536
Uniform block alignment: 16
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
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MAP01 - Entryway
A chainsaw! Find some meat!
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Picked up a health bonus.
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Picked up a clip.
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A secret is revealed!
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Picked up a stimpack.
Picked up the armor.
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Picked up a stimpack.
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A secret is revealed!
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A secret is revealed!
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You got the rocket launcher!
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A secret is revealed!
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Picked up 4 shotgun shells.
You got the shotgun!
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A secret is revealed!
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Picked up a stimpack.
Picked up a medikit.
Picked up a clip.
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MAP02 - Underhalls
Game saved. (C:/ManualPrograms/Doom/Engines/GZDoom/auto0.zds)
Picked up a clip.
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Picked up a health bonus.
Picked up a clip.
Picked up a health bonus.
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Picked up a clip.
Picked up a clip.
Picked up 4 shotgun shells.
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
Picked up an armor bonus.
Picked up an armor bonus.
Picked up a medikit.
Picked up a clip.
Picked up a clip.
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
Picked up a clip.
You got the shotgun!
Picked up an armor bonus.
You got the shotgun!
Picked up an armor bonus.
Picked up an armor bonus.
Picked up a medikit.
Picked up an armor bonus.
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
Picked up a health bonus.
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You got the shotgun!
Picked up a red keycard.
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
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A secret is revealed!
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You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
Picked up the MegaArmor!
Picked up a clip.
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You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
Picked up a clip.
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You got the super shotgun!
Picked up a clip.
You got the shotgun!
Picked up a stimpack.
Picked up a stimpack.
Picked up a clip.
Picked up a clip.
Picked up a clip.
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
Picked up a clip.
Picked up a stimpack.
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
Picked up a blue keycard.
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
Picked up a health bonus.
Picked up a health bonus.
Picked up a health bonus.
Picked up a stimpack.
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
You got the shotgun!
Sudden slow load times
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