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(Texture)Memory usage question

by Richard Marrevee · in Torque 3D Professional · 05/25/2011 (2:56 am) · 6 replies

Is there a function to get information about free texture memory and physical memory (not the metrics functions)? Both FreeMomoryDump() and getTextureProfileStats() don't give me the answers I need.

The reason I'm asking this is that when I run my game in debug-mode I get an Out of memory error at the GFXD3D9TextureManager::_createTexture Failed to create Texture from gfxd3d9device.h line 53. When I debug it it traces back to the nightCubeMap of the scatterSky object.

Now the used cubemap consists of 1024x1024 images, so I replaced it with the blackSkyCubeMap (sizes 32x32) and I don't get this error.

The strange thing is that when not running in debug mode everything seems to work normal (with the large cubemap).

System info:
Windows XP 32-bit
ASUS Geforce GTX460 with 1024 MB
4 GB installed memory
Pentium Dual-Core CPU E6800 3.33 GHz
T3D 1.1 Preview.

Thanks.
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Started programming in 1984 on an Oric, when time progressed switched to MSX, Amiga and finally the Windows PC with T3D. Now developing an epic fantasy game: The Master's Eye. Creator of the DoorClass pack and VolumetricFog pack @ richardsgamestudio.com

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    Associate Steve Acaster
    [YorkshireRifles.com]
    #1
    05/25/2011 (6:01 am)
    Debug mode uses a huge amount of extra system resource - lags like a lazy dog on a lazy dog afternoon. I don't even use it unless I get a crash in Release and then need to call a stack.

    Richard Marrevee
    R.G.S - Richards Game Studio
    #2
    05/25/2011 (12:46 pm)
    That's exactly my problem. The port from b3 to preview was not as smooth as I hoped for and introduced some strange crashes it scr*wed my Load game system and the progress to the next level aka mission which seem all to trace back to the texture manager.

    Associate Steve Acaster
    [YorkshireRifles.com]
    #3
    05/25/2011 (12:53 pm)
    Yeah, I've had my own issues with Preview, and save for the TorqueTacticsTutorial, haven't been using it for my own stuff.

    Richard Marrevee
    R.G.S - Richards Game Studio
    #4
    05/25/2011 (1:08 pm)
    That might be a wise decision, but I need the new zoning system very badly.

    Associate Steve Acaster
    [YorkshireRifles.com]
    #5
    05/25/2011 (2:42 pm)
    Lol, so do I but that's why I came up with the hack of disabling the rendering of objects in groups by a trigger (fine for singleplayer - not gonna work for online)

    Richard Marrevee
    R.G.S - Richards Game Studio
    #6
    05/26/2011 (5:22 am)
    I've tried that too, but it didn't bring much joy to me, unfortunately.