PZ is using %100 of my CPU and It's unplayable

[Taliban Joe]

the stuttering is so bad it's completely unplayable because the devs can't fix their game

Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

[=♥Abby♥=]

Originally posted by Boogie Wu:

the stuttering is so bad it's completely unplayable because the devs can't fix their game

Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

What is your CPU and other PC specs?

[Taliban Joe]

Originally posted by 76561199006721829:

Originally posted by Boogie Wu:

the stuttering is so bad it's completely unplayable because the devs can't fix their game

Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

What is your CPU and other PC specs?

Intel Core i7-10750H 2 cores @ 2.60Ghz
16GB of RAM
Nvidia Geforce RTX 2060
Windows 11

[=♥Abby♥=]

Originally posted by Boogie Wu:

Originally posted by 76561199006721829:

What is your CPU and other PC specs?

Intel Core i7-10750H 2 cores
16GB of RAM
Nvidia Geforce RTX 2060
Windows 11

Do you have any mods enabled? If so list them please.
Might be Windows 11 being windows 11, or the graphics drivers being outdated.

[Taliban Joe]

Originally posted by 76561199006721829:

Originally posted by Boogie Wu:

Intel Core i7-10750H 2 cores
16GB of RAM
Nvidia Geforce RTX 2060
Windows 11

Do you have any mods enabled? If so list them please.
Might be Windows 11 being windows 11, or the graphics drivers being outdated.

Drivers are fully updated and I am using no mods on a clean install

[=♥Abby♥=]

Originally posted by Boogie Wu:

Originally posted by 76561199006721829:

Do you have any mods enabled? If so list them please.
Might be Windows 11 being windows 11, or the graphics drivers being outdated.

Drivers are fully updated and I am using no mods on a clean install

Verify game cache, if that doesnt work try reinstalling. Also are you playing high population?

[Taliban Joe]

Originally posted by 76561199006721829:

Originally posted by Boogie Wu:

Drivers are fully updated and I am using no mods on a clean install

Verify game cache, if that doesnt work try reinstalling. Also are you playing high population?

Low pop always and I've reinstalled the game 12 times so far, Verified files and nothing is corrupt or missing

[=♥Abby♥=]

Originally posted by Boogie Wu:

Originally posted by 76561199006721829:

Verify game cache, if that doesnt work try reinstalling. Also are you playing high population?

Low pop always and I've reinstalled the game 12 times so far

Try troubleshooting, go on a random server and check if it uses 100% CPU, if not (and singleplayer is the only thing using 100% CPU) then it's something with your game files and you'd probably have to clean install.

[Taliban Joe]

Originally posted by 76561199006721829:

Originally posted by Boogie Wu:

Low pop always and I've reinstalled the game 12 times so far

Try troubleshooting, go on a random server and check if it uses 100% CPU, if not (and singleplayer is the only thing using 100% CPU) then it's something with your game files and you'd probably have to clean install.

How do I properly do a clean install?

[Taliban Joe]

Originally posted by 76561199006721829:

Originally posted by Boogie Wu:

Low pop always and I've reinstalled the game 12 times so far

Try troubleshooting, go on a random server and check if it uses 100% CPU, if not (and singleplayer is the only thing using 100% CPU) then it's something with your game files and you'd probably have to clean install.

It also stutters in a multiplayer game

[=♥Abby♥=]

Originally posted by Boogie Wu:

Originally posted by 76561199006721829:

Try troubleshooting, go on a random server and check if it uses 100% CPU, if not (and singleplayer is the only thing using 100% CPU) then it's something with your game files and you'd probably have to clean install.

How do I properly do a clean install?

To perform a clean install you'll need to delete all the Zomboid folders, so unsub from all workshop then follow the clean uninstall guide below.

1. Unsubscribe from all workshop items;
Then over on the right handside where your profile pic is you'll see My Files, click the dropdown list and choose subscribed items and unsubscribe from all.
Then go to Steam / settings / downloads and clear the download cache.

2.Uninstall the game, then go to these locations and delete any folders that may be left over
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content delete the appropriate ID game folder (Or wherever it is)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common delete the Zomboid folder. (Or wherever it is)

3.Reboot your pc/laptop at this point

4.Reinstall the game then verify the cache.
*Wait for the downloads to finish before verifying the cache.
Then try loading the game without any mods or assets and play a new game, if alls good close the game and enjoy.

[Bull Goose Looney]

The requirements state a 2.77Ghz Quad core as the windows requirement.

2.6hz Dual core is under the minimum, plus you have windows and everything else.

Could be the problem.

[Silverlight]

Originally posted by Beltneck:

Originally posted by Boogie Wu:

Intel Core i7-10750H 2 cores @ 2.60Ghz
16GB of RAM
Nvidia Geforce RTX 2060
Windows 11

A 2 core processor? Store page says you need at least a 4 core.

That was potato specs even in 2016 and is the bare minimum for running an operating system. Its time to build a new computer.

Only salvageable part is the Nvidia 2060, because I bet the memory is DDR3.

Not sure why he said 2 core.

That processor has 6.

It's brand new. It's on the FCBGA1440 socket so it's some prebuilt. RAM is probably DDR4 and windows 11 probably came pre-installed

There's probably more going on here in the background than just PZ

[Taliban Joe]

Originally posted by Bellen:

Originally posted by Beltneck:

A 2 core processor? Store page says you need at least a 4 core.

That was potato specs even in 2016 and is the bare minimum for running an operating system. Its time to build a new computer.

Only salvageable part is the Nvidia 2060, because I bet the memory is DDR3.

Not sure why he said 2 core.

That processor has 6.

It's brand new. It's on the FCBGA1440 socket so it's some prebuilt. RAM is probably DDR4 and windows 11 probably came pre-installed

There's probably more going on here in the background than just PZ

it literally say's 2 cores for my processor description, weird how project zomboid struggles to work and stutters when I can put my settings for cyberpunk 2077 on ultra and get buttery smooth 75-90 fps, unless my processor description is flat out wrong and I actually have more cores than what my system is telling me.

EDIT: it does say I have 4 processors so idk what that means 2 cores 4 processors

[Khan Boyzitbig of Mercia]

How many processors does device manager say you have? If that also reports two then you may have a faulty CPU.

[Taliban Joe]

Originally posted by Khan Boyzitbig of Mercia:

How many processors does device manager say you have? If that also reports two then you may have a faulty CPU.

2 cores 4 processors I had to check my task manager to find that out