Game using too much ram memory?

[RenSkylor]

So i was playing Starbound normally until yesterday and then suddenly the game just "stop working". I was minning and putting torches but the game suddenly stop responding to my commands, it was like i wasn't doing nothing. Also the computer froze. It was everything normal before and now when i start de game i can do things for 1 minute that the game just stop it. Any idea of how to fix that?

[hanzolo]

I'm having the same problem running on Windows 10. I use Task Manager to try to problem solve. The game was trying to take up about 1 GB of RAM, which means that the computer has to suddenly compress or remove other things in RAM. I suspect that its just too much too quick, but I'm not sure. I haven't done any testing since I haven't been able to check RAM usage while the game's running smooth. The odd thing is that it was working fine only hours before, and nothing else was taking up much RAM or CPU.

Edit:
I did some more researching, and the problem for me isn't so much RAM but disk usage. Probably moreover, moving data off of RAM to make room for the game. I'll try starting the game, jumping in, and letting the system have time to do that, and hopefully it will start working correctly. If your running on Windows, you should check Task Manager to see if you're having the same problem. If you're not familiar with it: Just sort each important performance collumn (CPU for % maximum processor performance, Memory for % RAM usage, and Disk for % maximum disk operation speed) to see what is taking up the most performance. If total CPU is 100%, that could be the problem and you might want to stop whatever tasks are being run and taking up most of that. Chances are Starbound is going to take up most of that, and as long as your CPU meets game requirements, this probably isn't the problem. If it is, however, try right-clicking the Starbound row and clicking "Go to details." Then, right-click the row for name of the Starbound Executable, hover over the "Set priority" option and change the priority to be higher. Memory performance is only going to be a problem if the game is trying to use more RAM than you have (1000 MB = 1 GB) or if other processes are contesting for it. On my computer, Starbound seems to only use about 1 GB of 4 GB. In this case, probably end whatever task is contesting the usage of RAM by either clicking it and clicking the "End Task" button or right-clicking it and clicking the "End Task" option. In my opinion, Disk is probably the problem for most performace issues concerning games, at least on my computer, and you saw my thoughts on that above. One last comment on task manager: Do not end System tasks unless you are certain it is okay, as it may casue system instability.