I believe, that they have implemented bitcoin mining to this game.

[пущьуекн]

Here is my reasoning. Whenever I lauch this game, my CPU usage skyrockets to about 80-95% (1st core). And I've got Intel i7-6700k. Even CS GO uses less resources. Isn't it too much for a rather tiny game (~20 Mb size).
And don't try to convince me that it might be a poor programming issue. The game runs perfectly well on Android smartphones (and the phone doesn't overheat), which uses MUCH MUCH LESS resources that my PC at hand.

So, in my opinion, the developers are covertly using the bitcoin miner, and if that the case, they need to be brought to lite. And if that the case they need to be a subject to a legal action, because using bitcoin mining leads to increased power consumption and reduced life of your PC components.

[пущьуекн]

Originally posted by Mortal Motö:

There was a discussion about this. Apparently it is indeed just bad coding. They deleted the thread, tho..

It does look shady AF though. I am not a computer scientist but I am familiar a bit about bitcoin mining from ESEA scandal. They have been sued for this and payed a lot for their mistake.
You can test it yourself btw. Just launch the task manager before the game, and then start the game itself and just watch how badly your CPU will be loaded from this tiny software.

[Banzai]

Originally posted by fulmen:

Just launch the task manager before the game, and then start the game itself and just watch how badly your CPU will be loaded from this tiny software.

This has been discussed many times before. The CPU load is high because it's doing constant math with large numbers for every business on the current planet. It's a combination of unoptimized code and constant number crunching (every single frame at however many FPS you get).

Bitcoin mining scammers don't really bother with home PC's anymore, they don't have the processing power to be much help. Besides, the devs make enough cash on this game it wouldn't even be worth their time.

[iLuvKoRn]

I'm not necessarily sure what Bitcoin Mining is.

[Banzai]

Originally posted by Shadowcon66:

I'm not necessarily sure what Bitcoin Mining is.

Using your pc (with or without your knowledge or consent) to calculate a mathematical formula which "unlocks" bitcoins, basically. You can then sell the bitcoins for real money.

[Banzai]

Originally posted by Mortal Motö:

And now I actually remember one point someone brought up in the deleted thread; GPUs are better for mining than CPUs. So it'd be stupid to take such a huge risk for such an in-efficient method of mining. If I remember correctly..

Exactly, which is why it's silly to think Hyper Hippo is doing that. It's paranoia.

[iLuvKoRn]

Originally posted by Banzai:

Originally posted by Shadowcon66:

I'm not necessarily sure what Bitcoin Mining is.

Using your pc (with or without your knowledge or consent) to calculate a mathematical formula which "unlocks" bitcoins, basically. You can then sell the bitcoins for real money.

Sounds incredibly abusive and exploitive.
Hope it's just the game running poorly.

[пущьуекн]

1. I firmly believe that saying the game is poorly programmed is just so ridiculous. Because it uses exactly the same algorithms as in Android OS. My phone has much less CPU power than my PC, and my phone's battery doesn't even overheat.

2. So why do you think the game makes insanely difficult calculations? it is not. Those calculations are pretty easy to perform. The second question here is why my CPU uses 80-100% of my first core even when the game is not running, when you are in the main menu? By the way, almost all games use only one core of your PC. And mind you, I have a very good CPU (Intel i7-6700k).

3. Thirdly, I didn't check my GPU usage when the game running. Therefore, I can't confirm that it is not being used at all.

4. You might be saying that bitcoin mining is not a viable option because of your PC cant bring you enough revenue. The problem in this thinking is that you are talking only about yourself. Multiply it by thousands of users (I dont know how many online players are there on steam), you get thousands of dollars a month/day. Not a bad passive revenue. The bad news for you, however, is that the life lenfgth of your PC components is reduced dramatically when it is being used during the mining. For you that means you will have to buy a new CPU or GPU faster because it is more likely to break.

[Balzamons]

I had this problem to, and there were lot's of threads about it until we figured this out:
When played on lower graphics or the "fast" option. The FPS is unlocked and that's what makes the game eat your cpu. Try picking fancy graphics and the game will be locked at 60 fps and the problem will be solved.

[Banzai]

Originally posted by Balzamon91:

I had this problem to, and there were lot's of threads about it until we figured this out:
When played on lower graphics or the "fast" option. The FPS is unlocked and that's what makes the game eat your cpu. Try picking fancy graphics and the game will be locked at 60 fps and the problem will be solved.

Stop being so logical, you must be part of the conspiracy. ;)

[Gremmerz police officer™]

Originally posted by Banzai:

Originally posted by Balzamon91:

I had this problem to, and there were lot's of threads about it until we figured this out:
When played on lower graphics or the "fast" option. The FPS is unlocked and that's what makes the game eat your cpu. Try picking fancy graphics and the game will be locked at 60 fps and the problem will be solved.

Stop being so logical, you must be part of the conspiracy. ;)

Agreed, spreading misinformation to hide the truth, paid shill confirmed.

[xXx]

This has been an issue since the PC release, it is bad coding (lack of frame cap when minimized or when running on low graphics options). All platforms are basically developed from scratch. This is a PC specific issue.
A single-thread CPU miner does not make any sense.

[пущьуекн]

Originally posted by xXx:

This has been an issue since the PC release, it is bad coding (lack of frame cap when minimized or when running on low graphics options). All platforms are basically developed from scratch. This is a PC specific issue.
A single-thread CPU miner does not make any sense.

Thank you for explaining. I am not a computer expert. I just told why it was suspicious.

[xXx]

Originally posted by fulmen:

Originally posted by xXx:

This has been an issue since the PC release, it is bad coding (lack of frame cap when minimized or when running on low graphics options). All platforms are basically developed from scratch. This is a PC specific issue.
A single-thread CPU miner does not make any sense.

Thank you for explaining. I am not a computer expert. I just told why it was suspicious.

Fair enough. You're welcome.