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Is there a way to (without buying a faster machine)? I keep running into non-loaded chunks, and it's sort of annoying. If there's no way to fix it, then OK, but if there is, please tell me.

Tedypig wrote:Is there a way to (without buying a faster machine)? I keep running into non-loaded chunks, and it's sort of annoying. If there's no way to fix it, then OK, but if there is, please tell me.

My original fix was to start a localhost server and then connect to that with a client, as two threads are better than one.

Jordach wrote:

Tedypig wrote:Is there a way to (without buying a faster machine)? I keep running into non-loaded chunks, and it's sort of annoying. If there's no way to fix it, then OK, but if there is, please tell me.

My original fix was to start a localhost server and then connect to that with a client, as two threads are better than one.

Eh, what? Server and client run in different threads in singleplayer, see http://dev.minetest.net/Engine_structure#Threads

I consider my computer to be powerful (i5 4570) but I often experience slow chunk loading, too. Guess it is an optimization problem.

Hiradur wrote:I consider my computer to be powerful (i5 4570) but I often experience slow chunk loading, too. Guess it is an optimization problem.

I have a shitty AMD dual core 1.0 GHz processor and have never once experienced slow chunk loading. Well, except for that one time when I was using Windows 7...

I experienced it on all systems I tried Minetest on, both Linux and Windows. Minecraft also suffers from this problem although not as frequently.

Add these lines to your minetest.conf file and that should help server speed when loading the map:

disable_fire = true
pause_fps_max = 15
disable_anticheat = true
max_simultaneous_block_sends_per_client = 10
max_simultaneous_block_sends_server_total = 200
active_block_range = 1
dedicated_server_step = 0.1
sqlite_synchronous = 0
default_privs = interact, shout
max_clearobjects_extra_loaded_blocks = 16384
max_block_send_distance = 2
max_block_generate_distance = 3
time_send_interval = 3500
viewing_range_nodes_max = 100
client_unload_unused_data_timeout = 300
server_unload_unused_data_timeout = 28
server_map_save_interval = 90
cache_block_before_spawn = true

Reasons for slow mapgen:
- "max_block_send_distance" too low and you move too fast
- slow CPU + GPU
- slow SSD/SD-card
- a very CPU intensive lua mapgen (where generatin times can end up at > 1 minute per map block)

How to fix:
- increase "max_block_send_distance" in minetest.conf
- nothing
- use HDD
- use mgv6 (maybe with mg_flags = flat)

Or use freeminer

TenPlus1 wrote:Add these lines to your minetest.conf file and that should help server speed when loading the map:

disable_fire = true
pause_fps_max = 15
disable_anticheat = true
max_simultaneous_block_sends_per_client = 10
max_simultaneous_block_sends_server_total = 200
active_block_range = 1
dedicated_server_step = 0.1
sqlite_synchronous = 0
default_privs = interact, shout
max_clearobjects_extra_loaded_blocks = 16384
max_block_send_distance = 2
max_block_generate_distance = 3
time_send_interval = 3500
viewing_range_nodes_max = 100
client_unload_unused_data_timeout = 300
server_unload_unused_data_timeout = 28
server_map_save_interval = 90
cache_block_before_spawn = true

I corrected the chart:
does it help? | setting
no | disable_fire = true
no | pause_fps_max = 15
no | disable_anticheat = true
maybe | max_simultaneous_block_sends_per_client = 10
maybe | max_simultaneous_block_sends_server_total = 200
no | active_block_range = 1
no | dedicated_server_step = 0.1
maybe | sqlite_synchronous = 0
no | default_privs = interact, shout
no | max_clearobjects_extra_loaded_blocks = 16384
maybe | max_block_send_distance = 2
maybe | max_block_generate_distance = 3
maybe | time_send_interval = 3500
no | viewing_range_nodes_max = 100
no | client_unload_unused_data_timeout = 300
no | server_unload_unused_data_timeout = 28
no | server_map_save_interval = 90
maybe | cache_block_before_spawn = true