Question - Any way to toggle UI off if client is in background? (Or check if UI is visible?)

[biggysmalls999]

So I just did a quick test of disabling the UI for each EQ client (10 total) and my CPU went from 42% to 34% and GPU went from 65% to 37% total.

It seems like there should be a way to toggle off the UI for each client that's in the background, then toggle it back on when in focus.

I already solved the first part.

/if (!${Everquest.Foreground}) {

< put code here to check if UI is visible, maybe even check if window opacity is zero? >

/keypress F10
}

I tried to google this and checked all the data types for ${Window} and ${Everquest} but found nothing related to UI visibility...

Thanks.

 

[kaen01]

why not just set up framelimiter?

https://www.redguides.com/community/threads/mqnext-framelimiter-demo.78448/

 

[biggysmalls999]

I don't have level 2 access atm. Is that a paid plugin?

Anyway just realized I can auto hide/show specific UI windows. The map window takes up 2% GPU per client, so that will probably be enough so I don't need to buy a new graphics card if I keep adding new boxes.

 

[Lord Sivion]

I second the framelimiter thing. You can do this in the EQ UI, or with a prog when the game goes into the background. Alt-O, and go into display settings I believe and adjust.

 

[Lord Sivion]

I don't have level 2 access atm. Is that a paid plugin?

Anyway just realized I can auto hide/show specific UI windows. The map window takes up 2% GPU per client, so that will probably be enough so I don't need to buy a new graphics card if I keep adding new boxes.

Don't need a prog, just do this in EQ direct. See my other post.

 

[kaen01]

framelimiter is built into mq, its not a paid plugin, if you running mq, you have access to framelimiter

 

[knave23]

I don't have level 2 access atm.

Fixed

 

[biggysmalls999]

Ok I see it now, I'll give framelimiter a shot

Fixed

Thanks

 

[kaen01]

framelimiter basically you set the bg fps slider to 1, and the fg slider to 60fps and make sure the framelimitng of both is turned on, and then your cpu usage is gonna be like nil
for the background dont turn on to render the world or the ui's and you will have maybe 3% cpu usage tops