Source Engine Updates - Performance Improvements

[Hectic Glenn]

Valve have released an update for the Source engine today affecting Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-life 2: Deathmatch.

• Dramatically improved the dynamic model loading system's memory usage, performance, and stability[br]
  Reduced memory usage on systems running Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7[br]
  Improved alt-tab handling under Windows Vista and Windows 7

These changes should provide a noticeable performance boost for many users with lower end hardware. Share your experience with us! Steam news.

 

[YouKnow]

Awesome! Now I can play with very high textures again.

 

[Vegeta897]

>Improved alt-tab handling under Windows Vista and Windows 7

Hmmmm!

 

[BakonGuy]

They broke GMod on it's birthday. I think they planned it.

 

[Adabiviak]

The old engine was crushed under the weight of excessive hats.

 

[<RJMC>]

holy shit does that means those games will run faster?

 

[ríomhaire]

I hope this actually works. I'll find out once I get my holidays!

 

[Barnz]

in other news: hl2 maps are still fullbright.

 

[ríomhaire]

in other news: hl2 maps are still fullbright.

When did that happen?

 

[Naph]

Improved alt-tab?
Still not removing -sw -noborder.

 

[Adabiviak]

^ What do those switches do?

 

[ríomhaire]

^ What do those switches do?

Make the game run in a window with no border. Basically imitates full-screen while actually running in a window. Makes alt-tabbing instant.

 

[delfino furioso]

doesn't "-sw" mean the game will use software rendering?


i think that "-windowed -noborder" is what Naph wanted to suggest

 

[ríomhaire]

There's multiple commands for windowed mode. -sw and -windowed both work.