Angband lags on New high end laptop :(

[Grotug]

I just bought a high end laptop and angband lags pretty badly. Very upsetting after spending $2000 on a brand new computer. Angband runs great on my old MacBook Air. What computer do people run Angband? OS? Processor? Ram?

My new computer details:

Description:
MSI GS65 Stealth THIN-054 15.6" 144Hz 7ms Ultra Thin 4.9mm Bezel Gaming Laptop GTX 1070 8G Max-Q i7-8750H (6 Cores) 16GB 256GB SSD RGB KB VR Ready, Metal Chassis, Matte Black with Gold Diamond Cut


Features & details
Display: 15.6" FHD, 4.9mm Ultra Thin Bezel Anti-Glare Wide View Angle 144Hz 7ms 72% NTSC 1920x1080 16:9 | Operating System: Windows 10
Processor: New Intel Core i7-8750H 2.2GHz (6 Cores)
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX1070 8G GDDR5
RAM: 16GB (8G*2) DDR4 2400MHz, 2 Sockets; Max Memory 32GB | Storage: 256GB SSD NVMe (PCIE Gen3x4)


Special Features: Ultra Thin Bezel | VR Ready | Steel series Per Key RGB Customizable Keyboard | Thunderbolt 3 Ready | LAN: Killer Gaming Network E2500 | Wireless: Killer N1550 Combo (2*2 ac)
Max Memory: 32 GB


Product information GTX 1070 8G | 16GB | 256GB SSD | Windows Home
Summary
Screen Size 15.6 inches
Max Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Processor 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7
RAM 16 GB DDR4
Hard Drive 256 GB Flash Memory Solid State
Graphics Coprocessor NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Chipset Brand nvidia
Card Description Dedicated
Graphics Card Ram Size 8 GB
Number of USB 3.0 Ports 3
Other Technical Details
Brand Name MSI
Series GS65 STEALTH THIN-054
Item model number GS65 Stealth THIN-054
Operating System Windows 10 Home
Item Weight 4.14 pounds
Product Dimensions 9.8 x 14.1 x 0.7 inches
Item Dimensions L x W x H 9.75 x 14.08 x 0.69 inches
Color Matte Black with Gold Diamond Cut
Processor Brand Intel
Processor Count 1
Computer Memory Type DDR4 SDRAM
Flash Memory Size 256.0
Optical Drive Type

[fph]

It can't be a problem with that setup. You must have some weird option set, such as "set movement delay" or a high base delay factor.

[HugoVirtuoso]

Try re-downloading Angband and a 'clean install' of it with default settings.

[Gauss]

Don't try to play angband without a gtx 2080 ti sli and 64Gb of RAM.
Jokes aside are u playing on the precompiled binaries or did u compile the game?

[fph]

Also make sure num lock is on if you are playing with a numeric keypad and the gcu display. If I recall correctly, there is some weird interaction between the ncurses library and certain special key codes such as "INS", which requires an input delay to be added.

All my suggestions up to now assume that the problem is a delay between (key) input and (onscreen) output. If that's a different problem, please describe it in more detail.

[Grotug]

It is no longer laggy, but I'm not sure what I did to fix it. It may have simply been the font I had been using wasn't right, as it did seem to improve when I changed fonts. But now it's better than ever and very fast.

I can't figure out how to get rid of the mouse pointer while I'm playing. Since I zoom in on my screen, moving the mouse pointer off screen or to the corner isn't really feasible because then it scrolls the entire screen since it's zoomed in.

Thanks for the tips.

Other things with the computer weren't working quite right right out of the box but the computer has mysteriously fixed many of them. It doesn't have any issues now and is quite fast.

[Sky]

It was the antivirus.

[luneya]

It is no longer laggy, but I'm not sure what I did to fix it. It may have simply been the font I had been using wasn't right, as it did seem to improve when I changed fonts. But now it's better than ever and very fast.

I can't figure out how to get rid of the mouse pointer while I'm playing. Since I zoom in on my screen, moving the mouse pointer off screen or to the corner isn't really feasible because then it scrolls the entire screen since it's zoomed in.

Thanks for the tips.

Other things with the computer weren't working quite right right out of the box but the computer has mysteriously fixed many of them. It doesn't have any issues now and is quite fast.

You might try increasing the font size within Angband rather than using the OS-level screen magnification. That will give you naturally large and readable Angband windows, and you can just park your mouse cursor somewhere unobtrusive without any scrolling issues.

[Grotug]

I've figured out there are two places that affect resizing the main window (term-0). Both are adjusted under the Window menu. There is the font size under Font, and then there is Term 0 Font Tile Size. Trying different combinations of these I was able to get the main window to be a decent size and proportion, but still not perfect. I wonder if it is possible to add custom font sizes and custom Font Tile Sizes to get it even better?

I haven't figured out how to make the font of the sub-windows bigger. It seems I would need to somehow modify the Term-X Font Tile Size where X = any number other than 0, but I can't figure out how modify the values of windows other than Term 0 Font Tile Size.

[Grotug]

I wonder if it is possible to add custom font sizes and custom Font Tile Sizes to get the window aspect ratios perfect? When I record the game, it cuts off the bottom of the main window probably because the aspect ratio of the window is not the same as my screen's resolution.