After running KOLMafia for some time, its memory usage gets ever greater. Usually starting in the 70k range, but eventually rising to two or even three times that. Of late, this has been happening quicker and quicker.
In recent months, it's also been causing the amount of CPU usage to jump - often to 30%, 40% or even higher, from its normal 1-2% - and *something* is getting very hot inside the computer as well because it's causing the fan to spin up several notches. This is a phenomenon that is usually reserved for only the most graphical-intensive of modern games, which KOL is not.
In each case, the only cure is to completely stop and re-start mafia, whereupon it goes back to 1-2% CPU usage again.
Is this a KOLMafia problem, or a problem within Java itself? And how do I fix it, speaking as someone who basically understands zero about programming and software, but has already taken the cover off the computer, cleaned the dust out and re-applied thermal paste behind the heatsink (and I'm not sure I dare attempt any more hardware "maintenance" on my computer.) Have had a professional check it out for any further problems, and there is no malware or spyware on the system.
(System: Windows 10 Home Edition, desktop computer, quad-core A10 APU processor, bought over the counter at PC World. Running the latest instance of Java, 8/161. Usually using Firefox as the relay browser because I don't really like Google Chrome, and Microsoft Windows Edge is a pile of steaming fetid dingo's kidneys.)
In recent months, it's also been causing the amount of CPU usage to jump - often to 30%, 40% or even higher, from its normal 1-2% - and *something* is getting very hot inside the computer as well because it's causing the fan to spin up several notches. This is a phenomenon that is usually reserved for only the most graphical-intensive of modern games, which KOL is not.
In each case, the only cure is to completely stop and re-start mafia, whereupon it goes back to 1-2% CPU usage again.
Is this a KOLMafia problem, or a problem within Java itself? And how do I fix it, speaking as someone who basically understands zero about programming and software, but has already taken the cover off the computer, cleaned the dust out and re-applied thermal paste behind the heatsink (and I'm not sure I dare attempt any more hardware "maintenance" on my computer.) Have had a professional check it out for any further problems, and there is no malware or spyware on the system.
(System: Windows 10 Home Edition, desktop computer, quad-core A10 APU processor, bought over the counter at PC World. Running the latest instance of Java, 8/161. Usually using Firefox as the relay browser because I don't really like Google Chrome, and Microsoft Windows Edge is a pile of steaming fetid dingo's kidneys.)