JagdCake.5609

> Adding "-nopatchui" to the command line arguments in "bin/user_run" seems to fix the problem, now CPU usage is under 100% but I can't see the download progress. I guess adding "-email" and "-password" should take care of that problem. Thanks!

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> Edit: Had to enable GLSL in "data/user_reg" line 710, the game crashes on start otherwise.

Just to clarify how to fix the problem:

1. To hide the launcher but still allow it to download the game, line 10 of "bin/user_run" should look like this:

- `"../../../bin/wine64" ./GW2.exe -image -nopatchui & disown`

2. To keep track of the download progress:

- `ls -lh /path/to/GW2 dir/data/drive_c/GW2/Gw2.dat` (should be done if it's ~38G)

3. To autostart the game, "bin/user_run" line 10:

- `"../../../bin/wine64" ./GW2.exe -dx9single -email "email" -password "password" -nopatchui & disown`

4. To update the game, go to step 1

> @"VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.3618" said:

> yeah, had that problem for a while, but at some point overcame it. One thing, if you dont want to play with virt desktop is: autologin and autostart. That way, you don't even have to care to click anything... The problem is caused by the launcher spamming screen refreshs..

Adding "-nopatchui" to the command line arguments in "bin/user_run" seems to fix the problem, now CPU usage is under 100% but I can't see the download progress. I guess adding "-email" and "-password" should take care of that problem. Thanks!

Edit: Had to enable GLSL in "data/user_reg" line 710, the game crashes on start otherwise.

Can someone tell me what's that about?


Every time the launcher gets to the login screen and starts downloading the game, my PC becomes pretty much unusable because of the high CPU usage and I have to kill the GW2 process. I had exactly the same problem with the [Lutris version](https://lutris.net/games/guild-wars-2/) (64bit), which also freezes the desktop if I don't turn on the "Virtual Desktop" option.

No other process does that.

Trying to limit the priority level with "renice -n 19" doesn't fix it.

It doesn't matter if I try to install the game on an HDD or SSD, there is no difference.

Searching for Guild Wars 2 launcher / GW2 wine / Xorg high CPU usage, etc., doesn't show anything useful and I have no idea what else to search for.

I'm using:

OS: Solus 3.9999

CPU: FX-6300

GPU: R9 270x

SSD: 860 EVO (250GB)

HDD: WD Blue 1TB