Technology [Mac OS] [Linux] FPS Boost!

Hello all! I have written a launcher for the Minecraft Lanucher that might improve fps on Mac OS and Linux! Woo!

These are my results on Linux. Yours will vary.

Code:

FPS W/ LAUNCHER
MIN: 146
AVG: 499
MAX: 1063

FPS W/O LAUNCHER
MIN: 85
AVG: 345
MAX: 568

It works by using the command nice to assign a higher niceness value! This has about the same effect as setting a higher process priority in Windows.

The launcher is written in c++ and source code for it can be found on GitHub here https://github.com/kirby2ig/Launcher.

Spoiler: Downloads

Spoiler: 1.0

Mac OS: http://www.mediafire.com/download/ussozdknc6cr5b0/LauncherMAC
Linux: http://www.mediafire.com/download/qpaywtrmw6f841i/Launcher

Spoiler: 1.1

This Version Added the Mac OS .app!
Mac OS: http://www.mediafire.com/download/wo0gd598knynd6d/KLaunch.dmg
Linux: N/A

I don't know if I will make something like this for Windows. It is a lot easier on Mac/Linux because the operating systems are very similar. Windows, on the other hand, is a totally different beast. Also, I don't know anything about the internal workings of Windows.

Post any problems below, and I will try to fix them. If you want the latest and greatest version, you can always visit the GitHub page and compile the code for yourself. Happy CTFing!

Thanks to @BrandinoB for helping me test this in its early stages.

If anyone would like to make a logo for this, it would be greatly appreciated. Currently there is none.

I wanted to post this in guides first but this is not much of a guide. Can someone move it somewhere else?

 

I will be rolling this executable up in a Mac OS .app package soon. That should fix some issues with it on Mac. For now, you will have to make it executable by running chmod 777 <Path to File> or chmod +x <Path to File> in the terminal.

This is what I ran when I tested on my other Linux computer:

Code:

chmod 777 ~/Desktop/Launcher

If you don't know the path to the executable, you should just be able to drag and drop it into the terminal and it will type it for you.

Then, just double-click it and go!

Version 1.1 is out with a Mac OS .app! Yay!

 

Actually, no. You would need root for renice, though. As for the shell script thing, I wrote one before this. It had problems running on Mac for some reason though. Also, it seemed like a fun way to learn some more about c++ and all.

This is the Mac script thingy. http://www.mediafire.com/download/06ndt7o0yo8vlpu/Launch.command. Don;t forget to chmod it first.

Also, there is a bug running the Mac version on Macs without xcode installed. I will fix soon!

 

Nope. All child processes inherit the niceness value of the parent. They do not, however, inherit changes to that value after they are spawned. I thought of this during development too.