RWG process hung

[waldojim42]

I have been trying to get the recent 18.x server up and running on my unraid server. It is hosted within a docker container, with full access to the host resources. The server will run just fine on a pregenerated map, such as the Navezgane. But the RWG hits Generating Socket Data and then sits there. For hours on end, using about 6 to 7 cores (600-690% CPU time in TOP) never seemingly doing anything. It doesn't create a world folder, no files, no anything. I have attempted several different map sizes from 4096 through 16384, different names, seeds, etc. Not sure what I could be missing.

https://pastebin.com/GCXNBLUE

Server is an AMD ThreadRipper 2990WX / ASRock Taichi / 128GB RAM / 3x 8TB hard drive + cache drive using Unraid 6.7.2.

Thanks in advance.

edit: relevant section of the config.

<!-- World -->

<property name="GameWorld" value="RWG"/> <!-- "RWG" (see Wo>

<property name="WorldGenSeed" value="waldo"/> <!-- If RWG this is the seed for t>

<property name="WorldGenSize" value="16384"/> <!-- If RWG this c>

<property name="GameName" value="Waldo"/> <!-- Whatever you want the>

<property name="GameMode" value="GameModeSurvival"/> <!-- GameModeSurvi>

 

[SylenThunder]

16k map with no GPU will take several hours. I used 2 5680's @3.33GHz with SSD's in RAID, and it took nearly 9 hours.

You just have to wait.

 

[waldojim42]

I know it takes time as I built a 16K map on 17 some time ago, it seems like either the server has gotten less verbose since 17, or slower with the process, or stalled entirely. On 17, it took about 2 hours to generate the map... which makes sense. Right now I am at about 20 hours on a 3Ghz+ (can't remember the exact clock) Threadripper. Seems like 20 hours is a bit excessive.

Is this thing hard drive intensive though? If so, that could easily be the problem. As I had to change out the caching drive recently, and the new one isn't PCI-E (Drive problems... haven't replaced it yet)

 

[SylenThunder]

In a18 most of the map generation process was moved to the GPU. Since you don't have one, it's using CPU and RAM. Yes, the client can be HDD intense, but it mostly just stores data in RAM until it's finished making the map, and then writes to the hard drive.

On my 9 hour 16k map, it used all 24 cores at about 80% load.

 

[Mjoelnir.hh]

A workaround if you've no luck or no one has an other solution:

If you really want to use the RWG, just generate the map on your computer and upload it to the server.

If you're open for, in my opinion, much better maps and faster generating (have a pretty old computer and it took 10-15 mins to generate a 16k map but depends on the options you use), use NitroGen to generate a map and upload it to the server.

You can find the tool here: https://7daystodie.com/forums/showthread.php?114207-Tool-NITROGEN-a-random-world-generator-for-7DtD

 

[Noungah]

16k map with no GPU will take several hours. I used 2 5680's @3.33GHz with SSD's in RAID, and it took nearly 9 hours.
You just have to wait.

I'm curious, I have the same issue but not on a server, running a [email protected]/16gb/gtx980, and I'm finding it doesn't use my GPU at all, and it seems to just get stuck on Generating Socket Data, just as with OP. I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to push it to use my GPU? I removed the -nographics option in the startdedicated.bat file but that only seems to result in my VRAM hitting about 55%, but not even ramping up to full speed. Would greatly appreciate any advice you can throw my way, and if there's any info you need I can post whatever.

 

[meganoth]

I'm curious, I have the same issue but not on a server, running a [email protected]/16gb/gtx980, and I'm finding it doesn't use my GPU at all, and it seems to just get stuck on Generating Socket Data, just as with OP. I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to push it to use my GPU? I removed the -nographics option in the startdedicated.bat file but that only seems to result in my VRAM hitting about 55%, but not even ramping up to full speed. Would greatly appreciate any advice you can throw my way, and if there's any info you need I can post whatever.

Basically use your normal game client with GUI to create the world as If you wanted to play a single player game. Then change serverconfig.xml so it uses that world.

I'm not sure if you need to move or copy the world data between those two steps as I don't use this setup, but I think it should not be necessary.