I’ve just begun trying to learn VASSAL, and the first game I’m undertaking is “1914.” I’ve successfully (I think) downloaded the module and gotten the starting set-up in place, but when I was finishing up the initial set-up last night, the map disappeared and was replaced with a sea of white, with only the counters remaining visible. I saved it anyway, hoping it would be better when I came back this morning, but it’s still the same – only the counters are there against a totally white background. The scroll bars also work painfully slowly. Any ideas, solutions, or fixes would be greatly appreciated.
Thus spake Aurelian:
I’ve just begun trying to learn VASSAL, and the first game I’m
undertaking is “1914.” I’ve successfully (I think) downloaded the
module and gotten the starting set-up in place, but when I was finishing
up the initial set-up last night, the map disappeared and was replaced
with a sea of white, with only the counters remaining visible. I saved
it anyway, hoping it would be better when I came back this morning, but
it’s still the same – only the counters are there against a totally
white background. The scroll bars also work painfully slowly. Any
ideas, solutions, or fixes would be greatly appreciated.
Your max heap is probably too low. Increase it in the module
Preferences, and reload the module.
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J.
Thanks for the quick response! But – what is the “max heap,” where do I find it in the module preferences, and is there a number you might suggest I increase it to?
OK, I found it in the module preferences, changed it from 256/512 to 350/700, saved it, closed it out, and then reloaded it, but the background is still white.
Thus spake Aurelian:
Your max heap is probably too low. Increase it in the module
Preferences, and reload the module.–
J.Thanks for the quick response! But – what is the “max heap,” where do
I find it in the module preferences, and is there a number you might
suggest I increase it to?
It’s in the General tab of Preferences, labeled “JVM maximum heap”. To
what do you have it set now? How much RAM do you have?
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J.
Thus spake Aurelian:
OK, I found it in the module preferences, changed it from 256/512 to
350/700, saved it, closed it out, and then reloaded it, but the
background is still white.
700 is probably stll too little, then.
–
J.