Stendhal FAQ: Difference between revisions

; How do I avoid going offline because of an Out Of Memory Error?

: If you already start your client from a ''command line'' this is easy. You will be starting it like

java -jar /path-to/stendhal-0.XX.jar

: so replace this with

java -Xmx200m -jar /path-to/stendhal-0.XX.jar

: or a bit higher than 200MB if you have plenty memory.

: If you use windows and you normally start stendhal by double clicking on the stendhal-0.XX.jar icon we have a bit work to do. Open a text editor (NotePad will do) and paste in the line

java -Xmx200m -jar stendhal-0.XX.jar

: then save this as a document called start.bat, in the same directory as the stendhal-0.XX.jar icon which you normally double click. Now to start the client you double click start.bat. You'll see a DOS prompt open and then the client will load as normal. If this hasn't worked the likely reason is that Windows is hiding your file extensions, so that your text file has been saved as start.bat.txt and isn't recognised as a batch file, and your client is only referred to as stendhal-0.XX as the .jar is hidden. Anyway, to fix this try one of the guides found by googling ''windows unhide file extensions'' such as [http://support.mfm.com/support/std_procedures/unhidefileextensions.html] for up to Windows XP and [http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/1269/vista_show_unhide_file_extensions/] for Vista. <small>Disclaimer: external sites are not our responsibility and are not necessarily tested, written or maintained by the Stendhal team. What you do to your own computer is your responsibility</small>.

: If everyone from different areas in the world has the problem, it could be that the server needs a restart. It's likely some players have already requested it but if you don't see any of the admin/old players online then feel free to send a message to /support. (Server admin aren't around 24/7 so if there's a delay in getting it restarted that is why.)

: It could be your connection. Is it a slow one?