Question / Help Twitch chat doesn't load when playing a game?

[CobR]

I know this might not be the right place for this but I don't know where to find some Twitch forums other than Reddit, which hasn't answered this at all.

Whenever the twitch chat window is not the main window I have selected then the chat will not show new messages. Once I click on the window then they all show up at once like they were always there. I need to read the chat when I stream a game and I can't keep minimizing to read the chat. That would be insane.

Can someone help me solve this problem here or am I just entirely in the wrong place?

 

[FerretBomb]

Are you running multiple monitors? I'd assume so, but want to make sure you're not using some kind of overlay-pin application that might be causing an issue.
Which browser are you using? Possible that it's backgrounding itself and stopping rendering when it's not primary focus. Chrome has been doing this erratically as of late, in a few random cases.

Personally, I just use Chatty at this point with how fragile and problematic the Twitch chat client has become (along with that it overrides one of my sub emotes with the name-highlight code, can't be turned off, and Twitch refuses to bother fixing it).

 

[CobR]

Are you running multiple monitors? I'd assume so, but want to make sure you're not using some kind of overlay-pin application that might be causing an issue.
Which browser are you using? Possible that it's backgrounding itself and stopping rendering when it's not primary focus. Chrome has been doing this erratically as of late, in a few random cases.

Personally, I just use Chatty at this point with how fragile and problematic the Twitch chat client has become (along with that it overrides one of my sub emotes with the name-highlight code, can't be turned off, and Twitch refuses to bother fixing it).

I am running 2 monitors right now. My first monitor is being cloned by the streaming PC from the gaming PC. I am not using any overlay to ready the chat. I go to my channel and popout the chat window while pausing my stream to read the chat. I use Chrome which makes sense since you are saying that it might be a problem.

What does Chatty do? If it uses less memory than a Chrome window so I don't have to have it open that would be awesome. Saves a few FPS for CSGO.

 

[FerretBomb]

Chatty is a Java IRC client that runs on its own (not in a browser), designed for use with Twitch. Has all of the emotes in-line, purges/timeouts/etc. Yep, my instance is using about 130MB, and it's been open for a long while, with a very long scrollback buffer. It's *much* lower CPU and memory usage than having a Chrome window open, even if it has a few of its own quirks (like not being able to click on a deleted message to see what was removed).

 

[CobR]

Chatty is a Java IRC client that runs on its own (not in a browser), designed for use with Twitch. Has all of the emotes in-line, purges/timeouts/etc. Yep, my instance is using about 130MB, and it's been open for a long while, with a very long scrollback buffer. It's *much* lower CPU and memory usage than having a Chrome window open, even if it has a few of its own quirks (like not being able to click on a deleted message to see what was removed).

Are you sure you mean 130MB? That is quite a lot for a java text client, isn't it? One chrome tab for me with a stream or youtube video open uses that much or less for me.

Alright well got it working, but I cannot figure out how to connect to my channel chat log. I tried the link for my channel but that didn't work, also tried to put the link of the popped out chat box which did not work either. I am already logged in with my account.

Never mind got it all working! Thanks!

 

[CobR]

Chatty is a Java IRC client that runs on its own (not in a browser), designed for use with Twitch. Has all of the emotes in-line, purges/timeouts/etc. Yep, my instance is using about 130MB, and it's been open for a long while, with a very long scrollback buffer. It's *much* lower CPU and memory usage than having a Chrome window open, even if it has a few of its own quirks (like not being able to click on a deleted message to see what was removed).

I do have one question though. Sorry for double post but I want you to get a notification. I am wondering how you check your view count without having the webpage open? I don't want to have my channel open in Chrome if I can do it all with one app. That would save more CPU power.

 

[TheOrzage]

I do have one question though. Sorry for double post but I want you to get a notification. I am wondering how you check your view count without having the webpage open? I don't want to have my channel open in Chrome if I can do it all with one app. That would save more CPU power.

Like what FerretBomb said, multiple monitors. How do you think the pros do it? p.s for multiple monitors you need a big desk or kaplop monitor falls

 

[FerretBomb]

Generally, you learn to stop watching/stressing over viewer count.
I used the (since discontinued, but still working) Dashboard Lite app. Still do for setting game/title and running ads, as nothing better has been written for simple, quick functionality.