Dedicated server always at 100%

[Tim Angus]

PsyBORG wrote:
> stupid question, but I'm using a shared dedicated server to play Western
> Quake3 (ioq3ded.i386 +set vm_game 0 +set fs_game westernq3 +set
> dedicated 0 +set net_port 27960 +exec server.cfg +set ttycon 0 +set
> cg_debug 1 +set developer 1) from my hosting provider. I'm not sure all
> the parameters are good, but any way the ioq3ded (as q3ded) is always
> taking 100% CPU. Even when there's no player on the server. I think its
> ok when players are connected but I would like to keep this service
> taking few CPU when nobody is connected (the server would do other
> clever things the other time).

Stupid question possibly.. are you actually starting a map? Without game 
running the server will consume 100% CPU.