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simonthedwarf

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DPS loss, magma sea
« on: March 16, 2012, 11:48:55 pm »

Is there a significant FPS loss if you breach the magma see and it starts flooding 1 z-level?
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Re: DPS loss, magma sea
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2012, 11:54:26 pm »

the games fps absolutely LOATHES fluid physics, so yes
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Re: DPS loss, magma sea
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2012, 12:05:58 am »

If I DFhack a obsidian wall to stop the flow, should it improve?
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Re: DPS loss, magma sea
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2012, 12:17:41 am »

If I DFhack a obsidian wall to stop the flow, should it improve?
Yes.
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Re: DPS loss, magma sea
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2012, 12:18:20 am »

If I DFhack a obsidian wall to stop the flow, should it improve?
If it stop the flow then yes :)
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Re: DPS loss, magma sea
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2012, 03:29:00 am »

DPS = deaths per second?

Then no, breaching the magma sea improves your DPS.
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