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zach123b

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area lag question
« on: April 25, 2012, 10:48:26 am »
does running a large embark 5x5+ with say a depth of 40 cost more in fps than a 3x3 with 150ish depth in fps?

would it make much difference in the 5x5+ embark to have more depth like 100-150? assuming i atom smash like a good dwarf
does the height matter much? like how many z levels are above the highest dirt layer

wondering for i want to try my hands at a mega construction :P
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Re: area lag question
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2012, 11:17:27 am »
Last I heard, all factors effect it, except how high the sky is. So I guess it boils down to how many individual tiles are on each embark your considering, and how large a pathing area exists, for you, and surface/cavern creatures.

I do 2x2's, myself, unless there's something I want nearby. Then I'll do 2x3.

That being said, 5x5x40 should be smaller than 3x3x150, so it'd prolly run faster, I would think.
« Last Edit: April 25, 2012, 11:20:20 am by rtg593 »
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Re: area lag question
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2012, 01:24:58 pm »
As an extension of the first question, how can I make it so I have about 40 layers down from the surface with all the fun/magma sea/caverns and all that? I find that I'll probably need a bigger embark than this, but I don't want it to become unplayable with 200 dorfs and 100 zlevels depth.
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Re: area lag question
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2012, 02:59:58 pm »
Go to the "Z Levels Above X" and reduce all of the numbers except for "Above Ground". That should compress all of your stuff vertically.
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Re: area lag question
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2012, 03:40:34 pm »
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Re: area lag question
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2012, 03:42:35 pm »
I find raising the z lvls above ground tends to drastically reduce the amount of layers between cavern levels and the SMR. 100z lvls above ground, and it's 33z lvls to SMR
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