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What is the number of dwarves you have when your FPS takes that big dive?

10-50
- 4 (4.6%)
50-100
- 15 (17.2%)
100-150
- 33 (37.9%)
200+
- 24 (27.6%)
7000, you mad?
- 11 (12.6%)

Total Members Voted: 87


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peskyninja

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Re: How many dwarves does it take to kill your FPS?
« Reply #15 on: January 19, 2012, 05:44:03 am »
Only 1.
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Ieb

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Re: How many dwarves does it take to kill your FPS?
« Reply #16 on: January 19, 2012, 06:38:16 am »
The biggest change that I've noticed in FPS happens around 100-150 dorfs.
Although the better you have your fort designed and the embark area size do contribute a lot to FPS.

I managed 45 FPS a few times with 200 dorfs just by screwing around a lot with pathing the dorfs would do. There's bunch of tips about pathing anyway, like "don't use up/down stairs" but I don't know just how much it would impact gameplay whether or not you used 'em.
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bombzero

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Re: How many dwarves does it take to kill your FPS?
« Reply #17 on: January 19, 2012, 10:18:30 am »
Quote from: Ieb on January 19, 2012, 06:38:16 am
There's bunch of tips about pathing anyway, like "don't use up/down stairs"

i have not noticed a difference between using up/downs and ramps.

also, yes its all about limiting areas your dwarfs CAN path to. plus keep the embarks small
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Re: How many dwarves does it take to kill your FPS?
« Reply #18 on: January 19, 2012, 11:39:20 am »
20-30 fps with 160 dorfs and with a brook on 3x4 embark, 25k stone (I know, just I can't flood it with magma right now, and dumping it in volcano will halt the hard-working city for a very long time). Pretty fine to me.
So I think it will be unplayable with 220+ dorfs.
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Re: How many dwarves does it take to kill your FPS?
« Reply #19 on: January 19, 2012, 03:42:50 pm »
Just one.
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