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[Ebergar]

Hello,

Let me describe that precisely.
I and friend started forts (as usual) on same map, same embark point.
This time we used DF hack to show up entire map (except HFS) so we did see the minerals etc.
Later we decided to stay in this setting because we had something wrong with DF hack's hiding abillity (later on it was resolved by me, but only partially).

Our forts grew in good , less Fun , way. We acquired many migrants, about 200 and FPS was like 6. Not that bad. We concluded, that DF is playable when fps is 6+.

However we had alot children there, so "operation famine & drought Burrow 11" started.
About 40 children died. During that clearance we turned off pregnancy in fort, both with disallowing new migrants entering fort.
After certain performance improvements (IO Bit software ftw), my fps (not sure about my friend's) was as it heights =  14! WOHOO!

But after that children clearance the problems started to occur.
In my 120 dorf fort (number lowered due to well-known-Fun) fps is like... 2 - 4?
WHAT THE HECK!

I tried everything.
- Using DF hack for dumping and destroying useless items.
- hiding the map (however i cannot hide caverns - they're already marked as 'hidden'. Fort does not generate any underground trees due to that.)
- butchering everything except owned animals (They will be dealt with in Burrow 11.)
- Setting whole map to High traffic
- did not notice any fps hungry hordes of monsters inside caverns.
- My goblinite stock isnt that high, about 70 goblins and 40-50% of them rats

So the question is - why the fps is soo low?
approx. 6 hours of sleepforting (a proper name for turning on DF for entire night) brought me forward only 2-3 months. From early spring to Late spring. Turned off pause in DF hack for purpose of being stopped by hippie announcement.

[Samohan25]

Have you tried removing contaminants from dwarves (blood, pus, etc.)? It's about the only thing you don't seem to have down on that list.
You may be able to use DFHack to clean the map too, just in case you haven't done that yet.

[daneel]

I noticed even in .34.07 that dumping old clothing in magma improved my FPS from about 30 to 55. I think there's still some serious performance issues related to that, my FPS usually decreases notably about the time clothing starts becoming worn for most dwarfs.

Anything below 50 and I typically abandon unless I have something particularly exciting going.

[thegoatgod_pan]

120 dwarves is a hell of a lot. Limit yourself to 80 to get all features but the elusive royal visit and your f.p.s. should be better. I didn't try 100+ dwarf fort until I got the current beast I am working on, before my laptop could handle 25-30 tops. Also above ground forts are somehow better on the f.p.s. even after many in-game years.

[Dorfimedes]

It's probably items on your map. Use dfhack to dump all the goblin equipment you don't want in the wilderness and then destroy it all, and also clean up some of the stone and other stuff on your map, especially if it's scattered everywhere and not in a stockpile.

Also, setting the whole map to high traffic won't do anything. The idea behind traffic designations is that you're giving your dwarves less places to 'consider' when pathing so they make up their mind sooner. Just set the areas you think will be used most often to "high" such as your hallways and restrict rooms and areas that are rarely used or you would rather not have your dwarves walk through.

[Garath]

what well known fun are you refering to? tantrum spirals or HFS? releasing the clowns causes a big FPS drop

[Ebergar]

what well known fun are you refering to? tantrum spirals or HFS? releasing the clowns causes a big FPS drop

Some died due to goblinite (squads train very very slowly)
Some due to cave ins.
Some due to hmmm... other sources of Fun.

I did not release any HFS, had tantrums but not spirals.

[Tharwen]

If you're on a Mac, tell Spotlight to stop indexing the DF folder. I find that that often doubles my FPS.

[HraTaika]

If you're on a Mac, tell Spotlight to stop indexing the DF folder. I find that that often doubles my FPS.

.. if this works I'll dedicate my next fortress to you!

[caddybear]

Well at least you made me buy the Advanced System Care 3 pack, so I guess it's alright.

[Tharwen]

If you're on a Mac, tell Spotlight to stop indexing the DF folder. I find that that often doubles my FPS.

.. if this works I'll dedicate my next fortress to you!

How's the fortress dedicating going? I want to know if this actually helps anyone apart from myself!