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Hans Lemurson

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Any way to change game speed in-game?
« on: September 30, 2021, 06:54:22 pm »
Is there any way to adjust the speed of the game without having to restart the program?

I'm running a small fort at 200 FPS, but when combat occurs, it happens too quickly for me to enjoy it.

Are there any in-game options or DFHack commands that would let me raise or lower the FPS limit without having to save and exit every time?
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Re: Any way to change game speed in-game?
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2021, 07:26:38 pm »
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Re: Any way to change game speed in-game?
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2021, 10:40:24 pm »
Quote from: Uthimienure on September 30, 2021, 07:26:38 pm
Yes, check the bottom of this page:

http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Frames_per_second
Are you serious?  I've even looked at that wiki page before!  How did I not see this?
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Re: Any way to change game speed in-game?
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2021, 11:46:41 pm »
I've been playing for years and didn't know I could do that....
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Re: Any way to change game speed in-game?
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2021, 06:03:37 am »
As a heads-up, I tried this several times before and it never worked with the default keybinds.  I had to set the keybinds in the main menu.
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Re: Any way to change game speed in-game?
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2021, 02:29:46 pm »
Didn't know this either.

Then again, fast fps is a problem that solves itself eventually.
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Re: Any way to change game speed in-game?
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2021, 05:45:44 pm »
what. the. heck. you can do this? lol i showed up here to post a snarky 'just raise your FPS' comment but uhhhhhh wow.

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Re: Any way to change game speed in-game?
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2021, 04:47:03 am »
Just got a chance to play again, and it totally works.  Was able to slow things down to watch dwarves walk about and see bolts travel through every step.  Then I could speed it up again to see what FPS my fortress was truly capable of (223).

Uthimienure is my hero for pointing out my inability to RTFM!
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Foolprooof way to penetrate aquifers of unlimited depth.  (Make sure to import at least 10 stones for mechanisms)
Toughen Dwarves by dropping stuff on them.  (Nothing too heavy though, and make sure to wear armor.)
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"Urist had a little lamb
whose feet tracked blighted soot.
And into every face he saw
his sooty foot he put."