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[TheBeardyMan]

In games that allow choices of map size, I prefer the largest that my PC can handle. What's the largest embark rectangle size that would run OK on 3.2GHz, multi-core (8, but I gather that any beyond the second doesn't matter yet), 12GB RAM?

[loopoo]

My gaming PC can handle the whole embark screen, i.e, the 10 x 10 square or whatever it is easily. Sad though :c I'm on my shitty laptop cause my PC is in another country :c This shitty thing can barely handle a 4 x 4 map with 100 dwarves.

[Jay]

My gaming PC can handle the whole embark screen, i.e, the 10 x 10 square or whatever it is easily. Sad though :c I'm on my shitty laptop cause my PC is in another country :c This shitty thing can barely handle a 4 x 4 map with 100 dwarves.

It'd be nice to know what the specs of your gaming PC were.

To the OP: I'd experiment and see what works for you, there's a large number of variables involved.

[ilsadir]

You only need a couple GB of RAM for any size map.  And since DF is only single threaded, it doesn't matter how many cores you have, beyond the first.

At any rate, embark sizes can generally be handled fine by anyone.  It's when you've mined half the map and have 200 dwarves that your CPU will be chugging.

[smjjames]

I like to play with 6x6 maps, sometimes a bit bigger. I don't generally have a problem with FPS. Although sometimes it will suddendly slow down for no reason at all, but a save, close, and restart fixes that. Not sure if there is a memory leak since it only happens after a long while.

Also, the terrain will affect your FPS, my current game is on a treeless/plantless desert/mountain combination and my FPS is pratically going at light speed. Once things get crowded, it does drop down to like 30 or 40 FPS, but that's with alot of dwarves.

Honestly though, I usually have a problem with HUGE amounts of mineral resources and rock on larger maps than with lag.

[Derakon]

Jaybud has the right of it. It's not just map size, but also the number of units, how much flowing fluids you have, how many items you've made, and a bunch more things that factor into your game speed.

[loopoo]

My Gaming PC specs are:

4gb DDR2 Ram
Quad-core, dunno the make
I have 2 9800 GS cards, I usually use them with SLI games for awesomeness, not sure it affects DF

Thats the main stuff, and I run maps with a constant 70 FPS fine. I limit my FPS to 70, cause 80-100 is way too fast for me, the Dwarves zip about and I lose track easily. I prefer my dwarves to move at normal, dwarvenly speeds.

[Tokkius]

Quad-core 2.8 GHz
4 GB RAM

I can run a 10x10 with ease until I get to about 60 dwarves. At that point, things slow down noticeable, but don't skip around.

[Kadath]

I envy you people

I can only handle 2x2 to 3x3 areas with a maximum of 25-30 dwarves on my laptop.

[Opirian]

2.4 Ghz AMD Athalon
1gb of Ram
Radeon 9800 (I know I need to upgrade)

40d11 with 100 dwarves on an 8x8 runs at an average of 70 FPS for me.

[Zancor Mezoran]

2.4 Ghz AMD Athalon
1gb of Ram
Radeon 9800 (I know I need to upgrade)

40d11 with 100 dwarves on an 8x8 runs at an average of 70 FPS for me.

Well, I must be doing something wrong then....This is my setup:

3ghz Q6600 Quad-core
4gb DDR2-800 ram w/ 4-4-4-12 timings
HD Radeon 3870 @ 665mhz engine, 1242mhz memory

6x6 Map
1 brook, 1 magma pipe, not much else
Heavily forested, thick vegetation
132 dwarves, FPS 30 or so (at 100 dwarves it was around 40-50)

[Peewee]

Specs:
Intel core 2 duo E8500, 3.16GHz
4GB DDR2 memory, but less is actually available because I use 32-bit XP home edition.
NVidia GeForce 9800 GT, though it really doesn't matter.

With [PRINT_MODE:STANDARD] I get about 200-280 FPS... in my 4x4 embark zone with 15 dwarves.

SORRY FOR THE IMAGE THAT WAS HERE!
Apparently, that host doesn't like people stealing bandwidth.

[gtmattz]

DO NOT CLICK THE SPOILER IN PEEWEE'S POST 

[Tokkius]

I've used the internet for far too long for that stuff to affect me.

[Derakon]

Post reported to the moderators. This is not one of your scum-sucking bottom-of-the-barrel forums, Peewee. That crap doesn't fly here.