Random performance/fps drop.
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- Majicnanas
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Random performance/fps drop.
When I first started playing BSF, I had an average 30-40 fps flow.
But things changed. I don't remember when or how it happened.
Now I get like below 10 fps on a clear 1000x1000 sandbox.
Is there a performance problem, or is it BSF?
But things changed. I don't remember when or how it happened.
Now I get like below 10 fps on a clear 1000x1000 sandbox.
Is there a performance problem, or is it BSF?
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Re: Random performance/fps drop.
Maybe you downloaded new stuff that makes performance drop
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Re: Random performance/fps drop.
If you're on a laptop, plug it in. Having a laptop plugged in boosts its performance.
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- Necrontyr1998
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Re: Random performance/fps drop.
I use Razor Game booster to launch my BSF, helps quite a bit.
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Re: Random performance/fps drop.
Go to your task manager and end any unneccesary tasks.
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- Zalausai
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Re: Random performance/fps drop.
BSF is a processor heavy game. It doesn't use single sprites. Each section, weapon, projectile, and doodad is individually animated each frame. Even an empty field is demanding. A good way to increase performance is to free up processor activity by closing active programs. Setting the game to fast mode tells the game to use all available processor power to animate as many frames per second as it can muster.
By closing extra programs, my copy of BSF runs an empty 2048 x 2048 field in the sandbox from 57 FPS to 112 FPS.
By closing extra programs, my copy of BSF runs an empty 2048 x 2048 field in the sandbox from 57 FPS to 112 FPS.
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- Necrontyr1998
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Re: Random performance/fps drop.
LOL, even with the Booster, those FPS rates are more than i could dream of Zal!
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Re: Random performance/fps drop.
I kill everything else with the task manager. I also have a graphics card with 2gb and functions as an extra processor (it was on sale).
Without optimization, those same conditions have an FPS of 40 to 50. A single ship (the neomachia) will drop it to 25 or so. Two of them drops it to 15. When they start shooting, it'll go down to 10 or less.
I'm sure many other users have better performance than this.
Without optimization, those same conditions have an FPS of 40 to 50. A single ship (the neomachia) will drop it to 25 or so. Two of them drops it to 15. When they start shooting, it'll go down to 10 or less.
I'm sure many other users have better performance than this.
Has written a series of tutorials for the newbies
Zalausai's Tutorial Index
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I stop in from time to time to check in on the community. Though I don't spend much time with shipmaker anymore.
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- Majicnanas
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Re: Random performance/fps drop.
If only I could get my hands on the 2013 Dream Machine, oh my god, those 4.5 GHZ sound really useful. Plus 4-way Titan-SLI.
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Re: Random performance/fps drop.
A workstation card? O.oZalausai wrote:I also have a graphics card with 2gb and functions as an extra processor (it was on sale).
I think 4.5GHz and 4-way Titans might be a bit overkill for BSF... I mean, I get 920 - 990FPS on an empty 2048x2048 sandbox (BubbleShield Beta - which is why the font for the FPS counter is wrong) with an i7 4770 and GTX770.Majicnanas wrote:If only I could get my hands on the 2013 Dream Machine, oh my god, those 4.5 GHZ sound really useful. Plus 4-way Titan-SLI.
(A single NagayaShip3 drops that down to 320FPS, two of them fighting drops to 110 - 180FPS)
- Necrontyr1998
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Re: Random performance/fps drop.
OMMG
*gawks at beautifully huge fps rates*
*gawks at beautifully huge fps rates*
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Fleet Version 1.8 is finally available for download!
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Re: Random performance/fps drop.
2013 Dream Machine might get the ~900 FPS even with the ships fighting...Necrontyr1998 wrote:OMMG
*gawks at beautifully huge fps rates*
(Well, probably not, but it could be a fair bit closer)