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In Fortress Mode, what is the frame rate you expect to be at in a moderate fort?

0-7 FPS
- 0 (0%)
8-15 FPS
- 5 (8.8%)
16-30 FPS
- 9 (15.8%)
41-50 FPS
- 12 (21.1%)
51-70 FPS
- 12 (21.1%)
71-99 FPS
- 2 (3.5%)
100-120 FPS
- 6 (10.5%)
121-180 FPS
- 3 (5.3%)
180+ FPS
- 6 (10.5%)
31-40 FPS *
- 2 (3.5%)

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[40d9] Frame Rate Poll
« on: February 11, 2009, 11:39:10 pm »
In regular Fortress Mode only and using temperature, weather, gravity and so on enabled, what is the framerate you normally have in a mature but not huge fortress?

If you've made changes to increase frame rate or have an especially slow experience, please explain.
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Re: [40d9] Frame Rate Poll
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2009, 06:27:37 am »
you missed 31-40...
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Re: [40d9] Frame Rate Poll
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2009, 09:22:40 am »
Who voted for 180+ FPS? I would like to know the specs of his system.  :)
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Re: [40d9] Frame Rate Poll
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2009, 02:16:17 pm »
Quote from: Tormy on February 12, 2009, 09:22:40 am
Who voted for 180+ FPS? I would like to know the specs of his system.  :)

I voted 121-180, but generally hit my cap of 200 bar heavy mining jobs/lots of dwarfs all trying to get to the same spot (dumping).

XP + Q9450@2.66GHz + 4 gigs of ram + ATI 3800
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Re: [40d9] Frame Rate Poll
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2009, 02:41:30 pm »
Quote from: Sinergistic on February 12, 2009, 02:16:17 pm
Quote from: Tormy on February 12, 2009, 09:22:40 am
Who voted for 180+ FPS? I would like to know the specs of his system.  :)

I voted 121-180, but generally hit my cap of 200 bar heavy mining jobs/lots of dwarfs all trying to get to the same spot (dumping).

XP + Q9450@2.66GHz + 4 gigs of ram + ATI 3800

Hm....I am wondering that when will your system go below 120 FPS. How many dwarves are "needed" for that?
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Re: [40d9] Frame Rate Poll
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2009, 02:57:21 pm »
Only one way to find out... Sinergistic! Make your machine weep!
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Re: [40d9] Frame Rate Poll
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2009, 05:05:12 pm »
to be honest, with the new version even a Q6600 (2.4Ghz) mildly overclocked to say 2.8 or 3.0Ghz can run a moderate (80 dwarf) fortress at nearly 100FPS (if not more). Though, you need to make sure DF has its own core assigned.
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Re: [40d9] Frame Rate Poll
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2009, 05:41:11 pm »
With my 3.4GHzX2 - Core2Duo E8600 + 4GB of RAM, I get upwards of 200FPS with 80 dwarves.
It's niiiice.
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Re: [40d9] Frame Rate Poll
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2009, 07:00:19 pm »
The only fort I've been playing lately (with 40d9) has really huge cliffs, so I get about 12-20 on average.  On a less vertically challenged fort, I guess I'd get up to fifty.
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Re: [40d9] Frame Rate Poll
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2009, 02:45:32 pm »
Quote from: jaybud4 on February 12, 2009, 05:41:11 pm
With my 3.4GHzX2 - Core2Duo E8600 + 4GB of RAM, I get upwards of 200FPS with 80 dwarves.
It's niiiice.

Yeah, I am getting similar results also with ~80 dwarves. However having 150+ dwarves...that is another story.  ;D
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Re: [40d9] Frame Rate Poll
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2009, 03:04:59 pm »
I voted 180+ fps - on a large fortress with flows.

Just made my core2duo E8500 3.16ghz overclocked to 4ghz, 8 gigs of 800mhz DDR2 RAM, ATI HD 4870 512mb GDDR5 RAM. It's shiny :D

Before my 1.5ghz core2duo, 2 gigs RAM laptop ran DF at around 30fps with the same settings, with integrated graphics card.
« Last Edit: February 13, 2009, 03:21:41 pm by KaelGotDwarves »
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Re: [40d9] Frame Rate Poll
« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2009, 03:16:24 pm »
I marked 180+, BUT, my latest venture is:

1. a 2x2 fort (less space, less CPU cycles)
2. on flat desert (fewer Z-levels)
3. without water or magma (no flows)
4. with only two cats running around (all other animals in a cage)
5. and my mining layout is "slash and burn", with almost no walls (cheap pathfinding)
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Re: [40d9] Frame Rate Poll
« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2009, 03:27:47 pm »
Quote from: KaelGotDwarves on February 13, 2009, 03:04:59 pm
Just made my core2duo E8500 3.16ghz overclocked to 4ghz, 8 gigs of 800mhz DDR2 RAM, ATI HD 4870 512mb GDDR5 RAM. It's shiny :D

The amount of RAM doesn't really matters to be honest. Either way, it's a nice system. However if you have 150+ dwarves on a 6x6++ map, and all features are on, and 100+ domestic animals are running around...you won't have 180+ FPS with that system at all. I am pretty sure about that.  ;)
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Re: [40d9] Frame Rate Poll
« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2009, 03:33:20 pm »
Actually, running at 200 fps cap still with 120+ dwarves - but then again I don't use ANY pets except for 2 cats, which as soon as they breed I slaughter the kittens.

I've learned from my catplosions.

The only slowdown I've encountered so far was when I activated my "cleanse-the-infidel-invaders-with-underground-river-and-magma-just-to-be-sure-dwarven-defense-system" - and it wasn't CPU killing like it was on my laptop.

I'll try undermining the elven town next and let you know how bad slowdown is with collapsing hippies 15 z-levels into dust.  :)

EDIT- 8 gigs RAM allows me to run 64 bit VISTAIDS without any problems -.- (Don't even get me started on how much faster my 64bit linux OS runs)
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Re: [40d9] Frame Rate Poll
« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2009, 05:17:02 pm »
Vista only takes a GB of RAM, unless you activate absolutely EVERYTHING.
Even with 2-3GB of RAM, you won't notice any difference running Vista + DF vs XP + DF.
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