[2021] Real Talk - Optimizations

Originally posted by ⚜ JOST AMMAN ⚜:

Originally posted by Elba Tiúma: Just to be clear, isn't me, it's my friend. I'm playing DF with other 4 friends, and one of them doesn't even have a SSD to play on. We already played together the vanilla game, and there were no issues but he can't handle the DF.

We searched on google about this, and it seems is a problem with A19.5, not with DF. For some reason a lot of people is having this issue, not only him, but we didn't figure out the reason behind it. One thing that we didn't try yet is A19.4 or A18, but I couldn't find DF version for previous versions of the game.

DF is a very nice mod, but honestly it's not done by a pro. For that same reason I think the author may have not cared much about optimizing it for the latest version.

If you wanna try a mod with a "professional look & feel" (and also with good optimization) try Undead Legacy for example.

Especially consider that the min spec for the Vanilla client is 8GB RAM, but the recommended spec for running your typical overhaul is 12-16GB RAM. And that's just counting the extra RAM requirements. It doesn't take into account the extra AI compute tasks, UI visuals, and all of the other graphical assets added by those mods that will additionally increase CPU and GPU requirements.


As for optimization, you don't focus on it until you have the core of the game finished. TFP is still working on Core features. Optimization comes in Beta, and they're not quite there yet.

@Elba Tiúma Have your friend take a look at the Pinned Troubleshooting thread for workarounds and fixes. If they still have an issue, then they should read the Pinned thread on How to Report an Issue, and follow the instructions to start a new thread in the correct location.