41.0 is out

  • HeyJD
    17th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    Waoh... cool stuff happens when you put snow on something really hot..

    anyway no more posts from me tonight...
    goodnight...

    (yes it's night here)
  • Felix
    17th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    ssc4k:
    Hey Simon do you have any idea why the fps reports 47 when it's just the active window and is blank but when I click and start dropping water the FPS increases to 58-60 and when I let go of the left mouse button and the screen clears it drops back to 47?

    Same thing happens for me, I have no idea.
  • plypencil
    17th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    there are performance issues with the new update, filling the screen on 40 took my down to 20fps.....on 41.2 it takes me down to 2 fps
  • ssc4k
    17th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    plypencil:
    there are performance issues with the new update

    try it in heat mode if you haven't, I suspect it's the new effects modifications.

    I propose a mode "points" in which just the color of a element is rendered on a spot and nothing else for a simple and very fast mode.
  • Felix
    17th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    ssc4k:
    try it in heat mode if you haven't, I suspect it's the new effects modifications.

    I propose a mode "points" in which just the color of a element is rendered on a spot and nothing else for a simple and very fast mode.

    It is not the new effects, heat mode gives about the same FPS.

    I have done a profile of the issue and am working on it.
  • ssc4k
    17th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    Felix:
    It is not the new effects, heat mode gives about the same FPS.

    I had only checked the speed of the new radioactivity effects before checking speed :p. cool.
  • Felix
    17th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    ssc4k:
    It is not the new effects, heat mode gives about the same FPS.

    I had only checked the sped of the new radioactivity effects before checking speed :p. cool.

    But, it seems to be connected with the new effects. I am looking into it.
  • jdh97
    17th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    arrrrrrrgggghhh !!!
    why have you changed how gas looks in Fire view
    i am VERY angry!!!
  • jdh97
    17th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    the liquids look quite good though
  • Snitzi
    17th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    I loved the Fire View because of the eye candy , the spark on metal nice fires and stuff , but now its way too much.

    When i put some uranium or plutonium on the screen in fire view my FPS drops from 45-50 to 15 that ain't good . Also i kinda hate the new design of the liquids . Can we have a button that makes this changes on and off , the liquid and radioactive materials distract too much now , i liked the Powder graphics for them because , well , its POWDER Toy not Real Life Water Toy.

    So , i would love if those changes were optional , as far as i see it , its ugly , distracting , hard to see the particles when making small scale things ( hard to see the particle and its glow) and it also slows the game down way way too much.