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1. mitxela · 1790352088 · focus · HN ↗

   Remember that Factorio does not release its 3D models. Everything in the game is a 2D render of a 3D model, which is why the game uses so much VRAM.

   1. katzenq · 1790355690 · focus · HN ↗

      Do they really load so many spirites into memory it's heavier than 3D?

      1. mitxela · 1790357433 · focus · HN ↗

         Yes. Several GB. I had to enable half resolution to play modded Space Age.

         1. sdenton4 · 1790360002 · focus · HN ↗

            Hmmm... The Factorio team is famously performance oriented, and more scenes are often far less so. Are you sure the problem wasn't the mods? I have good memories of sending my Kerbal frame rates to hell with generous modding, both for graphics and the physics engine.

            1. bombcar · 1790360275 · focus · HN ↗

               Reporting the issue with mods to the team will likely get them to fix something - they're that performance oriented.

               1. mitxela · 1790418137 · focus · HN ↗

                  Switching to actual 3D rendering to save VRAM has been suggested and rejected (ideologically) many times.

                  1. bombcar · 1790454113 · focus · HN ↗

                     3D almost certainly involves floating point and uncertainty! It must be anathema.
            2. lucb1e · 1790362214 · focus · HN ↗

               I also struggled with performance in space age and mentioned it to a developer, but the solution was setting a setting which I had tested previously (no fog) and did nothing... on Nauvis. Turns out it's the difference between stuttering and smooth when in space platform view. They do still care but I guess there's only so much you can do if you also have other tasks to get to

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