One example is complex pathing – if there are a bunch of equally long routes to get to a commonly visited place, then the computer will have to choose between them each time. reduce the number of options it has to evaluate) the less work your laptop has to do.
the AI is arguably the most expensive part of the game for your computer to run, so any time you can make a decision for it (i.e.these are much more likely to be your bottlenecks than, say, HDD read/write speed.) Even if your laptop has a gaming-spec graphics card, laptops traditionally are limited in their graphics and processing power (i.e. keep items in storage containers wherever possible – the more your computer has to render, again, the harder it has to work.When hearthlings create a lot of items through large harvesting and mining jobs it means more work for your computer (as well as more “garbage” later down the track) keeping things within easy limits will mean your computer has a much easier time and it doesn’t have anywhere near as many failed tasks piling up, and avoids a huge backlog/“to-do list” of jobs. Instead of, say, clearing a large area of forest at once I’d recommend setting up stockpiles for wood near the area to be cleared, then clearing a small area, letting the hearthlings haul the wood to storage, and then repeat with another section until you have all the space you need cleared. always try to find ways to break big tasks down into smaller tasks, or break them up into stages.It’s a good chance to take 5 minutes to stretch or whatever, and I’ve found the best results come when you load up another game or program before re-starting (not just with Stonehearth but with other simulation-heavy games too.)Īside from that, there are a few other ways you can help your game run smoothly – and most of them actually make the game easier/faster (not just run faster but you actually get things done faster too!) and teach you good habits for project management. The way to fix this is simple though: take a break regularly (1 hour seems to be a good medium-point for most people, but obviously your mileage will vary) where you fully shut down the game and let your computer really clean up any random lingering garbage. What it means is that, over time, the computer has to sort through more and more info to find what it’s looking for and while there are “garbage collector” functions built in to cut down on this accumulated junk info, some gradual slow-down is inevitable. etc.) and sometimes this lingers around in memory. keeping track of every item, building, hearthling, enemy, campaign node, etc. Since you’re already running minimum settings, it sounds like the only place left to improve is in “garbage accumulation” – like any simulation game, Stonehearth collects a lot of info as you play it (e.g.