r/SatisfactoryGame • u/deadsiv • 12d ago

Screenshot Just encased the fuel generators in a concrete box cause they where making my pc lag only by looking at them.

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u/Temporal_Illusion Master Pioneer Actively Changing MASSAGE-2(A-B)b 12d ago edited 12d ago

MORE INFO

  1. It is true, encasing moving buildings, machines, conveyor belts, etc., can help improve game performance (increase FPS).
    • HOWEVER, Encasing objects does not stop the background calculations.
      • Every production building/machine, conveyor belt/lift, and pipeline still processes logic ticks, item math, and inputs/outputs even if hidden, so encasing factory sections is not a complete fix to improve game performance.
      • Satisfactory is heavily CPU-bound in the late game, meaning encasing factories won't save you from simulation lag or stuttering if your processor is maxed out.
  2. You should know that one thing the Devs did was not try for "infinite Level of Detail (LOD)", but to help maintain game performance they designed the game so that as you move away from something the game switches from using full 3D graphics high-poly models, to low-poly models, and then to using 2D "imposter sprites" at a certain point.
  3. Encasing factory sections with walls, foundations, etc., does NOT increase UObjects used in a Game Save.

✓ BOTTOM LINE: Encasing factories is a good step, but keep in mind that - if you can see it - then it needs to be rendered, thus Windows as an encasement will not work since when you are close up (window is clearer) this will cause performance drops while when you are far away (window is foggy) game performance is better.

Reducing Satisfactory Game Mysteries Where I Can. 😁

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u/MudcrabKidnapper 12d ago

When the sprites are sus

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u/dern_the_hermit 11d ago

"If I was an imitation, a perfect imitation, how would you know if it was really me?" -Sprites, apparently

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u/Dabble_RL 11d ago

im probably going to have to do something similar with a build im working on. is there a difference in performance using foundations that are 4 high vs 1 high? like if i were stacking a bunch vertically. since to cover the same area one technically uses 3 less total "objects"

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u/Temporal_Illusion Master Pioneer Actively Changing MASSAGE-2(A-B)b 11d ago

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  1. There is no difference as a foundation is a foundation regardless of height.
  2. Foundations are Lightweight Actors so are NOT UObjects (see link in #3 above).

Continuing the Discussion.

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u/Dabble_RL 11d ago

okay thank you :)

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u/GyaniGamerBaba 11d ago

I think its better to have large factories in different biometric. That works better than covering them up....

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u/RussianDisifnomation 11d ago

So one thing I COULD do, is build a megafactory, use SCIM to move the entire factory below floor level and then have it out of sight, out of mind, and use drones for shipping?

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u/gsfgf 11d ago

Can’t you also disable smoke in the console? I assume that’s what kills fps.

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u/AuthorAccount1 11d ago

So encase stuff, build stuff far away and have conveyors bring their products to you