Lagging game, basement and second floor
Hi!! In terms of lagging the game, if we want to avoid the lagging, is it better to create underground floors/basements or second and third floor? thanks in advance
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I haven't noticed a difference either way.
From a technical standpoint, if your PC is borderline struggling with the game in the first place, basements would be less lag-inducing because they require less drawing of lighting and shadows, both of which are performance heavy tasks for the GPU. Personally I'd lower lighting and shadow in graphics options if that was an issue for me before I'd let it dictate how I build my houses.
Two things cause noticeable lagging for me. One is the aurora lighting effect that can appear over Green Eco lots (from EL pack). That is beyond extreme lag for me. I use a mod to disable the effect.
The other is a mod that I'd love to use, but using it causes the movement of the camera in my game to become slightly sluggish (i.e. minor lag). So I don't use that mod (Meaningful Stories)
From a technical standpoint, if your PC is borderline struggling with the game in the first place, basements would be less lag-inducing because they require less drawing of lighting and shadows, both of which are performance heavy tasks for the GPU. Personally I'd lower lighting and shadow in graphics options if that was an issue for me before I'd let it dictate how I build my houses.
Two things cause noticeable lagging for me. One is the aurora lighting effect that can appear over Green Eco lots (from EL pack). That is beyond extreme lag for me. I use a mod to disable the effect.
The other is a mod that I'd love to use, but using it causes the movement of the camera in my game to become slightly sluggish (i.e. minor lag). So I don't use that mod (Meaningful Stories)
