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0007902Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Itemspublic2014-08-07 21:162015-05-17 12:11
ReporterKaet 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusassignedResolutionopen 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0007902: Unreasonable amount of vermin remains in caverns cause severe FPS lag
DescriptionThere are 684 vermin remains in the caves and this is causing me to drop below 50 FPS with only 30 dwarves.
I turned off temperature to make sure the volcano wasn't messing things up, but that changed nothing.
Steps To Reproduce
Additional Informationhttp://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=9325 [^]
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related to 0008075confirmed Footkerchief Baby/vermin explosion 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2014-08-07 21:16KaetNew Issue
2014-08-07 21:19FootkerchiefNote Added: 0028566
2014-08-07 21:19FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief
2014-08-07 21:19FootkerchiefStatusnew => needs feedback
2014-08-07 21:31KaetNote Added: 0028568
2014-08-07 21:31KaetStatusneeds feedback => assigned
2014-08-11 16:51TalvienoNote Added: 0028843
2014-08-11 16:51TalvienoIssue Monitored: Talvieno
2014-08-11 16:53TalvienoNote Edited: 0028843bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0028843#r11069
2014-08-20 06:13FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0008075
2015-05-16 19:40WittyNote Added: 0032692
2015-05-16 19:42WittyNote Edited: 0032692bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0032692#r13086
2015-05-17 12:11DetrosNote Added: 0032695

Notes
(0028566)
Footkerchief   
2014-08-07 21:19   
What makes you sure that it's the vermin remains that are causing lag?
(0028568)
Kaet   
2014-08-07 21:31   
I can't see any other reason it would be like this. Things were running smoothly for a good while, but then I noticed it getting slower and slower when seemingly nothing changed.
I can only assume it was the buildup of vermin remains, since I have never seen anything like it. Or maybe an overpopulation of the vermin themselves?
Though there are also some buzzards in the sky that has been idle for quite some time. But I doubt 20 idle buzzards are enough to cause that much FPS lag.
Honestly I can't say for sure, but the vermin are the odd ones out.
(0028843)
Talvieno   
2014-08-11 16:51   
(edited on: 2014-08-11 16:53)
On the topic of vermin remain buildup.

I've revealed the second cavern layer, but have nothing down there. There are, however, hundreds of vermin corpses (cave swallows, cap hoppers and the like) littering the entire area. This can't be right - I know it didn't used to do this.

I can't confirm that the framerate is dropping, but I can most definitely confirm the ridiculous amount of vermin remains. Can provide a save if necessary.
(0032692)
Witty   
2015-05-16 19:40   
(edited on: 2015-05-16 19:42)
I can confirm this for 40.24. My fort is filled to the brink with creepy crawler remains. Vermin populations were never this high in previous versions.

I can't confirm if it's having a huge impact on my FPS however.
(0032695)
Detros   
2015-05-17 12:11   
Can someone try in one such save file to remove all those remians wih DFhack or other such tool and see if it does help to FPS?