2.6.1 fps #'s lower right corner

[Dhuman]

Running 2.6.1 lower right corner of the screen there is "fps # "
what dose this mean and what effects the changing #
seems that the smaller the # the more jerky the movement is.
Example: map size 11, day skybox, put two trees, one cart and a lean-two
type building and one of the little guys to talk to.
#'s at start well over 100 (fps 100)
after making all the above in that area the numbers went down to fps 5 to 10
when i leave the area #'s go up to only fps 18 to 20
can some one please explain?
Dhuman

[chocolatepie33]

fps is an acronym for "Frames Per Second", which determines how fast an animation or movement in a game goes. The higher the fps, the better Sandbox does. When you add a lot of models, that's when the fps starts to drop. Especially with trees.

[Dhuman]

SOooo! it is safe to say that we should only make a map of size ten add a small building
maybe on tree or a person cant really make a map like the village map with out over taxing PAS
tho the village map ran fine?
I have 4Ghz chip, 256 mb graphics card and 4GB ram why dont that help?
are there to much detail or size of block or texture size should there be a large distance between models and buildings?
Thanks for info

[chocolatepie33]

the more stuff you put into a map, the slower it's gonna be, along with if the map's bigger, it'll be slower. You can make maps bigger than ten, it's usually recommended to not go above 16.

[Dhuman]

thanks ! any suggestions when making buildings like use smaller block/thiner walls.
dose a smaller grid size help when building/terrain to offset fps # for models?
Dhuman

[kid matthew]

smaller grid will lover FPS....-

[chocolatepie33]

that kind of depends, for example if you use heightfield mode (for making terrain like hills and valleys), that can change your fps, usually lowering it.