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Hi,

I've noticed the game now lags when switching overlays since a few recent patches. I don't remember it lagging a month ago.

More specifically, in Remote View, when turning on or off any overlay, like Electric Network, Pollution etc. the game lags for a few hundred milliseconds (FPS drops, too during that time).
Also, when turning on Debug mode (F5) to display tile grid, it also lags.

Previously, switching overlays would happen instantly.

This happens in old save games and in a brand new game.

Thanks

Can you provide a save file that I can load in an older version of the game that doesn’t lag, but when updating the game it does lag?

You can download any version from the website to test with.

Hi,

sorry, I've just tried several different versions 2.0.15, 2.0.21, 2.0.23 via Steam Beta page, and it lags in all of them (I've started a brand new game in each version), and I cannot reproduce non-lagging anymore. What's weird is that it now lags even in those older versions, but I'm sure it didn't lag a month or two ago.

I have a high-end PC and I didn't update it for over a year (windows update is off). Other games work fine.

Can you reproduce that on your side?
Easiest would be to start a brand new game in v2.0.32, press F4 and repeatedly click on "show-tile-grid". Each time you turn the tile grid on and off you should see the lag and FPS drop for a few hundred milliseconds. If you click fast enough, FPS will drop to 0.

PS: I'm not using any mods, except the official Space Age mod.

Thanks

I've now downloaded 2.0.20 directly from your site as a .zip file, and the lag is gone!
Update: same thing for 2.0.32. No lag when using the .zip version of the game.
It might be something with the Steam version of the game then.

False alarm, I've now uninstalled the game from Steam, manually deleted the shadercache from Steam folder, and reinstalled the game and the lag is now gone.

Thanks

Glad it’s resolved!