Massive lag because Factorio can't take advantage of PC Power
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 11:33 am
While my computer could theoretically run four or five copies of Factorio at once, Factorio itself can't access enough of my PC processing power to run smoothly during the late game. In short: there always comes a point where I have created too many entities for the game to cope with using its budgeted % of my processor.
This results in massive screen-jerk lag when moving the player, especially when moving quickly (say trains etc). I also suspect this gets worse the longer you play for concurrently. Or in a Death World type game. The usual point this happens is a little past where the End Game for original Factorio was. Meaning that I am on the verge of traveling to a new planet and making the problem a lot worse.
I think this could be fixed if Factorio were allowed to allocate more resources. However, I don't know how easy this would be.
This results in massive screen-jerk lag when moving the player, especially when moving quickly (say trains etc). I also suspect this gets worse the longer you play for concurrently. Or in a Death World type game. The usual point this happens is a little past where the End Game for original Factorio was. Meaning that I am on the verge of traveling to a new planet and making the problem a lot worse.
I think this could be fixed if Factorio were allowed to allocate more resources. However, I don't know how easy this would be.