Simplifying the kerbin ocean.

[Dafas]

Hi,

As you know a lot of folks have performance issues, especially on Kerbin. A big reason for this is the ocean.

You can change some setting in the config file in the gamefolder so that the maxsubdivision for the ocean is lower, this helps massivly!

BUT this method isn't foolproof and it might mess up the game.

So I was thinking if there could be a setting that turns the ocean of kerbin to a very simple texture. Personaly I think it could just be blue. It might not be very beautiful but it would help a lot of people including myself and it is something that I think isn't too hard to do.

Or maybe my reasoning is completely wrong. So, thoughts?

[OTehNoes]

I can't say I've really had performance issues due to the ocean myself, the problem it seems is on your end not the game.

[42undead2]

But there are a lot of people who get lag when looking at the ocean. Myself included.

[OTehNoes]

If you run the game fine otherwise, why not post it in the support forum instead to see if there's a known fix? As to many people this suggestion is a little pointless as they don't get this problem.

[Designer225]

The "most" simple ocean texture is ground, in the very times when KSP went public... It's up to the developers, however.

[Scorpi15]

If you run the game fine otherwise, why not post it in the support forum instead to see if there's a known fix? As to many people this suggestion is a little pointless as they don't get this problem.

The ocean texture is actually rendered as another planet and causes known lag problems.

[boomerdog2000]

I've also seen significant lag with just the atmosphere. That combined with the ocean can make navigating kerbin difficult sometimes.

[milankragujevic]

I agree with this. It would be nice to be able to sacrifice the water quality for performance. Maybe to use a texture on the water and then a mesh that "looks" like it's water but it's actually just 3D texture.

[Tw1]

I prefer having a better water texture, but a seating to change this could be useful, so you can always turn it down for laggy situations, or less powerful computers.

[OtherDalfite]

I would also like to see some effort put forth into simplifying the ocean if at all possible. I have a decent rig and can run most games on the high or very high settings at around 60 FPS as an average. In KSP, I drop to a pain-staking 10-20 FPS whenever I look at not only the ocean anymore, but also the terrain. This has made the game nearly unplayable for me as it sucks away the fun of exotic planets with liquids present.

[marko dash]

the ocean on kerbin exists under the terrain it'self so even in areas with no visible water you still have extra lag from it.

[Tw1]

the ocean on kerbin exists under the terrain itself so even in areas with no visible water -

Which is what makes the subterranean Kerbin rainbow possible!

[Killerdude8]

Don't forget guys, the game is after all only alpha, it appears they haven't reached the optimization phase yet, and when it hits, the game will run like butter.

[zarniw00p]

An option for a simpler ocean would be great. Kerbin (and Laythe) oceans are by far the worst framekillers in this game.

[Designer225]

Well, a terrain-ocean-atmospheric optimization could be done so that lags could be reduced. I think we should prioritize performance than quality, but we also need to put quality to an acceptable state.

An option for a simpler ocean would be great. Kerbin (and Laythe) oceans are by far the worst framekillers in this game.

Why Eve's wasn't?