How to dodge FPS destroying lag

[Captain Sierra]

I've played games that run on PhysX version 3 and it has wonderful integrated multi-threading. I was running evenly distributed on a 4 core processor (older machine, don't use it anymore).

[ArkticSparc]

Hmmm, maybe it's any mods or corrupted files? I've had this once, but restarted that game fixed it... Seems like a bug that we don't know much about.

[Cashen]

OK, nobody is brave enough, so I am going to say it: Reduce part count!

This is a great example: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/35722-Can-we-please-fix-the-shaky-wobbly-rockets?p=474545&viewfull=1#post474545

My 2cents and I'm leaving this thread before the storm comes ...

This was my solution to the problem. I decided that rather than build a big sprawling space station because it looks cool, I'd make smaller more practical ones where the modules actually had a defined purpose for what I had in mind.

[rkman]

There always will be a limit to ship size/mass/design somewhere somehow.

Question is, should that limit be dependent on PC performance (assuming the PC meets minimum specs for KSP), or should it be an engineering limit defined by the strength of parts and connections between parts (more in line with real life engineering limits)?