while people are excited about new features coming,.....

[lammatt]

i prefer more on them fixing the sink-underground-easter-egg and Minmus-terrain-doesnt-match-the-visual and focus on performance optimization more.

bump if you agree.

[fatfluffycat]

why not.....BUMP

Edited September 14, 2013 by fatfluffycat

[AlamoVampire]

Why not these and what's already coming?

[regex]

Performance work and bug fixing is an ongoing process according to the Weeklys. Maybe you could read up and stay informed?

[lammatt]

Performance work and bug fixing is an ongoing process according to the Weeklys. Maybe you could read up and stay informed?

you may want to learn the word "focus"

[regex]

you may want to learn the word "focus"

You may want to learn patience. Too many people mucking around in one bit of code doesn't exactly work well. Someone's on the job according to SQUAD.

[AlamoVampire]

Lets just enjoy what we have and wait for what's next to come

[yongedevil]

It is unlikely everyone working on Kerbal has the skills to help with those problems. And those that would have the skills are probably needed to do some work on the new feature everyone else is making assets for. So unfortunately, focusing on just bug fixing and optimization would probably mean leaving a good chunk of the workforce under utilized.

[Levelord]

What the OP is missing is that every update has a performance optimization patch that comes with it that makes KSP run a little smoother each time. Optimization of a game isn't a massive single patch that instantly fixes all the lag and loading times.

[motorbreath03]

I just had this same discussion about Arma 3. No matter what, it will never be good enough for some people. Just take a step back and think, the game its still in alpha. With most games you won't even see this stage of development. We should be thankful we are given the chance to see the beginning of something great.

[Tw1]

I am also looking forward to optimisation, as I've been getting more crashes lately.

Sure, I've had things running in the background more lately, but it's always nice.

But mostly, science. I'm putting of a few missions until then.

[FITorion]

what's wrong with Minmus? I haven't been back to it since the update.

[Juanfro]

Focusing on optimization now would be silly. The game is being made, now it is the time to add new features and balance existing ones. When the game is complete, then that will be the time to optimize.

For now I think it is better to have a "been there, done that" than just "been there"

[Scarecrow88]

Optimisation at this stage is a bit premature. It would be like adding a new fuel injection system to your car - just before you put a new engine in.

[Garek]

Yeah, software optimization doesn't work like you could first focus on that and than implement the rest of the game. If they were to optimize the current build completely, they would lose a big part of that optimization again when they need to modify existing code - and need more time for that, as well. In general, you develop first and optimize then, but as this game is already being played, a certain amount of optimization is very much needed to keep it playable. Especially the memory usage and the restriction to 32Bit just limits modding way to much, because with a certain amount of mods, you run out of memory. But I think Squad knows what they're doing, at least better than us.

[PolecatEZ]

You're also looking at a lot of limitations imposed by the Unity Engine, which is itself under heavy development. The Squad team has been pretty quick about translating applicable updates to the game as the Unity engine updates also. A lot of optimizations and the memory limits fall into this category, but as long as Squad and the Unity dev team keep up with each other, all should be well in the end.

[AlamoVampire]

I think what someone said earlier is right, each patch <have yet to see a new patch yet, as I came in only just after .21 dropped> is more optimal than the prior with things having been smoothed out some. Heck, I watch some of the older videos on youtube where the game is in like .16-.17 or there abouts and then look at what is on MY computer and I am floored at how much more optimal the game is NOW compared to then. Relax, we are in Alpha, things will improve, till then, keep Bill, Bob and Jeb entertained!

[lammatt]

I think what someone said earlier is right, each patch <have yet to see a new patch yet, as I came in only just after .21 dropped> is more optimal than the prior with things having been smoothed out some. Heck, I watch some of the older videos on youtube where the game is in like .16-.17 or there abouts and then look at what is on MY computer and I am floored at how much more optimal the game is NOW compared to then. Relax, we are in Alpha, things will improve, till then, keep Bill, Bob and Jeb entertained!

bro...

i am here since 0.14

and i can tell you

the game is getting SLOWER every time indeed.

[AlamoVampire]

I would not know if it IS slowing down <game speed that is> or if it is your perception of it, but, from what I can see on videos from the likes of Scott Manley, things seem to be as smooth as they were speed wise, and far far more beautiful graphics wise.