Patch #23: Optimizations, Optimizations, Optimizations, and Heater Settings

Patch #23

Performance improvements is a constant struggle for us. Every time we improve the performance: players just build bigger islands! We like that. It is an honour as a game dev to have players push our games to its limits. Going forward we will continue to work on pushing those performance limits further.

While I have your attention, I want to direction you to this incredible new mod made by our first time modder Green Grove!

[dynamiclink href="https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3703659403&searchtext="]Players have asked for metrics and charts for a while, and it is impressive to see it arrive as a mod.

Daniel

Lead Programmer on Whiskerwood

Changelog

v0.6.188 Patch #23

Features

• Add configuration for heater auto-pause temperature

• Add Steam Booster variant with steam socket under track

Gameplay

• Snow is now being removed more aggressively under cover

• Whiskers at minecart station will only board minecart if their destination is in the direction of departure. Only applies to non-looping tracks

• Whiskers are soaked and slowed if walking in heavy rainfall without cover. Terrain and buildings will block rain

• Switch saving to the autosave file when exiting. Instead of the main save file

Optimization

• Optimize long whisker list scrolling by using delayed instantiation

• Optimize rain effect to reduce fps impact at high graphics settings

• Optimize draw cost when viewing lists of hundreds or more Whiskers

• Optimize rendering of large warehouse stockpiles

• Optimize thread synchronization to improve CPU fill rate

UI

• Redesign the Heater UI

• Add toggle to allow overflow on belt filters

Bugs

• Fix light not being updated correctly in some cases when removing light blockers

• Fix snow being displayed underwater

• Fix mine support beams not always being cleaned up properly during local updates.

• Cannonballs can no longer be avoided by saving and loading during firing.

• Fix farmers idle at workplace never leaving to address hunger during the day unlike other workplaces

• Fix incorrect warning icons persisting after copy-pasting settings between warehouses or input hoppers

• Fix dining hall containing ghost light

• Daily report screen now accounts for approval spent during end-of-day pause

• Fix camera rotation bindings not sticking if camera is set to smooth rotation

• Fix missing lamp to small and medium warehouses

• Fix belt animation speed not matching item move speed on belts

Mod API

• Add icons and toolbar tables to modapi

• Add support for scrolling when many decorations have been added by mods

• Fix removing a mod which added a new item, causing the savefile to crash if the the mod is later removed

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to MysticalBacon on Discord for reporting that mine beams weren’t cleaned up correctly

• Thank you to DaXoPsy on the Steam forums for suggesting steam booster variant

• Thank you to Toby on the Discord for reporting the farmer starvation issue

• Thank you to PherretDan on the Discord for reporting erroneous warnings after copy/paste

• Thank you to Phlimmphlam on the Discord for reporting the floating light in the dining hall building

• Thank you to Fret on the Discord for making a resource adding mod, and reporting the crash on removal so we could expand that mod support

• Thank you to NyxAntheia on the Discord for reporting the camera binding bug

• Thank you to Alastor on the Discord for reporting the end of day approval bug

• Thank you to MysticalBacon on Discord for reporting that light values were not correctly updated.

• Thank you to L33cher and iceball12 on the Discord for suggesting the pause menu quit related saves redirect to the autosave instead of main save file

• Thank you to Buckminsterfullerene on the Discord for suggesting we add the