PC perfomance - review

[Paulinjo]

Hello to all.

Earlier today I downloaded 4 new assets (skyscrappers from Madrid) and I noticed immense lag in game perfomance since then.
Here are two pics...
I have: 600 assets (2.78GB), 41 mods (158MB), 115k population.
All mods and assets are working fine, except this one information from LSM: 2020 NF TB R (failed)

The PWC tower is the one that causes the biggest lag in perfomance, other 3 more or less ok.

Can someone tell me do I have a major backlog in my pc setup for this game? And if yes, what do I need to upgrade?

Thx in advance.

 

[akeela84]

Without knowing your system specs it is not easy to tell what could be your issue.
It could also be those 3 assets.. have you tried to uninstall them and see if that improves performance?

 

[Paulinjo]

Yes of course.
Without them it’s ok.
But I have to say that from the beginning of the game (fresh new map) my game did slow down quite a bit.
So I guess it’s a matter of time when my city grows so big (even tough it’s now only 115k) the game is going to be a lot slower. :/

p.s. fps booster helped a lot.

 

[Paulinjo]

PC specs are shown in those 2 pictures above from task manager.

 

[Paulinjo]

PC specs

 

[akeela84]

Your laptop should be fine.
Some assets might have a to high tris count which makes them to heavy for this game. Removing them might be your only solution.
Do you have a link to those assets?

 

[Paulinjo]

From steam:
1. PWC Tower Madrid
2. Foster Tower Madrid (Red)
3. Crystal Tower Madrid
4. Space Tower Madrid

 

[akeela84]

I don't see anything unusual with these buildings.
You might want to uninstall your 81 tiles mod as this game for sure is not meant to be played with that.. if ever you should want to play bigger than 9 tiles then consider to get 25 tiles mod like this:

Steam Workshop::Purchase It!

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Just in case maybe you would like to check for broken or incompatible mods, then try this one:

Steam Workshop::[DEPRECATED] Compatibility Report - NO NEW CATALOG! GET the successor!

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[MarkJohnson]

Your specs seem fine for the game. You have plenty of memory with that big pagefile.

It seems to be workshop related.

Maybe try this mod to check on mod compatibility.

Steam Workshop::[DEPRECATED] Compatibility Report - NO NEW CATALOG! GET the successor!

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Maybe check your agent limits in watch it! mod.

 

[Paulinjo]

Thx for the help. Compatibility mod didn't find anything.
I have one question though...
Is it normal for you guys with your pc specs with big cities that gameplay cannot be speed up? You click "fast forward" button and traffic speed stays the same?

 

[MarkJohnson]

It can lose speeds at times. I can usually get it back most of the time. Heavy traffic can slow it down quickly if you're not careful.

I avoid workshop for the most part as they often can slow the game down. Things that alter the ASI or gameplay in general can slow it down. Using graphical quality mods can slow things down a bit as well. General rule of thumb is to not use a mod to fix a problem in your city, as it won't fix the problem, it just works around it, and the problem will return later, and even worse.

 

[akeela84]

Thx for the help. Compatibility mod didn't find anything.
I have one question though...
Is it normal for you guys with your pc specs with big cities that gameplay cannot be speed up? You click "fast forward" button and traffic speed stays the same?

TM: PE is in a lot of cases the culprit for that.. as it is altering the traffic AI.

 

[Fox_NS_CAN]

Is it normal for you guys with your pc specs with big cities that gameplay cannot be speed up? You click "fast forward" button and traffic speed stays the same?

I don't have a particularly high spec PC, it's a 2013 laptop. No mods.
I have three speeds available at the start, but as the city grows, eventually all three speeds are the same.