Resuming previous post about performance
https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12814, now I will present Minetest 0.4.12 32bit performance with varying view distance, two configs were used: without fps settings (uses some kind of fps limiter), and with fps_max = 1000. View distances were 40, 80, 120, 160, 200 and 240 nodes.
My conclusions:On a minetest.conf without fps settings specified (by default), fps will usually hit 67fps limit for me (only on 32bit build), and average FPS is above 60 for view distances up to 160, however, minimum fps goes down below 50 in all cases. So the optimal minimum visual range is 120 nodes (large view and good fps).
With fps_max = 1000, that disables fps limiter and looks more realistic, average FPS is way above comfort level and drops fast from 380 (40 nodes) to 67 (200 nodes), minimal FPS with comfortable level (60) could be achieved on my PC at 120 nodes. So 120 nodes is again superior choice for me, and it will give me very good fps in 99% cases.
If you have middle end videocard and i3 level CPU, 120 nodes range could be the best on server with simple/medium complexity, servers like Vanessa's or LinuxGaming could lower your FPS noticeably in a crowded areas.
System settingsServer: localhost
Seed: 7774474182753078898
Start point: 70.0 19.5 -0.8 (yaw = 180)
View distance: 40, 80, 120, 160, 200, 240 nodes
Wait on server before benchmark: 60 sec
Benchmark time: 240 sec (walk straight forward and back until time runs out)
OS: Windows 7 sp1
System: Core i3-2120, 8GB RAM, ATI Radeon HD 6870
Minetest config without fps settings
address =
maintab_LAST = server
menu_last_game = minetest
name = Player
remote_port = 30000
server_dedicated = false
language = en
anisotropic_filter = true
bilinear_filter = false
connected_glass = true
enable_bumpmapping = true
enable_node_highlighting = false
enable_parallax_occlusion = true
enable_waving_leaves = true
enable_waving_plants = true
enable_waving_water = true
generate_normalmaps = true
mip_map = true
public_serverlist = true
trilinear_filter = false
video_driver = opengl
enable_shaders = true
mouse_sensitivity = 0.1
sound_volume = 0.2
viewing_range_nodes_min = 40
viewing_range_nodes_max = 40
fps_max = 1000
time_speed = 1
fast_move = false
free_move = false
noclip = false
creative_mode = false
fixed_map_seed =
mainmenu_last_selected_world = 1
mg_name = v6
port = 30000
Minetest config with fps_max = 1000
address =
maintab_LAST = server
menu_last_game = minetest
name = Player
remote_port = 30000
server_dedicated = false
language = en
anisotropic_filter = true
bilinear_filter = false
connected_glass = true
enable_bumpmapping = true
enable_node_highlighting = false
enable_parallax_occlusion = true
enable_waving_leaves = true
enable_waving_plants = true
enable_waving_water = true
generate_normalmaps = true
mip_map = true
public_serverlist = true
trilinear_filter = false
video_driver = opengl
enable_shaders = true
mouse_sensitivity = 0.1
sound_volume = 0.2
viewing_range_nodes_min = 40
viewing_range_nodes_max = 40
fps_max = 1000
time_speed = 1
fast_move = false
free_move = false
noclip = false
creative_mode = false
fixed_map_seed =
mainmenu_last_selected_world = 1
mg_name = v6
port = 30000
Results
Diagrams
How it looksScreenshot of the place -
https://i.imgur.com/xlUAbIU.jpg
