cwolfs/battletechperformancefix

Performance improvements and general fixes for HBS' BattleTech.

This mod is fully compatible with https://github.com/Sheep-y/BattleTech_Turbine

Requirements

• BTML : https://github.com/janxious/BattleTechModLoader/releases
• ModTek: https://github.com/janxious/ModTek/releases

For an install guide see here: https://github.com/janxious/ModTek/wiki/The-Drop-Dead-Simple-Guide-to-Installing-BTML-&-ModTek-&-ModTek-mods

What does this mod do?

• LoadFixes
  • Swap the default json parser for a faster one, and falling back to the slow parser if necessary
  • (Decrease load times, less useful in BattleTech 1.3)
• NoSalvageSoftlock
  • Prevents the game from softlocking (causing you to lose progress) in case of more than 7 salvage picks
• MissingAssetsContinueLoad
  • If the game fails to locate an asset from the manifest, create a dummy item in its place
  • This fix can allow you to progress past some types of infinite loads
• DataLoaderGetEntryCheck
  • Disables file exists & modify checks in a critical code path. Speeds up loading by about 1 second in vanilla.
• DynamicTagsFix
  • Restores some broken code in 1.3 that was not allowing mods to see user faction tags.
  • (This fix is provided by HBS_Eck. Thanks!)
• BTLightControllerThrottle (disabled by default)
  • Very large cpu usage reduction. Causes lights to look like crap, useful for very low spec machines.
• ShopTabLagFix
  • Prevents BattleTech from sorting the item list every single time an item is added.
  • Exponential speedup (Hoarders/Late game players will see the most benefit)
• MDDB_InMemoryCache
  • Prevent the hang on HBS logo + general game speedup by transferring the disk MDDB to an in memory one.
• ContractLagFix
  • Speeds up Contract generation in the command center, and removes some stutter from battle when completing objectives.
• MechLabFix
  • Replace the MechLab UI with a virtual one, which allocates only enough prefabs for what you're currently seeing on the screen.
  • This fix sees more gain for late game players with lots of items inventory.
• DMFix
  • Fix exponential dependency checking explosion (Drops around 2 minutes from loads in roguetech).
• RemovedFlashpointFix
  • This fix removes invalid flashpoints allowing saves to load if a user created flashpoint was removed from the mods in use.
• DisableSimAnimations
  • Make all simgame room transitions instant.

Experimental patches

• MDDB_TagsetQueryInChunks
  • Prevent the game from softlocking/infinite loading when MDDB builds queries too large for sqlite3 to handle.

Upcoming patches

• ParallelizeLoad (Disabled by default: Experimental, Dangerous)
  • An in progress patch, it is recommended you do not enable this patch at this time.
• LLA (Disabled by default: Experimental, Dangerous)
  • Lazily load assets, unstable, not recommended.

How do I disable/enable X

Set it to true or false in BATTLETECH/Mods/BattletechPerformanceFix/Settings.json

Comparisons (Right side is with fix applied)

Store Fix (249 unique items in sell list)

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MechlabThottling + ItemsList Fix (249 unique items in list)

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Load times (Note: both sides include Sheep-y's Turbine fix)

experimentalLazyRoomInitialization

• Delay loading of rooms on Leopard until you actually require them

experimentalLoadFixes

• Speed up JSON processing by only stripping comments & correcting if required.