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Michiel wrote: ↑31 Dec 2016, 09:01 It's the same reason why I did not bother with a 32 bit version: computers that are still only 32 bit probably won't be able to get any decent framerate when driving in the darkness. You don't need a monster PC to run the simulation, a 5 year old gaming PC will probably still do fine.

Michiel wrote: ↑02 Jan 2017, 19:56 Routes are indeed becoming bigger and bigger. Nighttime is mostly a graphical thing that requires a faster videocard, and technically disabling it would bypass that. However the number of objects (specially the ones that move) is limited by the CPU, since unlike in games where all traffic 2 blocks away from you disappears, here the entire city is always simulated, otherwise delays would magically disappear and the CVL would be inaccurate. Bigger city means more trains which means more work for the CPU. Going 64 bit improved the performance of the CPU side. While technically I could make a 32 bit version, it would most likely run even slower, and as mentioned before computers that old most likely also don't have the graphical power to handle the dynamic lighting.

Sjoerd wrote: ↑30 Jul 2017, 12:34 I do not develop the game; only Michiel can do that. I am just a content creator.

About your first question; Michiel posted his reasons for this some time ago;

Michiel wrote: ↑31 Dec 2016, 09:01 It's the same reason why I did not bother with a 32 bit version: computers that are still only 32 bit probably won't be able to get any decent framerate when driving in the darkness. You don't need a monster PC to run the simulation, a 5 year old gaming PC will probably still do fine.

Michiel wrote: ↑02 Jan 2017, 19:56 Routes are indeed becoming bigger and bigger. Nighttime is mostly a graphical thing that requires a faster videocard, and technically disabling it would bypass that. However the number of objects (specially the ones that move) is limited by the CPU, since unlike in games where all traffic 2 blocks away from you disappears, here the entire city is always simulated, otherwise delays would magically disappear and the CVL would be inaccurate. Bigger city means more trains which means more work for the CPU. Going 64 bit improved the performance of the CPU side. While technically I could make a 32 bit version, it would most likely run even slower, and as mentioned before computers that old most likely also don't have the graphical power to handle the dynamic lighting.

senjer wrote: ↑30 Jul 2017, 13:00 It's like it. For running games you need a couple of things, a good CPU, a good GPU and enough RAM.

A 32-bit system without PAE (Physical Address Extension) has a maximum address range of 4GB of physical memory. With an integrated graphics card, some of the RAM is used by the GPU. With an external graphics card, some of the address space is used for hardware mappings into the VRAM, but it is not as large as the amount of memory on the card. Typically, a discrete GPU needs about 256MB of mapped space regardless of how much memory is on the card. Other hardware mappings typically need around 256MB in total. Typically a 4GB machine with a 32-bit OS without PAE and a discrete graphics card will have 3.2GB to 3.5GB of usable RAM.

Beside that almost all new CPU and GPU's are running with support for 64-bit. And if you have more then 4GB RAM you also need 64-bit to use it as I've said above.

Alfacinha315 wrote: ↑30 Jul 2017, 12:24 I also read that Simvliet 1982 will be back in the new version. But it will have day and night cycle, as well as boardnames on the stations? Or it just be equal like in the beta 3.11, without these two features?

Alfacinha315 wrote: ↑08 Aug 2017, 17:35 Hi there! I know I shouldn't ask for this question, but I wanted to know if you have already a estimated day to beta 3.12 release. According to Sjoerd's video about Rijndam 2020, it will be soon, right?