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I'm going to start releasing these as we finish them up as public beta files. Ultimately, they will be incorporated into Rise of the Commonwealth, but these external City Plans will allow us to get some feedback in the meantime.
Jamaica Plain - Optimized ESP Version
Jamaica Plain - Optimized ESL Version
What Has Changed?
The goal was to keep the general feel and theme of each of the City Plans, yet cut down the amount of items by a substantial amount. We did this by targeting two things:
1. Reduce settler support to a max of 15 on any settlement. This means eliminating plots, beds, and jobs so that the City Plan would naturally only support 15 - though you are welcome to build more things to support additional settlers. We made sure to never remove all of a plot type if it existed in the settlement, so there should be a nice variety in the Optimized plans.
2. Removed excessive detail and non-structural supporting pieces. A lot of the City Plan designs made heavy use of layering items on top of each other to give a very detailed look, removing them allowed us to maintain the form of the City Plan while reducing the total load substantially.
What Should I Expect?
It is assumed that if you are going to use these plans, you'll probably turn off Clutter in the performance options. Turning that off, plus using these optimized plans will reduce the load caused by these City Plans by 30-50%. This means that you should not crash, and your FPS should not plummet (though if you're using a scrap mod, it may still).
If using these plans, you find yourself still crashing - please respond to this post to let me know what level you had problems on.
Can I Use This Beta Version Forever?
Yes, though it likely won't ever be updated again - so once the City makes it to Level 3, you don't need it anymore. Switching to the version that will be incorporated with Rise of the Commonwealth eventually will require that you start the City Over.
Known Issues
One of the causes of crashing in a settlement is sprinting through it. It's especially noticeable in settlements that stretch multiple cells such as Sanctuary and Sunshine Tidings Co-op. If you found yourself crashing inside of a City Plan and you happened to be sprinting, that could be the cause.
Jamaica Plain - Optimized ESP Version
Jamaica Plain - Optimized ESL Version
What Has Changed?
The goal was to keep the general feel and theme of each of the City Plans, yet cut down the amount of items by a substantial amount. We did this by targeting two things:
1. Reduce settler support to a max of 15 on any settlement. This means eliminating plots, beds, and jobs so that the City Plan would naturally only support 15 - though you are welcome to build more things to support additional settlers. We made sure to never remove all of a plot type if it existed in the settlement, so there should be a nice variety in the Optimized plans.
2. Removed excessive detail and non-structural supporting pieces. A lot of the City Plan designs made heavy use of layering items on top of each other to give a very detailed look, removing them allowed us to maintain the form of the City Plan while reducing the total load substantially.
What Should I Expect?
It is assumed that if you are going to use these plans, you'll probably turn off Clutter in the performance options. Turning that off, plus using these optimized plans will reduce the load caused by these City Plans by 30-50%. This means that you should not crash, and your FPS should not plummet (though if you're using a scrap mod, it may still).
If using these plans, you find yourself still crashing - please respond to this post to let me know what level you had problems on.
Can I Use This Beta Version Forever?
Yes, though it likely won't ever be updated again - so once the City makes it to Level 3, you don't need it anymore. Switching to the version that will be incorporated with Rise of the Commonwealth eventually will require that you start the City Over.
Known Issues
One of the causes of crashing in a settlement is sprinting through it. It's especially noticeable in settlements that stretch multiple cells such as Sanctuary and Sunshine Tidings Co-op. If you found yourself crashing inside of a City Plan and you happened to be sprinting, that could be the cause.
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