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How to run a city builder on 16 MHz(larstofus.com)

79 points by rex64 4 days ago | 23 comments

Blog post explaining how the original SimCity ran on a 16 MHz 386SX by spreading simulation work across frames, with similar examples from Assetto Corsa and Lumen.

The gold standard of optimization: A look under the hood of RollerCoaster Tycoon(larstofus.com)

557 points by mariuz 7 months ago | 153 comments

Blog post examining the technical optimizations behind RollerCoaster Tycoon (1999), based on the author's appearance on the German gaming podcast Stay Forever.

Speeding up Unreal Editor launch by not spawning unused tooltips(larstofus.com)

195 points by samspenc 1 year ago | 78 comments

Profiling without Source code – how I diagnosed Trackmania stuttering(larstofus.com)

35 points by ibobev 1 year ago | 3 comments

Deleting multiplayer from the Unreal engine can save memory(larstofus.com)

147 points by mariuz 1 year ago | 44 comments