Forum Overview :: Dwarf Fortress :: Boring FPS-saving tips

[quote name="N"]Cage all animals you can. One cage is enough, use multiple cages for sorting. I keep a cage for dogs so I find them when I need more wardogs or hunting dogs. Any animals you want out of cages, chain up by building restraints and assigning them to it. Handy for keeping goblins and monkeys out of your stuff. Have a couple dwarves hunting, keeps down the wildlife. Don't pick a map with running water or a coastline (the water simulation is pretty slow). Build passages 3 wide or more (passages filled with dwarves shoulder-to-shoulder cause the pathing to try to repath if someone else is trying to walk through the passage). Anti-crocodile bonus: Run the entrance to the deep dark pits through your barracks/training ground/archery range. If anything skulks out to invade, there should be some guys with swords and stuff hanging around, ready to fight it.[/quote]