Arthur {l Wrote}:When it comes down to number of karts, in previous versions more karts meant significantly worse performance on some systems, so even "pro" players without proper gaming hardware would not be able to play it comfortably. However, the new graphics engine might be less impacted by karts, although we would probably need to do more testing to be sure.
OK, then I help with testing:
I played with 20 karts (maximum allowed number of karts) a couple of times and I had no performance issues whatsoever. Constantly 60 FPS. But I also have a pretty high-end system.
My graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
I use a dev version of STK (I don’t know which one) on GNU/Linux.
Can others who use a dev version confirm that or does anyone have issues with 20 karts?
Edit: OK, I did a bit more testing:
When starting a race on Bovine Barnyard with 20 karts over 6 laps, my FPS counter showed 39/60/62 at the end. There was a brief FPS breakdown shortly after the race started, but it soon jumped up again. After that, I had 60 FPS steadily. I probably would not have noticed the FPS breakdown without the counter. Maybe this breakdown may be worse on less powerful machines. So maybe this needs more testing, after all.