Machine Optimizer Optimized

The Problem

Placing any optimizable building, such as a gas extractor, triggers an immediate recalculation in every nearby machine optimizer. Each optimizer then scans every machine within its own range, all in the same frame.

In large factories with 20 or more optimizers this creates a significant frame spike every time something is built, making the game feel unresponsive during construction.

The Solution

Recalculations are debounced and staggered:

• []Rapid back-to-back triggers are collapsed into a single deferred update per optimizer

  []Each optimizer waits a number of frames after its last trigger before being processed

  []While one optimizer is being processed, the rest are pushed further into the future

  []Pending updates are drained one at a time with a frame gap between each

  The result is smoother gameplay regardless of how many machine optimizers are in range.

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