I haven't been FGFS active for about 9 years (last time I posted on this forum--as an admin!). However, I recently purchased a new computer and one of the first things I wanted to try was FGFS. I've installed 2018.1.1 and have been poking around since so much has changed. I've noticed that if I start FGFS with the built in Launcher enabled (the default), the frame-rate-per-second is too low to be acceptable--usually around 15fps or less. But, if I start directly from the command line--bypassing Launcher--FPS hovers around 40fps. All other rendering options are the same--ALS and Rembrandt disabled, shaders enabled but somewhat decreased. Is this normal?
Are FGo! or FGrun still viable options for 2018.1.1? (Though now that I think about it I had started my own web-app FG launcher so maybe I'll see if I can resurrect that for my own use.)
Since I've been using the same old lap top for the past 10 years I really have no idea as to FGFS performance with modern hardware. Given the following specs (a ZaReason Limbo desktop), what type of performance should I expect from FGFS?
Linux Version: Mint 18 Cinnamon
Skylake Desktop Processor: i5-6600 3.3-3.9 GHz 4-core (Intel HD 530)
Dual Channel Memory DDR4 4x slot 64GBmax: 32 GB DDR4-2133
Desktop Storage Drive Bay1: 2 TB 7200rpm HD
Optical Drive: DVD/CD Rewriter
Sound Card: Intel HD Audio (included)
Video card w/ integrated: Nvidia GTX 1050 (using Nvidia 384.111 0ubuntu0.16.04.01 driver)
Power Supply: 550 watts
TIA!