areas out in the wild usually aren't too bad, I think it tends to pile up around larger bases though. If you can bear to do so, try to spread out your builds so they're not all in the same active zone as only active instances count towards the issue.

From there, I can recommend trying to optimise your build to use fewer separate building pieces and also to clear cut trees, rocks and other "removable" objects around your base area if you really need to cut down on nearby instances.

Originally posted by Dwarflord:

There are also "Bad" instances and "Not bad" instances. Light sources, crops, and players/monsters/tames are some of the worst offenders with regard to FPS.

Ooh, thanks for that, I should probably move my base crops out to my plains farm; I don't need barley so much any more, but I've been needing a steady supply of onions and carrots lately.