Take the 2-minute tour ×  I've got a nice little coastal fort
going but even on a fairly small embark spot it's killing my
frame rate.  If I built floor over the sea with stone, would
that be likely to increase the frame rate as the game would no
longer have to simulate waves?  share|improve this question  1
Answer 1  up vote 5 down vote accepted  I don't believe this
will help. Even if covering the ocean with floor prevents the
waves from being displayed, the simulation will still calculate
them (the DF wiki says waves "seem to move independently of
constructed tiles like walls and floors.").  Hopefully you can
find something on the framerate wiki page that helps.
share|improve this answer What about draining the sea into an
aquifer? I'm sure it'd absolutely murder my frame rate during
the process, but is that even close to a viable option? –  aslum
Feb 7 '11 at 20:08 @Aslum -This article agrees that it will kill
your framerate, and unfortunately will not drain the ocean, as
it is replenished very quickly f