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Hi JackFarmer Thanks a lot for your great work, I've just finished the last mission and really enjoyed the whole campaign series. The puzzles were so creative and funny , I was able to solve all of them without searching or asking help here, I struggled with many other FMs before, not being a native English speaker . I liked part 4 and 5 the most, but the others were also very good. I think your Hidden hands series with its special humour is one the best advocates of TDM, great job . When I think of the Lost citadel "lottery numbers" I can't stop laughing I played with version 1.0 In the 5th part I encountered more crashes than usual under Linux, mainly when I had to quickload 3 or 4 times . The error was "WARNING:idClipModel::FreeTraceModel: tried to free uncached trace model" sometimes the known "pthread joined failed". I run Debian 12 KDE with Nvidia proprietary driver v535. I have no idea if the game is more stable generally under Windows or Linux with Mesa. cheers

I have uncap fps on and max fps set to 300.

This mission, not else If I lower the settings it's better. I was on max highest graphic settings. I got FPS drops from the start, in the staircase etc.

Yes, I am talking about the same thing. FPS drops in certain areas, not generally, right from the start on highest settings. (From 60 to 30) I love TDM too, been playing it since 2017. I think Jack Farmer's Hidden Hands series is one of the most entertaining ones , giving a special atmosphere. The first one of the series was nothing extra, but all the rest afterwards were masterpieces and I had a lot of fun with them. I know how much time is needed to write one mission like this and I appreciate the developers work. I am looking forward to finish this mission .

Hi, I realized , I was playing on the maximum highest settings :)) When I lower some , it is better. Most missions (mostly the older ones) do not have significant FPS drops. I am planning to purchase an AMD RX GPU with which is better supported on Linux, what I prefer . I know my PC (Intel® Core™ i5-4440, Nvidia GTX 1650 ) is not a powerhouse.

I am playing on Linux, Intel core5, GTX 1650, which is not a weak GPU, but low midrange at least. FPS is dropping from 60 to ~30 in some areas and its annoying. Any optimization possible ? As TDM versions evolve, the more this game becomes slower.

Many thanks for the hints ;)))) Regarding AI blocked or not, I made some screenshots and sent you in 3 messages.

Very nice mission , I enjoyed it very much, although some secrets are VERY hard to find. Although I read all the readables , I am not able to find 2 hidden switches: Would you please advise how to find them. Maybe you could hint all secrets in spoilers. I also noticed that soldiers or other AI do not chase you over some boundaries , although there is no physical obstacle between you and them. They just stop and start to throw you with stones which is so ridiculous. It seems they just respect the end of their places. Can it be adjusted ?