Yup, turning down the graphic settings is a workaround for the lag caused in the night.
I think it was actually caused by the shadows more than the lights, since they need to be calculated depending on the source of the lights and the shapes of the objects.
Yes. I think the most cause of the problem is the hearthlings indeed I think the developer have to fix this too. Also currently maximum 20 hearthlings , I think is not that many yet , they can implement more hearthlings but at the same time , reduce the laagyness
You can increse the maximum number in your game settings - the maximum in total is 50; keep in mind that the more Hearthlings your town holds, the more stress is put on your PC.
Iâve set my limit to 50, but Iâve never played long enough to reach over 30 tbh.
However, my computer is beefy and I donât find any issues or lagg when playing Stonehearth; so it all comes down to how âgoodâ your computer is I guess.
Try increasing it to 35. If you get lag, turn it down - if it runs fine, turn it up a bit more?
With 8GB I would highly suggest you to lower your graphics settings, as formerly suggested by @Relyss.
As far as Hearthlings limits go I am not sure - my way would simply be to try increasing and see what happens
I got 32 GB RAM so Iâm not expecting myself to be limited by my RAM any times soon