Ladybug loft... haz noe ladybugz

[vecki]

Just recently noticed that when I place ladybug lofts to avoid nasty bug infestations, the ladybugs swirl around for a bit then disappear.  I then start getting insect infestations on my trees and crops.

I'm surprised I didn't notice the lack of ladybugs earlier, given the increase in bug attacks (since FT - why did I not spot this before!!!??? Why? WHY?).

Anyone else seen this?  I have Pes's Director's cut and a bucket load of TJ's hacks, all recently updated.

[sloppyhousewife]

This is caused by "antigardenlag", which is part of the DC. The ladybugs seem to disappear, but they still do their job. Just without causing lag . Too bad ladybugs don't completely prevent infestations to occur, but at least they seem to diminish them remarkably.

[J. M. Pescado]

The lady bug nest will reduce the infestation level when one is present, but doesn't actually prevent one from occurring.

[Assmitten]

Is it known if this conflicts with jfade's ladybug hack from djsims? I was having no ladybugs as well, and my system is fasty-quick.

[seelindarun]

Since antigardenlag prevents the game from rendering all the ladybugs, you can place more of them if your bug infestations persist.  I've found that plants or trees more than 3 squares from a loft don't seem to get complete protection.  Also, there can be a delay of several hours between the spawning of the pests and their subsequent consumption by the ladybugs, so don't be too quick to assume that your lofts aren't working.  I only add more lofts if the pests spread to other plants after 6 sim hours or so.

[jsalemi]

Is it known if this conflicts with jfade's ladybug hack from djsims? I was having no ladybugs as well, and my system is fasty-quick.

jfade's eliminates the swarm in cold weather, and pescado's eliminates the swarm completely, so I don't think you'd need jfade's anymore if you use this one.

[Assmitten]

Is it known if this conflicts with jfade's ladybug hack from djsims? I was having no ladybugs as well, and my system is fasty-quick.

jfade's eliminates the swarm in cold weather, and pescado's eliminates the swarm completely, so I don't think you'd need jfade's anymore if you use this one.

Aha, I get it now. I will pull Pescado's then. Thanks.

ETA: Nuts. And noted. Thank you, sir.

[J. M. Pescado]

The thing with the swarming is that for reasons unknown, it will bring even ultra-fast system to a crawl. It doesn't matter how fast your system apparently is, it seems to operate like a forkbomb: The faster your system is, the faster it can kill itself.