From a55637f520412d958101ee0bf35e2f4b72f70ec4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Gibson <metalcaedes@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:11:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] 1.5.4 release announcement: mention that soft particles can
 be slow

---
 index.html | 2 ++
 index.md   | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 6957843..8f0ef9e 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ The <em>Settings Menu</em> can be opened by pressing the <code>F10</code> key (u
 <p>You can <strong><a href="https://github.com/dhewm/dhewm3/releases/tag/1.5.4">download it at Github</a></strong> (incl. builds for <strong>Windows</strong> and 64bit <strong>Linux</strong>).<br />
 An up-to-date version for <strong>macOS</strong> is available at <strong><a href="http://www.macsourceports.com/sourceport/dhewm3">MacSourcePorts.com</a></strong>.</p>
 <p><a href="./dhewm3-soft-particles.jpg" title="Classic Particles vs Soft Particles"><img src="./small-dhewm3-soft-particles.jpg" style="max-width:50%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:block"></a></p>
+<p><strong>NOTE:</strong> On some systems, Soft Particles noticeably <strong>slow down rendering</strong>! If the performance of dhewm3 1.5.4 is worse than you’d expect, try disabling them (<code>r_useSoftParticles 0</code> or in the new <em>Settings Menu</em> under<br />
+<em>Video Options</em> uncheck ☐ <em>Use Soft Particles</em>).</p>
 <p><strong>Changes since 1.5.3:</strong></p>
 <ul>
 <li>dhewm3-mods now contains game DLLs/libs for several new mods:
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
index e480a6b..e74cc82 100644
--- a/index.md
+++ b/index.md
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ An up-to-date version for **macOS** is available at **[MacSourcePorts.com](http:
 
 <a href="./dhewm3-soft-particles.jpg" title="Classic Particles vs Soft Particles"><img src="./small-dhewm3-soft-particles.jpg" style="max-width:50%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:block"></a>
 
+**NOTE:** On some systems, Soft Particles noticeably **slow down rendering**! If the performance of dhewm3 1.5.4
+is worse than you'd expect, try disabling them (`r_useSoftParticles 0` or in the new *Settings Menu*
+under  
+*Video Options* uncheck &#9744; *Use Soft Particles*).
+
 **Changes since 1.5.3:**
 
 * dhewm3-mods now contains game DLLs/libs for several new mods: