#RPC optimization

[bunsim]

Pink Soup Tip

hello gang. it's me. the guy who stopped playing because pink flashing on my nice gaming laptop made this thing unplayable (we're talking pink flash immediately upon loading a small lot). i've somehow stumbled my way into fixing it(?)

tldr; have you tried using Legacy's Graphics Rules.sgr file instead of using GRM?

that reddit is the only place i've seen anyone mentioning it, and after deleting my custom-tailored GRM and replacing it with legacy's EA-built version i literally don't have pink flashing anymore. i didn't edit it in any way but i removed dxvk (which overwrites your graphics card settings and hasn't helped me prior anyway) and i use the RPC launcher's no visualization mod (which doesn't help me with pink flash--it's just better on the eyes) and somehow i'm able to load and play lots without any pink.

other optimizations i've done afterwards that have further improved my performance:

forcing my laptop to always use Nvidia GPU

forcing Nvidia to use max settings (direct link to the mentioned MTS thread)

being selective with shaders. personally my laptop doesn't like Shader Fixes in combination with whatever else i have kicking (probably user error on my part for having conflicting shaders, but (personally) i like blue snow so i haven't done extensive testing to make it work). LD has his own version bundled with Lot Lighting Fix (but unfortunately it doesn't play with my lighting mod so I don't use it, but the option's there.)

(edit) deleting caches (via RPC upon load). i'm sure everyone already does this, but the few times i left my caches led to a slow load and almost immediate pink soup. i only mention this because i've seen some posts claim that *keeping* the caches helps, so try both options.

i know this isn't a revolutionary post, but as a guy who tried literally and i mean LITERALLY EVERYTHING to stop pink soup, the Legacy GR was a very unexpected small fix. i haven't updated my drivers or anything--but after using that and forcing Nvidia to use good settings, i've been able to use max settings, shadows, shaders, and load every lot on the same session with hundreds of objects. i don't want to jinx it but maybe you should try it.

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my specs for reference: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz 2.30 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.8 GB usable) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU

[simbury]

How I got my Sims 2 game working on my new Windows 11 laptop, step by step.

OKAY. Gadies and Lentlemen.

I have seen plenty of these around, but I wanted to share my process!

So I bought an MSI creator laptop. The specs are as follows:

CPU: 13th gen Intel i7-13700H

RAM: 16 GB DDR5

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 laptop GPU

Step One: Fresh install. I used the EA App to install the UC version on my new laptop.

Step Two: Download and install RPC launcher. This will automatically apply the 4gb patch. Run as administrator, but not in any kind of compatibility which renders the 4gb patch useless.

Step Three: Download and install Graphics Rule Maker. I used all of the recommended settings, aside from texture memory which I set at 2048 mb for reasons that will become clear later.

Step Four: Memory allocation fix (empty standby list). Explanation here.

Step Five: Setting virtual memory. I used instructions from this post at MTS - My virtual memory paging file is now minimum of 25000 and maximum of 30000. You'll need to adjust to your system's own specs.

Step Six: In game settings. Shadows Off. Neighbours Off. Lighting Medium. RPC Settings. Apply 4GB patch. Automatically Clean Cache. Lot Imposters Optimized. Sim/Object Shadows Classic. I also have lot view ocean reflections ticked.

If your game works like this with no flashing and crashing, awesome. Mine did not. I firstly tried several different texture memory sizes, but they had 0 impact.

I believe the next step is only for NVIDIA cards, but may be wrong.

Step Seven: DXVK. The most recent version from, here. There are plenty of instructions on how to install out there. But make sure you install the 32bit version. I have these two following lines in my DXVK.conf file (and do make sure it is saved as a conf file, NOT a txt or similar).

d3d9.maxAvailableMemory=2048

d3d9.presentInterval=0

The first line corresponds to the texture memory mentioned earlier. DXVK installs won't recognise more than that and having it higher can cause crashes apparently. The second line... No idea what it does but it was mentioned in several guides and reddit posts.

I don't know if the newer versions of DXVK allow fullscreen mode as the older ones did not, but I play in borderless mode anyway which works.

I also delete my thumbnails folder every so often.

I hope this helps someone, this silly old game can be cantankerous but I was determined to get it running again!

[madelinecodes]

✿ coding update! ✿

hello friends!

i know there's been a lot of negative talk about coders in the rpc recently (what's new lo) but i've chosen to see it as an opportunity to grow and learn. as i've been working on strawberry fields i have made a conscious effort to try and improve my coding, as well as organization. i have been working on coding a mobile version of the skin along with the chrome optimized version, and it should be responsive for other screen sizes as well.

below is a screenshot from my phone (iphone 15 plus, for reference) to see what the skin will look like on mobile. please keep in mind that this is still a work in progress and subject to change and be refined.

thank you everyone for your support and kindness as i work on making this for you all! i'm excited to get it out there. (:

[electricea]

{ 🌈 ― aesthetically pleasing blog ⭐️ ― convincing portrayal of a canon character 💻 ― excellent writing 🌼 ― creative headcanons 🎙️ ― great to talk to 📚 ― nice threads to read 🎀 ― all-around kind person 📌 ― a staple on the dash 🏆 ― 10/10 blog, would recommend }

From @xdeerxhealerx sent - { 🌈 ― aesthetically pleasing blog ⭐️ ― convincing portrayal of a canon character 💻 ― excellent writing 🌼 ― creative headcanons 🎙️ ― great to talk to 📚 ― nice threads to read 🎀 ― all-around kind person 📌 ― a staple on the dash 🏆 ― 10/10 blog, would recommend } ( Shout Outs of Awesomeness - Accepting! )

🌈 ― Aesthetically pleasing blog.

I've always felt that @sakurciis had a really beautiful aesthetic with the pale pink - everything from their banners, to even their cute little pastry icon and even taking a look at their full theme which looks like a black constellation theme with bits of the pale pink - it's all just very nice and cozy feeling.

⭐️ ― Convincing portrayal of a canon character.

I definitely think it's amazing what @adreaminmyheart has managed to do with Danny - whose only canon source material was a movie from the 90's that maybe some of us grew up with or discovered later as being one of those underrated childhood gems like Don Bluth movies. Honestly, not only did they manage to perfectly capture what I remember and love about Danny from the movie - his unwavering excitement and optimism and his never give up attitude but it's been fun seeing them expand on him past the movie - a few weeks ago, they told me all about Danny's husband and about his family and I thought that was just adorable and I was so happy for Danny. They manage to do a lot with only a little and still manage to add onto Danny.

💻 ― Excellent writing.

Something that @yukcri just always nails for me is dialogue - everything else about Thaly's writing is great too, don't get me wrong - the action, the body language, just the writing itself - but the dialogue has always just been really snappy, really engaging to read, fun and juicy to react to - just Thaly is excellent at writing dialogue.

🌼 ― Creative headcanons.

It's always fun reading @flamesignite's headcanons - I'll admit I don't know much about Roy or about FMA but it doesn't seem like that matters, given they often seem to be coming up with some new verse or some new idea for him - it's fun truly seeing them flesh him out and expand on him and I always find myself pausing to read and see what Roy is up to next, 'cause I know it'll always be something engaging and interesting.

🎙️ ― Great to talk to.

I've had fun talking with @tatsunotsurugi recently - was fun getting to catch up with them, recently - they're a very chill and kind and open minded mun who much like me is just here to vibe and to write and to meet some cool folks. I'd say they definitely qualify as a 'cool folk' - always a joy to talk to.

📚 ― Nice threads to read.

It's fun getting to see what @devildukem and @ofhardknoxxx are up to, especially regarding their ship - it's a genuinely adorable pairing and it's fun getting to catch up on what's new with their muses - it definitely was a ship I had never even thought of but they make it really adorable and cute.

🎀 ― All-around kind person.

Haven't spoken to them but I very much get the impression of this from @gunslinginnhogtyin - they just seem kind and chill and like a good friend to others, they're someone I think highly of and have a lot of admiration for.

📌 ― A staple on the dash.

@braveryhearted has probably been in the Persona 5 RPC for about as long or maybe a little before/little after as I have - it's hard not to picture Sere here or even go a day without seeing her on the dash and I'm grateful to be able to still continue seeing her. Maybe it's corny but I feel like an 'old guard' sort of bond with her.

🏆 ― 10/10 blog, would recommend.

@the-expatriate. The mun is just always fantastic, always there to offer kind words and support to others - I only hope they get half as much of that as they give it because I think they're an amazing person and a true gem on Tumblr and Pari is just amazing, I have so much love for Pari - I want Pari to be happy, I'm wishing all the good things for Pari. I just think she's amazing and I'd love to do more stuff with Pari. Seriously, anyone who has any issues with Pari can catch these hands. Pari's awesome, case closed.

[the-composer]

slowly piecing myself back together... thanks for being patient and gentle w me

we'll just say i was ruthlessly attacked in fandom space this year and it made me feel so unsafe I disconnected from socmed for about 2+ months. it was the last thing I needed in combination with my work becoming deeply stressful, more than it's ever been.

i don't deserve to be treated as badly as I have by fandom when I have been nothing but kind and inviting... but such is the nature of the internet these days. needless to say I trust no bitch anymore and I am trying very hard to find joy and optimism again and pull out of this very angry and sad mindset bc it's energy I cannot channel constructively.

so I am very slowly easing my way back into activities I have enjoyed and hopefully the rpc is welcoming enough to help me safely reacclimate... anyway that's why I've been absent and I appreciate those of you who have been super sweet and sending messages etc. i'd been too distraught to respond and/or carry a conversation but it means more to me than I can properly express atm.

[unholytrinityrpf]

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[roleplayhonestybox]

I'm not vague posting anyone if not my most recent partners but in the rpc you're damned if you and damned if you don't. If a partner sends a message saying they're sick and you check in a couple of days later, you're pushing for replies. If you ask how they're doing a week later, you don't care about their health but only about their replies. If you reply within an hour of receiving their post you're ALSO pushing them to reply faster than they want but if you take 12 hours or more, you're ghosting. They expect you not to be dry in ooc chat but if you say anything about your day they just answer with an emoji, or they tell you they're not here to make friends and block you. If I don't really like you ooc but I love you as a writer, that's not okay because we HAVE to be friends to roleplay, but if I ask some people as much as their timezone they accuse me of pushing their boundaries. And don't make me start about what people consider being active in plotting vs being overbearing because dang at times if I don't have a full doc of plots I'm a bad partner and at times if I suggest our characters live in New York instead of Seattle I'm ruining your plot.

I'm so tired to be honest. It's like interacting with people is 90% of the job seriously, roleplaying only fades in the background for how complicated you all are. And tbf I'd be okay with any kind of boundary like "I'm sorry, I only enjoy keeping threads with people I can connect with ooc so if you're not into making friends, I'm afraid we're not a match!" But Nooooo it always needs to be a meltdown of some kind with related witches hunts, call outs and name calling. I'm so sick of it, like what you like of course but at least be nice about your preference. Not everyone here sees the rpc in the same way and your view isn't the optimal one just because you say so. People are not villains just because they want to talk ooc or don't want to talk ooc ffs I'm so tired.

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[pumpkinhcad]

@pomniegranate ❤️💙

HAMMY RAMBLES ABOUT OTHERS (Always accepting).

MY OPINION ON;

Character in general: Pomni has always given me the impression of being the most normal character in the show. Not only because she is the latest addition to the troupe, but because she is just so grounded in reality. Like every other character in TADC has at least (1) trait that is cartoonish and overly exaggerated (such as Jax's hostility, Kinger's unintended eccentricity, or Ragatha's pushed optimism). Pomni? She is down-to-earth, she is the one that goes with the flow, that will listen if someone wants to talk to her, that will adapt to and bounce off everyone else all the same time. Her design is also very eye-catching! Putting two contrasting colors like red and blue all over a design is MEANT to get your attention, but also make you look away because, well, they clash. I think that is also a way to describe Pomni: like a mental car crash you cannot stop looking at. Like all those paintings of sad clowns you see online. That is Pomni.

How they play them: AUNTIE POMPOM!! I think I have said this before, but Luci gets her voice extremely well! Down to her stammering and voice quirks, her Pomni reads like the real deal. Not to mention that you just KNOW she has studied her little jester like if she was a brand new species, because many of her OOC posts are about little things she has noticed about Pomni, or how the latest episode confirmed things about Pomni she has written about before. The great majority of her posts are ABOUT Pomni, and SURROUND Pomni, and just overall BREATHE Pomni. Honestly, you do not even need to watch TADC in advance, for Luci will keep you up-to-date on EVERYTHING Pomni without needing to ask. She is just that passionate about her muse! Hell, considering how lengthy many of her replies are, I know for a fact the jester is going to be in good hands once the show eventually reaches its finale.

The Mun: LUCI, MY BESTIE!! Even these days, sometimes I will see her in my Dash and be like "God she is, like, such a staple in the RPC, I cannot believe she is one of my closest mutuals". Sure, we both have very busy lives, we might not talk a lot, but I remember her following me back?? And sending me this one ask?? And that was when I thought that I had made my place in the RPC. Okay, that might sound very dramatic. As a mutual and a friend, I really, REALLY respect and admire Luci. She is a very resilient person, both IRL and online, and all I want is for her to have a happy life with her IRL and online girlies!! Every day is a battle for her, and I am glad she keeps the Dash up-to-date about it because I SUPPORT HER!! YOU GO GIRL!! I WANNA KNOW THAT YOUR LIFE IS GOING OKAY!! And, if it is not, we are here to support you! Just like how she supports all of us by liking and commenting on our posts. And she does EVERYTHING on mobile!! EVEN ART!!

DO I:

RP with them: YES YES YES YES!! Currently (1) very fun thread and a HUGE BUNCH of asks! The latter which I owe answers to. Whoops. Sorry Luci.

Want to RP with them: OF COURSE!! We both need to get better at sending asks and stuff, because I would take a bullet for the boys and their adopted-by-force Auntie Pomni.

WHAT IS MY;

Overall Opinion: What can I say about Luci that has not been said already? And who follows my blog and does NOT follow Luci's already? Well, if somehow YOU are one of those people, go check Luci and Pomni! I might have watched TADC because of them, but you do not need to. After all, if you are in any popular fandoms, chances are Luci has already made an AU for Pomni to fit in and interact with YOUR muses. And if not, that is okay! Luci is very open to interacting and is one of the most sweet, positive and welcoming people out there; you WILL interact to the clown girl sooner or later. So, yeah, you SHOULD do that!

[pixeldolly]

Hey guys,

I have a question about lot impostors - is the "optimized" setting in the RPC more stable now? I remember back when it first came out, even the "medium" setting was too much for my game to handle and pink flashing would happen.

I'm asking so I don't end up with an unplayable 'hood just as I'm starting up again.

(OSAB's installer seemed to have worked great btw, thanks for all the recs!)

[pizzleyanked]

Hi I was wondering if you have any tips to optimise ts2??

hi nonners! i'm reading optimise as in make the game work smoother/better? sorry, weird day, feel free to correct me if i got it wrong! tbh my game has been unbelievably smooth lately and i'm kinda scared that saying that will jinx it, but here goes. hope it helps!

i use sims 2 rpc launcher with the included 4gb patch, i don't use the higher quality lot impostors as i've found that it bogs way too much memory for not much improvement (i never find myself taking pictures where the other neighboring lots aren't blurred due to reshade)

use graphics rules maker to recognize your graphics card. i also use it to force memory size estimate to be higher, following @/anachronisims tips (i recommend following them for some cool posts on optimization!). i currently have mine set to 13268 and it's been doing good

i have the whole suite of anti corruption mods, which i'm not going to link here but should be easy to find a guide on. if corruption is an issue take some time to set all objects.packages to read only, i recommend april black's excellent video on the issue

i usually delete my caches between opening my game, but this post by @/anachronisims has me questioning my practices. will update when i test it out

in the last couple of months i've been making sure that neighbors and decorations are off when loading into a lot. i reenable it when i've loaded into the lot, and disable/reenable everytime i go from lot to lot. @/anachronisims has summarized this really well here.

every once in a while i make sure to run the compressiorizer on my downloads (not my mods) and merge files. @/eleysims has a great post summarizing their process that i recommend as a starting point. personally, i've had success merging my object textures even if it includes masters and repo'd textures, i just never merge meshes. i also have merged my hair textures, haven't tried merging clothes textures yet, but will attempt doing so in the future.

[botanikos]

Jude! Just sending some random love because oxy makes me lovey. It seems like you've been going through some things, so just wanted to say that you're amazing! You're a blessing to this RPC, both as a mun and a muse. I love everything you do with Stolas, he is so absolutely ON POINT, and just your optimism and kindness are so needed in this community. Thank you for being you!

Awh man, I was trying to earn my keep as a curse upon all that is normal uvu ♡ aksskwkwk no but oh my goodness, you're so sweet! Thank you, Strode! I love being around and letting my silly bird have his fun and suffering. Sometimes he's too much [ I have a plan for that, though ].

Thank you for your kindness, I appreciate it! Things have been a little wonky, but I'm sure I'll be back to my usual come the weekend! I hope you're taking care of yourself and resting up!!!

[dcviated]

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@more-than-a-princess sent: 12. promos

On the one hand, they have their place, on the other- I'm... disenchanted with promos? I'm struggling with a solid pos/neg stance. Because for all the uselessness I've had with spreading mine (currently have no desire to spread my influence) some of the best people I've written with I found because of their promos in the tags! And one of them was in this last year!

Shout out @seawrought !!!

But that's such a fringe scenario I always consider the optimal way to tell people about good blogs in the rpc is... well. To tell them! Word of mouth is king and word is the other. I usually connect with people my friends have talked about or I've seen them writing with on the dash. This is another thing that's dying with the move to discord btw.

Typically I see promos for brand new blogs, that's another thing. They're not as likely to have examples of writing and little sign they're in for the long haul and not... well, you know where this is probably going don't you? I'll skip that shaker-

I should reblog more promos. But reblogging feels like an implied interest to write with someone, and I'm just... Picky! Specific! Selective! I do wish these people the best but that's one side of the coin, the other of which is I don't have too many followers that are active! I'm a messy corner of the rpc, and I won't deny that. But when my established friends put out their promos I still try to share them. :')

That's counting for something, right?

[hells-greatestdad]

hard to stay active when you have no ideas and no one sends ask or reblogs your stuff, tumblr feels dead most of the time

// May also depend a bit on who you play. And if you play an OC or something, that's an extra barrier. Also depends on how active the RPC in particular is. There's definitely been RPCs I left or just abandoned my blog cuz yeah, crickets.

My suggestion is to try and talk to some people ooc. Maybe make a post saying 'like if I can DM you to talk about RPing together'.

I'm not one of those who will push boundless optimism. But ye.

[silver-blooded-synthetics]

@havvkinsqueen asked:

Sometimes you can tell when people are having trouble dealing with issues. But, sometimes, you can't. People deal with it silently and with a mask of smiles and strength. With those people, it's harder to tell and harder to give the love they need. I just want to tell you that you matter. You're so busy surviving; And that's a huge feat! I'm proud of you. This time of year feels hard as much as there's a lot of hope and optimism for how the rest of the year is going to hold. But just know that you always have someone who cares, who is there for you to reach out, who is proud of you. I'm certainly one of those people. And on a happier note; It's time for me to remind you that you're a little rockstar! You deserve to treat yourself to something sweet, some self-care, and to relax! This week is almost over, and I'm cheering you on! -- 💜💜 Victoria "If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thank you for the kind message. You are one of the nicest people in the rpc and I appreciate you. ❤️

[this-week-in-rust]

This Week in Rust 513

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Official

Announcing Rust 1.72.1

Foundation

Announcing the Rust Foundation’s Associate Membership with OpenSSF

Project/Tooling Updates

This month in Servo: upcoming events, new browser UI, and more!

Pagefind v1.0.0 — Stable static search at scale

Open sourcing the Grafbase Engine

Announcing Arroyo 0.6.0

rust-analyzer changelog #199

rumqttd 0.18.0

Observations/Thoughts

Stability without stressing the !@#! out

The State of Async Rust

NFS > FUSE: Why We Built our own NFS Server in Rust

Breaking Tradition: Why Rust Might Be Your Best First Language

The Embedded Rust ESP Development Ecosystem

Sifting through crates.io for malware with OSSF Package Analysis

Choosing a more optimal String type

Changing the rules of Rust

Follow up to "Changing the rules of Rust"

When Zig Outshines Rust - Memory Efficient Enum Arrays

Three years of Bevy

Should I Rust or should I go?

[audio] What's New in Rust 1.68 and 1.69

[audio] Pitching Rust to decision-makers, with Joel Marcey

Rust Walkthroughs

🤗 Calling Hugging Face models from Rust

Rust Cross-Compilation With GitHub Actions

tuify your clap CLI apps and make them more interactive

Enhancing ClickHouse's Geospatial Support

[video] All Rust string types explained

Research

A Grounded Conceptual Model for Ownership Types in Rust

Debugging Trait Errors as Logic Programs

REVIS: An Error Visualization Tool for Rust

Miscellaneous

JetBrains, You're scaring me. The Rust plugin deprecation situation.

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r3bl_rs_utils - [tuify] Use nice ANSI symbols instead of ">" to decorate what row is currently selected

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Ockam - make building of ockam_app create behind a feature flag

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Updates from the Rust Project

342 pull requests were merged in the last week

#[diagnostic::on_unimplemented] without filters

repr(transparent): it's fine if the one non-1-ZST field is a ZST

accept additional user-defined syntax classes in fenced code blocks

add explicit_predicates_of to SMIR

add i686-pc-windows-gnullvm triple

add diagnostic for raw identifiers in format string

add source type for invalid bool casts

cache reachable_set on disk

canonicalize effect vars in new solver

change unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn to be warn-by-default from edition 2024

closure field capturing: don't depend on alignment of packed fields

consistently pass ty::Const through valtrees

coverage: simplify internal representation of debug types

disabled socketpair for Vita

enable varargs support for AAPCS calling convention

extend rustc -Zls

fallback effects even if types also fallback

fix std::primitive doc: homogenous → homogeneous

fix the error message for #![feature(no_coverage)]

fix: return early when has tainted in mir pass

improve Span in smir

improve PadAdapter::write_char

improve invalid let expression handling

inspect: closer to proof trees for coherence

llvm-wrapper: adapt for LLVM API changes

make .rmeta file in dep-info have correct name (lib prefix)

make ty::Const debug printing less verbose

make useless_ptr_null_checks smarter about some std functions

move required_consts check to general post-mono-check function

only suggest turbofish in patterns if we may recover

properly consider binder vars in HasTypeFlagsVisitor

read from non-scalar constants and statics in dataflow const-prop

remove verbose_generic_activity_with_arg

remove assert that checks type equality

resolve: mark binding is determined after all macros had been expanded

rework no_coverage to coverage(off)

small wins for formatting-related code

some ConstValue refactoring

some inspect improvements

treat host effect params as erased in codegen

turn custom code classes in docs into warning

visit ExprField for lint levels

store a index per dep node kind

stabilize the Saturating type

stabilize const_transmute_copy

make Debug impl for ascii::Char match that of char

add minmax{,_by,_by_key} functions to core::cmp

specialize count for range iterators

impl Step for IP addresses

add implementation for thread::sleep_until

cargo: cli: Add '-n' to dry-run

cargo: pkgid: Allow incomplete versions when unambigious

cargo: doc: differentiate defaults for split-debuginfo

cargo: stabilize credential-process and registry-auth

cargo: emit a warning for credential-alias shadowing

cargo: generalise suggestion on abiguous spec

cargo: limit cargo add feature print

cargo: prerelease candidates error message

cargo: consolidate clap/shell styles

cargo: use RegistryOrIndex enum to replace two booleans

rustfmt: Style help like cargo nightly

clippy: ignore #[doc(hidden)] functions in clippy doc lints

clippy: reuse rustdoc's doc comment handling in Clippy

clippy: extra_unused_type_parameters: Fix edge case FP for parameters in where bounds

clippy: filter_map_bool_then: include multiple derefs from adjustments

clippy: len_without_is_empty: follow type alias to find inherent is_empty method

clippy: used_underscore_bindings: respect lint levels on the binding definition

clippy: useless_conversion: don't lint if type parameter has unsatisfiable bounds for .into_iter() receiver

clippy: fix FP of let_unit_value on async fn args

clippy: fix ICE by u64::try_from(<u128>)

clippy: trigger transmute_null_to_fn on chain of casts

clippy: fix filter_map_bool_then with a bool reference

clippy: ignore closures for some type lints

clippy: ignore span's parents in collect_ast_format_args/find_format_args

clippy: add redundant_as_str lint

clippy: add extra byref checking for the guard's local

clippy: new unnecessary_map_on_constructor lint

clippy: new lint: path_ends_with_ext

clippy: split needless_borrow into two lints

rust-analyzer: field shorthand overwritten in promote local to const assist

rust-analyzer: don't skip closure captures after let-else

rust-analyzer: fix lens location "above_whole_item" breaking lenses

rust-analyzer: temporarily skip decl check in derive expansions

rust-analyzer: prefer stable paths over unstable ones in import path calculation

Rust Compiler Performance Triage

A pretty quiet week, with relatively few statistically significant changes, though some good improvements to a number of benchmarks, particularly in cycle counts rather than instructions.

Triage done by @simulacrum. Revision range: 7e0261e7ea..af78bae

3 Regressions, 3 Improvements, 2 Mixed; 2 of them in rollups

56 artifact comparisons made in total

Full report here

Approved RFCs

Changes to Rust follow the Rust RFC (request for comments) process. These are the RFCs that were approved for implementation this week:

No RFCs were approved this week.

Final Comment Period

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RFCs

[disposition: merge] RFC: Unicode and escape codes in literals

Tracking Issues & PRs

[disposition: merge] stabilize combining +bundle and +whole-archive link modifiers

[disposition: merge] Stabilize impl_trait_projections

[disposition: merge] Tracking Issue for option_as_slice

[disposition: merge] Amend style guide section for formatting where clauses in type aliases

[disposition: merge] Add allow-by-default lint for unit bindings

New and Updated RFCs

[new] RFC: Remove implicit features in a new edition

[new] RFC: const functions in traits

Call for Testing

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No RFCs issued a call for testing this week.

If you are a feature implementer and would like your RFC to appear on the above list, add the new call-for-testing label to your RFC along with a comment providing testing instructions and/or guidance on which aspect(s) of the feature need testing.

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Quote of the Week

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This Week in Rust is edited by: nellshamrell, llogiq, cdmistman, ericseppanen, extrawurst, andrewpollack, U007D, kolharsam, joelmarcey, mariannegoldin, bennyvasquez.

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