Performance

"What can I do to improve my game's FPS? It lags very much. But my computer is great, so what gives?"

This question is asked very often, and this page will answer 100% of what we know.

Why does Starbound lag
Starbound (by itself, even without any mods) is very poorly optimized. It only uses 1 CPU core. It doesn't use GPU. So regardless of how good your computer is, you might run into problems.

Methods that work
These methods are known to improve game speed: