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PreloadParticleSystem
GoranGaming Offline
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PreloadParticleSystem

What do you use the PreloadParticleSystem for? The wiki says that it "Preloads a particle system".


I still don't understand :/

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(This post was last modified: 09-17-2012, 04:09 PM by GoranGaming.)
09-16-2012, 05:31 PM
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RE: PreloadParticleSystem

It loads the particle system at the start rather than when the function is called.

I think.

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09-16-2012, 05:32 PM
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RE: PreloadParticleSystem

In a nutshell: Reading from disk is slow - therefore it is better to do the reading from disk on the loading screen, rather than interrupting game-play with a lag-spike while the particle system is loaded.


So if you are creating particle systems through script then it is generally advised to pre-load them in your OnEnter event. Same logic behind preload sound.
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RE: PreloadParticleSystem

Thanks Smile

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