When Do I Use "Preload Art" and Not

dimsdaledimsdale Member Posts: 499
in Working with GS (Mac)
Do I preload art assets for level objects that are reused over and over again?
I'm not sure when to use this and when not?

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  • LiquidGameworksLiquidGameworks Anchorage, AKMember, Sous Chef Posts: 956
    Checking off "preload" makes the art load as its being used, as opposed to being loaded at the start of the game. This gives you a small amount of memory management. It has the potential to decrease initial game loading times at the cost of diverting that memory use until a later time.
  • SnapFireStudiosSnapFireStudios Member Posts: 1,603
    @dimsdale / @LiquidGameworks - I tried that 'memory management' technique on my game with 200+, and it didn't make any difference to the 20 second load time. I think that is mainly a myth.
    - Thomas
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