Tips on optimizing parallel processes?

[Sailerius]

I'm using Mr. Mo's ABS and in order to minimize lag, I decided to create spawn points instead of having all of the enemies constantly on the map. The problem is that for each one, I need a parallel process with three nested conditional branches (if player's Y is... if player's X is between here and here....). With only three of these events, it causes noticeable lag. Any suggestions on how I can minimize event lag and check for player location?

 

[Zeriab]

Why do you have several of these events?

Anyway it does sound like these parallel processes are time critical so I would suggest adding a, say 8 frame wait in the button of each event.
Or to distribute the load I would add a 8 frame wait in the bottom of one event, a 7 frame wait in the bottom and a 1 frame wait in the top of the another event, a 6 frame wait in the bottom and a 2 frame wait in the top of the third event and so on.

The most important part is to have at least a 1 frame wait if you can get away with it, because it decreases the load by almost a factor 3.

*hugs*
- Zeriab

 

[Sailerius]

Why do you have several of these events?

Anyway it does sound like these parallel processes are time critical so I would suggest adding a, say 8 frame wait in the button of each event.
Or to distribute the load I would add a 8 frame wait in the bottom of one event, a 7 frame wait in the bottom and a 1 frame wait in the top of the another event, a 6 frame wait in the bottom and a 2 frame wait in the top of the third event and so on.

The most important part is to have at least a 1 frame wait if you can get away with it, because it decreases the load by almost a factor 3.

*hugs*
- Zeriab

I have one for each spawn point. If there were spawn points A, B, and C, there's an event for each one that checks to see if the player is at a certain position and then spawns three events there. I tried what you suggested, but I'm still getting lag. It's not as bad, but it's still rather noticeable. Is this a necessary consequence of using a large map? I'd hate to have to break it up into several, but I suppose if it's necessary, I can do it.

 

[MCsephiroth13]

Large maps are not a problem, it's using too many events on the large map. If there are hundreds of events on your map, then that would be what's causing the lag.

 

[Cryranos]

In my experience, more than four parallel process events cause more lag than fifty regular events. Maybe I've just got a lot of complicated parallel processes...

 

[Sailerius]

So how would you suggest being able to constantly check the player's position against sets of predetermined values?

 

[promiser]

Could you script this and use common common events? Also out of curiosity how are you getting the monsters to spawn? I'm also using Mr Mo's ABS system and I'd like add add something like a bee hive that ever x frames another bee would come out of it until you go and break the hive, at which point maybe a few more bees will come out, but I can't even get the stupid hive to spawn bees... But as for your problem you could use a wait command at the beginning of one or two of the events, then have it set a self switch couldn't you?

IE: Spawn point A
Wait 4 frames
self switch on
#new page
if self switch is on
spawn monster
wait 10 frames
spawn monster

and then do the same thing with the other events only stagger them, all though I'm not sure how you'd have it track the players location at the same time... Hope that helps :biggrin: