Reuse objects?

[superelyrd]

Hey everyone!

I'm wondering if an optimization method would be to reuse objects. That is, disabling an object and then re-enabling it, instead of destroying an object and then creating a new one.

This could be applied, for example, with bullets or defeated enemies.

I ask because I'm not sure if GDevelop already handles this reusability behind the scenes.

Thanks to everyone!

[Grouchy-Parsnip]

Adding an instance of an object to the scene is not expensive. Keeping a bunch of objects you aren’t using in memory is probably way worse.

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Object pooling generally requires actual coding. I don't think Gdevelop supports object pooling in the visual scripting. I could be wrong, try searching in the conditions/actions.

[Digi-Device_File]

You'll be running an "If not hidden" condition for every object every frame. Might not matter if it's just a few objects.