Questions tagged [loading]
Generally getting assets off disk and into memory.
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In Godot, how to show TextureRect texture in the editor mode but unload it before runtime to preserve VRAM?
I'm trying to optimize a bit. Assume we have an in-game "Item" object made from a simple TextureRect (no children).
Naturally, in editor mode I'd like to be able to see that item's icon (and ...
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How to avoid lag when loading Datasmith files at runtime
How can I deal with the problem of lag when loading Datasmith files at runtime?
When I use the load file node in the DatasmithRuntime plugin to load the scene, ...
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Is memcpy safe to use to fill an ID3DBlob with a pre-compiled shader?
Following my post Saving shaders to file I then tried to load shader object files to recreate my shaders.
I found some Q&A about how to load precompiled HLSL shaders into memory, including a short ...
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Why does AsyncOperation.allowSceneActivation=false NOT stop my scene from loading?
I am trying to halt my level scenes from fully loading until I press a button to start the level but for some odd reason when I call LoadSceneAsync on my Additive ...
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How many players dropping off while loading a mobile game is considered normal?
What percentage of players who do not wait for the full launch of a mobile game can I consider acceptable as a developer? Could you recommend research and/or articles on this topic?
I am interested in ...
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How to prevent the "_ready" events and pre-ready var declarations in a loaded, instantiated scene?
I have a simple save game/load game system that packs the entire world scene to the disk, then loads it via ResourceLoader.load():
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Failure on DX11Texturesavetofile for B5G6R5_UNORM format
I have a protocol to prepare with a combining shader a texture from two other textures and saving it in RGBA8_UNORM DDS format using DX11SaveTextureToFile. Works fine. It appears to me that I don't ...
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How does the Asynchronous Upload Pipeline actually work?
Unity has an Asynchronous Upload Pipeline which can upload qualifying textures and meshes to the GPU asynchronously over several frames, rather than uploading in one frame and stalling the main thread....
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How to setup a loading screen using SDL_Threads?
I am trying to set up a basic toy example of how a loading screen would work in SDL. Here is my code below.
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Minecraft-like simulation optimization
I am working on a voxel game similar to Minecraft. The goal would be to handle more entities but also offer a more immersive experience by the fact that the player does not need to worry about loading ...
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How to remove loading delay when loading from Appdata? Or to load everything at start?
Currently, when loading from Appdata, there is a noticeable delay. See a sample video here, when it changes from the sprite set in UI to the sprite loaded from Appdata through C# script.
I want to ...
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How to load asset from zip file?
How can I load an asset (model, texture, etc.) from a .zip file in Python's Ursina module without extracting it?
I tested this code:
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Only first line/column of level text file gets loaded into tile map
I'm trying to make a map using a text file, but it only does the first line / column and not the rest.
I know the problem is in getTileImage.
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Storing achievement code logic in JSON vs in source-code
I am creating an achievement system for my game engine. I represent an achievement as a class takes a predicate function to determine if requirement for unlock has been met.
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Reduce Unity Editor loading times
Open project => Wait
Start / stop game => Wait
Change script => Wait
Move object from project view => Wait
You blink too often => WAIT even more !
And so on and so on....
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Scene loading finishes (90%) in 1 frame, but isn't isDone until 3 frames later
I am loading scenes async using addressables like so
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Loading game state before first save has occurred (chicken/egg problem)
I've learned that storing and loading game saves is commonly done by serializing runtime data into binary files and then loading in those binary files de-serialized to reconstruct the runtime state ...
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Load in all NPC asset dependencies at once, or Just In Time during their construction?
I have an NPC class with a DialogueTree object as a field. DialogueTree objects are ...
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When are the resources used by a prefab loaded?
For example, I have a scene. The scene has a GameObject. The GameObject has reference to a prefab, like this:
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'Partial data load' terminology
I am writing up my work and I'm trying to think of a word, or phrase, that better describes a 'partial load' of data.
In my case, I have one very large file that is "environment A". To ...
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How do game loading screens work?
I have successfully developed a 2D game.
I display sequential introduction images then load the start screen after that of course I load the game level in a single thread, it is a basic functional ...
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How to load level 1 when the cutscene ends?
I use timeline for creating an opening cutscene and I want to load the first level after the cutscene ends. So, I decided to use timeline signals. I created a signal emitter at the end of the cutscene ...
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How to convert Resources.LoadAll to Addressables?
I have been advised to move away from the Resources system to the new Addressables system, which seems to have many advantages.
I need to convert the following code to use the Addressables:
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How to clear Resources.Load cache?
I am loading my assets and tile information through YAML files.
While working on the game, I needed to quickly change some values and test them in-game, and I realized I could just re-load the YAML ...
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Is it better to load all of the scene at once or load small parts of it as the player moves?
I want to create a lot of detail in my game but I don’t want to kill the frame rate tracking all the models and movements (like all the grass). Will loading them in pieces save the frame rate or will ...
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How can I efficiently load huge volumes of star systems?
I am working on a space exploration and combat game, and I can create galaxies, nebulas, solar systems, and load and unload them procedurally as needed. Meaning the stars that the player can see are ...
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How do I refer to the two types of loading screen?
I'm troubleshooting some issues beyond the scope of this forum, and I'd like to be able to talk about certain parts of the gaming experience, specifically the two types of loading screen I see in Prey....
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How to load parts of a large tilemap like chunks in Unity 2d?
I use more pictures so you can understand my opinion better.
Here is the video link I recorded.
My code has a problem that I use for to render it and cause it to "lag" for 1-5 seconds, so I ...
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Animate Loading Screen During CPU-Heavy Scene Load
I have a scene with lots of lightweight objects and one that takes anywhere between 10 and 45 seconds to load.
At a high level, the Awake method does...
Query database
For each result do some (fairly ...
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Switching between world and battle scene with no or minimum loading?
I am making a strategy game where the player roams a grid map.
When the player encounter enemy on the map he is transferred to a "battle" scene where two armies are fighting in turn based ...
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How to pass an argument with ref keyword to a local funtion/ how to work around it?
Unity 2019.3
I am writing a few extension methods to make my life a little bit easier, but this one is bogging me down.
I am loading stuff with Unity's Addressable system, and I would like use it by ...
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Is using sprite sheets and drawing specific part the way to go?
I'm programming in Java.
I have more than 200 MB of images used in my games, something like 100000 40x40ish images. I initially wanted to load them all during app initialization but it took like 2 ...
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What is the better form of movement for a vehicle that the player is inside of?
I am using unreal engine 4 to make this. Basically I have a submarine that the player can move around in and can control the submarines movement within an ocean. However I don't know the best way to ...
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What is the most efficient way to load all the textures?
I am developing a game (in Java) that is going to have a lot of textures and images in it.
What is the most efficient way to load all the textures? I was thinking on pre-loading all the images ...
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Why don't games load assets while showing main menu?
Most single player computer games have rather frustrating pattern of loading:
start game
Game shows you some logo videos
Game indicates it is loading (general assets are loading, that are always used)
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Unity3D FindGameObjectsWithTag not recognizing any tags
I'm at a loss here because I'm not sure what's going on. I understand that tags need to exist first, and that you actually have to assign the tags after creating them, but ...
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Switching between meshes vs Loading only specific mesh
I am currently developing an online multiplayer game on Unity. In the game, the character of each player will be assigned its mesh after the game receives parameters (their meshes' names) for each ...
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Load scene without being in build settings and without using AssetBundle
This is the closest I've gotten:
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Loading a heavy scene behind some loading screen in unity
Is there a way to load a heavy built scene behind a loading screen in unity to not make the game look like stuck loading the scene rather show the player some loading bar that would help the player ...
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How can I implement versioning into a save system?
I currently have a crude save system in my game.
When my game is first launched after download, it checks for three directories in a certain location on the client computer, ...
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Why it isn't possible to get a progress in SceneManager.LoadSceneAsync between 0.0 and 0.9?
I am trying to understand why does SceneManager.LoadSceneAsync progress always jumps from 0.0 to 0.9, no matter how big a scene can be.
To try trigger smoother ...
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Open world loading/unloading with asset bundle in unity
I have a very large environment which I have to load/unload in unity Webgl as I can't load them at once. So, I have divide the environment into 1000 x 1000m (1km) (each chunk is consist of three layer ...
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Google street view racing game?
How would one create a map for gaming using Google street view? Are there any programs for doing this? The cars, people and objects could be edited out and replaced with digital copies if the same ...
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Instantiate prefabs at particular vectors using text file
I need to read a text file containing two pieces of information on each line, and use that information to instantiate a prefab at the correct location in a Unity game (using a C# script). The ...
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Godot: 'is_on_floor' problem
I have a character in a basic platformer game and am having trouble.
Whenever my character stands over two tiles on a tilemap and appears to be directly colliding with them the character's ...
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Creating a real loading screen between levels in Unreal Engine 4
I'm trying to create a loading screen to pop up between levels in Unreal Engine 4. I want to have a traditional loading screen such as the loading screen in Skyrim, where the player presses play and ...
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Why can't I load images in processing.js and let them be dynamic?
I can't easily load images. I can only render an image once unless I put this:
<img src="images/papermario.png" hidden></img> in my html. I also still ...
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How can I display a loading state until a song loaded with www.GetAudioClip() is ready to play?
I use www.GetAudioClip() to get a song and play it when my Android mobile game starts.
My issue is that it takes a 3-second delay to play the song.
My idea is to ...
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Importing audiofile into Unity3d gets shown after ending playmode
I am working on a game where the user has the possibility to import custom audio tracks that can be listened to during the game.
For this I am making use of System.IO.File.Copy method. This works, ...
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Load Unity game launch options from file
I have a need to disable the resolution dialogue when the game launches, but have a config file that will have all of the dialogue options (resolution, quality, monitor (monitor is most important, ...
