How do I optimize sprite location on top down game?

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RobertBrooks

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Hi all,

Just working on a top down game with a layout of 3840x2160. I just want to know the best practice of placing sprites on the map like traps/enemies etc.

Do I:

A) Place sprites on map as not visible and event of is on screen set visible?

B) Place sprites off layout visible and event of overlapping an invisible trigger sprite move sprite to x,y?

C) As B) but invisible and event of overlapping an invisible trigger sprite move sprite to x,y and make visible?

D) Some other method?

Thanks for any help!

Alex
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"Invisible or out of the layout is actually the same. It's not being processed in the renderer. Hence same performance. Spawning the object when needing, on the opposite, will have a hit on performances even if Ashley made a hell of a job optimizing garbage collection." -Kyatric

source: construct.net/en/forum/construct-2/general-discussion-17/performance-tips-86146

I think the best thing you could do is just put them on a layer and in the layer properties check "Use render cells", because traps are pretty much static objects and you will most likely have a lot of them, and that's what render cells are for.
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Great, thanks for the link Wulfy, plenty more to learn I'm sure!