Mods Loading

[RekZ]

 

I have been looking for ways to lower the impact that mod loading has on the client, would it be a good idea to separate the mods by tables and load the mods every 5 seconds ?

local WeaponsModels = {
	["AK"] = {
          {FILE="AK/Weapon1"			, ID=00000},
          {FILE="AK/Weapon2"			, ID=00000},
          {FILE="AK/Weapon3"			, ID=00000},
          {FILE="AK/Weapon4"			, ID=00000},
          {FILE="AK/Weapon5"			, ID=00000},
          {FILE="AK/Weapon6"			, ID=00000},
	},
	["CPL"] = {
          {FILE="CPL/Weapon1"			, ID=00000},
          {FILE="CPL/Weapon2"			, ID=00000},
          {FILE="CPL/Weapon3"			, ID=00000},
          {FILE="CPL/Weapon4"			, ID=00000},
          {FILE="CPL/Weapon5"			, ID=00000},
          {FILE="CPL/Weapon6"			, ID=00000},
	},
}

function load()

	if not getElementData(localPlayer,"login") then
		setTimer(load,10000,1)
		outputChatBox ( "Reload" )
		return
	end
	
	setTimer(function()
		for index, weapon in pairs(WeaponsModels["AK"]) do
			engineImportTXD ( engineLoadTXD ( "models/"..weapon.FILE.. ".txd", weapon.ID ), weapon.ID )
			engineReplaceModel ( engineLoadDFF ( "models/"..weapon.FILE.. ".dff", weapon.ID ), weapon.ID, true )
			engineSetModelLODDistance( weapon.ID , 100 ) 
		end
		outputChatBox ( "Mods AK" )
	end, 1000, 1 )
	
	setTimer(function()
		for index, weapon in pairs(WeaponsModels["CPL"]) do
			engineImportTXD ( engineLoadTXD ( "models/"..weapon.FILE.. ".txd", weapon.ID ), weapon.ID )
			engineReplaceModel ( engineLoadDFF ( "models/"..weapon.FILE.. ".dff", weapon.ID ), weapon.ID, true )
			engineSetModelLODDistance( weapon.ID , 100 ) 
		end
		outputChatBox ( "Mods CPL" )
	end, 5000, 1 )
 end
addEventHandler ( "onClientResourceStart", getResourceRootElement(), load ) 

 

[Addlibs]

Have you tried engineSetAsynchronousLoading? That will make mods load in their own time instead of freezing the whole client to load before continuing. Of course this means mod loading will be slower, but it won't freeze the client.

[IIYAMA]

13 hours ago, RekZ said:

would it be a good idea to separate the mods by tables and load the mods every 5 seconds

I have no idea if engineSetAsynchronousLoading works as Addlibs replied. << I truly hope this solves your issue to be honest

But the loading process of that function probably doesn't include the reading of the mod files.

 

In case of loading things in general, I recommend to align the process operation with the user his FPS. Because when you are loading a mod, you are blocking everything, so you can't go to the next frame until it is finished.
> That is why loading 2 or more mods on a single frame can cause frame drops.
> Large mods will cause frame drops, that is inevitable.

If you load a mod every 1, 2 or 3 frames, you will balance performance with processing speed.

 

This example is for loading a mod every frame. Speedy , but with performance impact. So more frames between each execution is better for performance.

local table = {{}, {}, {}}
function test ()
	local item = table[1]
	if item then
		table.remove(table, 1)
 	else
		removeEventHandler("onClientRender", root, test)
	end
end
addEventHandler("onClientRender", root, test)

 

 

 

 

Edited May 7, 2020 by IIYAMA