Polaris 1 Posted May 13, 2014 I've been wondering this for a while. I've read conflicting answers so I was hoping a BIS developer or someone that knows for sure would be able to comment? I was also wondering, if they're not, is it worth it (especially on the server) to nil all local variables at script termination to stop the system memory from becoming saturated with unnecessary and useless values? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alleycat 28 Posted May 13, 2014 They go to script heaven and are uploaded to the great root server, peace be upon it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Belbo 462 Posted May 13, 2014 I've been wondering this for a while. I've read conflicting answers so I was hoping a BIS developer or someone that knows for sure would be able to comment? I was also wondering, if they're not, is it worth it (especially on the server) to nil all local variables at script termination to stop the system memory from becoming saturated with unnecessary and useless values? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Variables#Local_Variables Local variables are only working within a script, they're not available to anything outside of that one script. If the script is terminated/finished, the local variables cease to "exist", if you want it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
st_dux 26 Posted May 13, 2014 I was also wondering [...] is it worth it (especially on the server) to nil all local variables at script termination to stop the system memory from becoming saturated with unnecessary and useless values? Definitely not. Trust me: You will not saturate the system memory with simple script variables. A single texture probably contains more information than all of the script variables you will use combined. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Belbo 462 Posted May 13, 2014 Definitely not. Trust me: You will not saturate the system memory with simple script variables. A single texture probably contains more information than all of the script variables you will use combined. Depends. local variables are as local as one can get. You can probably have a ton of those within a script without noticing any kind of delay except for the execution time it takes to execute the script. With excessive use of publicVariable in very short timeframes you might notice a decrease in bandwidth though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Polaris 1 Posted May 13, 2014 Alright, thank you for the information. I simply wasn't sure what type of performance impact, if any, clearing up variables would have. But I guess it's pretty logical to assume very little considering the quantity of data. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
