SImple Question - Do I need a sprite object presente (i.e. off-screen) in order to spawn copies?

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- nettemple
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Using CREATEOBJECT - does the sprite need to be present in the game to make copies? What is the most efficient and best way to spawn multiple objects?
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- oosyrag
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You'll want one instance of an object in your project (can be on a different layout, even an unused one) if you want to set default properties for a newly created instance. It is not required though.

Efficiency is not particularly relevant here.
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- nettemple
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So would a wise strategy be to set up an unused layout to house all assets that you'll be spawning for a better preload and or queue?
- winkr7
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If you are using the same sprite on many layouts and it has similar properties you probably want to set the sprite on one unused layout and call it home. If just about every layout uses sprites with properties specific to that layout then you probably don't want to set up a special layout for them.

The sprite shapes get merged either way so don't be concerned about memory--just do the best organization you can from the programming perspective.

Just my 2 cents.

yours

winkr7