UE3 - UT3 Kismet/Matinee Efficiency Question

usman1701 · 27th Dec 2009, 11:48 AM

Hi everyone,

Will it make a difference if a matinee sequence starts at the beginning of the game using a level startup even though the player cannot see the matinee sequence happening because its taking place in another room. Or should the sequence start via a trigger when the player reaches closer to the room with the matinee sequence.

Would using a trigger make the game more efficient in terms of cpu memory processing or something or would it make no difference.

The question sounds complicated I know!

Any help would be appreciated.

Wormbo · 27th Dec 2009, 12:22 PM

No doubt, doing something is more work than not doing it. If the matinee sequence is just for visual effects, I guess you could start/stop it via Touch Status of a TriggerVolume large enough to enclose the area from which the sequence animations are visible.

usman1701 · 27th Dec 2009, 03:49 PM

Thanks. Would certainly make sense

27th Dec 2009, 11:48 AM	#1
usman1701 Registered User Join Date: Mar. 24th, 2009 Posts: 11	Kismet/Matinee Efficiency Question Hi everyone, Will it make a difference if a matinee sequence starts at the beginning of the game using a level startup even though the player cannot see the matinee sequence happening because its taking place in another room. Or should the sequence start via a trigger when the player reaches closer to the room with the matinee sequence. Would using a trigger make the game more efficient in terms of cpu memory processing or something or would it make no difference. The question sounds complicated I know! Any help would be appreciated.

27th Dec 2009, 12:22 PM	#2
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27th Dec 2009, 03:49 PM	#3
usman1701 Registered User Join Date: Mar. 24th, 2009 Posts: 11	Thanks. Would certainly make sense