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beefy_clyro

Hi Guys. I wonder if any of you have noticed this, i have an app created with GS and if i restart my phone and launch the app it loads past the 'Made with GameSalad' screen in 2 seconds, if i exit out and again launch it, it will take about 12 seconds. This will continue to load at around 12 seconds-ish until i restart my phone, when i do, its 2 seconds loading again and then around 12 on each launch until rebooted. Anyone notice this?

Starhunter

I haven't noticed the varying loading times, it makes you wonder if there's a way around it. It doesn't make any sense that the game would take longest to load after playign it once.

I really hope GS makes their games load faster, I think many people won't even play the game if it takes 20 seconds to load, it's pretty anoying.

beefy_clyro

I have 3 apps and they all load so much quicker when my phone is rebooted. if i go straight to one of my apps they load so much quicker, if i then come out and go into it again or one of my other ones then they take the 12 ish seconds again. im using a iphone 3gs

Sparkyidr

When I installed the danger cats update the other day, I too noticed that the gamesalad logo whizzed passed pretty quick, and onto the loader......the first time I ran it.

Now, it takes around 10 secs or so to start with the loading animation.

I'm a bit curious as to what is happening when it's just displaying the logo and not appearing to load. (If it's "nothing", then why do we have to have it sitting there before it displays the logo whilst loading?)

My 10 yr old nephew just figured the iphone had hung and was about to quit when I watched him playing on any gamesalad games over the hols.

using iphone 3gs 32gig btw.

firemaplegames

@sparkyidr: oooh! that's pretty exciting that danger cats! loaded quickly! even if it's only one time! It never loads fast for me. always 12 seconds or so. that is also why I put loading screens everywhere...people were tapping like crazy on all of the screens because they thought their taps didn't register...

I'm getting a 3GS soon and am excited to see if there is a performance boost.

plus, GS is still in beta. I know that it will keep getting better and better!

JGary321

Yea, the load times are pretty long. However, I have noticed that all my scenes load pretty quick after the initial load. Personally I would of course RATHER have low load times, but if I had to choose I would choose to have a long upfront load, then several medium sized loads IN the game. But as firemaple said it's Beta & will continue to be improved.

rebump

Let's just hope it is not a design feature meant to entice us into the Pro level membership! :-)

JGary321

Don't think u have anything to worry about there. The devs have said that Pro will have features that are more for businesses & the such. All core developments will go to both Indie & Pro.