GamePreload vs. GameStart

[Argh]

What are the differences between these two? I assume GameStart means Frame 1 now?

[EDIT] I just tested with World Builder, and seems to speed it up by a teeny amount. So... is it safe to do synced stuff like Unit creation during Preload, or will that desync people in MP? [/EDIT]

[Tobi]

Not much, just the moment when they run.

I found that:

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function gadget:Initialize()
	-- This is executed first, just after gadget is loaded
end

function gadget:GamePreload()
	-- This is executed BEFORE headquarters / commander is spawned
end

function gadget:GameStart()
	-- This is executed AFTER headquarters / commander is spawned
end

[jK]

GamePreload is pretty useless, it gets called while the LoadingScreen is visible. And in the case the widget/gadget is activated in that phase, it is called after Initialize() (if you enable the widget in a running game GamePreload won't get called again).

And GameStart is pretty similar to GameFrame == 1.

[Argh]

OK, that's pretty much what I was thinking.

Loading before the Commander is pretty important.