What happens off screen?

[Lecernawx]

Hello everyone !

I had a question for all you mod experts out there if anyone has a moment !

I'm trying to send a projectile from one end of the map to follow a player. I wrote the code for this and it works fairly well except that I must enter a certain range from the point where the projectile is thrown for the projectile to start following my character.

My question is: how does DST handle things off-screen? Is everything paused to save resources? Where can I find documentation or information about this?

Thank you !

Edited November 6, 2020 by Lecernawx

[Lecernawx]

Post edited to clean up the topic.

Edited November 6, 2020 by Lecernawx

[penguin0616]

Depends. Just outside of your screen, it's the same as what's on screen. When you hit about 2 screen's distance, they are removed (or put to sleep) to save resources.

[Lecernawx]

So a thrown projectile that ends up further than 2 screens away will sleep until you get near enough?

[penguin0616]

@Lecernawx Yep. No projectiles travel more than a screen's length though.

[Lecernawx]

Perfect ! Thank you for the reply