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02/28/20, 06:47 PM   #1
bluepitbull13
 
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question about Libraries

I run a lot of addons and have them set in profiles with addon selector but I was wondering if there would be any issues having ALL of the libraries enabled?

For example, I might be in vCR waiting on the group and want to enable some crafting addons but dont want to spend the time searching for the libaries to enable them.

Would there be a performance hit having around 50-60 libraries enabled all the time even for addons that arent using them? or is it very minimal that it's fine for convenience sake?
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02/28/20, 07:13 PM   #2
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Except for ## IsLibrary: true , there is no underlying difference between normal add-ons and libraries. They both can do the same things, both can have UI (up to and including windows and settings pages). They both can register event listeners. They both can affect your FPS while in Cyrodiil.

An add-on such as Votan's Addon List can help identify which libraries are not currently used by any active add-ons.

An add-on such as Circonians Addon Selector can help create sets of add-ons, such as one set for crafting and one for PvP.
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02/28/20, 07:36 PM   #3
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While they can be functionally the same, libraries tend to be much lighter weight than normal addons, although that isn't always the case. The largest factors are how frequently an addon is doing things (e.g. a combat addon is far heavier than others due to the many rapid events) and also saved vars (MM would be both kinds of bad). However, 50-60 is still a significant number when trying optimize frame rates.
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02/29/20, 09:40 AM   #4
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If the libraries are not used you shouldn't enable them. Use Votans Addon List to enable only those which are needed.

If no FPS are affected your Ram could be at least. If this would make a difference though... Depends on your rig and the libraries you have enabled.
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02/29/20, 01:20 PM   #5
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So far I've been fine with everything enabled but I'll go ahead and update my addon selector profiles to have only what's needed for optimization.

Thank you guys for your advice and time making, updating, and troubleshooting these wonderful addons <3
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