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i found that particles when they`re done - getting state "dead" but still in list.
Then operator reads who`s dead from list (which can be HUGE) and unload them.
Why don`t we unload them as soon as they are "dead"?
I tryed that and got amazing results.
Those operator placed in M_FRAME type and could proceed 500-700 particles per 5-10 secs.
Without it game free`s thouthands of particle objects per second.

I think its great and we should update this awesome Library.

This means existing weaps that make use of this lib can get performace boost aswell?
I wonder which ones that would be then... The Sentry Gun for example lags the game when there are placed a lot of them on the map.

Yep you understood it right. Those weapons that makes lot of particles will work Much faster (if many particles around). For example bowlingball`s trail uses particles, laser, tazor, magnet, sentrygun.
Ofcourse they use just a touch of particles, but if some1 (like me ) will use particles widely (like in portal gun) - this update will be very useful.
It unload particles extremely fast and synchronized (which is the most important).

But about sentry gun - it lags not becouse of particles. i`ve looked at its script, it uses particles to render Bullet`s shell ejection (sprite 115).
I think it lags coz each of placed sentrys reading everything around and checks if anyone is in radius of activity. And if radius active - running even more huge scripts game will become more laggy. But anyway those weap doesn`t made for placing hundreds of sentrys, i think )