We are happy to introduce the new and improved Client Memory tracking tools: memory usage on your game client is broken down by “Developer Tags”, with each developer tag having a set of specific steps you can take to improve memory for that tag.
A complete list of tags and suggested steps can be found here:
Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub.
These statistics can be found in the “Diagnostics” widget in Studio, under PerformanceStats/Memory.
They can also be found in the “Client Memory” tab on the developer console in both Studio and Client. This is currently only supported for desktop Clients, but we hope to have it working soon for Mobile.
And now, to fully immerse you in the glories of this new feature, we offer this meditative moment:
Hello.
Welcome to the Roblox Developer Guided Meditation: Client Memory edition.
Please make yourself comfortable. Sit with your feet on the floor, straight back, and hands comfortably folded in your lap.
Get yourself a buttery scone and a nice cup of soothing ginger tea.
Turn down your lights, and turn up the volume on John Tesh Live at Red Rocks.
You are now ready to begin.
You are a proud, strong Roblox Developer. You make quality games that perform well on all platforms. Desktop. Mobile. XBox. Neural implants.
Sometimes your games take up too much memory and crash. This may create feelings of stress, fear, anger, and general remorse over your life choices.
Release those emotions now. Imagine them flowing out of your body as a spooky black cloud and dispersing into the atmosphere. Dispersing… dispersing… oops there’s a little more… dispersing… you could have been a doctor but NO dispersing… and… gone.
Now. Open a game you have developed and then open the Developer Console.
Breathe deeply. Release your negative energies.
You will see a tab called “Client Memory”. Click this tab. Clicking… clicking…
You will see a table of your Client Memory usage, broken down into different categories.
Now click on this link: Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub. Clicking… clicking…
This page describes what each of these categories means, and steps you can take to decrease the number in each category.
You a serene white rabbit riding on the back of a majestic black battle-mare.
No more will you wonder where your memory is going, or what steps you might take to reduce memory usage in a particular area.
… and breathe… you have now completed your guided meditation. May your development be insightful as a grandma and creative as a toddler. Be well.