Which method is more optimised/better for performance?

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Hello! I’m working on a gear testing game which involves the ability to equip gears. Because I need lots of gears (hundreds) I’ve currently preloaded them all into a folder in serverstorage via a script i ran in the command line. What I am wondering is if this is more efficient than trying to use insert service at run time? (Since i’d be making a lot of requests, which my logic was it would not be good for the performance of the server.) Basically, I’m wondering if keeping them all in the folder in serverstorage is a better idea than loading them during the game.

(bear in mind that putting them all in a folder has proved quite costly memory wise)

Thank you!

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It’s the same. If you use insert service, it will only run once at the beginning of the game and then the gear will stay in memory forever, which is similar to what you have now.

Ideally, you might want to only show pictures/name of the gear and only load it with insert service when the players request them. This way you don’t fill up all the memory.