GameMaker instance_create_layer() performance

[Nathan Wilson]

is or has anyone else experienced a lag in GMS2 when using instance_create_layer()? Gamemaker will noticeably pause the first time I use that function, but be fine the rest of the time. Not really sure what is going on.

Any insight will be appreciated.

 

[Slyddar]

Does the same thing happen when you use instance_create_depth? How many instances are you creating? Capture the instance to a variable on creation, such as var inst = instance_create_layer() and add a show_debug_message(inst) after your create line, to output the id, and ensure the output window only shows 1 line.