Icon blend gives a lot lag

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Jun 19 2016, 3:29 pm

(See the best response by GinjaNinja32.)

Czoaf

                                         Profile results (total time)
Proc Name                                                      Self CPU    Total CPU    Real Time        Calls
----------------------------------------------------------    ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
/icon/proc/Blend                                                 36.923       36.936       36.949        33173
/proc/Show_Damage                                                 5.837        5.872     9649.847         5314
/icon/proc/RscFile                                                2.758        2.758        2.758          180
/mob/proc/Calc_Stats                                              2.117        2.893        2.914       149991
/mob/proc/Water_Check                                             1.457        1.464        1.487       149991

Problem:
Hello,I am having a lot problem with the character color,for example ,each time the user enter on water it checks user icon for see if everythings is alright that causes a lot lag. What should be done?

Jun 19 2016, 3:44 pm Best response
GinjaNinja32	Don't use icon.Blend(), in short. Look into replacing /icon operations with /image ones, blend modes, colors, color matrices, etc, rather than icon.Blend() etc.

Jun 19 2016, 5:15 pm In response to GinjaNinja32
Czoaf	Head.Blend(rgb(obodyr,obodyg,obodyb),ICON_ADD) That is how I color the body,there has another way? like Image(rgb)? I use MapColors also

Jun 19 2016, 5:20 pm
GinjaNinja32	MapColors can probably be replaced with color matrices (search the ref for 'color matrix'). Blend() in ICON_ADD can probably also be replaced with a color matrix, likely list("#ff0000", "#00ff00", "#0000ff", "#000000ff", color)

Jun 19 2016, 5:53 pm In response to GinjaNinja32
Czoaf	Hi thanks for help, I think map colors dont gives a lot of lag,self cpu is how much it takes in individual client or host machine?

Jun 19 2016, 7:08 pm
Ter13	Don't use icon operations. They are server-side and generate dynamic resources. Like Ginja said, use color matrices and overlays/underlays instead.

Jun 23 2016, 8:30 pm
Czoaf	Hi ,sorry to back to this post but I really tried to change Icon_add to color matrix but it no work with no way,someone can show me a exemple please? so I can understand better. Even if I remove rbg and things. Head.Blend(rgb(obodyr,obodyg,obodyb),ICON_ADD)