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Scripting Backend: Mono or IL2CPP?

Discussion in 'Android' started by username132323232, Dec 19, 2018.

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Do you use Mono or IL2CPP for your Android builds?

  1. Mono

    28 vote(s)
    31.8%

  2. IL2CPP

    43 vote(s)
    48.9%

  3. it depends...

    17 vote(s)
    19.3%

  1. username132323232

    username132323232

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    Do you use Mono or IL2CPP for your Android builds?
     
    username132323232, Dec 19, 2018
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  2. millefoliumink

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    I've always used Mono because it was default and never looked into it. IL2CPP says it's but for performance, has anyone resolved any performance issues choosing one over the other?
     
    millefoliumink, Dec 20, 2018
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  3. Yury-Habets

    Yury-Habets

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    Mono is good for iterations when developing, it's much faster to build at the moment.
    (a script-only iteration feature is also coming soon, making it even faster)
    It is also using JIT, in case you need dynamic code generation.

    On the other hand, IL2CPP is faster in most cases. It is a bit better in terms of security because it requires more effort to decompile the code. It makes use of engine stripping, so final APK size might be lower (but not in all cases). Finally, 64-bit ARM is supported only with IL2CPP, which may become an issue soon, when Google Play requires 64-bit binaries. Possible downside - slower builds, but we are working on improving it.
     
    Yury-Habets, Dec 21, 2018
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  4. username132323232

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    That would be great! Any idea about the ETA?
     
    username132323232, Dec 21, 2018
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  5. Yury-Habets

    Yury-Habets

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    If I remember correctly, 2019.1 is the version.
     
    Yury-Habets, Jan 2, 2019
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  6. Charlieb928

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    Imo its the worst thing to implement, I keep getting errors stating il2cpp isn't running or cant compile. Never had this problem before as a result I cant update non of my apps. Completely useless
     
    Charlieb928, Jan 6, 2020
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