C++ exception handling

[GeneSu730]

I have a question. I am creating a new Zelda game engine. It will use bits and pieces of my Mario engine but I will have to change a lot of code. I am using an old version of Visual C++ and Direct X. It does not have smart pointers. However, I was thinking about adding standard exception handling (try-catch-throw). I have been researching several websites and the advice I have been getting is to avoid it because it slows down performance and can make a mess of other things. In particular, game consoles (especially those from Nintendo) don't support exceptions while others (XBox) take a massive performance hit. Do any of you have any thoughts about it?

[PaulineGamer]

ive run into this problem with gamedev before. not in C++ but in C#, but im sure the experience will be similar

basically, yes the performance hit will be huge.

i did something silly that caught exceptions when you were changing levels. the game locked up for like an entire half-second from catching a few exceptions. i figured it would be instant, but no, it is very very costly.

especially if you're planning on throwing / catching exceptions on a per-frame basis, this will totally not work. id recommend avoiding them entirely for games

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