Question about GetFirstRefInCell using type 18 for activators.

This is not finding doors. I thought Doors where considered activators?

If I do not use any filter but then do the check "IsActivator" it works.
So why would GetFirstRefInCell 18 not work?

They did include a specific door code: "24: Door"
So maybe they separated them for flexibility?

Doors are special activators. They have their own record (DOOR).

oh... so really when they say 18 == activators they mean activators except doors?

Kind- a svcks eggs because now I have to do a separate sweep for doors.
I do not see why doors should be separated, but I guess that is because I am not making a door mod.

Or should I just not use a filter?

Questions: is using a filter on getfirstref FASTER and less CPU intensive then not using any filter?
Or is it all the same speed and the filter just truncates the list that it then give you?

This is me just throwing an educated guess, but I don?t think it?s a "list" at all, it?s an iterator, essentially a pointer to the first ref, containing info on where to find the next ref. It does?t matter if you use a filter or not - it matters how many refs you iterate through.

It is indeed implemented as a linked list internally. Besides, you don't need to worry about performance in most cases. So unless you're planning to walk so many times every frame, you can use whatever code logic that fits your purpose.

um..thanks, I think....but just to be clear then:

Using a filter on getfirstref is not faster and less CPU intensive then not using any filter.
It is all the same speed and the filter just truncates the "internal" list that it then gives you.

er...right?

Pragmatically, yes.