RE: Multiple instances or one global?

["Josh Jensen" <joshj@...>]

> This is an idiomatic usage question more than anything else.  
> I have a set 
> of mission scripts for a game and I'm curious if most people 
> use a single 
> global Lua state or if they tend to instantiate multiple Lua 
> states for 
> parsing "one time" items.
> 
> I'm leaning towards using multiple instances, but was 
> wondering if there 
> are downfalls going in that direction.

Approximately 20k a state and setup costs...

Josh