[PartialCloning]

set_pev in some cases such as setting pev_weaponmodel2 allocates the string every single time, does entity_set_string do the same? If not does that make entity_set_string better when setting strings?

[klippy]

Both set_pev() (with a string entvar) and entity_set_string() allocate a string in the engine each time you call them.

That's why pev_weaponmodel and pev_viewmodel are likely the best ones, because they are actually integers and accept already allocated strings from EngFunc_AllocString. They should operate faster then too.

[PartialCloning]

EngFunc_SetModel also allocates a string correct? Using pev_model with an allocated string isn't working for entities for me. What would be the best way to set an entity's world model?

[Solokiller]

EngFunc_SetModel allocates a new string. You have to call the engine to set the model since it does some bookkeeping, like setting the model's index and resetting the bounds.

[PartialCloning]

https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?p=2446291