Disconnect the locally floating texts if it is in function?

[shadowvzs]

i want reduce the potentional heavy traffic when i use floating texts in gui damage engine so planed i try this, but i cant teest it in multiplayer so i ask if this make dc or no?

if IsUnitVisible(u, GetLocalPlayer()) then

floating text header function

function FT takes string txt, real fsize, unit u, integer speed, integer red, integer green, integer blue, integer alpha returns nothing
    local real x
    local real y 
    local real diff 
    local texttag tt 
if IsUnitVisible(u, GetLocalPlayer()))  then
    set x = GetUnitX( u )
    set y = GetUnitY( u )
    set diff = StringLength( txt ) * fsize / 2.00 + 1
    set tt = CreateTextTag( )
    call SetTextTagText( tt, txt, fsize * 0.023 )
    call SetTextTagPos( tt, x - diff, y, 100.00 )
    call SetTextTagColor( tt, red, green, blue, alpha )
    call SetTextTagPermanent( tt, false )
    call SetTextTagLifespan( tt, 4.50 )
    call SetTextTagFadepoint( tt, 2.50 )
    call SetTextTagVelocity( tt, speed * 0.71 / 128 * Cos( 3.14159 / 2 ), speed * 0.71 / 128 * Sin( 3.14159 / 2 ) )
    set tt = null
endif
endfunction

another question if i dont destroy the floating text in this case, then its isnt leak ? because have life span but have destroy floating text in gui too

 

[Hashjie]

if IsUnitVisible(u, GetLocalPlayer())  then

You can not assign visibility to a unit per player, this would cause a desynchronization. However IsUnitVisible doesn't check for the "visibility" of the unit but for the acquisition range of that player's units in order to "see" that unit.

When I have a unit that has a sight range of 500 and a acquisition range of 100, then IsUnitVisible will only be true when it's closer than 100. So I don't think this would cause a desynchronization. Please correct me if I'm wrong though...

 

[WaterKnight]

No, IsUnitVisible refers to whether the unit is not fogged/masked nor invisible through an ability to that player (nor hidden in general).

Even if that block was synchron, it would not cause net traffic. Nothing is broadcasted there. It only lessens the local stress marginally. Texttags are completely async, so they do not cause desyncs. Lifespan clears the texttag up automatically.

 

[shadowvzs]

so not dcing then, if i understand the conclusion

 

[Hashjie]

No, IsUnitVisible refers to whether the unit is not fogged/masked nor invisible through an ability to that player (nor hidden in general).

Even if that block was synchron, it would not cause net traffic. Nothing is broadcasted there. It only lessens the local stress marginally. Texttags are completely async, so they do not cause desyncs. Lifespan clears the texttag up automatically.

Thank you, yet again I've learned something new

 

[Zwiebelchen]

Even if that block was synchron, it would not cause net traffic. Nothing is broadcasted there. It only lessens the local stress marginally. Texttags are completely async, so they do not cause desyncs. Lifespan clears the texttag up automatically.

Are you 100% sure? Texttags are handles and handles got an ID and thus need to be synchronized. He is creating texttags in a local block, so it will desync for sure.

Btw: As text tags are limited to 100 instances at the same time anyway, you shouldn't bother about net traffic here. The traffic will not be noticable.
You may edit some texttag attributes locally, but do not create or set the lifespan of texttags locally.

Use synchronized texttags and simply hide/show them locally. Everything else is just stupid.

 

[WaterKnight]

Ubersplats are also handles but they are not agents that participate in the shared id stack. Texttags go from 99 to 0.

 

[Zwiebelchen]

Ubersplats are also handles but they are not agents that participate in the shared id stack. Texttags go from 99 to 0.

What if you use one of your texttags in a condition? It will definitely desync when created locally.

 

[PurgeandFire]

They won't desync immediately from the condition--it depends on the actions within the block. (for example, creating a destructible if locally-created-texttag==null)