Noobie help: Leaks

[KepTiN]

I can't find any good tutorials on this subject. If I missed one please give me the link.

What exactly is a memory "leak"? How do I check for them/get rid of them?

Any advice? I heard from one person you shouldn't use the "create a unit" function in an event trigger, is that true? My map doesn't lag but it does crash with this message: "The instruction at '##########' referenced memory at '0x00000000'. The memory could not me 'read'. I'm guessing this is due to a "leak"?

 

[UreDe4D]

hm, maybe i'm not the best one to tell you what leaks are, but this link should help you in getting rid of them

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/triggers-and-scripts-269/things-that-leak-35124/

 

[Reaper2008]

Nope, thats a.... crash. Leaks are units, groups, locations (and some other stuff i can't seem to remember that don't get removed, filling up the cache.

lol, pwnd by UreDe4D!

 

[dimitri231]

Hm, to get rid of leaks is simple.
if u have a variable for unit group, point, or player group, u use:
Custom Script : call DestroyForce (udg_[variable name]) - For Player Group -
Custom Script : call DestroyGroup (udg_[variable name]) - For Unit Group -
Custom Script : call RemoveLocation (udg_[variable name]) -For points-

 

[KepTiN]

Nope, thats a.... crash. Leaks are units, groups, locations (and some other stuff i can't seem to remember that don't get removed, filling up the cache.

lol, pwnd by UreDe4D!

oh, what's causing this crash then?

 

[PaperJack]

Leaks are variables that don't get removed, and if they get too many they make your game crash.
Look up here to know what creates a leak and what doesn't:
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/triggers-and-scripts-269/things-that-leak-35124/

 

[drowelf]

oh, what's causing this crash then?

It may help to find a solution if you include in your post what goes on in the map before it crashes.